Deck 17: The 17th and 18th Centuries

Question 1

________ helped shape the Neoclassical style.

A) The Catholic Counter-Reformation
B) The invention of photography
C) The American Civil War
D) The excavations of ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum
E) None of these answers is correct.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Because many European monarchs of the 17^th and 18^th centuries ruled with near-dictatorial power, this period is often referred to as:

A) the Golden Mean.
B) the Royal Era.
C) the Gilded Age.
D) the Age of Kings.
E) the Rule of the Monarchs.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The Palace of Versailles was home to:

A) Philip IV of Spain.
B) Maria Theresa of Austria.
C) Louis XIV of France.
D) Julius II of Rome.
E) Jean Paul Marat.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

In comparison to Baroque art, the style of Rococo:

A) is more playful and lighthearted.
B) is more suitable for public places.
C) tends to employ more intense colors.
D) All of these.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens?

A) Spanish
B) Italian
C) French
D) English
E) Flemish

Question 6

Among the following artists, whose innovation was it to create group portraits in the setting of an activity, rather than posing the subjects formally?

A) Van Ruisdael
B) Poussin
C) Rembrandt
D) Vigée-Lebrun
E) Copley

Question 7

The following characteristics are all typical of Italian Baroque art EXCEPT:

A) ornamentation.
B) theatricality.
C) classic simplicity.
D) movement.
E) emotion.

Question 8

In Baroque architecture, wall surfaces often protrude into the viewer's space. In Baroque painting, this same effect is created through the use of:

A) collage.
B) three-dimensional canvases.
C) dramatic lighting.
D) ornamentation.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 9

Gianlorenzo Bernini was:

A) a sculptor.
B) an architect.
C) a dramatist.
D) a composer.
E) All of these answers are correct.

Question 10

Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public's view of prominent figures?

A) Gentileschi and Caravaggio
B) Vigée-Lebrun and David
C) Van Ruisdael and Leyster
D) Borromini and Poussin
E) Fragonard and Watteau

Question 11

Which of the following was court painter to King Philip IV?

A) Gianlorenzo Bernini
B) Artemisia Gentileschi
C) Francesco Borromini
D) Jacques-Louis David
E) Diego Velázquez

Question 12

Paintings depicting scenes of everyday life are known as ________ paintings.

A) trompe l'oeil
B) vanitas
C) history
D) genre
E) still-life

Question 13

For some 200 years, many of the works of Judith Leyster were:

A) locked away in an attic and forgotten.
B) mistakenly identified as the work of Frans Hals.
C) virtually ignored while decorating the walls of a hospital.
D) painted over because they had been sold for their canvas alone after her death.
E) buried in the Leyster family crypt.

Question 14

St. Teresa in Ecstasy is an excellent example of:

A) Baroque sculpture.
B) Mannerist allegory.
C) Neoclassical portraiture.
D) Renaissance illumination.
E) Rococo painting.

Question 15

The following is true about Rembrandt EXCEPT:

A) he was born in the Dutch city of Leiden.
B) he was a master of multiple types of painting, including portraits, landscapes, and religious scenes.
C) he painted self-portraits throughout his career.
D) he achieved and maintained financial success throughout his life.
E) he was the son of a miller.

Question 16

A work of art that uses a tragic Roman tale to arouse feelings of patriotism, self-sacrifice, and civic virtues in its viewers is:

A) Sortie of Captain Banning Cocq's Company of the Civic Guard.
B) The Ashes of Phokion.
C) Las Meninas.
D) The Progress of Love.
E) The Oath of the Horatii.

Question 17

One of Queen Marie-Antoinette's favorite portrait painters was:

A) Jean Antoine Watteau.
B) Nicolas Poussin.
C) Judith Leyster.
D) Diego Velázquez.
E) Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun.

Question 18

Unlike Baroque art from Catholic countries, Dutch Baroque art focused upon:

A) the community.
B) business life.
C) the family and home.
D) All of these.
E) None of these answers is correct.

Question 19

The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from:

A) ancient Greek mythology.
B) The Tale of Genji.
C) Beowulf.
D) the Bible.
E) Dante's Inferno.

Question 20

Which work of art tells the story of a man who was murdered in his bath?

A) The Ashes of Phokion
B) The Proposition
C) Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
D) The Death of Marat
E) The Pursuit

Question 21

Typical of Dutch landscape painting was the work of:

A) Jacob van Ruisdael.
B) Judith Leyster.
C) Frans Hals.
D) Rembrandt.
E) Nicolas Poussin.

Question 22

Consider Gentileschi's Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes and David's The Oath of the Horatii. These paintings represent idealized visions of heroic figures in two different cultures. Explain the political and social forces that influenced their form and content.

Question 23

Consider Bernini's St. Teresa in Ecstasy. Discuss the aspects of this work's form and content that exemplify the religious Baroque style supporting the Roman Catholic Church during the Counter-Reformation.

Question 24

Consider the painting The Pursuit from The Progress of Love, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and discuss why the patron rejected the series.

Question 25

Compare and contrast Baroque art in France, Spain, and Italy with Dutch Baroque, mentioning not only the formal visual aspects of works, but also differences in theme and content. Finally, explain the major reasons for the differences.

Question 26

Foremost among French painters of the 17^th century was ___________, who painted _________.

A) Nicolas Poussin; The Ashes of Phokion
B) Judith Leyster;Carousing Couple
C) Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun; Marie Antoinette and Her Children
D) Jacques Louis David; Death of Marat
E) Jean-Honoré Fragonard; The Pursuit

Question 27

Baroque art is often considered to be dramatic and emotional. With reference to specific works, explain how artists created these effects and then discuss the purposes for which artists sought to affect viewers emotionally during this period.

Question 28

Consider Velázquez's Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor) and Rembrandt's Sortie of Captain Cocq's Company of the Civic Guard (The Night Watch). The two paintings were made within 10 years of one another, but in countries with very different cultures. Explain the social/political forces that contribute to the works' differences.

Question 29

Explain the relationship between Neoclassical art and the revolutionary movements in the 18^th century. Support your points with references to specific works of the period.

Question 30

One of the most influential buildings of the architect Francisco Borromini was:

A) St. Peters.
B) San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.
C) Cornaro Chapel.
D) Palace of Versailles.
E) Amlienburg.

Question 31

Discuss the similarities and differences in Entombment, a painting by Italian artist Carvaggio, and Raising of the Cross, by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens.

Question 32

Compare and contrast the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles with the Mirror Room of the Amalienburg, indicating how aspects of each represent the Baroque and Rococo styles, respectively.