Question 1

Clara Peeters was one of the first still life artists to combine ____________ in a single painting.

Accepted Answer

A)  still life subjects and tapestries 
B)  flowers and food 
C)  figures and still life elements 
D)  insects and utensils 
A)  still life subjects and tapestries 
B)  flowers and food 
C)  figures and still life elements 
D)  insects and utensils

Question 2

Murillo worked in __________, despite its decline after an outbreak of the plague in 1649.

Accepted Answer

A)  Antwerp 
B)  Toledo 
C)  Madrid 
D)  Seville 
A)  Antwerp 
B)  Toledo 
C)  Madrid 
D)  Seville

Question 3

Visible through Bernini's Baldacchino, the artist also executed a shrine for ___________, which symbolized the Pope's authority.

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Paul 
B)  St. Longinus 
C)  St. Peter 
D)  Pope Urban VIII 
A)  St. Paul 
B)  St. Longinus 
C)  St. Peter 
D)  Pope Urban VIII

Question 4

How does Anthony van Dyck's Charles I at the Hunt convey the king's powerful status?

Accepted Answer

A)  through a naturalistic portrait, in which Charles's surroundings appear submissive 
B)  through an idealized portrait, where Charles appears as a powerful and godlike force 
C)  through a narrative image that shows Charles engaged in hunting wild beasts 
D)  none of the above 
A)  through a naturalistic portrait, in which Charles's surroundings appear submissive 
B)  through an idealized portrait, where Charles appears as a powerful and godlike force 
C)  through a narrative image that shows Charles engaged in hunting wild beasts 
D)  none of the above

Question 5

The columns surrounding the drum on the exterior of St. Paul's Cathedral recall _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bernini 
B)  Bramante 
C)  Vignola 
D)  Hardoin-Mansart 
A)  Bernini 
B)  Bramante 
C)  Vignola 
D)  Hardoin-Mansart

Question 6

Although Caravaggio was extremely influential on Spanish artists in the seventeenth century, their work is distinguished by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the predominance of secular subject matter 
B)  a use of vivid color and expressive brushwork 
C)  an ecstatic religiosity combined with realistic surface detail 
D)  the use of decorative patterns and designs based on Islamic art 
A)  the predominance of secular subject matter 
B)  a use of vivid color and expressive brushwork 
C)  an ecstatic religiosity combined with realistic surface detail 
D)  the use of decorative patterns and designs based on Islamic art

Question 7

English artists excelled in which field during the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  portrait painting 
B)  landscape painting 
C)  architecture 
D)  stained glass 
A)  portrait painting 
B)  landscape painting 
C)  architecture 
D)  stained glass

Question 8

Why did Rembrandt's fortunes rise and fall?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why did Rembrandt's fortunes rise and fall?...

Question 9

Bernini's great sculptural grouping Saint Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy is located in the Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in the city of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Antwerp 
B)  Rome 
C)  Paris 
D)  Vienna 
A)  Antwerp 
B)  Rome 
C)  Paris 
D)  Vienna

Question 10

Who were the patrons of Dutch Baroque art?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Who were the patrons of Dutch Baroque...

Question 11

What is Baroque classicism?

Accepted Answer

Baroque classicism is a term that refers

Question 12

The Baldacchino by __________ is a canopy over the high altar of St. Peter's.

Accepted Answer

A)  Maderno 
B)  Bernini 
C)  Borromini 
D)  Mansart 
A)  Maderno 
B)  Bernini 
C)  Borromini 
D)  Mansart

Question 13

How did the role of the viewer change in the Baroque period?

Accepted Answer

A)  it was self-contained and separate from the viewer's world 
B)  the focus was on a fixed viewpoints 
C)  art sought to engage viewers as participants 
D)  all of the above 
A)  it was self-contained and separate from the viewer's world 
B)  the focus was on a fixed viewpoints 
C)  art sought to engage viewers as participants 
D)  all of the above

Question 14

How is Bernini's David different from sculptures by Michelangelo and Donatello on the same subject? Discuss the artist's viewpoint, the expression, the moment in time, and the techniques.

Accepted Answer

Bernini's David differs from sculptures

Question 15

The Le Nain brothers are best known for their paintings of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  religious subjects 
B)  peasants 
C)  aristocrats 
D)  mythological scenes 
A)  religious subjects 
B)  peasants 
C)  aristocrats 
D)  mythological scenes

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Baroque art?

Accepted Answer

A)  an interest in Classicism 
B)  heightened dramatic effects 
C)  an appeal to the viewer's intellectual interests 
D)  different media used in a single work 
A)  an interest in Classicism 
B)  heightened dramatic effects 
C)  an appeal to the viewer's intellectual interests 
D)  different media used in a single work

Question 17

The Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens was offered commissions in _______________, in addition to local patrons.

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Spain 
D)  all of the above 
A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Spain 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

What characteristic is common to both Bernini and Caravaggio's artwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  theatrical presentation of the subject 
B)  an emphasis on sculptural media 
C)  tenebrism 
D)  all of the above 
A)  theatrical presentation of the subject 
B)  an emphasis on sculptural media 
C)  tenebrism 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

A painting long thought to be the work of Franz Hals was recently discovered to be the work of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Leyste 
B)  Gentileschi 
C)  Rembrandt 
D)  Caravaggio 
A)  Leyste 
B)  Gentileschi 
C)  Rembrandt 
D)  Caravaggio

Question 20

Hyacinthe Rigaud painted a 1701 portrait of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis XIV 
B)  Charles V 
C)  Julius II 
D)  Francis I 
A)  Louis XIV 
B)  Charles V 
C)  Julius II 
D)  Francis I

Exam 23: Seventeenth-century Art in Europe

Clara Peeters was one of the first still life artists to combine ____________ in a single painting.

Murillo worked in __________, despite its decline after an outbreak of the plague in 1649.

Visible through Bernini's Baldacchino, the artist also executed a shrine for ___________, which symbolized the Pope's authority.

How does Anthony van Dyck's Charles I at the Hunt convey the king's powerful status?

The columns surrounding the drum on the exterior of St. Paul's Cathedral recall _____________.

Although Caravaggio was extremely influential on Spanish artists in the seventeenth century, their work is distinguished by __________.

English artists excelled in which field during the seventeenth century?

Why did Rembrandt's fortunes rise and fall?

Bernini's great sculptural grouping Saint Teresa of Ávila in Ecstasy is located in the Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in the city of __________.

Who were the patrons of Dutch Baroque art?

What is Baroque classicism?

The Baldacchino by __________ is a canopy over the high altar of St. Peter's.

How did the role of the viewer change in the Baroque period?

How is Bernini's David different from sculptures by Michelangelo and Donatello on the same subject? Discuss the artist's viewpoint, the expression, the moment in time, and the techniques.

The Le Nain brothers are best known for their paintings of _______________.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Baroque art?

The Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens was offered commissions in _______________, in addition to local patrons.

What characteristic is common to both Bernini and Caravaggio's artwork?

A painting long thought to be the work of Franz Hals was recently discovered to be the work of ________.

Hyacinthe Rigaud painted a 1701 portrait of __________.

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