Question 1

Hardouin-Mansart's Church of the Invalides in Paris is reminiscent of which of the following styles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Versailles 
B)  English Baroque 
C)  Banqueting Hall, London 
D)  Italian Baroque 
A)  Versailles 
B)  English Baroque 
C)  Banqueting Hall, London 
D)  Italian Baroque D

Question 2

Inigo Jones created a clear and dignified design for the Banqueting House at Whitehall. He superimposed two orders by using columns in the center and pilasters near the ends. The balustrade roofline has an uninterrupted horizontal sweep that predates which of the following structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Garden Façade, Versailles 
B)  St. Paul's, London 
C)  East façade, Louvre 
D)  San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome 
A)  Garden Façade, Versailles 
B)  St. Paul's, London 
C)  East façade, Louvre 
D)  San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome C

Question 3

How did Vermeer celebrate his profession?

Accepted Answer

In his Allegory of the Art of Painting he used the device of the drawn curtain to allow us the viewer to look into the room. Further the light radiating in from an unseen window and casting light on the model and the canvas was another allusion to the light of artistic inspiration. In this work he extolled the vision and talent of the artist.

Question 4

In what guise did Rembrandt portray himself and what statement does it make about his craft?

Accepted Answer

Rembrandt van Rijn, Self-Portrait . He p

Question 5

How does this structure represent French 17ᵗʰ century architecture?

Accepted Answer

Perrault, East Façade, Louvre, Paris . T

Question 6

In Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, he has clustered the participants on the left side and has placed Dr. Tulp on the right side with the diagonally placed foreshortened corpse disrupting the strict horizontal, planar orientation. This is in sharp contrast to which of the following traditions of group portraiture?

Accepted Answer

A)  The subjects were placed evenly across the canvas 
B)  Group portraits of professional organizations were never portrayed 
C)  Only five subjects were allowed per group portrait portrayals 
D)  Only guilds were allowed as subjects for group portraits 
A)  The subjects were placed evenly across the canvas 
B)  Group portraits of professional organizations were never portrayed 
C)  Only five subjects were allowed per group portrait portrayals 
D)  Only guilds were allowed as subjects for group portraits

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Dutch used peasants to express boist

Question 8

How does the phrase "controlling nature" reflect the gardens of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

André Le Nôtre trAnswerformed a forest,

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

The series memorialized and gl

Question 11

In Judith Leyster's Self-Portrait she portrays herself as a confident, accomplished painter, seated in front of her easel working yet taking time to stop work and meet the viewer's eye. Unlike Rembrandt she does not portray herself in a painter's smock. Which of the following would account for this?

Accepted Answer

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 herself to be seen in the dull and dirty smock. 
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 herself to be seen in the dull and dirty smock.

Question 12

Reflected in Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego, the dominant style in France during the Baroque period was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  tenebrism 
B)  orientalism 
C)  mannerism 
D)  classicism 
A)  tenebrism 
B)  orientalism 
C)  mannerism 
D)  classicism

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

The prosperity such trade generated affe

Question 14

How id Ruisdael's presentation of landscape differ from other landscape artists?

Accepted Answer

Jacob Van Ruisdael, View of Harlem from

Question 15

How did Jacques Callot impact 17ᵗʰ century France?

Accepted Answer

He created one of the first pi

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

He clearly understood the value of the v

Question 17

In contrast to Catholic religious images Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son can be said to be which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a painting of inward turning contemplation. 
B)  It illustrated lofty theological ideals. 
C)  It celebrated the celestial triumph of the Roman Catholic church. 
D)  It consisted of figures in dramatic poses with emphatic gestures 
A)  It is a painting of inward turning contemplation. 
B)  It illustrated lofty theological ideals. 
C)  It celebrated the celestial triumph of the Roman Catholic church. 
D)  It consisted of figures in dramatic poses with emphatic gestures

Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

Louis Le Nain, Family of Country People

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  official court painter 
B)  professor of astronomy 
C)  secretary of public woks 
D)  parliamentarian 
A)  official court painter 
B)  professor of astronomy 
C)  secretary of public woks 
D)  parliamentarian

Question 20

Rubens has synthesized the styles of three Italian artists in his Elevation of the Cross. Which of the following are those three artists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michelangelo, Tintoretto, and Caravaggio 
B)  Leonardo, Titian, and Carracci 
C)  Masaccio, Fra Angelico, and Mantegna 
D)  Castagno, Piero della Francesca, and Uccello 
A)  Michelangelo, Tintoretto, and Caravaggio 
B)  Leonardo, Titian, and Carracci 
C)  Masaccio, Fra Angelico, and Mantegna 
D)  Castagno, Piero della Francesca, and Uccello

Exam 25: the Baroque in Northern Europe

Hardouin-Mansart's Church of the Invalides in Paris is reminiscent of which of the following styles?

Inigo Jones created a clear and dignified design for the Banqueting House at Whitehall. He superimposed two orders by using columns in the center and pilasters near the ends. The balustrade roofline has an uninterrupted horizontal sweep that predates which of the following structures?

How did Vermeer celebrate his profession?

In what guise did Rembrandt portray himself and what statement does it make about his craft?

How does this structure represent French 17ᵗʰ century architecture?

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

How does the phrase "controlling nature" reflect the gardens of Versailles?

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?

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

Reflected in Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego, the dominant style in France during the Baroque period was ____.

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

How id Ruisdael's presentation of landscape differ from other landscape artists?

How did Jacques Callot impact 17ᵗʰ century France?

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

In contrast to Catholic religious images Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son can be said to be which of the following?

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?

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

Rubens has synthesized the styles of three Italian artists in his Elevation of the Cross. Which of the following are those three artists?

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