Art History Unit 2
What is the main source for the Indian painting of the Deposition painted around 1598?
A print by Marcantonio Raimondi
In Watteau's Shop Sign of Gersaint, what do we see on the counter in front of Madame Gersaint?
A red lacquer toilette set and a mirror
Rubens produced the likeness of Yppong in The Miracles of Francis Xavier on the basis of ..........
A representation of the Chinese merchant in the album of Nicolaas de Vrise
What did Bougainville connect to the art of Boucher?
A scene he witnessed in Tahiti
The pointing hand of Christ in Caravaggio's Calling of Saint Matthew recalls ..........
Adam's hand in the Creation of Adam scene in the Sistine Ceiling
In Bichitr's Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaykh to Kings, the Mughal emperor prefers Husain Chishti to which kings?
An Ottoman king and an English king
What book is propped open at the lower right of Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp?
Andreas Vesalius's Fabric of the Human Body
In which of the following ways does Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes differ from the painting of the same subject by Caravaggio painted about 22 years earlier?
Artemisia's Abra is directly involved in the violence, whereas Caravaggio's Abra stands off to the side
How is Jean-Paul Marat presented in David's Death of Marat?
As a martyr for the Revolution
Why did Rembrandt reproduce figures from Mughal paintings?
Because he wanted to appeal to potential wealthy Dutch patrons connected to the Dutch East India Company
How are etchings made?
By scratching wax off a metal plate and soaking the plate in an acid bath
Which of the following is one of the differences between Chinese porcelain in the seventeenth century and blue-and-white ceramics made elsewhere in the world?
Chinese porcelain was fired at a higher temperature
.......... is the name given to the category of European goods emulating Asian objects into which the Greek A Factory Flower Pyramid falls.
Chinoiserie
Who were Rembrandt's principal patrons in Amsterdam?
Civic groups and the professional class
David's Oath of the Horatii was commissioned ..........
During the reign of Louis XVI
In William Hodges's View of the Monuments of Easter Island, how does the artist present the moai of Rapa Nui?
Facing the water
What term was applied by the French Academy to Watteau's paintings of the dalliances of leisured people in outdoor settings?
Fête galante ("elegant party")
The red cross on Velázquez's chest in Las Meninas signifies ..........
His membership of the Order of Santiago
What is not true of the Triumph of the Church composition by Rubens?
It contains a self-portrait of Rubens
What is unusual about Frans Post's Sugar Mill of ca. 1660?
It employs more of a ground-level perspective for the dark foreground and a more panoramic perspective for the middle ground and background
What is the meaning of the drooping pink cabbage rose at the lower right of Rachel Ruysch's Flowers in a Glass Vase?
It evokes the idea of the transience of beauty
Which of the following statements about the Illustrations of the Gospel Stories is true?
It had a didactic purpose and contained labels with explanations
Which of the following is true of Caravaggio's Basket of Fruit?
It is the first known independent still-life painting made by an Italian artist in Italy
Why does Rembrandt show Philips Lucasz wearing a gold chain?
It was a prized possession because it was given to him by the Dutch East India Company for his service as a ship commander
Which of the following statements about the Si Genji Keris is not true?
It was made in India. (It was actually made in an Island in Indonesia called Java)(I think)
In Surrender of Breda by Velázquez, who is presenting the key to the commander of the Spanish forces?
Justinus of Nassau
Whom does Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun show herself painting in her Self-Portrait of 1790?
Marie Antoinette
Who is the woman in armor in Rubens's Felicity of the Regency?
Minerva
In Angelica Kauffman's Zeuxis Choosing His Models for His Painting of Helen of Troy, what is the woman at the right of the painting doing?
Picking up a paintbrush
The term used to describe the genre of painting to which Clara Peeters's painting of cheeses, almonds, and pretzels belongs is ..........
Still life
The term used to describe Caravaggio's style of painting involving darkness as a principal feature and strong light-and-dark contrasts is ..........
Tenebrism
What did Karonghyontye tell Daniel Claus about Benjamin West's Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye?
That he wanted a copy of it
Who were the painters whose classicizing art was found on ceiling of the gallery in the Farnese Palace containing Odoardo Farnese's collection of antique sculpture?
The Carracci
What correspondence is there between Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes and the work of Galileo Galilei?
The arcs of blood in the painting resemble Galileo's parabolas
How do we know that the painting of Jujhar Singh Bundela kneeling in submission to Shah Jahan is by Bichitr?
The artist's name is found in an inscription in the border
Which of the following statements about Benjamin West's Death of General Wolfe is not true?
The facial tattoo of the Native American man is based on the one on the face of Karonghyontye
On what was the form of the Lenape bandolier bag based?
The form of ammunition bags carried by eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century European soldiers
Which of the following is one of the differences between Dong Qichang's painting after Ni Zan in his Landscapes after Old Masters and Ni Zan's fourteenth-century Rongxi Studio?
The ground plane in Dong Qichang's painting is more tilted
From what material is the varnish of lacquer objects made?
The sap of a tree
What was Rubens's inspiration for the idol in the background of The Martyrdom of Saint Thomas?
The sculpted handle of a keris
Which of the following statements about Las Meninas is true?
The silver tray and red vessel being presented to the Princess are made of materials originating from Spain's colonies in the Americas
Why does Maria Sibylla Merian show the two adult moths in her Life Cycle of a Moth?
To show the viewer both the topside and the underside of the white witch moth's wings
The term used to describe the format of The Elevation of the Cross by Rubens is ..........
Triptych
How does Velázquez represent the water carrier in his Water Carrier of Seville?
With dignity and respect
Vermeer is believed by some art historians to have used .......... in the execution of paintings such as The View of Delft.
a camera obscura
What is the term used to describe paintings depicting racial categories in colonial Spanish society?
casta
The term used to describe Rembrandt's use of light and dark contrasts in his Hundred Guilder Print is ..........
chiaroscuro
What does Rembrandt's The Night Watch depict?
daytime parade
At the time Velázquez produced his portrait of Juan de Pareja, the latter was ..........
enslaved to Velázquez
Whose likeness does Caravaggio use for the head of Goliath in his David with the Head of Goliath?
his own
The term used for the effect of Francisco de Zurbarán's Christ on the Cross when it was displayed behind the altar at San Pablo el Real in Seville is ..........
trompe l'oeil
