1304 ART HISTORY EXAM 2 - REVIEW
Which of the following is NOT a recognizable influence on Wren's design for Saint Paul's Cathedral?
Jacopo Tedesco, Basilica of Saint Francis
The painted simulation of groups of easel paintings arranged on a ceiling is called what?
Quadro riportato
Which 18th-century artistic style enabled a unification among diverse artistic media such as architecture, painting, sculpture, and even music?
Rococo
In his portrait of Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Thomas Gainsborough combines a naturalistic rendering of the sitter with what?
Rococo setting
The Baroque element of Bernini's sculptural art is most evident in which aspect of his David?
Face
Which term best describes the color palette of Hals's TheWomen Regents of the Old Men's Home at Haarlem?
Monochromatic
Which figure is the personification of France in Rubens's Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles?
Helmeted soldier in blue cape
Why does Judith Leyster appear elegantly attired, rather than in an artist's smock as Rembrandt did, in her Self-Portrait?
Her garments indicate her family's wealth.
Velázquez's Surrender of Breda was part of a series of ten paintings celebrating what?
Recent Spanish military successes
Which Netherlandish artist is known to have created 100s of self-portraits?
Rembrandt
Which Netherlandish painter's use of light to reveal subtleties of mood and character had a great influence on the later genres of film and photography?
Rembrandt
Which English artist used his paintings to translate contemporary literary forms mocking societal issues into the visual arts?
William Hogarth
Jan Steen's painting Feast of Saint Nicholas depicts a Dutch household in what mood?
Chaotic and in an uproar
Which building is a prime example of the German adoption of the French Rococo style for a domestic context?
Cuvilliés, the Amalienburg
Et in Arcadia Ego translates as "Even in Arcadia, there I am." Who is the "I" in that phrase.
Death
The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was which of the following?
Jacques-Louis David
Chardin's praise of the simple goodness of ordinary people, in such paintings as his Grace, is based on the work of what key Enlightenment figure?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A gathering of wealthy socialites in the first half of the 18th century in France would most likely take place in a room decorated in which style?
Rococo
Amid their new economic prosperity, which artistic subject became especially popular among the Dutch middle class?
Still lifes
In his painting Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, which aspect of the traditional group portrait has Rembrandt modified to enliven the painting?
Arrangement of figures
Which artist combined the innovations of many of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque masters to formulate the first pan-European painting style?
Peter Paul Rubens
Which painter deployed the drama and majesty offered by the height and scale of a ceiling fresco to glorify the Barberini family in Triumph of the Barberini?
Pietro da Cortona
Which American founder built his home on the model of Palladian villas and strove to establish Neoclassical architecture as the national architectural style?
Thomas Jefferson
The Roman Catholic response to the Reformation was formulated at which gathering?
Council of Trent
During what period did English architect Inigo Jones produce most of his works?
1600-1650
The name baldacchino for Bernini's work invokes its intended resemblance to what form?
A canopy
What is the title of this painting by Georges Le Tour?
Adoration of the Shepherds
Which influential painter was court portraitist to Charles I of England?
Anthony van Dyck
The title of Watteau's Pilgrimage to Cythera, as well as the activities and figures shown in the painting, is an allusion to which Greco-Roman deity?
Aphrodite
Who is the artist of this painting?
Artemesia Gentileschi
Who was the most renowned female painter of the 17th century?
Artemisia Gentileschi
Which work is associated with the Cathedra Petri?
Baldacchino
Gian Lorenzo Bernini's baldacchino for Saint Peter's features numerous bees, which were the symbol of which Roman family?
Barberini
Bernini's statue of David differs from his predecessors by showing David in what moment?
In the heat of combat
Which English painter specialized in Grand Manner portraiture focusing on individuals who had played significant roles in critical events such as the American Revolution?
Joshua Reynolds
Viewing the art treasures of Italy on the Grand Tour played a major role in the rise of which movement?
Neoclassicism
Which artist specialized in on-location portraits of individuals who were visiting Italy as part of the Grand Tour?
Pompeo Batoni
The concept of the Grand Manner was associated with which artist whose works were very conservative in design and moral in theme?
Poussin
At the age of 25, Christopher Wren was appointed to which of the following positions in London?
Professor of astronomy
In paintings such as Et in Arcadia Ego, Poussin chose to emulate the rational order and grandly severe style of which artist?
Raphael
Which work by Caravaggio attracted the attention of Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte and is now located in the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas?
The Card Sharps
A painting of inanimate objects such as flowers and fruit is referred to as what?
A still life
Bernini places his sculpture Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in a setting that resembles what?
A theater
Which Baroque artist was known for "classical" landscape settings that take precedence over the narrative of the painting?
Annibale Carracci
Which Dutch artist made the subject of much of his art the interiors of Dutch middle-class dwellings?
Vermeer
The people shown in the field in van Ruisdael's View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen are engaged in activities related to which Dutch industry?
Weaving and bleaching linen
Which artist was responsible for creating the canonical iconography of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, in her blue and white garments?
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
What tool do art historians believe Vermeer used to aid in his virtuoso depiction of light?
Camera obscura
Georges de la Tour's dramatic use of light in Adoration of the Shepherds suggests his familiarity with the work of which Italian artist?
Caravaggio
José de Ribera brought the style of which artist to Spain?
Caravaggio
The fundamental conflicts underlying the Thirty Years' War arose from ongoing friction between which groups?
Catholics and Protestants
In her depiction of the figure La Pittura, Artemesia Gentileschi took the iconography and attributes of the image from which contemporary handbook?
Cesare Ripa, Iconologia
Which allegorical painting by Rubens is meant as a commentary on the ravages of the Thirty Years' War?
Consequences of War
Which of the following is NOT one of the devices Diego Velázquez used to create visual complexity in Las Meninas?
Copies of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens celebrating immortal gods
What device does Vermeer use to separate the space of the viewer from the space of the painting in Allegory of the Art of Painting?
Drawn-back curtain
What method(s) did Rembrandt use to create Christ with the Sick around Him?
Engraving and etching
Who is the painter of the Rococo work The Swing?
Fragonard
Who was a leading portrait painter in Haarlem and is known for his lively, relaxed group portraits?
Frans Hals
Which group became the primary patrons of Wright's paintings depicting the wonders of the Industrial Revolution?
Industrialists
Who was the preeminent French art patron of the 17th century?
Louis XIV
In her painted Self-Portrait, whose likeness does Vigée Le Brun show herself painting?
Marie Antoinette
In the Protestant Dutch Republic, art was mainly commissioned by which group?
Merchant patrons
What earlier work does Caravaggio invoke in the hand gesture of Christ in Calling of Saint Matthew?
Michelangelo, Creation of Adam
Which leader embraced Neoclassicism because of its associations with virtues such as morality, idealism, and patriotism?
Thomas Jefferson
What two elements was Bernini required to incorporate into his design for the area in front of Saint Peter's?
Obelisk and fountain
In which church did Christopher Wren integrate Palladian, French, and Italian Baroque features?
Saint Paul's, London
Greuze's Village Bride is an example of which new theme in 18th-century painting, one that appealed to audiences who admired "natural" virtue?
Sentimental narrative
In her self-portrait La Pittura, how does Artemesia Gentileschi break with earlier artists' self-portraits?
She is turned away from the viewer.
In the Triumph of the Barberini by Pietro da Cortona, the papal tiara and keys are meant to announce the accomplishments of which pope?
Urban VIII
These kinds of still life painting were popular in the Dutch Baroque and included images of beautiful objects in conjunction with memento mori. These painting were meant to symbolize the fleeting nature of life and the emptiness of the pursuit of material wealth.
Vanitas paintings
The Spanish painter Velázquez was both first painter to the king and what else?
Chamberlain of the palace
What school was founded by several members of the Carracci family on the premise that art can be taught?
Bolognese academy
Clara Peeters's influential still lifes containing bread and fruit are referred to by which term?
Breakfast pieces
Which Baroque work takes its inspiration from Ovid's Metamorphoses?
Carracci, Loves of the Gods
For which building did Guido Reni paint Aurora?
Casino Rospigliosi
Which artist was called the "Anti-Christ of painting?"
Caravaggio
Which of the following works embodies the Enlightenment embrace of the values of the Greco-Roman world?
Kauffman, Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her Treasures
Which artist is shown wearing the Cross of Santiago?
Diego Velazquez
What was the setting of Pietro da Cartona's Triumph of the Barberini?
Palazzo Barberini
The use of dark settings in Caravaggio's paintings is referred to by what art historical term?
Tenebrism
Which work did Jacques-Louis David paint to provide inspiration and encouragement to French revolutionary forces?
Death of Marat
Which movement was a major impetus for political, social, and economic change in the 18th century?
Enlightenment
The Neoclassical follies and other monuments created for the estates of English country houses were part of which trend in landscape architecture?
The picturesque garden
Thomas Jefferson's redesign of Monticello was influenced by the subject house and which other building?
Palladio's Villa Rotonda
What is the name of the 18th-century silversmith portrayed in this painting by John Singleton Copley?
Paul Revere
The aim of much Italian Baroque art was to restore the predominance of which group?
Roman Catholic Church
Which early patron of Caravaggio gave the artist a steady income in exchange for a selection of his paintings?
Cardinal Del Monte
Which 18th-century Enlightenment figure was also a pioneer in the field of art criticism, expressing a preference for naturalism in painting?
Denis Diderot
The painting genre created by Antoine Watteau in which the amusements and entertainments of the upper classes are depicted is referred to by what term?
Fête galante
What type of scene is Judith Leyster in the process of painting in her Self-Portrait?
Genre scene
Which best describes the plan of Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
Greek cross in oval
