Exam 17: The 17th and 18th Centuries

Baroque art is often considered to be dramatic and emotional. With reference to specific works, explain how artists created these effects, and then discuss the purposes for which artists sought to affect viewers emotionally during this period.

What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens?

Consider the painting, The Pursuit from The Progress of Love, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and discuss why the patron rejected the series.

Typical of Dutch landscape painting was the work of

Unlike Baroque art from Catholic countries, Dutch Baroque art focused upon

Among the following artists, whose innovation was it to create group portraits in the setting of an activity, rather than posing the subjects formally?

The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from

A work of art that uses a tragic Roman tale to arouse feelings of patriotism, self-sacrifice, and civic virtues in its viewers is

Explain the relationship between Neoclassical art and the revolutionary movements in the 18th century. Support your points with references to specific works of the period.

Which work of art tells the story of a man who was murdered in his bath?

Gianlorenzo Bernini was

In comparison to Baroque art, the style of Rococo