Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 E

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun's painting of Mar

Question 5

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Gian Lorenzo Bernini made extensive cont

Question 9

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 __________.

Accepted Answer

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 
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 10

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 __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 
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 12

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.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

How did Louis XIV guarantee adherence to Classicism?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV, known as the "Sun King," reig

Question 20

What are the five major characteristics of Baroque art?

Accepted Answer

The five major characteristics of Baroqu

Exam 18: The Baroque ERA

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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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 __________.

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 __________.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

How did Louis XIV guarantee adherence to Classicism?

What are the five major characteristics of Baroque art?

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