Mannerism & Baroque Art History

Where did Mannerism originate from?

• The Basque Region

• London

• Rome

• Columbia

Because of the financial backing from the _______ Church, Spanish and Italian Baroque artists had the opportunity to experiment.

• Catholic

• Atheist

• Nondenominational

• Protestant

• Orthodox

This type of painting is a departure from High Renaissance painting in that it

• relies on symbolism to convey its meaning
• has exaggerated and elongated figures
• is painted with a quick and visible brushstroke
• is meant for private viewing rather than public display

Style of art that reflected the desire for the exotic, the far away, the haunted, the emotional

• Rococo
• Romanticism
• Mannerism
• Renaissance

Because of the financial backing from the _______ Church, Spanish and Italian Baroque artists had the opportunity to experiment.

• Catholic

• Atheist

• Nondenominational

• Protestant

• Orthodox

The figures using this style can be represented by an powerful twisting and bending with distortions, exaggerations, elongations of the limbs, bizarre posturing on one hand, graceful posturing on the other hand and the rendering of the head as uniformly small and oval.

• Baroque Style

• Mannerism Style

• Romanticism

• Distortion

What are the dates of the Baroque Era?

• 1500-1650

• 1600-1750

• 1750-1820

• 1820-1990

Which word is described as an angled view in which some portions of the subject appear closer than others.

• Tenebrism

• Chiaroscuro

• Foreshortening

• Compact Perspective

This word came to English from a French word meaning "irregularly shaped." To refer to something as such was initially considered an insult.

• Baroque

• Naturalistic

• Tronie

• Foreshorten

Baroque art is best connected with what historical event?

• Enlightenment
• Reformation
• Age of Exploration
• Middle Ages