Deck 15: Drama and Light: Mannerism, the Baroque, and Rococo

Question 1

Rembrandt van Rijn's painting Sortie of Captain Banning Cocq's Company of the Civic Guard ______.

A)is a group portrait of the Civic Guard
B)was not received well by the members of the Civic Guard who are obscured in the work
C)included a ghost-like image of his wife who died that same year
D)marked a turning point in the number of commissions Rembrandt received
E)all of these are correct

Answer 1

E

Question 2

El Greco was initially trained as an apprentice in _________.

A)sculpture
B)Byzantine icons
C)goldsmithing
D)architecture
E)Roman portrait busts

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Artemisia Gentileschi often portrayed strong women as her subject matter because the artist _________.

A)was a victim of sexual assault and wanted to portray women in powerful roles
B)didn't know how to depict men very well
C)fought for gender equality in her protest art
D)wanted to strengthen the sentimentality of the subject
E)had physical limitations as a result of childhood illnesses

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A retalbo, like the one found in the Chapel of the Rosary in Mexico, is a ______.

A)retelling of a biblical story
B)stained glass window
C)highly detailed and sculptural doorway
D)shelf behind the altar
E)type of crucifix

Question 5

The viewpoint of Las Meninas is unusual because _____.

A)it uses aerial perspective
B)there are many vantage points
C)the viewer takes the perspective of the painting's subjects
D)the elongated use of space is disorienting
E)all of these are correct

Question 6

Alla prima in painting refers to _________.

A)ballerinas as subject matter
B)the quick way that paintings were done in one sitting
C)a thick application of paint
D)the building up of layers of glaze in painting
E)the high contrast of lights and darks in a painting

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a doctrine of French Baroque Classicism?

A)Reject Naturalism.
B)Depict noble and serious thoughts.
C)Create images that have logic and order.
D)Depict things as they really are.
E)Depict great themes to raise viewers up.

Question 8

Aristocracy, playfulness, and romantic love were all characteristics of _______.

A)Mannerism
B)Italian Baroque
C)French Baroque
D)Rococo
E)Dutch Baroque

Question 9

What type of sculpture did Bernini become most famous for?

A)low relief
B)portrait busts
C)complete sculptural environments
D)mythological figures
E)both a and b are correct

Question 10

In his painting The Last Supper, Tintoretto made his subject matter _____.

A)come to life
B)exciting
C)a combination of Titian's color with Michelangelo's design and drawing
D)dramatic
E)all of these are correct

Question 11

Baroque art focused on ________.

A)dramatic effects in lighting
B)dynamic movement
C)naturalism in figures
D)tenebrism
E)all of these are correct

Question 12

The term Rubenesque refers to the way that Peter Paul Rubens ________.

A)created a dramatic tension of lights and darks
B)used bright cheery colors in his art
C)portrayed the natural glory of pudgy women
D)painted his religious scenes
E)pursued his commissions

Question 13

Caravaggio was known for his chiaroscuro; what does this term mean?

A)extreme naturalism
B)a dramatic contrast of light and dark
C)secular subject matter
D)disguising symbolism
E)none of these are correct

Question 14

Louis XIV was also known as the _____ King.

A)Mirror
B)Sun
C)Architecture
D)Garden
E)Luxury

Question 15

Paintings by Caravaggio were considered controversial because he _____.

A)depicted religious subject matter
B)broke out against the traditions of the French academy
C)used allegorical symbolism protesting the Italian government
D)used everyday, average people off the street as models for the religious figures
E)was a Protestant in a largely Catholic environment

Question 16

Which artist, a prodigy as a child, was patronized by Marie Antoinette for more than twenty royal portraits?

A)Watteau
B)Poussin
C)Vigée-Lebrun
D)Rembrandt
E)Fragonard

Question 17

Which French artist was the preeminent painter of the Rococo period?

A)Rembrandt
B)Hals
C)Poussin
D)Watteau
E)Caravaggio

Question 18

The highest goal of Mannerist art was _____.

A)a focus on the subject
B)emotions
C)a perfect balance
D)cool rationalism
E)elegance

Question 19

The primary patron for Diego Velázquez was _________.

A)Pope Julius II
B)the Medici family
C)King Philip IV
D)individual middle class citizens
E)King Louis XIV

Question 20

What is one reason that commissions for portraits increased in the seventeenth century in the Dutch Republic?

A)The Dutch Republic was a Protestant nation.
B)Portraits were a new subject matter for painting.
C)There were more painters.
D)Demand for religious subject matter decreased.
E)Both a and d are correct.

Question 21

How did Bernini incorporate light into his works in the Cornaro Chapel and the Throne of Saint Peter?

Question 22

What are three characteristics of Baroque art?

Question 23

How is Baroque architecture different from the architecture of the Renaissance? Use specific examples from each period in your response.

Question 24

Why did the artwork created by Peter Paul Rubens appeal to the aristocracy?

Question 25

What events led to Rembrandt declaring bankruptcy?

Question 26

El Greco's artistic style is a fusion of two different Italian styles.Identify the two styles and explain their influence upon El Greco's work.

Question 27

Explain the effect that the Counter-Reformation had upon artwork of Catholic countries.Cite at least one specific artwork in your discussion.

Question 28

What was the subject matter in the Baroque art of Holland? Why was it different from Baroque art of Italy?

Question 29

What did the Mannerists believe was the most elegant way to portray the body?

Question 30

Gian Lorenzo Bernini was a Baroque sculptor, painter, and architect.Describe how Bernini incorporated the skills of all three into his work of the Cornaro Chapel in Santa Maria della Vittoria.