Quiz #1 Study Guide

Quiz #1

Friday, September 23

Below are 9 images from which I will select the five slide identifications:

 The Bayeux Tapestry

Normandy, France

c. 1086

Herrad of Landsberg

Hortus Deliciarum

After 1170

Claricia

German Psalter from Augsburg

c. 1200

 Catherine of Bologna

Virgin and the Christ Child

c. 1440s

Sofonisba Anguissola

Self-Portrait

1561

Giorgione

Portrait of a Young Woman (Laura)

1506

Lavinia Fontana

Consecration to the Virgin

1599

Artemisia Gentileschi

Susanna and the Elders

1610

Levina Teerlinc

Princess Elizabeth I

c. 1550s

Below are three questions from which I will choose the one essay question:

1. Define the Male Gaze, and explain how it was depicted in the work of many male artists of the Renaissance.  Name one female artist you have studied and describe something she did in order to avoid the Male Gaze in her work.
2. What were some of the factors in Renaissance Bologna that contributed to more liberal opportunities for Bolognese women than those in Florence.  Name one female artist from Bologna and describe how her work demonstrates these greater freedoms.
3. There was a fundamental shift in the gender roles of women from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.  What changes occurred and what were the factors that contributed to this shift?  What obstacles did these changes create for women artists?

Grade breakdown:

• Slide Identifications
• 15 points each
• 1 point for the title
• 1 point for the artist or location
• 1 point for the date
• 3 points for each item in the written portion that I am looking for or that I can give you credit for
• 75 points total for this section
• Essay Quation
• 25 points
• Based on how you engaged with the work and the history, how well you formed your answer, whether you used accurate examples, and whether you addressed the topic in full.