Question 1

Compare the sensual elements of Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa to Caravaggio's Conversion of Saint Paul and Donne's "Batter My Heart."

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Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, Caravaggio's Conversion of Saint Paul, and Donne's "Batter My Heart" all contain sensual elements that evoke intense emotions and physical experiences.

In Bernini's sculpture, the sensual elements are evident in the depiction of Saint Teresa in a state of ecstasy, with her body contorted and her facial expression conveying intense pleasure and spiritual rapture. The use of light and shadow also adds to the sensual atmosphere, creating a sense of drama and intensity.

Caravaggio's Conversion of Saint Paul also contains sensual elements, particularly in the use of light and shadow to create a dramatic and emotional scene. The physicality of Saint Paul's body as he falls from his horse and the intense expression on his face convey a sense of visceral experience and emotional turmoil.

In Donne's "Batter My Heart," the sensual elements are expressed through the use of language and imagery. The speaker's plea for God to "batter" his heart and "o'erthrow" him conveys a sense of physical and emotional intensity, while the use of violent and passionate imagery adds to the sensual and emotional impact of the poem.

Overall, all three works contain sensual elements that evoke intense emotions and physical experiences, whether through the depiction of a spiritual ecstasy, a dramatic conversion, or a passionate plea for divine intervention.

Question 2

Giovanni Gabrieli organized his compositions around a single note-the tonic note to

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A)  heighten the sense of harmonic drama. 
B)  allow more pitch for the voices. 
C)  create effects of sonority in a cathedral. 
D)  enable words to be heard over the music. 
A)  heighten the sense of harmonic drama. 
B)  allow more pitch for the voices. 
C)  create effects of sonority in a cathedral. 
D)  enable words to be heard over the music. A

Question 3

In The Calling of Saint Matthew,Caravaggio portrayed his subjects in the attire of his time,not Jesus's

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A)  so that he could use richer colors and brushstrokes. 
B)  to conform with other paintings in the series. 
C)  to enable the audience to identify with them. 
D)  to portray the painting's patrons realistically. 
A)  so that he could use richer colors and brushstrokes. 
B)  to conform with other paintings in the series. 
C)  to enable the audience to identify with them. 
D)  to portray the painting's patrons realistically. C

Question 4

List and analyze at least two reasons for Artemisia Gentileschi's use of her self-portrait for Judith in her five paintings of the Jewish heroine's story.

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There are at least two reasons for Artem

Question 5

Define "tenebrism," and explain Caravaggio's use of it to provide drama in two of his \
works.

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Tenebrism is a painting technique charac

Question 6

List and explain two ways Giovanni Gabrieli made church music more emotionally engaging.

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Giovanni Gabrieli made church music more

Question 7

Gianlorenzo Bernini decorated the baldachino's grooved columns with bronze vines in Saint Peter's Basilica to

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A)  symbolize the union of the Old and New Testaments. 
B)  create a sense of naturalism. 
C)  emphasize the blending of Classical and Italian design. 
D)  draw the viewers' eyes upward along the spirals. 
A)  symbolize the union of the Old and New Testaments. 
B)  create a sense of naturalism. 
C)  emphasize the blending of Classical and Italian design. 
D)  draw the viewers' eyes upward along the spirals.

Question 8

Giovanni Gabrieli aimed to make church music more emotionally engaging in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  by playing two organs against each other. 
B)  by placing the four choirs in separate areas. 
C)  by adding the first all-female ensemble to the choir. 
D)  by using brass and wood instruments in the music. 
A)  by playing two organs against each other. 
B)  by placing the four choirs in separate areas. 
C)  by adding the first all-female ensemble to the choir. 
D)  by using brass and wood instruments in the music.

Question 9

The first operas were inspired by

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A)  Giovanni Gabrieli's compositions. 
B)  Gianlorenzo Bernini's sculptures. 
C)  Venetian street processions. 
D)  ancient Greek drama. 
A)  Giovanni Gabrieli's compositions. 
B)  Gianlorenzo Bernini's sculptures. 
C)  Venetian street processions. 
D)  ancient Greek drama.

Question 10

Giacomo della Porta's façade for the church of Il Gesù considered by many to be the first architectural manifestation of the Baroque because of its

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A)  ornate ceiling painting. 
B)  classic proportions. 
C)  dramatic jamb statues. 
D)  added dimensionality. 
A)  ornate ceiling painting. 
B)  classic proportions. 
C)  dramatic jamb statues. 
D)  added dimensionality.

Question 11

In the Four Rivers Fountain,Gianlorenzo Bernini intended the obelisk to represent

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A)  the triumph of the Roman Catholic Church over the world's rivers. 
B)  Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III's defeat of Egypt. 
C)  the domination of the Roman Catholic Church over paganism. 
D)  the Roman Catholic Church's position as the center of the world. 
A)  the triumph of the Roman Catholic Church over the world's rivers. 
B)  Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III's defeat of Egypt. 
C)  the domination of the Roman Catholic Church over paganism. 
D)  the Roman Catholic Church's position as the center of the world.

Question 12

Musical divisions were less pronounced in Venice because the city

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A)  had traditionally ignored papal authority. 
B)  had a large Protestant population. 
C)  was too far from Rome for anyone to notice. 
D)  was not part of the Holy Roman Empire. 
A)  had traditionally ignored papal authority. 
B)  had a large Protestant population. 
C)  was too far from Rome for anyone to notice. 
D)  was not part of the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 13

Claudio Monteverdi's first opera was inspired by the Greek myth

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A)  Prometheus and Pandora. 
B)  Orpheus and Eurydice. 
C)  Paris and Helen of Troy. 
D)  Zeus and Leda. 
A)  Prometheus and Pandora. 
B)  Orpheus and Eurydice. 
C)  Paris and Helen of Troy. 
D)  Zeus and Leda.

Question 14

Identify and describe three elements of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel sculptural program that illustrate the high drama of the Baroque.

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1. The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa: One of t

Question 15

Why were only girls in Venice's orphanages given music instruction?

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A)  Girls would handle the delicate instruments more gently. 
B)  Girls required musical skill to secure a good marriage. 
C)  It was assumed that boys would enter the labor force. 
D)  Venetian orphanages housed only girls. 
A)  Girls would handle the delicate instruments more gently. 
B)  Girls required musical skill to secure a good marriage. 
C)  It was assumed that boys would enter the labor force. 
D)  Venetian orphanages housed only girls.

Question 16

What technique that contrasts large areas of dark with smaller illuminated areas did Caravaggio master?

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A)  atmospheric perspective 
B)  tenebrism 
C)  foreshortening 
D)  invisible complement 
A)  atmospheric perspective 
B)  tenebrism 
C)  foreshortening 
D)  invisible complement

Question 17

The term "Baroque" was originally used in a derogatory way,because the new style

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A)  was associated with the common people. 
B)  was very expensive to create. 
C)  defied the Council of Trent's directives. 
D)  was seen as too ornate and strange. 
A)  was associated with the common people. 
B)  was very expensive to create. 
C)  defied the Council of Trent's directives. 
D)  was seen as too ornate and strange.

Question 18

Using one sculpture,one painting,and one musical composition,explain the artists' achievement of Baroque drama-the sense of action,excitement,and sensuality.

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One sculpture that exemplifies the Baroq

Question 19

On each side of his Cornaro Chapel sculptural program,Gianlorenzo Bernini included theater boxes to

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A)  allow visitors to have a better view of Saint Teresa. 
B)  create preferential seating for the Cornaro family. 
C)  emphasize his design's high drama. 
D)  provide extra seating for churchgoers. 
A)  allow visitors to have a better view of Saint Teresa. 
B)  create preferential seating for the Cornaro family. 
C)  emphasize his design's high drama. 
D)  provide extra seating for churchgoers.

Question 20

Describe Bernini's colonnade enclosure of Vatican Square,and explain how it defines the Baroque style.

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Bernini's colonnade enclosure of Vatican

Compare the sensual elements of Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa to Caravaggio's Conversion of Saint Paul and Donne's "Batter My Heart."

Giovanni Gabrieli organized his compositions around a single note-the tonic note to

In The Calling of Saint Matthew,Caravaggio portrayed his subjects in the attire of his time,not Jesus's

List and analyze at least two reasons for Artemisia Gentileschi's use of her self-portrait for Judith in her five paintings of the Jewish heroine's story.

Define "tenebrism," and explain Caravaggio's use of it to provide drama in two of his \ works.

List and explain two ways Giovanni Gabrieli made church music more emotionally engaging.

Gianlorenzo Bernini decorated the baldachino's grooved columns with bronze vines in Saint Peter's Basilica to

Giovanni Gabrieli aimed to make church music more emotionally engaging in all of the following ways EXCEPT

The first operas were inspired by

Giacomo della Porta's façade for the church of Il Gesù considered by many to be the first architectural manifestation of the Baroque because of its

In the Four Rivers Fountain,Gianlorenzo Bernini intended the obelisk to represent

Musical divisions were less pronounced in Venice because the city

Claudio Monteverdi's first opera was inspired by the Greek myth

Identify and describe three elements of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel sculptural program that illustrate the high drama of the Baroque.

Why were only girls in Venice's orphanages given music instruction?

What technique that contrasts large areas of dark with smaller illuminated areas did Caravaggio master?

The term "Baroque" was originally used in a derogatory way,because the new style

Using one sculpture,one painting,and one musical composition,explain the artists' achievement of Baroque drama-the sense of action,excitement,and sensuality.

On each side of his Cornaro Chapel sculptural program,Gianlorenzo Bernini included theater boxes to

Describe Bernini's colonnade enclosure of Vatican Square,and explain how it defines the Baroque style.

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Exam 21: The Baroque in Italy: the Church and Its Appeal

Compare the sensual elements of Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa to Caravaggio's Conversion of Saint Paul and Donne's "Batter My Heart."

Giovanni Gabrieli organized his compositions around a single note-the tonic note to

In The Calling of Saint Matthew,Caravaggio portrayed his subjects in the attire of his time,not Jesus's

List and analyze at least two reasons for Artemisia Gentileschi's use of her self-portrait for Judith in her five paintings of the Jewish heroine's story.

Define "tenebrism," and explain Caravaggio's use of it to provide drama in two of his \ works.

List and explain two ways Giovanni Gabrieli made church music more emotionally engaging.

Gianlorenzo Bernini decorated the baldachino's grooved columns with bronze vines in Saint Peter's Basilica to

Giovanni Gabrieli aimed to make church music more emotionally engaging in all of the following ways EXCEPT

The first operas were inspired by

Giacomo della Porta's façade for the church of Il Gesù considered by many to be the first architectural manifestation of the Baroque because of its

In the Four Rivers Fountain,Gianlorenzo Bernini intended the obelisk to represent

Musical divisions were less pronounced in Venice because the city

Claudio Monteverdi's first opera was inspired by the Greek myth

Identify and describe three elements of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel sculptural program that illustrate the high drama of the Baroque.

Why were only girls in Venice's orphanages given music instruction?

What technique that contrasts large areas of dark with smaller illuminated areas did Caravaggio master?

The term "Baroque" was originally used in a derogatory way,because the new style

Using one sculpture,one painting,and one musical composition,explain the artists' achievement of Baroque drama-the sense of action,excitement,and sensuality.

On each side of his Cornaro Chapel sculptural program,Gianlorenzo Bernini included theater boxes to

Describe Bernini's colonnade enclosure of Vatican Square,and explain how it defines the Baroque style.

The Secular Baroque in the North: the Art of Observation

The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage

The Rise of the Enlightenment in England: the Claims of Reason

The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason

The Rights of Man: Revolution and the Neoclassical Style

The Romantic World View: the Self in Nature and the Nature of Self

Industry and the Working Class: a New Realism

Defining a Nation: American National Identity and the Challenge of Civil War

Global Confrontation and Modern Life: the Quest for Cultural Identity

The Promise of Renewal: Hope and Possibility in Late Nineteenth-Century Europe

The Course of Empire: Expansion and Conflict in America

The Fin De Siècle: Toward the Modern

The Era of Invention: Paris and the Modern World

The Great War and Its Impact: a Lost Generation and a New Imagination

New York, skyscraper Culture, and the Jazz Age: Making It New

The Age of Anxiety: Fascism and Depression, holocaust and Bomb

After the War: Existential Doubt,artistic Triumph,and the Culture of Consumption

Multiplicity and Diversity: Cultures of Liberation and Identity in the 1960s and 1970s

Without Boundaries: Multiple Meanings in a Postmodern World

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