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WorksheetsBaroque Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
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
Which of the following best describe Baroque art?
idealized
perfection
detail
stoic
extravagant
dramatic
emotional
passionate
technical
realistic
nature
moderate
boring
plain
lifeless
sad
Baroque Paintings often showed contrast between light and....
Texture
Darkness
Emotion
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?
Identification with their role as witnesses of Saint Teresa’s experience
An understanding that lay people had an equal role in the ministry of the church
Empathy for the family members as well as for their expressions of remorse and regret for past sins
Anger over the reinstatement of a Venetian family that had been ousted from power
The Cornaro Chapel exemplifies Italian Baroque art with its
combination of sculptural and architectural elements to create drama
use of soaring domes and golden mosaics to evoke the heavenly realm
adoption of decorative motifs from Gothic architecture to signal a return to earlier devotional practice
severe geometry and restrained use of ornament to convey the humility of the Carmelites
Bernini's art promoted ideas associated with the
Counter-Reformation
Protestant Reformation
Age of Enlightenment
Scholastic movement
The design of the architectural work shown can be attributed to Francesco Borromini because of its
careful re-creation of an actual facade from Roman antiquity
bold and inventive use of coffers of varying shapes
curved, undulating forms and broken entablatures
combined use of molded concrete and carved stone
The artist of the work is
Rubens
Caravaggio
Velasquez
Raphael
Ruysch
Allegorical content in the Marie de' Medici Series alludes to the patron's
religious beliefs
political ambitions
literary talents
scientific achievements
The painting depicts a subject recorded in the
St. Theresa's Diary
Divine Comedy
New Testament
Old Testament
The painting is by
Velasquez
Vermeer
Caravaggio
Rembrandt
The drama in Caravaggio's work is reinforced by the use of
complex symbolism
linear perspective
tenebrism
sfumato
Rembrandt’s use of etching in his Self-Portrait with Saskia allowed him to
model the composition from life
achieve a wide range of different tones
use a woodblock instead of a metal plate
enlarge prints for publication
The architects of Versailles were
Pierre Lescot and Claude Perrault
Charles Barry and A. W. N. Pugin
Louis Le Vau and Jules Hardouin-Mansart
Charles Garnier and Henri Labrouste
The painting shown can be attributed to a follower of Caravaggio based on which of the following formal qualities?
Monochromatic palette
Dramatic tenebrism
Pyramidal composition
Prominent grisaille
The use of light symbolizes a moment of
conversion
coronation
damnation
betrothal
Stylistic aspects of the painting identify it as being from the
Italian Renaissance
Northern Renaissance
Italian Baroque
Dutch Baroque
The work reveals the sculptor's interest in
scientific research
theatrical stage design
genre painting
political ideologies
Velázquez was the painter to the king
true
false
