Arts - early faces of western art

1. which of the following artists used experiments with mirrors and his knowledge of geometry to
determine the scientific laws of linear perspective?
a. brunelleschi
b. leonardo da vinci
c. masaccio
d. ghiberti
2. if one scans topics and pages of leonardo da vinci's notebooks, it becomes apparent that he
a. was highly organized about keeping his notes.
b. intended to publish at least some of them.
c. kept them strictly for his own use.
d. kept separate books for writing and sketching.
3. a fierce personal and artistic rivalry developed between raphael and
a. michelangelo.
b. lorenzo lotto.
c. titian.
d. leonardo da vinci.
4. among michelangelo's ceiling frescoes in the sistine chapel, the most widely known is
a. the exodus.
b. isaiah.
c. the sacrifice of noah.
d. the creation of adam.
5. the center of power for the western part of the roman empire was
a. constantinople.
b. venice.
c. rome.
d. florence.
6. raphael's paintings of a young knight defeating a dragon and saving the princess are typical
interpretations of the legend of
a. st. jerome.
b. st. sebastian.
c. st. george.
d. st. mark.
7. the painter who is usually considered the first naturalistic artist was
a. duccio.
b. masacci.
c. dosso dossi.
d. botticelli.
8. the accumulation of knowledge and technology that developed during the "dark ages" culminated in the
a. feudal period.
b. renaissance.
c. crusades.
d. reformation.
9. for the student of art appreciation, the emperor justinian is most often remembered for
a. spreading christian art to the west.
b. overseeing the building of the hagia sophia.
c. destroying renaissance art as morally corrupt.
d. overseeing the construction of constantinople.