Baroque

Question 1

Maximum dramatic effect in this work above is realized in the

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difference between the white marble and the dark framing columns

Question 2

theatrical illusion of Baroque works is similar to those seen in which periods?

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Greek Hellenistic

Question 3

How can you tell which figure is St Matthew

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St Matthew is pointing towards himself in amazement

Question 4

This cathedral was designed by

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Borromini

Question 5

difference between quadro riportato and di sotto in su paintings, di sotto in su paintings

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Have figures that are placed as if they were over your head

Question 6

St. Charles of the Four Fountains is an unusual Baroque building because of its

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Small size

Question 7

A thick and very visible application of paint on a painting surface

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Impasta

Question 8

Which of the following is an aspect of the work that is characteristic of the Baroque style of Peter Paul Rubens?

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The use of expressively distorted/ spiraling figures

Question 9

Which detail indicates the presence of the divine in this composition?

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the light streaming in from the corner family

Question 10

David has important art historical precedents in the work of which two Renaissance artists?

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Michelangelo, Donatello

Question 11

This is a multi-media work in that besides marble it includes

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wood, painting, and gilded bronze

Question 12

Which best explains the setting in The Calling of St. Matthew? He wanted the scene to appear

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in a common and seedy environment.

Question 13

Genre paintings are the specialty of

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Jan Vermeer

Question 14

Carvaggio created three paintings about (blank) for the Contarelli Chapel in Rome.

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St Matthew

Question 15

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

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an interest in Classicism

Question 16

The work of Spanish artists Ribers, Zubaran and Velasquez was heavily influenced by

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Caravaggio

Question 17

ceiling painting in which the figures seem to be hovering above the viewers

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Di sotto in su

Question 18

Which best describes the underlying meaning of this painting?

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It's a painting about sinfulness and greed.

Question 19

Marie de’ Medici, commissioned this work above, as well as the larger cycle it belongs to, in order to

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celebrate her virtues and advocate her political position

Question 20

What innovative device did Dutch painters commonly use in the painting of group portraits

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Figures engaged in an activity or dramatic event

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