Northern Renaissance AP Art History

Which artist made prints that are famous for realistic detail?

• Albrecht Durer

• Johann Gutenberg

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Filippo Brunelleschi

Northern European artists were known for all of the following except

• lifelike detail in painting plants and animals

• scenes that show the everyday lives of workers and farmers

• the use of oil paint

• the use of classical Greek and Roman figures as models

What was a major role in spreading Renaissance ideas from Italy to northern Europe?

• the banks

• the universities

• the manufacturing centers

• the Mongols

Women in noble families helped to spread Renaissance ideas in all the following ways except

• some educated women gained much political power

• women were educated at the universities

• girls learned art, philosophy & classical literature at home

• women married and spread the ideas in their husbands lands

The printing press affected the spread of ideas during the Renaissance in the same way that

• the Internet affects the spread of ideas today

• the cellular phone affects the spread of ideas today

• digital photographs affect the spread of ideas today

• e-mail allows people to exchange ideas today

What was the most important feature of humanism in northern Europe?

• The art of northern Europe showed people working in fields

• Objects were painted clearly

• Artists showed physical flaws

• Scholars combined humanist and religious ideas

Which of the following helped spread Renaissance ideas throughout Europe?

• merchants, painters, the Silk Road

• travel, marriage, printing

• printers, farmers, scholars

• scholars, scientists, the Turks

Which artist is known for the detailed altarpiece 'Ghent Altarpiece' during the Northern Renaissance?

• Jan van Eyck

• Albrecht Dürer

• Pieter Bruegel the Elder

• Hans Holbein the Younger

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

• Emphasis on linear perspective

• Use of oil paints for detailed textures

• Focus on classical mythology

• Development of fresco techniques

Which Northern Renaissance artist is famous for his woodcut prints and engravings?

• Hieronymus Bosch

• Albrecht Dürer

• Lucas Cranach the Elder

• Rogier van der Weyden