ART 1304 Midterm Practice Quiz

Which Venetian painter is known for rich color and the technique colorito?

• Titian

• Raphael

• Giotto

• Donatello

Which Mannerist artist is known for elegant portraits with smooth skin and elongated figures?

• Agnolo Bronzino

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Jan van Eyck

Buon fresco is a technique where the artist:

• Paints on dry plaster

• Paints on wet plaster

• Paints only on canvas

• Paints on marble

Maniera Greca refers to:

• A realistic Renaissance style

• A Byzantine-influenced style with flat figures and gold backgrounds

• A sculpture technique

• A Northern Renaissance style

Which sculptor created dramatic relief sculptures that influenced Michelangelo?

• Jacopo della Quercia

• Donatello

• Verrocchio

• Brunelleschi

Which High Renaissance artist is known for balanced and harmonious compositions?

• Raphael

• El Greco

• Tintoretto

• Bronzino

Which Gothic Italian painter is known for elegant decorative religious paintings?

• Simone Martini

• Giotto

• Raphael

• Titian

Which artist used sfumato to create soft transitions between light and shadow?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Donatello

• Titian

Which architect developed linear perspective and designed the Florence Cathedral dome?

• Filippo Brunelleschi

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

• Michelangelo

Chiaroscuro refers to:

• Bright colors

• Dramatic contrast between light and dark

• Painting on wet plaster

• Painting on wood