Bellwork Quiz March 21, 2023

Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun's Self-Portrait differs from earlier European portraiture traditions because Vigee Le Brun

• was among the first women to depict herself as an artist

• used her self-portrait to convey coded political ideas

• rejected the inclusion of religious references in her self-portrait

• depicted herself standing instead of seated as would be traditional for women

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

• The use of hierarchical scale

• the use of diagonal composition

• the use of a flattened pictorial plane

• The use of expressively distorted figures

Rembrandt's use of etching in his Self-Portrait with Saskia allowed him to

• model composition from life

• achieve a wide range of different tones

• use a woodblock instead of a metal plate

• enlarge prints for publication

Like other Baroque era still-life paintings, Rachel Ruysch's Fruit and Insects is composed of

• gestural brushstrokes that are used to create a thick impasto

• fine brushstrokes that create a smooth, detailed surface

• strong black lines that are used to outline important shapes

• twisting forms that are painted with delicate pastel colors

David's formal and thematic choices in The Oath of the Horatii demonstrate the principles of Neoclassicism, evident in the painting's

• poetic literary associations and ambiguous narrative

• small format as a cabinet picture intended as a conversation piece

• compositional clarity and use of ancient texts to teach a moral lesson

• appearance of quickly applied paint and loose brushwork