Question 1

Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights was intended to be a conversation piece,a work designed to invite discussion of its meaning.If you were involved in a debate about this work's meaning,what would your response to it be?

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My response to the meaning of Hieronymus...

Question 2

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                        Premises: Matthias Grünewald
 Jan van Eyck 
 Hieronymus Bosch 
Rogier wan der weyden
 Robert Campin 
Heinrich Krame
 Albrecht Du¨rer
Marguerite de Navarre
 Hans Baldung Grien

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The Answer of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami is...

Question 3

Using as examples at least two Northern Renaissance works discussed in this chapter,explore the sense of pessimism that pervaded the art of the North.

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The Northern Renaissance was a period of...

Question 4

Flemish painters favored oil paint because of its

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A)  ability be painted in layers that reflected light.
B)  fast drying time.
C)  obvious brushstrokes.
D)  ability to be mixed with egg for opacity.

Question 5

Marguerite de Navarre modeled her Heptameron on the work of

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A)  Boccaccio.
B)  Chaucer.
C)  Dante.
D)  Petrarch.

Question 6

The frontal pose,bearded face,and intense gaze of Albrecht Dürer's Self-Portrait recall

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A)  traditional images of Christ.
B)  traditional images of John the Baptist.
C)  portraits by Piero della Francesca.
D)  portraits on Roman coins.

Question 7

Explore the irony exhibited during the Northern Renaissance,for example,the slapstick amusement of Morris dancing and madrigals appealing to the pessimistic Northern imagination and the use of the crucifixion in art to refer not to the promise of the glory of an afterlife but to the inevitability of pain and suffering.

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The irony exhibited during the Northern Renaissance can be seen in various aspects of the culture and art of the time. One example is the slapstick amusement of Morris dancing and madrigals, which appealed to the pessimistic Northern imagination. While these forms of entertainment may seem lighthearted on the surface, they often contained dark and satirical themes that reflected the harsh realities of life in the Northern European countries.

Additionally, the use of the crucifixion in art during the Northern Renaissance is another example of irony. Instead of portraying the crucifixion as a symbol of the promise of the glory of an afterlife, as was common in Renaissance art from other regions, Northern artists often depicted the crucifixion to emphasize the inevitability of pain and suffering in life. This use of religious imagery to convey a more somber and pessimistic message is a prime example of the irony present in Northern Renaissance art.

Overall, the Northern Renaissance exhibited irony through its juxtaposition of seemingly lighthearted forms of entertainment with darker themes, as well as its use of religious imagery to convey a more pessimistic view of life. These examples highlight the complexity and depth of the Northern Renaissance culture and art.

Question 8

The size of Robert Campin's Mérode Altarpiece suggests that it was designed for

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A)  a cathedral.
B)  a government building.
C)  private devotions.
D)  a hospital chapel.

Question 9

The abundant symbolic elements in Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife Giovanna Cenami have significance that is

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A)  secular.
B)  religious
C)  unique to this work.
D)  universal.

Question 10

Discuss the role of the North's wealthy business class in fostering the demand for art,supporting the careers of artists,and perhaps even influencing the content of the works.

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The North's wealthy business class playe...

Question 11

Explain the reasons Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece was ideal for its placement in the Abbey of Saint Anthony's hospital,which was dedicated to treating people with skin diseases.

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Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece...

Question 12

Bruges's status as an important trade center owed to its

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A)  waterway that led from a lock on the North Sea.
B)  proximity to a road system.
C)  location on the North Sea coastline.
D)  system of canals connecting it to other cities.

Question 13

Bruges became the financial capital of Northern Europe because it

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A)  was a favorite destination of the Burgundian dukes.
B)  was home to the Medici banking interests in the region.
C)  occupied a central location.
D)  was home to a great fair for painters,goldsmith,and jewelers.

Question 14

Marguerite de Navarre's tale of the Spanish widow is characteristically Northern because of its emphasis on

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A)  religion.
B)  misogyny.
C)  death.
D)  money.

Question 15

The opened scene of Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece offered patients the promise of

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A)  recovery.
B)  salvation.
C)  marriage.
D)  sinlessness.

Question 16

Morris dancing is believed to have originated in Moorish

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A)  Spain.
B)  England.
C)  France.
D)  Germany.

Question 17

Unlike in Renaissance Italy,patronage of artists in Northern European cities came from

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A)  politically powerful families.
B)  foreign sources.
C)  artists' guilds.
D)  the merchant class.

Question 18

Roger van der Weyden's Descent from the Cross displays tension between

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A)  sexuality and salvation.
B)  wealth and poverty.
C)  Christianity and paganism.
D)  material well-being and spiritual narrative.

Question 19

In the Ghent Altarpiece,Jan van Eyck's panels of Adam and Eve hold the distinction of including the

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A)  first instance in which Eve is shown with a serpent.
B)  first instance in which Eve is shown with an apple.
C)  largest painted nudes since antiquity.
D)  first painted representation of a male nude. C

Question 20

Matthias Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece underscores the Northern European preoccupation with

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A)  death.
B)  disease.
C)  witchcraft.
D)  salvation by faith alone. A

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