Northern Renaissance Art

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1. Which of the following does NOT characterize the International Style, popular in manuscript illuminations in early fifteenth century France? elegant, elongated figures a high degree of anatomical detail emphasis on tactile detail crowded, shallow compositional space

2. In the many Annunciation scenes depicted in Northern Renaissance art, such as that in Robert Campin's Merode Altarpiece, what does the Lily symbolize? Devotion The presence of the divine Mary's virginity Humility

3. Speaking of hidden symbolism, what does the Gothic architecture in Jan Van Eyck's Annunciation in a Church symbolize? The Eucharist The Old Testament Order The new Christian order The Immaculate Conception

4. What is NOT one of the traditional roles the Virgin Mary plays in paintings of the Northern Renaissance? The second Eve The human mother of Christ The healer of the sick The queen of Heaven

5. In Jan Van Eyck's Arnolfini Wedding, what does his signature translate to? Jan Van Eyck Jan Van Eyck was here Painted by Jan Van Eyck I am Jan Van Eyck

6. For what building was Rogier Van der Weyden's Beaune Altarpiece (The Last Judgement) commissioned? a cathedral a hospital a palace a private home

7. What is unusual about the composition of Hugo Van Der Goes' Death of the Virgin? No one in the painting is looking at the virgin. The virgin is alone in the painting. The virgin is not in the painting. The virgin appears alive and well in the painting.

8. What sacrament is the central focus of Jan Van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece? Marriage Eucharist Baptism Penance

9. Which artist was Robert Campin's pupil? Hans Memling Jan van Eyck Rogier van der Weyden Hugo van der Goes

10. What is significant about Jan van Eyck's silverpoint drawing of Niccolo Albergati? It was made after Van Eyck's painting of Albergati. It is signed and dated. It is evidence that Van Eyck drew from life. It looks nothing like Van Eyck's subsequent painting of Albergati.