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Baroque Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This word came to English from a French word meaning "irregularly shaped." To refer to something as such was initially considered an insult.

a)

Baroque

b)

Naturalistic

c)

Tronie

d)

Foreshorten

2.
Baroque art is best connected with what historical event?
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Reformation
c)
Age of Exploration
d)
Middle Ages
3.

Which of the following best describe Baroque art?

a)

idealized

perfection

detail

stoic

b)

extravagant

dramatic

emotional

passionate

c)

technical

realistic

nature

moderate

d)

boring

plain

lifeless

sad

4.

Baroque Paintings often showed contrast between light and....

a)

Texture

b)

Darkness

c)

Emotion

5.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s inclusion of sculptures of the Cornaro family members in the side balconies of the chapel was intended to elicit which of the following audience responses?

a)

Identification with their role as witnesses of Saint Teresa’s experience

b)

An understanding that lay people had an equal role in the ministry of the church

c)

Empathy for the family members as well as for their expressions of remorse and regret for past sins

d)

Anger over the reinstatement of a Venetian family that had been ousted from power

6.

The Cornaro Chapel exemplifies Italian Baroque art with its

a)

combination of sculptural and architectural elements to create drama

b)

use of soaring domes and golden mosaics to evoke the heavenly realm

c)

adoption of decorative motifs from Gothic architecture to signal a return to earlier devotional practice

d)

severe geometry and restrained use of ornament to convey the humility of the Carmelites

7.

Bernini's art promoted ideas associated with the

a)

Counter-Reformation

b)

Protestant Reformation

c)

Age of Enlightenment

d)

Scholastic movement

8.

The design of the architectural work shown can be attributed to Francesco Borromini because of its

a)

careful re-creation of an actual facade from Roman antiquity

b)

bold and inventive use of coffers of varying shapes

c)

curved, undulating forms and broken entablatures

d)

combined use of molded concrete and carved stone

9.

The artist of the work is

a)

Rubens

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Velasquez

d)

Raphael

e)

Ruysch

10.

Allegorical content in the Marie de' Medici Series alludes to the patron's

a)

religious beliefs

b)

political ambitions

c)

literary talents

d)

scientific achievements

11.

The painting depicts a subject recorded in the

a)

St. Theresa's Diary

b)

Divine Comedy

c)

New Testament

d)

Old Testament

12.

The painting is by

a)

Velasquez

b)

Vermeer

c)

Caravaggio

d)

Rembrandt

13.

The drama in Caravaggio's work is reinforced by the use of

a)

complex symbolism

b)

linear perspective

c)

tenebrism

d)

sfumato

14.

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

a)

model the composition from life

b)

achieve a wide range of different tones

c)

use a woodblock instead of a metal plate

d)

enlarge prints for publication

15.

The architects of Versailles were

a)

Pierre Lescot and Claude Perrault

b)

Charles Barry and A. W. N. Pugin

c)

Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart

d)

Charles Garnier and Henri Labrouste

16.
Etchings are different from engraving in that etchings
a)
Require a metal plate as a ground
b)
Use a tool to cut into a surface
c)
Must be realized by passing paper over the impression
d)
Must be immersed in acid to achieve an image
17.

The painting shown can be attributed to a follower of Caravaggio based on which of the following formal qualities?

a)

Monochromatic palette

b)

Dramatic tenebrism

c)

Pyramidal composition

d)

Prominent grisaille

18.

The use of light symbolizes a moment of

a)

conversion

b)

coronation

c)

damnation

d)

betrothal

19.

Stylistic aspects of the painting identify it as being from the

a)

Italian Renaissance

b)

Northern Renaissance

c)

Italian Baroque

d)

Dutch Baroque

20.

The work reveals the sculptor's interest in

a)

scientific research

b)

theatrical stage design

c)

genre painting

d)

political ideologies

21.
True or False: Rembrandt didn't make any self portraits.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Which of the following provides the best evidence that Vermeer used optical devices such as the camera obscura in his paintings
a)
Strong sense of realism
b)
Unidealized Figures
c)
Subtle Play of the effects of light on various textures
d)
Microscopic Detail on still life objects
23.

Velázquez was the painter to the king

a)

true

b)

false