Test on Friday...Possible Essay Questions

Option 1: What is meant by the term DISGUISED SYMBOLISM? Provide examples of artists and their works to support your answer.

Option 2: Consider the designation HUMANISM. How would you describe it? Did the phenomenon signal a decline in Christian belief? Does the art of this period reflect this orientation? Cite specific works to support your discussion. Be sure to include visual analyses of the specific works.

Option 3: Discuss the system of Linear Perspective. Which individuals were instrumental in its development? Address the impact of linear perspective on the painting of 15th Century Italy. Cite specific artists and their work in your essay.

Option 4: Discuss the spirit of competitiveness, the sense of civic pride, and the role of patronage in 15th Century Italy. Consider specific cities, artists, patrons, and the projects which resulted.

Option 5: Explain how Tintoretto’s work reflects the spirit of the Counter Reformation. Why did Mannerism fail as propaganda for the Counter Reformation?

Option 6: Evaluate the importance of the architecture of Bramante. In what way does his architecture represent the attitudes and aesthetics of the High Renaissance? Use examples to illustrate your discussion.