Art Appreciation week 2
Like other Baroque artists Diego Velazquez uses what to create drama and organize space?
Light
The artwork of Jacques-Louis David and John Singleton Copley share what traits?
Linear and subtle modeling
What circumstance is largely accredited for the secularization of art at the end of the 17th century?
Rather than popes and cardinals, kings and wealthy merchants became the most important patrons of art
With what innovation of Dutch Baroque art is Rembrandt credited?
The incorporation of individual portraits within the context of a larger activity
French Baroque painting shared which quality with Italian Baroque painting?
Theatricality and grandeur
What was the intention of Jacques-Louis David's composition of the "Death of Marat"?
To frame the death of revolutionary leader as the heroic death of martyr
Typifies by the reign of France's Louis XIV, what is the political system where-by powerful monarchs assumed total control over a nation's government?
Total Monarchy
King Louis XIV of France rebuilt this place ___________________, his favorite, to increase the perception of his divinity, kingship, and pageantry.
Versailles
Who was the primary audience of Artemisia Gentileschi's work?
Wealthy and politically powerful patrons
What factors contributed to the rise of the Neoclassical style?
-A revived interest in Roman art and culture -The discovery of the ruins at Herculaneum and Pompeii -The view that the Romans Republic embodied the civic virtues of patriotism, stoicism, and frugality
Which are characteristics of the 17th and 18th century European landscape paintings?
-De-emphasis of people -Focus on architecture -Depiction of the immensity of the natural world
Which of the following characteristics were common in religious paintings of the 17th century?
-Strong contrast of light areas and shadows -Intense theatricality -Emphasis on emotions
In comparison to Baroque style, Rococo style architecture, such as Francois Cuvilles the Elders Mirror Room in Amallienburg displays what characteristics?
-it is smaller and more intimate -it is lighthearted and playful
What is the subject matter of Nicholas Poussin's "The Ashes of Phokion"?
A famous classical Athenian general
What circumstances set Dutch Baroque art apart from other Baroque movements?
A powerful Dutch merchant class favored art focused on home, family, and business.
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
Unlike Baroque art, where was Rococo art most suitable?
Aristocratic homes
Who was a painter of the American Revolution?
John Singleton Copley
What Baroque innovation is shown through the quality of Francesco Borromini's Facade of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
Complex ornamentation and surface
Who was the court painter for the Spanish King Phillip IV?
Diego Velazquez
What does the exterior of the Palace of Versailles reflect?
French interest in Classical architecture
In the academies the highest form of art was?
History paintings
Why did the leaders of the French Revolution particularly favor Neoclassical art?
It emphasized the importance of civic virtue
What is the term Rococo an extension on the word Baroque, French for?
Rocks and shells
What is featured in Judith Leyster's "Carousing Couples"?
Scenes of everyday life
What is one Baroque quality of Gianlorenzo Bernini's St. Theresa in Ectsacy?
Dramatic use of shadows