14th Century I Answers

What was the role of guilds?

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

Which of the following best defines secco fresco?

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

Which of the following describes one of the drawbacks of fresco secco? a. Fresco secco didn't allow for the use of ultramarine blue paints. b. Gold leafing couldn't be applied to frescoes when using the fresco secco technique. c. Fresco artists could only work on one small section of a fresco at a time. d. Fresco secco was less durable than other techniques, and subject to peeling.

The image below shows some of the necessary elements for creating ___________.

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

What was tempera paint mixed with?

Which of the following is not one of Cennini’s painting steps?

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