Art Final Semester 2 Review (3/24/25)

What Renaissance convention is reflected in Bernini's David?

• The statue uses the contrapposto pose to depict strength.

• The statue depicts the subject matter with lifelike accuracy.

• The statue shows a dramatic pose with a calm facial expression.

• The statue is self-contained within its own space.

How does Gianlorenzo Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers reflect the beliefs of the people during the Baroque period of Italy?  

• The fountain symbolized the importance of the protestant Church as an art patron in Italy.

• The fountain reflected the belief in the complete control of Italian royalty over the Italian citizens.

• The fountain emphasized the ongoing conflict between artist and patron during the Baroque period.

• The fountain served as a public emblem of the Catholic Church's dominance and authority.

What is a Baroque convention Bernini used in his David?

• using Roman symbols and military imagery

• depicting stylized, flawless figures

• capturing figures in a split second of action

• combining active poses with calm facial features.

Which statement best describes Caravaggio's approach to painting?  

• Caravaggio avoided references to contemporary life in his religious paintings.

• Caravaggio focused on realism and used dramatic compositions and lighting effects.

• Caravaggio embraced the Renaissance convention of portraying idealized figures.

• Caravaggio used religious symbols to communicate Catholic themes.

Which technique did Caravaggio use in Conversion on the Way to Damascus to make the main figure appear to project into the viewer's space?

• atmospheric perspective

• chiaroscuro

• one-point perspective

• foreshortening

Which of the following best describes tenebrism, a technique Caravaggio developed and mastered?

• an extreme lighting effect in which figures emerge from darkness into bright light

• a shading technique that makes painted figures or objects look sculptural

• the process of blending one area of color into another to create a hazy effect

• a method of placing fine lines close together to create light or dark values

Which statement best describes French Baroque artist Nicolas Poussin’s approach to painting?

• Poussin painted landscape scenes with little emotion or narrative.

• Poussin recorded landscape scenes exactly as they appeared in nature.

• Poussin painted stylized figures with exaggerated form.

• Poussin arranged natural elements to construct idealized paintings.

What characteristic best describes the painting style of Spanish Baroque artist Diego Velázquez as seen in Las Meninas?

• Velázquez places figures freely within the composition rather than organizing them in geometric shapes.

• Velázquez involves the viewer by creating a convincing space and eye contact with the subjects in the painting.

• Velázquez painted the figures and background scenery using the smoothest possible brushstrokes.

• Velázquez creates great contrast in light and dark with very few middle tones.

Which of the following best describes how Diego Velázquez illuminated the figures and created a sense of depth in Las Meninas?

• Velázquez used the sfumato technique to create a smoky, hazy effect.

• Velázquez experimented with Caravaggio's tenebrism technique.

• Velázquez depicted natural light coming from a window.

• Velázquez set up a strong spotlight in front of the figures.

What Baroque convention characterizes Rubens's Elevation of the Cross?  

• The figures are organized in a symmetrical composition with a heavenly background.

• The forms and faces are rendered with flat, neutral color and appear bluer as they recede into space.

• The figures are organized in a complex composition to create the illusion of depth.

• The figures are rendered with dramatic foreshortening and appear to break into the viewer's space.