art 100 chapter 17

What Baroque quality can be seen in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles?

The opulent decorations and grand scale

Which are characteristics of 17th and 18th century European landscape paintings?

Focus on architecture Depiction of the immensity of the natural world De-emphasis of people

In order to push the figures forward and heighten a sense of drama, what did Italian Baroque painters do?

Have light fall on subjects in different ways

Look at this image. How did Caravaggio create an emotional impact which involved the church parishioners and the priest?

He placed the painting so that the head of the priest is eye level with the slab

What did the prominence of Protestantism during the 17th century in the Netherlands mean?

Religious imagery and ornate churches were less prominent in artworks.

Which Baroque characteristics were common in the religious paintings of the 17th century?

Strong contrast of light areas and shadows Intense theatricality Emphasis on emotions

Mastery of the human form and an elevated literary subject signaled that Artemisia would be a history painter. What work of this artist features a female nude and depicts a biblical story?

Susanna and the Elders

Bernini's St. Teresa in Ecstasy in the centerpiece of Cornaro Chapel. What story and baroque characteristics did this sculpture focus on?

There is a theatrical appearance to this mystic who founded and order of nuns and was known for communicating with angels, while in trances

The ___________ style was an era in Europe which focused on extravagance. It occurred at the same time that the colonists in America went through a period known as the starving time.

baroque

In contrast with the dynamic compositions of Italian Baroque painting, what did Nicolas Poussin's compositions present?

A focus on horizontal and vertical lines

Look at this image. What Baroque innovation is shown through the quality of Francesco Borromini's Facade of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?

Complex ornamentation and surface

Which 17th and 18th century artists were well-known portrait painters?

Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun Rembrandt Artemisia Gentileschi

What does the exterior of the Palace of Versailles reflect?

French interest in Classical architecture

What is incorrect about this description? Rembrandt contributed much to the art world. He not only mastered sculpture but also painting, drawing and etching. He was skilled in portraits, landscapes, and religious scenes.

He was not skilled in sculpture.

Look at this image. 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.

How are the characteristics of French Baroque different from the Baroque period in Italy?

Originally Italian Baroque art was full of emotion, energy, movement and theatrical; however, it changed in each country.

What is the term Rococo, an extension on the word Baroque, French for?

Rocks and shells

What does a Dutch genre painting feature?

Scenes of everyday life

Rembrandt is credited with what innovation found in Dutch Baroque art?

The incorporation of individual portraits within the context of a larger activity

What did monarchs of Europe do during the 17th and 18th centuries?

They governed as virtual dictators. Their influence dominated the social and cultural affairs of the time.

Look at this image. The use of ______ by Bernini changes the chapel itself into a theatrical experience with the drama of St. Theresa as if being on stage.

transformation

Gentle pastels used in the Rococo period are clearly opposite of the bold intense colors of the era known as ______.

Baroque

The Church of San Carolo alle Quattro Fontane is famous for the use of ovals in its design. Which artist created this work and died before the facade was completed?

Borromini

ook at this image. Which artist created this work using perspective in order to involve the viewer in the action?

Caravaggio

Besides being know as an accomplished portrait painter, what one event in Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun's life led the way for other women to gain prestige in the artistic community?

In 1778 she gained acceptance into the French Royal Academy.

Why was Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun requested to paint Marie-Antoinette and her children?

It was hoped that this portrait would portray her as a devoted and beloved mother. The citizens looked at the portrait of the Queen in her muslin dress without favor. It did not depict Roman family values

Which monarchs ruled their countries as virtual dictators during The Age of Kings?

King Louis of France Maria Theresa of Austria Catherine the Great of Russia

Who was the primary audience for Artemisia Gentileschi's work?

Kings and rulers of Europe

The development of what genre at the end of the 17th century corresponded, in part, with the growing popularity of secular art?

Landscape

What two areas in art was Artemisia Gentileschi was considered skilled?

Portraiture Landscapes

True or false: Vigee-Lebrun's calm personality and steadfastness can be seen in her self-portrait by: the way she gently holds the chalk; the calm look on her face; and perhaps the softness of the cast shadow displayed on the canvas

True

True or false: Vigee-Lebrun's calm personality and steadfastness can be seen in her self-portrait by: the way she gently holds the chalk; the calm look on her face; and perhaps the softness of the cast shadow displayed on the canvas.

True

Look at this image. Who are these people in the scene? Why are some people highlighted with light and others not?

Various individuals; those who paid more were highlighted

True or false: Women could not succeed as professional artist during the Baroque era.

False

____________ paintings takes life for its subject matter or the lives of ordinary people are considered as subject matter for art.

Genre

The life of St. Theresa, the subject matter of Gianlorenzo Bernini's St. Theresa in Ecstacy, was closely associated with what contemporaneous political and religious movement?

The Counter-Reformation