Art History Test 3
Which of the Caravaggisti painted Judith Slaying Holofernes (c. 1614-1620)?
Artemisia...
Who painted Portrait of a Negress (1800)?
Benoist
Who sculpted the Ecstasy of Saint Teresa for the Cornaro Chapel?
Bernini
Who painted the famous triptych Garden of Earthly Delights?
Bosch...
Who painted Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time?
Bronzino
Who painted Landscape with the Fall of Icarus?
Bruegel...
Who painted Netherlandish Proverbs in 1559?
Bruegel...
Who designed Chiswick House?
Burlingtion
Who sculpted the Paolina Borghese as Venus Victrix (1808)?
Canova
Which Mannerist artist was charged with two murders and wrote an autobiography while under house arrest for sodomy?
Cellini
Which Mannerist artist was known for his sculpted work with gold and enamel, such as a salt cellar he made for King Francis I?
Cellini
The term Bourgeois Realism is applied to works like Pipe and Jug, by which artist?
Chardin
Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass explicitly links the French general with which two historical figures?
Charlemagne and Hannibal
The interior of the Isenheim Altarpiece depicts
Christ suffering horribly on the Cross...
In works like Ashes of Phokion, Poussin most clearly shows the influence of
Classicism...
The pre-Revolutionary American style of architecture is known as
Colonial Georgian
Which artist's portrait of Paul Revere is indicative of the artist's more realistic, early style, which would later become more ornate?
Copley
The columns on the façade of San Giorgio Maggiore are
Corinthian
Whose Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon, and Cucumber demonstrates the precise naturalism of seventeenth-century Spanish art?
Cotan...
Which artist was best known for his portraits, such as one of his close friend Martin Luther (1533), as well as for his landscapes?
Cranach...
Which mythological figure was common to the paintings The Swing and Pilgrimage to Cythera, as well as the entablatures over the doorways of the Residenz?
Cupid
Who painted Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass?
David
Who painted the Death of Marat (1793)?
David
Who painted the Oath of the Horatii (1785)?
David
Which artist became famous for woodcuts and engravings, such as his portrait of Erasmus?
Durer...
Which artist wrote Four Books of Human Proportion?
Durer...
Who painted the Burial of the Count of Orgaz?
El Greco
Which architectural style emerged in the United States during the period from 1780 through 1810?
Federal
In Madonna and Child with Angels (c. 1535), Mary's body twists gracefully in a form known as
Figura Serpentinata
The Death of Marat illustrates a scene from the history of
France
Who painted the Triumph of the Name of Jesus ceiling painting for the vault of Il Gesù?
Gaulli...
Which Flemish sculptor was an exception to the rule that Mannerism was a primarily Italian style?
Giambologna
Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill is an example of
Gothic Revival
America's first professional sculptor was
Greenough
Which artist created the Isenheim Altarpiece?
Grunewald...
Which Haarlem artist was known primarily for portraiture such as The Laughing Cavalier (1624)?
Hals...
Which artist's penchant for poking fun at manners and customs is evident in the series Marriage à la Mode?
Hogarth
Which artist's works had the most in common with the literature of Voltaire and Jonathan Swift?
Hogarth
Which High Renaissance artist became the court painter to Henry VIII in 1533 and painted a famous portrait of the king in c. 1540?
Holbein...
Who painted Grande Odalisque?
Ingres
Where did Baroque art begin?
Italy
The patron of the painting Declaration of Independence (1817) was
James Madison
Whose Social Contract (1762) argued that a social contract existed between the people themselves rather than between the people and their rulers?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
In 1789, Jean-Antoine Houdon carved a marble portrait bust of which American diplomat, who was then serving as minister to France?
Jefferson
Who painted the Neoclassical Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures?
Kauffmann
Who designed the Residenz in Würzberg, Bavaria?
Neumann
Chiswick House was inspired by
Palladio's Villa Rotonda
Who designed the church of San Giorgio Maggiore?
Palladio...
Who wrote Four Books of Architecture (1570)?
Palladio...
What building served as the inspiration for the Rotunda at the University of Virginia?
Pantheon
Which city had emerged as the artistic center of Europe by the end of the Baroque period?
Paris
Francesco Mazzola is better known as
Parmigianino
Who painted Madonna of the Long Neck?
Parmigianino
Who painted Entombment for the Church of Santa Felicità in Florence?
Pontormo
Who designed the Zwinger for Augustus the Strong?
Poppelmann
Which artist showed a fascination with self-portraits (including one of himself as St. Paul), which was unusual for his time?
Rembrandt...
Who painted Night Watch (1642), a work that has come to be regarded as emblematic of the Dutch nation?
Rembrandt...
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard's painting Self-Portrait with Two Pupils demonstrates that
Rococo art could convey serious messages
Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass is painted in the tradition of
Roman equestrian portraiture
The Gothic revival was most closely aligned with what other movement?
Romanticism
The Oath of the Horatii illustrates a scene from the history of
Rome
Who painted Raising of the Cross for the central panel of a triptych in Antwerp Cathedral?
Rubens...
Which artist compared the vastness of nature to the impermanence of human achievements in works like Extensive Landscape with Ruins (1660s)?
Ruisdael...
From 1577 onward, El Greco worked in which country with which he is most associated?
Spain
In which of the following countries did the Protestant Reformation gain the LEAST ground? a. England b. Norway c. Spain d. Switzerland
Spain
In the painting Declaration of Independence (1817), the tallest figure—in the red vest—is
Thomas Jefferson
How did Tintoretto's Last Supper differ from those of Veronese and Leonardo?
Tintoretto's work was more inclined toward mystical melodrama
Which of the following artists did NOT work for Napoleon? a. David b. Ingres c. Trumbull d. Benoist
Trumbull
Who painted Declaration of Independence (1817)?
Trumbull
Who painted the erotic Venus with a Mirror, probably for the libertine marquis of Eliche?
Velazquez...
Who painted the sweeping View of Delft (c. 1660-1661)?
Vermeer...
In order to enhance his royal power, Louis XIV had a massive palace complex built in which town, to which he moved his court?
Versailles
Who painted Pilgrimage to Cythera?
Watteau
Who helped to redesign several London churches after the Great Fire, in addition to designing his most famous work, St. Paul's Cathedral?
Wren
Greenough's colossal marble statue of George Washington was inspired by Phidias's Early Classical sculpture of
Zeus
Who designed the Wieskirche, a pilgrimage in the foothills of the Alps?
Zimmermann
The subject matter and composition of the Burial of the Count of Orgaz shows
a close proximity between the material world on earth and the spiritual world of Heaven
Albrecht Dürer's engraving Melencolia helped to develop the concept of the artist as
a gloomy genius...
What feature did Albrecht Dürer add to the Italian Renaissance style that influenced him?
a more rugged, linear style...
In painting, what is a genre scene?
a scene of everyday life...
The tone and imagery of Joseph Wright's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump is most closely aligned with
a vanitas scene
A striking quality of the Entombment at the Church of Santa Felicità in Florence is its
accentuation of the fleshiness of the human figures
John Locke was associated with empiricism, the belief that
all knowledge of facts derives from experience
In his Venus and Adonis, Rubens departed from Classical and Renaissance depictions of nude women by making Venus
an active seducer...
Which is NOT a feature of Death of Marat? a. an idealized human figure masking personal defects b. tenebrism used in the service of political allegory c. a juxtaposition between political ideas and political violence d. an anti-revolutionary message
an anti-revolutionary message
The Wieskirche exhibited all the following characteristics EXCEPT a. a painted ceiling. b. colors that deepen as one approaches the chancel. c. a color scheme based on white, brown, gold, and pink. d. an elaborately ornate exterior.
an elaborately ornate exterior
What was chinoiserie?
an interest in Chinese imagery and art forms
At the Council of Trent, the Roman Catholic Church decided on all the following rules regarding art EXCEPT that a. art should emphasize the parallels between the Old and New Testaments. b. art should appeal to reason rather than the emotions. c. art should be didactic and ethically correct. d. art should portray religious subjects accurately and ignore Classical events.
art should appeal to reason rather than the emotions
Caterina van Hemessen's self-portrait depicts her
at an easel in the act of painting...
In order to draw attention to its altar, the church of St. Peter's in Rome was fitted with a bronze canopy, or
baldachino
The content of the Garden of Earthly Delights could best be described as consisting of
bizarre and fantastical imagery...
Benjamin West's Death of General Wolfe aroused controversy
by depicting contemporary figures in contemporary garb
How did the design of the church of San Giorgio Maggiore solve the problem of relating the façade to an interior with a high central nave and lower side aisles?
by superimposing a tall facade on a shorter, wider one...
The erection of a pagoda in Kew Gardens, Middlesex, England, is a good representation of the Rococo fondness for
chinoiserie
Robert Adam's architecture was strongly influenced by
classical excavations
The Counter-Reformation responded to the challenge of Protestantism by emphasizing
divine punishment for sin
In the painting Belshazzar's Feast Rembrandt shows a shared affinity with Caravaggio for
dramatic lighting effects...
What Netherlandish qualities did Holbein combine with German linear technique?
elaborately detailed surface textures and rich color patterns...
Which of the following qualities is characteristic of Mannerist art?
elongated, exaggerated human bodies in complex poses
The painting Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time exemplifies the Mannerist fondness for
erotic imagery
In contrast with Italian Baroque architecture, that of France favored
geometric regularity
The title subject of the Grande Odalisque is a
harem girl
How did Paolo Veronese respond when the Holy Tribunal attacked him for including vulgar and "heretical" imagery in his Last Supper?
he changed the painting's title
How did Grünewald's depiction of the Crucifixion differ from earlier examples of that motif?
in its emphasis on Jesus' bodily suffering conveyed through gruesome colors...
The piazza of St. Peter's in Rome demonstrates the Baroque taste for
involving audiences in a created space
Which is NOT a feature of the Pilgrimage to Cythera? a. It is a fête galante. b. The costumes have a silky texture. c. It celebrates hard work and self-sacrifice. d. It contains Classical imagery
it celebrates hard work and self-sacrifice
How does Giambologna's Mercury differ from the Davids of Donatello and Verrocchio?
it makes greater use of open space
Velázquez's Las Meninas is notable for all the following characteristics EXCEPT a. its depiction of female nudity. b. its unusual iconography. c. its comment on the role and status of the painter. d. its use of mirror imagery.
its depiction of female nudity...
The Baroque style is characterized by
its unrestrained and emotional tone
Through his travels in Italy, Pieter Bruegel the Elder developed a taste for
landscape...
The Garden of Earthly Delights seems to consist primarily of symbols warning against the sin of
lust...
The Paolina Borghese as Venus Victrix represents a tour de force of work in
marble
De Zurbarán's Saint Serapion reflects seventeenth-century Spanish art's fascination with
martyrdom...
The German Sturm und Drang movement emphasized the indomitable power of
nature
Rococo architecture could best be described as
ornate
Which feature of Roman triumphal arches was NOT incorporated into the Arc de Triomphe?
pilasters and columns
Sofonista Anguissola was best known for painting
portraits
Thomas Gainsborough was best known for what type of art?
portraits set in landscapes
Caterina van Hemessen is best known for her
portraiture...
The works of Pieter Bruegel the Elder share an affinity with which humanist literary form associated with Erasmus?
proverbs...
An important characteristic of Neoclassical art was its
relection of Rococo levity
Which is NOT a feature of Fragonard's The Swing? a. frilly patterns b. Classical imagery c. erotic symbolism d. religious allegory
religious allegory
Which is NOT a feature of Napoleon Enthroned? a. the illusion of texture b. intimations of imperial divinity c. rough painterly strokes d. clarity and precision of detail
rough painterly strokes
As seen in works like The Last Drop, Leyster departed from Hals in Leyster's
setting figures back in space rather than right against the picture frame...
Palladio's villas typically were based on plans of what shape?
square...
The Villa Rotunda at Vicenza exhibits all the following features EXCEPT a. a domed central chamber. b. strict symmetry. c. stained-glass windows. d. porticoes enclosed by walls pierced by an arch.
stained-glass windows...
Most of Vermeer's works were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT a. intimate depictions of subjects. b. the use of light and color to convey texture. c. sweeping vistas of landscapes. d. meticulous attention to detail.
sweeping vistas of landscapes...
The famous triptych Garden of Earthly Delights consists of all the following scenes EXCEPT a. hell. b. the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ. c. the Garden of Eden. d. the world before the Flood.
the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ...
The model for the Virginia State Capitol at Richmond was
the Maison Carree
The most important painters of sixteenth-century Northern Europe came from which two regions?
the Netherlands and Germany...
Perhaps the largest ceiling fresco was painted by Giovanni Tiepolo for which building?
the Residenz
Baroque art generally exhibits all the following attributes EXCEPT a. dramatic contrasts of light and dark. b. allegory removed from a strict biblical context. c. the appearance of controlled linear perspective. d. an interest in the character and psychology of portrait subjects
the appearance of controlled linear perspective
What architectural feature used by Palladio became a characteristic aspect of Baroque architecture?
the broken pediment...
The Baroque vanitas, as exemplified by Maria van Oosterwyck's Vanitas Still Life, centered on what theme?
the danger of folly and the inevitability of decay...
The painting Napoleon Enthroned demonstrates all the following artistic influences EXCEPT a. the exaggeration of Mannerism. b. the energetic movement of Baroque. c. the fussiness of Rococo. d. the precision of Neoclassicism.
the energetic movement of Baroque
The painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus emphasizes
the inherent value of working the land...
In the engraving process, a burin is
the instrument used to cut an image into a metal plate...
The centerpiece of Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia was
the library
The painting Netherlandish Proverbs (1559) explicitly depicts
the ubiquity of folly among human beings...
The works of Caravaggio demonstrate all of the following EXCEPT a. the use of linear perspective to draw viewers into the painting. b. a close study of nature. c. the use of sharply contrasting light and dark. d. an innovative approach to Christian subjects.
the use of linear perspective to draw viewers into the painting
What is tenebrism?
the use of sharply contrasting light and dark in paintings
What theme is developed through the subject matter of the Oath of the Horatii?
the virtue of placing one's country before oneself
What is the defining characteristic of Rococo style?
wit and frivolity