Caravaggio The Cardsharps

Spell the artist and title of the painting correctly.

Caravaggio's painting, The Cardsharps, is considered a bridge between which two periods?

• Renaissance and Baroque

• Medieval and Renaissance

• Baroque and Neoclassical

• Impressionism and Post-Impressionism

Answer explanation

The Cardsharps does not depict a religious scene. It was not commissioned by the church. It does not depict idealized beauty.

What game are the boys playing in the painting?

• Primero

• Chess

• Checkers

• Poker

Who is standing behind one of the boys?

• An ominous older man

• A priest

• A soldier

• A merchant

Answer explanation

Everyone is cheating lol there is even a dagger

What did Caravaggio use as models for his paintings?

• Beggars, swindlers, and gamblers

• Nobles and aristocrats

• Farmers and peasants

• Artists and musicians

Answer explanation

His career was short lived because he didn't stay in one place long and he killed a man...

Caravaggio's painting, The Cardsharps, is an example of what type of art?

• a) Landscape painting

• b) Portrait painting

• c) Still life painting

• d) Genre painting

Answer explanation

ordinary people doing ordinary things