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Question 1

What was the role of guilds?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Guilds regulated trades, set standards, trained apprentices, and controlled artistic production and sales in the medieval period.

Question 2

Who engineered the self-supporting dome of the Florence Cathedral?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Brunelleschi

Question 3

What type of stained glass window is shown below?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A rose window

Question 4

Which of the following was a commonly depicted art theme during the 14th century, exemplified in works by Cimabue and Giotto?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the Virgin and Child Enthroned

Question 5

According to Cennini, an artist should use ______ layers of gesso, and they should be burnished until they appear like ________.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

ten; ivory

Question 6

According to the Direct Instruction, what color of paint did Cennini recommend be used as an underlayer when painting faces?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

green

Question 7

What is cobalt oxide?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a chemical compound

Question 8

According to the Direct Instruction, what guild did Florentine artists most commonly belong to?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

pharmacist's guild

Question 9

How does Salisbury Cathedral differ from most of the French Gothic Cathedrals?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Salisbury Cathedral differs from most French Gothic cathedrals because it is lower and more horizontally oriented, with a double transept, a square east end, and a prominent central spire.

Question 10

What is the only thing that will save the people from the wrath of God, as depicted in the image above?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

only piety, like that of the hermits

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