CLEP Humanities : Identifying Artists, Works, and Schools of Renaissance 2D Visual Art
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Example Question #72 : 2 D Visual Art
Who was the early Renaissance painter who created the triptych known as The Garden of Earthly Delights?
Jan van Eyck
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Hans Holbein the Younger
Lucas Cranach the Younger
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch
The Garden of Earthly Delights, painted between 1490 and 1510, is a highly idiosyncratic and complicated triptych of the Garden of Eden, earthly pleasures, and their subsequent punishment in a hell-like atmosphere. The religious overtones and multi-faceted story are features of most paintings by Hieronymus Bosch, who was an early Netherlandish painter during the Renaissance. Bosch's painting, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, was highly influential for its depiction of human forms, its allegorical tales, and its peculiar form of storytelling.
Example Question #73 : 2 D Visual Art
The painter well known for portraits of the court of Henry VIII of England is __________.
Rembrandt van Rijn
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Titian
Hans Holbein the Younger
Anthony van Dyck
Hans Holbein the Younger
Hans Holbein the Younger made a name for himself by painting nearly every figure associated with the court of the English king Henry VIII. In doing so, he helped pioneer a new use of perspective in his portraits. Holbein's work helped push Renaissance art to new places simply through portraits.
Example Question #104 : Visual Arts
Who was the fifteenth-century Flemish painter who painted the massive Ghent Altarpiece?
Hans Holbein
Rembrandt van Rijn
Jan van Eyck
Michelangelo
Hieronymus Bosch
Jan van Eyck
Jan van Eyck was a transformative figure in European painting, as his approach to painting depended on realism and a naturalistic viewpoint. His Ghent Altarpiece, also called The Lamb of God, was a departure from Medieval standards that typically valued idealization and symbolism in religious imagery. Van Eyck, who lived from 1390 to 1441, had an outsized influence on the artistic transformations that occurred during the Renaissance.
Example Question #105 : Visual Arts
The artist Michelangelo was key to the development of __________ art.
Renaissance
Impressionistic
Baroque
Rococco
Post-impressionistic
Renaissance
Michelangelo (1475-1564) is often considered the prototypical "Renaissance man," along with Leonardo da Vinci, thanks to his key involvement in painting, sculpture, and design. Michelangelo was one of the earliest painters to use realistic imagery, forced perspective, and an enhanced use of color. His work was key in the development of Renaissance themes like a return to classical motifs, a sense of grandeur, and the use of scientific knowledge in the arts.
Example Question #77 : 2 D Visual Art
Michelangelo Buonarroti created all of the following paintings or drawings EXCEPT _________________.
The Vitruvian Man
The Last Judgment
The Crucifixion of St. Peter
Sistine Chapel Ceiling
The Battle of Cascina
The Vitruvian Man
The Vitruvian Man was drawn by Leonardo da Vinci, a contemporary rival of Michelangelo. Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which included the famous Creation of Adam image. The Last Judgment is also in the Sistine Chapel, though it was painted almost 30 years after the ceiling. The Crucifixion of St. Peter was also one of Michelangelo's later works. Both Michelangelo and da Vinci were commissioned to design paintings for the city of Florence, thus Michelangelo drew the plan for the Battle of Cascina, though the final painting was never completed.
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