Baroque & Rococo Art

Which of the following is the primary reason why Caravaggio’s public and patrons found his art objectionable?

• He copied directly from great masters of the Renaissance and was considered derivative rather than inventive
• He created mainly still life pictures
• He made saintly figures have earthly characteristics, which shocked church officials
• His emphasis on the nude forms were considered irreverent

Bernini's artworks are distinctly Baroque because they are

• simple and bold
• thoughtful and balanced
• classical and religious
• expressive and dramatic

Title:

• Las Meninas

• Judith beheading Holorferness (Artemisia)

• Judith beheading Holorferness (Caravaggio)

• The Night Watch

The Catholic Church used art as an important tool to lure people back to the Church:

• true
• false

The Baroque period covers time period of 1580-1700:

• true
• false

What is the Council of Trent?

• The 19th ecumenical (universal) council of the Catholic Church which was prompted by the Protestant Reformation.

• The event that prompted the Baroque Art Period.

• A meeting where religious reforms were being questioned, proposed and reconsidered.

• The result of the Catholic church feeling threatened by the populations increasing number of conversions to Lutheranism.

• All of the above

Which Greek art movement is baroque most similar to?

• Classical

• Geometric

• Archaic

• Hellenistic

Baroque art is a reject of the __________ of Renaissance art

• Grandeur and Spectacle

• Intellect and Curiosity

• Restraint and Balance

• Seriousness and Realism

Which period is this painting from?

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Rococo

Which period is this painting from?

• Renaissance

• Baroque

• Rococo