Northern Renaissance AP Art History

Which areas were part of Flanders during the Northern Renaissance?

• Northern France, Belgium, and Netherlands

• Southern France, Belgium, and Netherlands

• Northern Italy, Belgium, and Netherlands

• Northern Spain, Belgium, and Netherlands

Around what year did the Renaissance spread to Spain, France, and Germany?

• 1400

• 1450

• 1500

• 1550

Who developed oil paint according to the text?

• Bruegel

• Van Eyck brothers

• A painter from Flanders

• An artist known for criticizing intolerance and cruelty

What was Hans Holbein's profession?

• Musician

• Artist and printmaker

• Sculptor

• Writer

Hans Holbein is known for his portrait of which historical figure?

• Anne of Cleves

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Julius Caesar

• Cleopatra

What is the title of the work written by Erasmus that ridiculed (made fun of) ignorance and superstition among Christians?

• The Critique of Pure Reason

• The Praise of Folly

• The Republic

• The City of God

What was one difference between humanism in Italy and humanism in northern Europe?

• Northern Europe more interested in history of Christianity

• Northern Europe interested in history of Greece and Rome

• Northern Europe more interested in history of Middle Ages

• Northern Europe more interested in history of Italy

Which artist is known for the painting 'The Garden of Earthly Delights'?

• A) Hieronymus Bosch

• B) Albrecht Dürer

• C) Pieter Bruegel the Elder

• D) Hans Holbein the Younger

What was a significant characteristic of Northern Renaissance art compared to Italian Renaissance art?

• A) Greater emphasis on linear perspective

• B) More focus on religious themes

• C) Use of oil paints for detailed textures

• D) Preference for classical mythology

Which city was a major center of the Northern Renaissance?

• A) Florence

• B) Bruges

• C) Rome

• D) Venice