Ch. The 17th and 18th Centuries
In comparison to Baroque style, Rococo style architecture, such as Francois Cuvilles the Elder's Mirror Room in Amallenburg is
- smaller and more intimate - lighthearted and playful
Which of the following characteristic were common in religious paintings of the 17th century?
- strong contrast of light areas and shadows - emphasis on emotions - intense theatricality
Which of the following was the court painter for the Spanish King Phillip IV?
Diego Velazquez
True or False: Women could not succeed as professional artist during the Baroque era.
False
The subject matter of Nicholas Poussin's The Ashes of Phokion is
a famous Classical Athenian general
Who was Jean Paul Marat, the subject of Jacques Louis David's painting The Death of Marat?
a radical revolutionary leader responsible for the execution of hundred of royalists
Baroque architects created surfaces and facades with plasticity which meant that they
appeared to be modeled like clay
In Self-Portrait with Saskia in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt uses _________, a technique he learned from his Italian influenced teacher Lastman.
dramatic lighting
In the academies, the highest form of art was
history paintings
The development of what genre at the end of the 17th century corresponded in part with the growing popularity of secular art?
landscape
Unlike the Renaissance architects who based their designs on the circle or the square, Francesco Borromini's Baroque designs incorporated subtler forms, such as the _______.
oval
In contrast to the emotional and theatrical quality of Baroque art, Rococo art was
playful and lighthearted
In Entombment of Christ, Caravaggio uses high contrast of light foreground and dark background to
push the foreground characters into our space
The prominence of Protestantism during the 17th century in the Netherlands meant that
religious imagery and ornate churches were less prominent
King Louis XIV of France rebuilt this place, ______, his favorite, to increase the perception of divinity, kingship, and pageantry.
Versailles
The __________ era of 17th and 18th century art is full of emotion, energy, and movement. Works of art characterized by the use of bright colors, extreme contrast of light and dark, and rich ornamentation.
Baroque
In Entombment of Christ what is the effect of Caravaggio's depiction of the stone slab covering Christ's tomb?
It projects forward directly involving viewers in the action of scene.
The painter of the American Revolution
John Singleton Copley
The artwork of Jacques Louis David and John Singleton Copley share what traits?
Linear and subtle modeling
The success of Jacques-Louis David's The Oath of the Horatii was emblematic of the departure of Rococo and the arrival of ____________, the official style of Revolution
Neoclassicism
__________ was the official style of art of the French Revolution.
Neoclassicism
The term Rococo is an extension on the word Baroque and is French for
rocks and shells
A Dutch genre painting features
scenes of everyday life
This self portrait of Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun reflects her
successful career as a painter
This self portrait of Elizabeth Vigee Lebrun reflects her
successful career as a painter
The life of St. Theresa the subject matter of Gianiorenzo Bernini's St. Theresa in Ecstacy was closely associated with what contemporaneous political and religious movement?
the counter-reformation
The Baroque qualities of the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles are
the opulent decoration and grand scale
French Baroque painting shared which quality with Italian Baroque painting
theatricality and grandeur
In 1787, Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun painted this portrait of Marie Antoinette and her children for what specific purpose?
to foster good will and positive sentiment for the Queen and royal family
To push the figures forward and heighten a sense of drama Italian Baroque painters
used deep shadows in the background
