Exam 19: The Baroque in Italy and Spain

Which of the following is typical of Italian Baroque art?

Who became court painter to Philip IV of Spain?

The Maids of Honor by Velázquez documents in paint the artist's aspirations for increased social status.

What does tenebrism mean?

Bernini's architecture and sculpture in the Cornaro Chapel were inspired by the writings of

Trompe l'oeil is a French expression for tenebrism, the effects of light and shadow in Caravaggio's paintings.

Velázquez was best known as a painter of:

In comparing Bernini's David to Donatello's David, Bernini's is significantly:

Discuss the colonnade by Gianlorenzo Bernini at St. Peter's. How is this work representative of the objectives of the Catholic Counter Reformation?

How does Caravaggio handle light and what function(s) does light play in his The Calling of St. Matthew?

Zurbarán and Murillo were very active as painters of religious subjects in seventeenth-century Spain.

The promotion of the Virgin in Spanish art substantially defined Spain's Catholic role in defying the Reformation of northern Europe.

The term "Baroque" may come from the Portuguese word "Barrocco," which refers to:

Examine Bernini's The Ecstasy of St. Teresa. How is the Cornaro Chapel like a multi- media stage set? How do the visual effects that Bernini uses relate to the Counter-Reformation interests of the Church?

The Counter Reformation was a movement that began the in the seventeenth century and was inspired by the religious art of Caravaggio.

Which city is a major center for Baroque patronage during the Catholic Counter-Reformation?

Who is known for using light very dramatically with extremes of light and dark?

Which is true of the painting of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo?

Describe Velázquez's The Maids of Honor and comment on the likely purpose of the painting.

Who was the illusionistic ceiling painter who painted The Loves of the Gods in quadri riportati?