VIAR 120 - Chapter 17: Renaissance and Baroque Europe
Which of the following periods features the dramatic use of light and shade, expressive emotions, and dramatic compositions?
Baroque
Rembrandt van Rijn's Return of the Prodigal Son is an example of the theatrical qualities of __________.
Baroque art
What is a function of the mirror in Diego Velázquez's The Maids of Honor (Las Meninas) and Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait?
Both reveal a portrait within a portrait.
In the painting Judith and the Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi demonstrates the close artistic influence of __________.
Caravaggio
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.
How did Paolo Veronese avoid punishment from the Inquisition for his painting of the Last Supper?
He changed the title.
Art that combines Christian theology and science with calm, balanced, and idealized forms characterizes the __________.
High Renaissance period
Which group adhered most to classical ideals of restraint and harmony in their art?
Italian Renaissance artists
Which of the following differs from typical examples of Baroque art because the artist uses luminous light to define form?
Jan Vermeer's The Kitchen Maid
Which of the following is characterized by the rejection of the balanced Classical forms in High Renaissance art?
Mannerism
Which of the following is considered the first painting to systematically use linear perspective?
Masaccio's The Holy Trinity
Which of the following artists contributed to the development of the High Renaissance art?
Raphael
Which of the following exemplifies the clarity and balance of High Renaissance art?
Raphael's The School of Athens
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.
Which of the following periods is characterized by a renewed interest in the arts and ideas of Classical Greece?
Renaissance
Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus is an example of __________.
Renaissance art
Andrea Palladio's Villa Rotunda is based on the Classical design of the __________.
Roman Pantheon
What is one way that scholars argue that Artemisia Gentileschi identified with the painting Judith and the Maidservant 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 Gothic styles?
an interest in portraying personal feelings
What was Paolo Veronese's defense at the Inquisition trail over his painting representing the Last Supper?
artistic freedom
Most of the figures in The School of Athens are
based on Classical antiquity.
What accounted for the spread of Andrea Palladio's architectural designs?
book publications
In Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, the hazy atmosphere around the figure is created by using __________.
chiaroscuro
This painting reflects a Renaissance interest in
classical mythology.
Donatello's David exemplifies a revival of the ideals of Classical Greek art in its use of __________.
contrapposto pose
Raphael's Paul Preaching at Athens demonstrates the value of reason in humanist thought by __________.
creating a well-organized composition
Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper demonstrates the influence of humanism in High Renaissance art through the __________.
depiction of a tense biblical moment
Pieter Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow (Jager im Schnee) is considered a genre painting because it __________.
depicts the ordinary activities of peasants
In addition to his role as an artist, Peter Paul Rubens was also a
diplomat.
In Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait, the woman's green dress symbolizes __________.
fertility
In The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio enhances the emotional intensity of Paul's spiritual conversion for the viewer by using __________.
foreshortening
Michelangelo's David represents the __________.
freedom of the city of Florence
An artwork that portrays aspects of everyday life is called a __________.
genre painting
What was one reason that some of the Roman clergy rejected the religious works of Caravaggio?
his rejection of idealized aristocratic images
Giotto's Lamentation is considered a precursor to Renaissance art because of its __________.
human-centered realism
The cultural movement that emphasized the value of humans and the importance of secular pursuits is called __________.
humanism
What was one place where Rococo flourished?
hôtels
What new technique did Masaccio use to paint The Holy Trinity?
linear perspective
Which of the following techniques enabled Italian artists to place subjects in a rational and ordered three-dimensional space?
linear perspective
Still life paintings, such as Juan van der Hamen's Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, represent the artistic interests of seventeenth century __________.
merchants
In The Arnolfini Portrait, Jan van Eyck achieves realistic details, rich textures, and brilliant colors by using __________.
oil paint
The Salon de la Princesse in the Hôtel de Soubise is different than the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles because it features __________.
organically shaped and fanciful panels
Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam was commissioned by a __________.
pope
One consequence of humanist thought was a greater shift to the
potential value of humans to solve their problems.
Due to the Protestant Reformation in Northern Europe, art was primarily produced for __________.
private homes
Albrecht Dürer believed that artists should be
seen as creative individuals.
The Rococo style often evokes __________.
sensuality
What category of painting enjoyed a new vogue in the Netherlands and Spain during the Baroque period?
still life
Rosso Fiorentino's Moses Defending the Daughters of Jethro exemplifies Mannerism primarily because of the __________.
strange layering of nude figures
What did the smoky chiaroscuro invented by Leonardo da Vinci achieve in a painting?
subtle gradations of light and dark
Many characteristics of Baroque art developed as propaganda for __________.
the Counter-Reformation
The Rococo style was particularly suited to the lifestyle of __________.
the French court and aristocracy
Who encouraged Sandro Botticelli's use of Neoplatonist philosophy in The Birth of Venus?
the Medici family
What detail of Pieter Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow recalls the tradition of medieval calendars?
the depiction of hunting in winter
What was one consequence of the Protestant Reformation for artists?
the development of genre painting
How does Gianlorenzo Bernini's David exemplify Baroque art's difference from art of the Renaissance?
the dramatic sense of movement
What about Rembrandt van Rijn's Return of the Prodigal Son suggests a genre painting?
the everyday human interaction
What was one influence of the Council of Trent on Baroque art for religious subjects?
the glorification of saints
In Renaissance art, the symbol of human worth and divine perfection was __________.
the nude
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 from paintings 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
In High Renaissance art, the revival of portraiture is attributed to the __________.
value of the individual in humanist thought
