Question 1

Giovanni Bologna titled his sculptural invention Rape of the Sabine Women

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A) to give it more erotic appeal. 
B) because a colleague suggested this title. 
C) to justify the serpentine composition. 
D) because he wished to shock his public. 
A) to give it more erotic appeal. 
B) because a colleague suggested this title. 
C) to justify the serpentine composition. 
D) because he wished to shock his public.

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: El Greco
Agnolo Bronzino
Parmigianino
Veronese
Giovanni Palestrina
Sofonisba Anguissola
Titian
Giovanni Bologna
Michelangelo
Teresa of Aˊvila
Corregeio

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The Answer of Feast in the House of Levi and is...

Question 3

The La Pittura paintings by Lavinia Fontana and Artemesia Gentileschi are significant in the history of art,because they

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A) establish women as being artists' muses. 
B) validate educating female artists. 
C) mark acceptance of women's artistic talents. 
D) show women painting secular,not religious,works. 
A) establish women as being artists' muses. 
B) validate educating female artists. 
C) mark acceptance of women's artistic talents. 
D) show women painting secular,not religious,works.

Question 4

How did Palestrina's Missa Papae Macellus conform to the Council of Trent's requirements?

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A) The words stand out above the restrained music. 
B) It presents the words a cappella. 
C) The words are in the vernacular Italian. 
D) It allows the entire congregation to sing. 
A) The words stand out above the restrained music. 
B) It presents the words a cappella. 
C) The words are in the vernacular Italian. 
D) It allows the entire congregation to sing.

Question 5

The Church permitted Benventuto Cellini's creation the erotic Saltcellar,because it

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A) made of precious materials. 
B) was privately commissioned. 
C) functional,not purely decorative. 
D) small in size. 
A) made of precious materials. 
B) was privately commissioned. 
C) functional,not purely decorative. 
D) small in size.

Question 6

In Michelangelo's Pietà,Christ is a serpentine figure,because

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A) there is no single predominant view. 
B) there is exaggeration in the proportions of the neck. 
C) the body is carved from marble. 
D) the body is set in contrapposto. 
A) there is no single predominant view. 
B) there is exaggeration in the proportions of the neck. 
C) the body is carved from marble. 
D) the body is set in contrapposto.

Question 7

List and explain three reforms the Council of Trent mandated.

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The Council of Trent, which took place f

Question 8

Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote is a

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A) romance. 
B) travelogue. 
C) epistolary novel. 
D) picaresque novel. 
A) romance. 
B) travelogue. 
C) epistolary novel. 
D) picaresque novel.

Question 9

In The Madonna with the Long Neck,Parmigianino paints Mary withdrawing from the Christ child to demonstrate that she

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A) is in awe of his power. 
B) knows his tragic fate. 
C) feels unworthy to hold him. 
D) is pulled away by the angels. 
A) is in awe of his power. 
B) knows his tragic fate. 
C) feels unworthy to hold him. 
D) is pulled away by the angels.

Question 10

In music,the Council of Trent decided to

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A) eliminate polyphony. 
B) clarify the text. 
C) eliminate melisma. 
D) use plainchant only. 
A) eliminate polyphony. 
B) clarify the text. 
C) eliminate melisma. 
D) use plainchant only.

Question 11

Why was Veronese's Last Supper so offensive to the Roman Inquisition that he changed its title to Feast in the House of Levi?

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A) It includes female servants. 
B) It portrays Jesus drinking wine. 
C) It features buffoons and drunkards. 
D) It uses a lavish setting. 
A) It includes female servants. 
B) It portrays Jesus drinking wine. 
C) It features buffoons and drunkards. 
D) It uses a lavish setting.

Question 12

List and explain two reasons for Pope Paul III's convening of the Council of Trent.

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Pope Paul III convened the Council of Tr

Question 13

The Council of Trent's primary purpose was to enable the Roman Catholic Church to win back the hearts and souls of the people from Protestantism.Analyze the ways in which the reforms it recommended for art and music were intended to achieve this goal.

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The Council of Trent's primary purpose w

Question 14

All of the following are characteristics of the new Mannerist style in painting and sculpture EXCEPT

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A) distorted,artificial poses. 
B) mysterious or obscure settings. 
C) elongated proportions. 
D) modest drapery. 
A) distorted,artificial poses. 
B) mysterious or obscure settings. 
C) elongated proportions. 
D) modest drapery.

Question 15

In Consecration of the Virgin,why did Lavinia Fontana paint not her patrons but their children?

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A) Children require more skill to portray than adults. 
B) She wanted to emphasize Mary's role as a mother. 
C) She wanted to show the familial continuity of the Church's flock. 
D) Jesus promised that heaven belonged to children. 
A) Children require more skill to portray than adults. 
B) She wanted to emphasize Mary's role as a mother. 
C) She wanted to show the familial continuity of the Church's flock. 
D) Jesus promised that heaven belonged to children.

Question 16

Daniele da Volterra and others earned the name braghettoni ("breeches-painters")by

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A) wearing extravagant outfits while they worked. 
B) painting fig leaves on the genitals of the Vatican statues. 
C) refusing to wear shirts while they painted. 
D) painting draperies on the Last Judgment's nudes. 
A) wearing extravagant outfits while they worked. 
B) painting fig leaves on the genitals of the Vatican statues. 
C) refusing to wear shirts while they painted. 
D) painting draperies on the Last Judgment's nudes.

Question 17

The Council of Trent explicitly warned artists to avoid

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A) nudity in the representation of religious figures. 
B) the use of symbolism to conceal meaning. 
C) sensuous brushwork and light effects. 
D) anything to promote ostentatious lifestyles. 
A) nudity in the representation of religious figures. 
B) the use of symbolism to conceal meaning. 
C) sensuous brushwork and light effects. 
D) anything to promote ostentatious lifestyles.

Question 18

Identify and discuss the relation between reality and illusion in Cervantes's Don Quixote,taking into consideration the claim that it is the first modern novel.

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Don Quixote, written by Miguel de Cervan

Question 19

Even when working in religious contexts,the intent of Mannerist painters was to

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A) call attention to their own skill. 
B) emphasize latent sexuality. 
C) express religious piety. 
D) unsettle the viewer. 
A) call attention to their own skill. 
B) emphasize latent sexuality. 
C) express religious piety. 
D) unsettle the viewer.

Question 20

The Council of Trent insisted on the use of religious imagery to

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A) remind the faithful of the glories of the Church. 
B) emphasize differences between Catholics and Protestants. 
C) continue the tradition of supporting artists. 
D) move the faithful to adore and love God. 
A) remind the faithful of the glories of the Church. 
B) emphasize differences between Catholics and Protestants. 
C) continue the tradition of supporting artists. 
D) move the faithful to adore and love God.

Giovanni Bologna titled his sculptural invention Rape of the Sabine Women

The La Pittura paintings by Lavinia Fontana and Artemesia Gentileschi are significant in the history of art,because they

How did Palestrina's Missa Papae Macellus conform to the Council of Trent's requirements?

The Church permitted Benventuto Cellini's creation the erotic Saltcellar,because it

In Michelangelo's Pietà,Christ is a serpentine figure,because

List and explain three reforms the Council of Trent mandated.

Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote is a

In The Madonna with the Long Neck,Parmigianino paints Mary withdrawing from the Christ child to demonstrate that she

In music,the Council of Trent decided to

Why was Veronese's Last Supper so offensive to the Roman Inquisition that he changed its title to Feast in the House of Levi?

List and explain two reasons for Pope Paul III's convening of the Council of Trent.

The Council of Trent's primary purpose was to enable the Roman Catholic Church to win back the hearts and souls of the people from Protestantism.Analyze the ways in which the reforms it recommended for art and music were intended to achieve this goal.

All of the following are characteristics of the new Mannerist style in painting and sculpture EXCEPT

In Consecration of the Virgin,why did Lavinia Fontana paint not her patrons but their children?

Daniele da Volterra and others earned the name braghettoni ("breeches-painters")by

The Council of Trent explicitly warned artists to avoid

Identify and discuss the relation between reality and illusion in Cervantes's Don Quixote,taking into consideration the claim that it is the first modern novel.

Even when working in religious contexts,the intent of Mannerist painters was to

The Council of Trent insisted on the use of religious imagery to

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Exam 20: The Early Counter-Reformation and Mannerism: Restraint and Invention

Giovanni Bologna titled his sculptural invention Rape of the Sabine Women

The La Pittura paintings by Lavinia Fontana and Artemesia Gentileschi are significant in the history of art,because they

How did Palestrina's Missa Papae Macellus conform to the Council of Trent's requirements?

The Church permitted Benventuto Cellini's creation the erotic Saltcellar,because it

In Michelangelo's Pietà,Christ is a serpentine figure,because

List and explain three reforms the Council of Trent mandated.

Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote is a

In The Madonna with the Long Neck,Parmigianino paints Mary withdrawing from the Christ child to demonstrate that she

In music,the Council of Trent decided to

Why was Veronese's Last Supper so offensive to the Roman Inquisition that he changed its title to Feast in the House of Levi?

List and explain two reasons for Pope Paul III's convening of the Council of Trent.

The Council of Trent's primary purpose was to enable the Roman Catholic Church to win back the hearts and souls of the people from Protestantism.Analyze the ways in which the reforms it recommended for art and music were intended to achieve this goal.

All of the following are characteristics of the new Mannerist style in painting and sculpture EXCEPT

In Consecration of the Virgin,why did Lavinia Fontana paint not her patrons but their children?

Daniele da Volterra and others earned the name braghettoni ("breeches-painters")by

The Council of Trent explicitly warned artists to avoid

Identify and discuss the relation between reality and illusion in Cervantes's Don Quixote,taking into consideration the claim that it is the first modern novel.

Even when working in religious contexts,the intent of Mannerist painters was to

The Council of Trent insisted on the use of religious imagery to

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Mesopotamia: Power and Social Order in the Early Middle East

The Stability of Ancient Egypt: Flood and Sun

The Aegean World and the Rise of Greece: Trade,War,and Victory

Golden Age Athens and the Hellenic World: The School of Hellas

Rome: Urban Life and Imperial Majesty

Emerging Empires in the East: Urban Life and Imperial Majesty in China and India

The Flowering of Christianity: Faith and the Power of Belief in the Early First Millennium

The Rise and Spread of Islam: a New Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade: The Early Medieval World in Europe

Centers of Culture: Court and City in the Larger World

The Gothic Style: Faith and Knowledge in an Age of Inquiry

Siena and Florence in the Fourteenth Century: Toward a New Humanism

Florence and the Early Renaissance: Humanism in Italy

The High Renaissance in Rome and Venice: Papal Patronage and Civic Pride

The Renaissance in the North: Between Wealth and Want

The Reformation: a New Church and the Arts

Encounter and Confrontation: the Impact of Increasing Global Interaction

England in the Tudor Age: This Other Eden

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