Northern Renaissance Assessment

Based on the text, what was one of Jan van Eyck's major contributions to painting?

• He invented new types of canvas

• He developed new kinds of oil paint

• He created the first self-portrait

• He introduced religious themes

Using context clues, what does the word "portraiture" mean in the passage about Dürer?

• The art of making prints

• The study of human anatomy

• The art of painting people

• The process of sketching

What evidence from the text supports that Dürer was influenced by the Renaissance movement?

• He only painted religious scenes

• He focused on landscapes and nature

• He painted many portraits and self-portraits

• He worked primarily with woodcuts

What is the main idea of the section about Pieter Bruegel the Elder?

• He was primarily influenced by Italian masters

• He focused on painting mythological scenes

• He painted everyday people and scenes realistically

• He specialized in religious artwork

Using context clues, what does the word "humanist" mean in the context of Hans Holbein?

• Someone who studies human anatomy

• A person focused on religious studies

• Someone who focuses on human potential and achievement

• A person who paints portraits

What evidence shows that Dürer was dedicated to his craft from an early age?

• He traveled to Italy twice

• He began sketching himself at age 13

• He learned from Italian masters

• He wore fine clothes

In Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," what detail supports the artist's unique approach to classical myths?

• The myth is the central focus of the painting

• Icarus is shown only as legs in the water

• The painting shows no mythological elements

• The scene focuses on the sky

What is the main idea of the passage about Hans Holbein the Younger?

• He came from a family of artists

• He documented important figures during a time of religious change

• He was primarily a landscape painter

• He worked exclusively for the Catholic Church

According to the text, how did Northern Renaissance artists learn from Italian masters?

• They studied only in their home countries

• They learned through written correspondence

• They visited Italian city-states like Florence

• They copied Italian paintings from books

What made Dürer's woodcuts and engravings particularly successful?

• They were very large in size

• They could be easily reproduced

• They were extremely expensive

• They used special paints