Deck 18: The Baroque ERA

Question 1

Spain was one of the wealthiest European countries during the Baroque and lavishly supported the arts,at least partly due to __________.

A) ​competition with France 
B) ​an influx of riches from the New World 
C) ​the overblown tastes of King Philip IV 
D) ​the acquisitive nature of the aristocracy 
E) ​an influx of riches from the Far East

Answer 1

  B

Question 2

Nicolas Poussin's Rape of the Sabine Women utilizes a(n)__________,thereby borrowing a Renaissance technique for structuring a balanced composition.

A) ​theatrical presentation of his subjects 
B) ​intersection of diagonals 
C) ​exaggerated chiaroscuro 
D) ​compositional triangle 
E) ​energetic motion

Answer 2

  D

Question 3

Which of the following was not a Baroque addition to St.Peter's?​ 

A) ​The Latin Cross plan 
B) ​The façade 
C) ​The Sistine Chapel 
D) ​The Cathedra Petri 
E) ​The piazza

Answer 3

  C

Question 4

In his Syndics of the Draper's Guild,Rembrandt captures the men just as __________.

A) ​someone outside the canvas enters the room 
B) ​they are finishing their meeting 
C) ​one of them is leaving the room 
D) ​dinner is being served 
E) ​their meeting is called to order

Question 5

Francesco Borromini's __________ is an organic building that incorporates the Baroque elements of motion,space,and light.

A) ​Santa Maria della Pace 
B) ​Sant'Andrea al Quirinale 
C) ​Sforza Chapel 
D) ​Farnese Palace 
E) ​San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

Question 6

Baciccio's Triumph of the Sacred Name of Jesus in Il Gesu in Rome achieves a trompe l'oeil effect by combining painted figures with __________.

A) ​marble sculptures and an oculus 
B) ​white stucco modeled figures and a bronze ceiling 
C) ​marble sculptured figures and a coffered stone ceiling 
D) ​white stucco modeled sculptures and a gilded stucco ceiling 
E) ​painted stucco sculptures and a wooden ceiling

Question 7

For The Conversion of St.Paul,Caravaggio selected the models in his painting from __________.

A) ​society's outcasts 
B) ​classical statuary 
C) ​Roman death masks 
D) ​Rome's aristocracy 
E) ​two fellow painters

Question 8

Which of the following Baroque painters was an ambassador,diplomat,and court painter to dukes and kings and supervised a huge workshop of assistants? 

A) ​Rembrandt van Rijn 
B) ​Peter Paul Rubens 
C) ​Gianlorenzo Bernini 
D) ​Diego Velázquez 
E) ​Nicolas Poussin

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning Diego Velázquez's painting techniques is false? 

A) ​He favored Venetian colors. 
B) ​He used highly contrasting lights and darks. 
C) ​He favored idealized, classical figures. 
D) ​He painted deep, illusionistic spaces. 
E) ​He portrayed the royal family in naturalistic attitudes.

Question 10

Which of the following does not describe Jan Vermeer's Young Woman with a Water Jug? 

A) ​It has a single source of light bathing the composition. 
B) ​The colors are harsh and garish. 
C) ​It is a genre subject. 
D) ​It has a bit of mystery surrounding the captured moment. 
E) ​The elements in the composition are perfectly placed.

Question 11

In the Palace at Versailles,all of the following elements echo Renaissance techniques except that the __________.

A) ​structure is divided horizontally into three stories 
B) ​palace interior is lavishly decorated with dramatic vistas 
C) ​structure is divided vertically into three major sections 
D) ​windows are placed rhythmically and divided by pilasters 
E) ​balustrade crowns the palace, emphasizing the horizontal

Question 12

After Martin Luther's Reformation,Dutch artists painted scenes of daily life,whereas Flemish artists __________.

A) ​painted primarily portraits and religious scenes 
B) ​painted still lifes and portraits 
C) ​continued painting classical imagery as done in the Renaissance 
D) ​depicted graphic scenes of civil war 
E) ​continued painting religious and mythological scenes as in Baroque Italy

Question 13

In the apse of St.Peter's,Bernini combined architecture,sculpture,and stained glass to produce the brilliant golden display known as the __________.

A) ​Tempietto 
B) ​Baldacchino 
C) ​Pietà 
D) ​Confessio 
E) ​Cathedra Petri

Question 14

Peter Paul Ruben's The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus depicts a scene from Greek mythology in which two mortal women are seized by __________,the twin sons of Zeus.

A) ​Romulus and Remus 
B) ​Artemis and Apollo 
C) ​Castor and Pollux 
D) ​Hercules and Iphicles 
E) ​Hermes and Mars

Question 15

For his mysterious Las Meninas,or the __________,Diego Velázquez dissolved his forms into small,roughly textured brushstrokes that would be the hallmark of __________ two centuries later.

A) ​dwarfs; Realism 
B) ​royal family; Neo-Classicism 
C) ​little princess; Post-Impressionism 
D) ​maids of honor; Impressionism 
E) ​servants; Romanticism

Question 16

All of Rembrandt's paintings,drawings,and prints seem to focus on __________.

A) ​religion and spirituality 
B) ​genre scenes 
C) the surface characteristics of the media used​ 
D) ​himself 
E) ​introspection and psychological situations

Question 17

The Baroque era was born in __________,at least in part as a reaction to the spread of Protestantism resulting from the __________.

A) ​Florence; Catholic Counter-Reformation 
B) Rome; Reformation​ 
C) ​Madrid; papacy 
D) ​Flanders; rise of the middle class 
E) ​Paris; French Revolution

Question 18

King Louis XIV's Palace at Versailles was originally the site of his __________.

A) summer house 
B) ​birthplace 
C) ​mistress's hideaway 
D) ​winter retreat 
E) ​hunting lodge

Question 19

In both of their paintings of Judith Decapitating Holofernes,Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi utilized a harsh,theatrical "spotlight" effect known as __________.

A) ​trompe l'oeil 
B) ​tenebrism 
C) ​pointillism 
D) ​optism 
E) ​chiaroscuro

Question 20

Before the Baroque period ended,__________ began to replace Rome as the center of the art world.

A) ​Spain 
B) ​Flanders 
C) ​France 
D) ​London 
E) ​Venice

Question 21

Summarize Bernini's extensive contributions to both the interior and exterior of St.Peter's.

Question 22

In Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Happy Accidents of the Swing,all of the following are characteristics of the Rococo and depicted in the painting except __________.

A) ​a subject of frivolity 
B) ​a soft, pastel palette 
C) ​classically inspired facial features 
D) ​lacy, delicate brushwork 
E) ​soft lighting

Question 23

Explain how uncontrollable and theatrical drama might best describe Bernini's The Ecstasy of St.Theresa.

Question 24

Which of the following historical personalities is not associated with the Enlightenment? 

A) ​Rene Descartes 
B) ​Isaac Newton 
C) ​King Louis XVI 
D) ​John Locke 
E) ​Benjamin Franklin

Question 25

Describe how Peter Paul Rubens conveys space,time,and theatricality in The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus.

Question 26

Discuss how Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane can be appreciated first as sculpture and only second as architecture.

Question 27

Following Martin Luther's Reformation,what happened to the region of Flanders?

Question 28

Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun painted the portrait of Marie Antoinette and Her Children in an attempt to portray the queen as __________.

A) King Louis XIV's altar ego 
B) ​a strong, sensitive leader of her subjects 
C) ​a strong willed rebel 
D) ​a loving mother 
E) ​a beautiful goddess of a queen

Question 29

Why was Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun's painting of Marie Antoinette and Her Children not exhibited as scheduled,and what was the ultimate fate of the royal family?

Question 30

Describe how Bernini's David illustrates the Baroque characteristics of motion,space,and time.

Question 31

How did Louis XIV guarantee adherence to Classicism?

Question 32

Describe Rembrandt's painting techniques and how they contributed to the psychological nature of his art.

Question 33

How did the irregularity of styles of the Baroque period manifest itself in Spain and Flanders,the Netherlands,and France and England?

Question 34

What are the five major characteristics of Baroque art?

Question 35

During World War II,Winston Churchill took extraordinary measures to protect __________ from the Nazi Blitz.

A) ​the National Gallery 
B) ​St. Paul's Cathedral 
C) ​St. Peter's Cathedral 
D) ​the Banqueting Hall at Whitehall 
E) ​Versailles

Question 36

Discuss the various possible interpretations of the subject matter in Las Meninas.What is your opinion based on close observation of the painting?

Question 37

In the Baroque period,England's most significant contribution to the arts was in the realm of __________.

A) ​architecture 
B) ​painting 
C) ​sculpture 
D) ​tapestries 
E) ​printmaking