Art History II: Exam 2: Chapters 18-20

Which of the following artists painted Flight into Egypt?

Carracci

Wren synthesized the design elements from the Italians, French, and Inigo Jones into a unified monumentality for which of the following churches?

St. Paul's, London

In London at the age of twenty-five, Christopher Wren was appointed to which of the following positions?

professor of astronomy

In Pieter Aertsen's Meat Still-Life, the artist has created what appears to be a descriptive genre scene - a butcher's shop displaying its products, as well as fish and pretzels. This work has also embedded within it which of the following?

religious references

The gallery ceiling in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome was arranged as framed easel paintings. Who was the artist?

Annibale Carracci

The creation of which of the following allowed merchant firms to hold money on account instead of carrying precious metals as a form of payment for trade goods?

Bank of Amsterdam

Caravaggio's Conversion of St. Paul presents the same dynamic emotion and dramatic religious fervor with the use of eloquent pictorial devices and stage lighting in much the same way as in which of the following works of art?

Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa

In Bruegel's Netherlandish Proverbs, the artist has depicted the Netherlandish obsession with proverbs. The scene is busy with a topsy-turvy multiplicity of figures and activities. It is reminiscent of which artist?

Bosch

Which of the following artists most influenced the work of Artemisia Gentileschi?

Caravaggio

The first known northern European self-portrait by a woman is purportedly by which of the following artists?

Caterina van Hemessen

Catholics believed during the time of the Reformation that images of Christ, the Virgin and saints could lead to idolatry and distract viewers from the real reasons for their presence in the church.

False

Hans Baldung Grien created the Isenheim Altarpiece.

False

Most Dutch families did not own or operate their own farms, and thus the pastoral landscape was not a popular art form.

False

Sanchez Cotan established still life painting as an important genre in Italy.

False

The Roman Catholic response to the Reformation was formulated at the Council of Toledo.

False

The anamorphic symbol appearing in Holbein's French Ambassadors is a full skeleton.

False

Hans Holbein, a master portraitist, combines realism with monumental composition and sculpturesque form in his work. Which traditions below does this describe?

Flemish and Italian

Bernini's sculptures are expansive and theatrical. Which of the following does not play an important role in these works?

Glazing

In contrast to Catholic religious images Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son can be said to be which of the following?

It is a painting of inward turning contemplation

Albrecht Durer's fame in his day, and today, rests mostly on his achievements as which of the following?

Printmaker

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

Landscapes

Rubens produced many works for which of the following families?

Medici

Velasquez's painting Las Meninas features images of two works by which of the following artists, serving as a tribute to the painter?

Rubens

Which of the following works by Bernini illustrates his mastery of perspective in architecture?

Scala Regia

In Judith Leyster's Self-Portrait she portrays herself as a confident, accomplished painter, seated in front of her easel working yet taking time to stop work and meet the viewer's eye. Unlike Rembrandt she does not portray herself in a painter's smock. Which of the following would account for this?

She wanted to indicate her social prominence.

Bernini's statue of David differs from previous generations of this depiction. His David seems to be moving through time and space. Which of the following would support this description?

The pivoting motion of the figure implies the movement through space and time.

In Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, he has clustered the participants on the left side and has placed Dr. Tulp on the right side with the diagonally placed foreshortened corpse disrupting the strict horizontal, planar orientation. This is in sharp contrast to which of the following traditions of group portraiture?

The subjects were placed evenly across the canvas

Art historians often regard Peter Paul Rubens as the greatest 17th century Flemish painter.

True

At the end of the 16th century, Spain was the dominant power in Europe.

True

Carracci's style could be described as being a more classicaly ordered style.

True

El Greco's View of Toledo departs from traditional landscape paintings and depicts an eerie atmosphere.

True

Floral painting as a distinct genre flourished in the Dutch Republic, with one of the leading artists being Rachel Ruysch.

True

Georges de la Tour eliminated traditional iconographic meaning in his Adoration of the Shepherds by the absence of halos.

True

In his print of the Fall of Man, Durer demonstrated his knowledge of classical art in the representation of the figures of Adam and Eve.

True

Judith Slaying Holofernes features tenebrism and emphasizes the dramatic lighting of the action.

True

Pieter Bruegel traveled to Italy but chose not to incorporate classical elements into his work.

True

The Carracci were among the founding members of the Bolognese Academy of Art.

True

The city of Rome has generally been credited with the birth of the Baroque style.

True

The major art patron in 17th century France, Louis XIV, was also known as the Sun King.

True

The reputation of Hans Baldung Grien rested mostly on his explorations of nontraditional subjects.

True

The use of light is one of the hallmarks of Rembrandt's style.

True

Vanitas still lifes feature memento moris, which are reminders of death.

True

Vermeer was known to have used which of the following tools?

camera obscura

Nicolas Poussin promoted the use of which of the following in art?

classicism

Reflected in Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego, the dominant style in France during the Baroque period was ___________________

classicism

How does Fra Andrea Pozzo create the illusion of Heaven opening above the heads of the congregation in the church of Sant'Ignazio?

he illusionistically continued the churhc's actual architecture into the vault so the roof seems to be lifting off

The Protestant concern about the role of religious imagery was in many cases hostile. Martin Luther spoke about destorying images. This destruction of religious imagery occurred during the Byzantine period, and is referred to as ______________________.

iconoclasm

The personal tastes of the court of Francis I ran to the elegant, erotic, and unorthodox. Which of the following styles would most appeal to this king and his court?

mannerism

In Jan Steen's The Feast of St. Nicolas the artist has captured the joy and chaos of Christmas holidays. He has also added a subtle satirical jab at adult society by using children and their behaviors to mirror adult behaviors. Which of the following behaviors did Steen allude to in this painting?

selfishness

In the Money Changer and His Wife by Quentin Massys, the artist has given us an image of a professional man transacting business. Massys has provided insight into which of the following?

the secular life of the Netherlands