Fine arts chapter 17
What is a function of the mirror in Diego Velázquez's The Maids of Honor (Las Meninas) and Jan vanEyck's The Arnolfini Portrait?
Both reveal a portrait within a portrait
Who were the greatest patrons of the Rococo style?
French aristocrats
The Creation of Adam demonstrates a humanist concept of God because
God is shown as an idealized, rational man
what was a criticism of Rococo
It was too superficial.
Which group adhered most to classical ideals of restraint and harmony in their art?
Italian Renaissance artists
Which group believed they were responsible for the Renaissance?
Italians
What is one way that scholars argue that Artemisia Gentileschi identified with the painting Judith and the Maid servant with the Head of Holofernes?
She painted her features onto the figure of Judith.
What is one characteristic that distinguishes the Italian Baroque from Renaissance painting
The painting appeals to the emotions first.
what device contributes to the dramatic lighting of this sculpture?
a hidden skylight above
what is one characteristic that distinguished Giotto's paintings from Byzantine and Gothicstyles?
an interest in portraying personal feelings
Most of the figures in The School of Athens are
based on Classical antiquity
his painting reflects a Renaissance interest in
classical mythology
what biblical figure was a key subject for Florentine sculptors and patrons?
david
In addition to his role as an artist, Peter Paul Rubens was also a
diplomat
How did Paolo Veronese avoid punishment from the Inquisition for his painting of the Last Supper
he changed the title
What was one reason that some of the Roman clergy rejected the religious works of Caravaggio?
his rejection of idealized aristocratic images
What new technique did Masaccio use to paint The Holy Trinity?
linear perspective
what is one characteristic that is typical of central Italian Mannerism?
pictorial strangeness
one consequence of humanist thought was a greater shift to the
potential value of humans to solve their problems
What message is conveyed in Paul Preaching at Athens, one of Raphael's cartoons for the tapestries intended for the Sistine Chapel walls
reason can transmit religious truths
Albrecht Dürer believed that artists should be
seen as creative individuals
What category of painting enjoyed a new vogue in the Netherlands and Spain during the Baroque period?
still life
What did the smoky chiaroscuro invented by Leonardo da Vinci achieve in a painting
subtle gradiations of light and dark
What detail of Pieter Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow recalls the tradition of medieval calendars
the depiction of hunting in winter
How does Gianlorenzo Bernini's David exemplify Baroque art's difference from art of the Renaissance?
the dramatic sense of movement
What was one influence of the Council of Trent on Baroque art for religious subjects?
the glorifcation of saints
Which aspect of Donatello's David most reflects the influence of humanism on Italian Renaissance art?
the nudity
What distinguishes the Rococo style of Jean Honoré Fragonard's Happy Accidents of the Swing frompaintings of the Baroque period?
the playful nature of the subject matter
What is one example of Jan van Eyck's use of iconography in the Arnolfini Portrait
the symbolic associations of the dog and the lighted candle
How did Vermeer focus on the physical qualities of everyday life in this genre painting
through the use of light to reveal color and texture
Flemish painters used oil instead of tempera paint because oil
was flexible and created brilliant color
