Deck 25: The Baroque in Northern Europe

Question 1

Which allegorical painting by Rubens is meant as a commentary on the ravages of the Thirty Years' War?

A) Elevation of the Cross
B) Return from War
C) Night Watch
D) Consequences of War

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which artist combined the innovations of many of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque masters to formulate the first pan-European painting style?

A) Anthony Van Dyck
B) Johannes Vermeer
C) Peter Paul Rubens
D) Rembrandt van Rijn

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Who was a leading portrait painter in Haarlem and is known for his lively, relaxed group portraits?

A) Anthony Van Dyck
B) Frans Hals
C) Rembrandt van Rijn
D) Hendrick ter Brugghen

Answer 3

B

Question 4

At the age of 25, Christopher Wren was appointed to which of the following positions in London?

A) Official court painter
B) Secretary of public works
C) Parliamentarian
D) Professor of astronomy

Question 5

Which income-producing activity accounts for Dutch middle-class prosperity the 17th century?

A) Agriculture
B) Mining
C) Weaving
D) Trade

Question 6

Amid their new economic prosperity, which artistic subject became especially popular among the Dutch middle class?

A) Landscapes
B) Portraits
C) Still lifes
D) Religious scenes

Question 7

In the Protestant Dutch Republic, art was mainly commissioned by which group?

A) The aristocracy
B) The Church
C) Absolute rulers
D) Merchant patrons

Question 8

What tool do art historians believe Vermeer used to aid in his virtuoso depiction of light?

A) Clip targets
B) Photo lens
C) Convex mirror
D) Camera obscura

Question 9

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Which figure is the personification of France in Rubens's Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles ?

A) Gesturing man with gray beard in the sea
B) Bearded soldier in black with sword
C) Flying angel in white with trumpets
D) Helmeted soldier in blue cape

Question 10

Which influential painter was court portraitist to Charles I of England?

A) Hendrick ter Brugghen
B) Franz Hals
C) Anthony van Dyck
D) Johannes Vermeer

Question 11

Which Dutch artist made the subject of much of his art the interiors of Dutch middle-class dwellings?

A) Rubens
B) Vermeer
C) Ruysch
D) Cuyp

Question 12

Inigo Jones adopted the design principles of which Venetian architect to his own work?

A) Giorgio Massari
B) Carlo Maderno
C) Filippo Brunelleschi
D) Andrea Palladio

Question 13

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

A) Still lifes
B) Landscapes
C) Portraits
D) Historical

Question 14

A painting of inanimate objects such as flowers and fruit is referred to as what?

A) A landscape
B) A tableau
C) A vignette
D) A still life

Question 15

Georges de la Tour's dramatic use of light in Adoration of the Shepherds suggests his familiarity with the work of which Italian artist?

A) Guido Reni
B) Caravaggio
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Raphael

Question 16

In which church did Christopher Wren integrate Palladian, French, and Italian Baroque features?

A) Saint Martin-in-the-Field's, London
B) All Hallows, London
C) Saint Paul's, London
D) Saint Dunstan's, London

Question 17

Which agreement ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648?

A) Edict of Nantes
B) Peace of Westphalia
C) Council of Trent
D) Treaty of Habsburg

Question 18

The fundamental conflicts underlying the Thirty Years' War arose from ongoing friction between which groups?

A) Medicis and Gonzagas
B) Catholics and Protestants
C) Lutherans and Calvinists
D) Tudors and Lancasters

Question 19

What do art historians call still-life compositions that contain at least one memento mori ?

A) Funereal paintings
B) Futility paintings
C) Vanitas paintings
D) Ars moriendi paintings

Question 20

Which two Italian masters are the clearest influences on Rubens's Elevation of the Cross ?

A) Michelangelo and Raphael
B) Raphael and Titian
C) Titian and Caravaggio
D) Michelangelo and Caravaggio

Question 21

Clara Peeters's influential still lifes containing bread and fruit are referred to by which term?

A) Snack pieces
B) Table vignettes
C) Breakfast pieces
D) Sideboard tableaus

Question 22

Which term best describes the color palette of Hals's The Women Regents of the Old Men's Home at Haarlem ?

A) Soft and pastel
B) Monochromatic
C) Polychromatic
D) Jewel-like and brilliant

Question 23

Who was the preeminent French art patron of the 17th century?

A) Louis I
B) Charles I
C) Louis XVIII
D) Louis XIV

Question 24

Which architect is responsible for the entire plan and arrangement of the park and gardens of Versailles?

A) François Girardon
B) Thomas Regnaudin
C) André Le Nôtre
D) Jules Hardouin-Mansart

Question 25

In his painting Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp , which aspect of the traditional group portrait has Rembrandt modified to enliven the painting?

A) Attire of figures
B) Arrangement of figures
C) Expressions of figures
D) Lighting on the figures

Question 26

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In his painting Return of the Prodigal Son , where does Rembrandt choose to focus the light?

A) On the face of the returning son
B) On the face of the mother watching
C) On the face of the forgiving father
D) On the face of the seated witness

Question 27

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The people shown in the field in van Ruisdael's View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen are engaged in activities related to which Dutch industry?

A) Producing dairy products
B) Growing flowers from bulbs
C) Weaving and bleaching linen
D) Milling paper from wood

Question 28

Why is Louis XIV pulling back his garment to show his legs in the 1701 portrait by Rigaud?

A) The legs of the king were symbolic of him leading his people forward to prosperity.
B) The legs of the king were symbolic of all the country supporting the monarchy.
C) The king was a ballet dancer in his youth and was proud of his legs.
D) The king participated in equestrian jumping in his youth and was proud of his legs.

Question 29

Which Netherlandish artist is known to have created more than 70 self-portraits?

A) Vermeer
B) Rubens
C) Rembrandt
D) Leyster

Question 30

Which Netherlandish painter's use of light to reveal subtleties of mood and character had a great influence on the later genres of film and photography?

A) Vermeer
B) Rembrandt
C) van Honthorst
D) Rubens

Question 31

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What type of painting did Frans Hals create in Archers of Saint Hadrian ?

A) Battle scene
B) Genre scene
C) Portrait
D) Still life

Question 32

Why does Judith Leyster appear elegantly attired, rather than in an artist's smock as Rembrandt did, in her Self-Portrait ?

A) She is demonstrating her ability to paint cloth.
B) Her garments indicate her family's wealth.
C) An artist's smock was not worn by women.
D) Her garments indicate she is a married woman.

Question 33

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What device does Vermeer use to separate the space of the viewer from the space of the painting in Allegory of the Art of Painting ?

A) Convex mirror
B) Drawn-back curtain
C) Visible door frame
D) Standing bronze statue

Question 34

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What method(s) did Rembrandt use to create Christ with the Sick around Him ?

A) Oil paint on linen
B) Engraving and etching
C) Oil paint on wood
D) Engraving

Question 35

What does Vermeer use to direct the viewer's gaze to the allegorical focus of his painting Woman Holding a Balance ?

A) Bright color
B) Converging orthogonals
C) Focused light
D) Mirror's reflection

Question 36

Hendrick ter Brugghen's Calling of Saint Matthew echoes a work of which great master?

A) Michelangelo
B) Raphael
C) Titian
D) Caravaggio

Question 37

Jan Steen's painting Feast of Saint Nicholas depicts a Dutch household in what mood?

A) Serene and ordered
B) Prayerful and devote
C) Chaotic and in an uproar
D) Joyful and loving

Question 38

Which painting by Rembrandt is known to have been reduced in size when moved from its original location to Amsterdam's town hall?

A) Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
B) Return of the Prodigal Son
C) Blinding of Samson
D) Night Watch

Question 39

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What type of scene is Judith Leyster in the process of painting in her Self-Portrait ?

A) Landscape
B) Genre scene
C) Portrait
D) Still life

Question 40

Which French building of the 17th century resembles a classical temple front with the sides spread out next to it like wings?

A) Palace of Versailles
B) Église du Dôme
C) East facade of the Louvre
D) Palais du Luxembourg

Question 41

The work of which artist is emblematic of the Dutch Republic's position as the leading grower and exporter of flowers in Europe?

A) Judith Leyster
B) Rachel Ruysch
C) Johannes Vermeer
D) Willem Kalf

Question 42

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What attribute accompanies Saint John in this painting by Poussin?

A) Book
B) Lion
C) Eagle
D) Cross

Question 43

The dignified demeanor of the subjects in Le Nain's Family of Country People is most similar to that of which other work?

A) Rembrandt, The Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq
B) van Honthorst, Supper Party
C) Steen, Feast of Saint Nicholas
D) Hals, The Women Regents of the Old Men's Home at Haarlem

Question 44

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What is the title of this painting by Georges Le Tour?

A) Adoration of the Magi
B) Nativity
C) Family of Country People
D) Adoration of the Shepherds

Question 45

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Which of the following is NOT a recognizable influence on Wren's design for Saint Paul's Cathedral?

A) Michelangelo's dome of Saint Peter's
B) Borromini's facade of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
C) Palladio's facade of San Giorgio Maggiore
D) Jacopo Tedesco, Basilica of Saint Francis

Question 46

In paintings such a s Et in Arcadia Ego , Poussin chose to emulate the rational order and grandly severe style of which artist?

A) Michelangelo
B) Raphael
C) Tintoretto
D) Leonardo da Vinci

Question 47

Which element of Italian Baroque architecture is missing from the Église du Dôme?

A) Grouping of the orders
B) Bays framed by columns
C) Dramatic size of dome
D) Curved surfaces

Question 48

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François Girardon's arrangement of the figures in Apollo Attended by the Nymphs of Thetis is based on the figural compositions of which artist?

A) Claude Lorrain
B) Louis Le Nain
C) Georges de la Tour
D) Nicolas Poussin

Question 49

Which artist created one of the first pictorial records of the human disaster armed conflict leaves in its wake?

A) Louis Le Nain
B) Jacques Callot
C) Hyacinthe Rigaud
D) Pieter Claesz

Question 50

During what period did English architect Inigo Jones produce most of his works?

A) 1500-1550
B) 1600-1650
C) 1550-1600
D) 1650-1700