The French Ambassadors 

Smart History Video: The French Ambassadors                                  Name: ___________________________

1. Why did Holbein move from Switzerland to England?
   a) because of the political upheaval b) because of the protestant reformation
   c) to get better opportunities and commissions                                 d) all of the above

2. It was ……………………………….. who broke from the catholic church in Rome and hence Britain became a protestant country.
3. The northern tradition from which Holbein came from is characterized with attention to details in rendering texture and material reality. (True / False)
4. The dagger and the book are symbols of the ……………………………………. vs. the ………………………………………. .
5. The objects on the top table related tothe ………………………………. , whereas the objects on the lower shelf are of things more ………………………………… .
6. Lutes were objects often rendered by artists to learn:
   a) chiaroscuro b) perspective                   c) sfumato                          d) all of the above
7. What do we understand from the broken string of the lute?
   ………………………………..…………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………….. .

8. The mosaics on the floor are seen in linear perspective. (True / False)
9. What is an anamorphic image?
   ………………………………..…………………………………..……………………………………………………………………………….. .
10. Holbein represented the earthly things in a ……………………………………, while he rendered the supernatural in …………………………………………. .

In the painting, the crucifix and the skull points out to