Deck 25: The Baroque in Northern Europe

Question 1

____ is a Dutch artist who featured as the subject of his art neat interiors of Dutch middle-class dwellings.

A) Rubens
B) Caravaggio
C) Bernini
D) Vermeer

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What statement did Versailles make?

Answer 2

This was the defining statement of French 17th-century architecture. It was a visual statement documenting the power and ambition of Louis XIV. Versailles influenced subsequent generations of aristocrats both in France and throughout Europe.

Question 3

In the grouping of the orders and bays, Hardouin-Mansart's Church of the Invalides in Paris is reminiscent of which of the following?

A) Versailles
B) English Baroque
C) Banqueting House, Whitehall
D) Italian Baroque

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

A) Landscapes
B) Church interiors
C) Still life
D) Portraits

Question 5

In Jan Steen's The Feast of Saint Nicolas, he alluded to ____ by using children's activities to comment on adult behavior.

A) calmness
B) generosity
C) selfishness
D) greed

Question 6

Inigo Jones adopted the design principles of the Venetian architect ____ to his architecture.

A) Christopher Wren
B) Carlo Maderno
C) Andrea Palladio
D) Filippo Brunelleschi

Question 7

Describe how André Le Nôtre designed the gardens at Versailles for maximum effect.

Question 8

Poussin chose to emulate the artist ____ rather than depicting dynamic movement and intense emotions.

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

Question 9

How did Louis Le Nain differ from his Dutch counterparts in representing the peasants?

Question 10

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

A) Guido Reni
B) Caravaggio
C) Jan Vermeer
D) Christopher Wren

Question 11

What did Jacques Callot accomplish in his Miseries of War series?

Question 12

Rembrandt deviated from typical group portraits in the Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by portraying members of the guild ____.

A) clustered to one side
B) on the central axis
C) in rows
D) in costumes

Question 13

The influence of ____ is evident in Rubens's heroic figures and foreshortened anatomy in his Elevation of the Cross.

A) Michelangelo
B) Carracci
C) Masaccio
D) Castagno

Question 14

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

A) She wanted to demonstrate her ability to paint the textures of cloth.
B) She wanted to show off her costume.
C) She wanted to indicate her social prominence.
D) Her vanity would not allow her to be seen in the dull and dirty smock.

Question 15

Art historians believe that Vermeer used tools, such as the ____, to aid in his virtuoso depiction of light.

A) stencils
B) camera obscura
C) clip targets
D) photo lens

Question 16

The creation of which of the following allowed merchant firms to hold money on account instead of carrying precious metals as a form of payment for trade goods?

A) Transfer merchandizing
B) International Company of Bankers
C) Bank of Amsterdam
D) Bank of Genoa

Question 17

Poussin was responsible for establishing ____ as a key component of 17th-century French art.

A) Caravaggio's style
B) Orientalism
C) Mannerism
D) Classical painting

Question 18

Rembrandt's mature works, such as the Return of the Prodigal Son, differ from the religious art of Italy and Flanders in their ______________.

A) inward-turning contemplation
B) lofty theological ideals
C) depiction of the celestial triumph of the Roman Catholic Church
D) dramatically posed figures

Question 19

In the church of ____, Christopher Wren harmonized Palladian, French, and Italian Baroque features.

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

Question 20

In London at the age of 25, Christopher Wren was appointed to which of the following positions?

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

Question 21

How does Rembrandt's image serve as a summary of his stylistic and professional concerns?

Question 22

What are the stunning features of this room?

Question 23

Contrast the architecture of France with the architecture of England. How did each style reflect its respective country, and what were the similarities and differences? How did each style accommodate the political inclination of the respective monarchies? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 24

Contrast the Elevation of the Cross by Rubens with Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son. How does each work reflect the artist and his temperament? How does each work mirror the sociopolitical environment of each artist?

Question 25

What does this say about art?

Question 26

Describe the development of portraiture in Dutch 17th-century society. How does this genre reflect the society and the country? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 27

Briefly describe the nature of mercantilist patronage and tastes.

Question 28

How does perspective control what we see in this painting? Why?

Question 29

How does this structure represent French 17th-century architecture?

Question 30

How did the worldwide mercantile system change the face of Europe?

Question 31

How is Dutch Baroque uniquely different from Italian Baroque art?

Question 32

What was the significance of the series Marie de' Medici commissioned from Rubens?

Question 33

Evaluate the effect of religious and economic conditions on the art of Holland and Flanders. How did each country respond to the conditions, and how did those conditions affect the art? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 34

Describe the effect that Louis XIV's desire for control had on art.

Question 35

What role did the city of Amsterdam play in the 17th century?

Question 36

Contrast the work of Nicolas Poussin with that of Claude Lorrain. How does each artist reflect 17th-century France? Use examples to support your essay.

Question 37

Both of these paintings represent peasants. The artists are from the same country and same century. How do you account for the differences you see in the depictions?

Question 38

Discuss the influence of classical and Renaissance art in Baroque France. Cite specific examples from painting, architecture, and sculpture to support your essay.

Question 39

How did Louis XIV use art as a tool of the monarchy?

Question 40

Which qualities of portraying landscapes are particular to this artist?