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WorksheetsBaroque Art
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
What is tenebrism? (Choose all that apply)
It comes from the Italian word "tenebroso" which means dark, gloomy or mysterious.
A technique that makes it seem as if characters are coming out at the viewer.
The use of extreme contrasts of light and dark in figurative compositions to heighten their dramatic effect.
A technique introduced by the Italian painter, Caravaggio.
What art movement later replaced Baroque Art in Europe?
Medieval
Rococo
Tenebrism
Neoclassicism
In "The Conversion of St. Paul", the man pictured had a different name before his conversion. What was his prior name?
Peter
Saul
David
Solomon
Caravaggio's style was unidealized and represented the divine in everyday context. He often found his models in the streets. What is this style called?
Idealism
Baroquism
Realism
Naturalism
Which word is described as an angled view in which some portions of the subject appear closer than others.
Tenebrism
Chiaroscuro
Foreshortening
Compact Perspective
In reference to The Night Watch, what is a militia company?
An angry mob of townspeople who storm the gates of the town hall.
The night snipers who guarded the city gate.
The men assigned to infantry in the Dutch Army.
Groups of able-bodied men who, if the need arose, could be called upon to defend the city or put down riots.
A character with an exaggerated facial expression or costume came to be known as ________ in Dutch Baroque Art.
Tronie
Caricature
Taboon
Crony
A word meaning to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. This word was used in several videos.
Triadic
Abstract
Didactic
Tronic
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
