arth exam 3
Who are the models in Adrian Brouwer's The Smokers?
A self portrait and fellow painters
which painting is inspired by Mantegna's Dead Christ?
Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp by Rembrandt
who is Dr. Tulp portrayed as?
Andreas Vesalius
which family was Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII painted for?
Barberini
who commissioned Calling of St. Matthew?
Cardinal Del Monte
who commissioned Bacchus?
Cardinal Del Monte as a gift for Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand I
who commissioned ecstasy of st. theresa?
Cardinal Federico Coronaro
which cardinal was a frequent patron of Bernini?
Cardinal Scipione Borghese
who commissioned apollo + daphne?
Cardinal Scipione Borghese
how are antique objects incorporated in Loves of the Gods?
Carracci painted antiques from Farnese's own collection, such as coins, medals, gems, and other classical objects
how does Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus interact with the viewer?
Christ's hand reaching out, and the shallow space with dramatic lighting
who commissioned Loves of the Gods?
Commissioned for Cardinal Odoardo Farnese and his brother's wedding to Margherita Aldobreandini
who renovated the hall of realms?
Count Olivares
which artwork is Rembrandt's Supper at Emmaus compared to?
Da Vinci's Last Supper
what textbook does Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp take composition inspiration from?
De Humani Corporis Fabrica
what does Rembrandt use light as a symbol of?
Enlightenment
who are the figures in the coronaro chapel theater boxes?
Federico Coronaro and his family
which night does The Last Drop take place on?
Vestavond, the night before Lent
who painted St. Serapion?
Zurbaran
what type of portrait is Malle Bobbe?
a "tronie" or genre portrait
what is a vanitas painting?
a Vanitas painting contains collections of objects symbolic of death and vanity of earthly achievements and pleasures
what type of curve is shown in Juan Sanchez Cotan's Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber?
a catenary curve
what is a bodegón?
a food painting
what type of scene is shown in water seller of seville?
a genre scene
what is daphne turning into?
a laurel tree
what is an aedicule?
a small construction, as a shrine, designed in the form of a building
what is a Dutch "ostentatious still life"?
a still life featuring riches
what is a cartellino?
an illusionistic scrap of paper
what is a commedia dell' arte? which piece could possibly represent this?
an italian form of comedy theater featuring character "types", butcher shop by annibale carracci
which sculpture takes inspiration from ovid's metamorphoses?
apollo + daphne
where were group portraits popular?
baroque holland
what is pantheism?
belief that God is in everything
where was Butcher Shop painted?
bologna
what color technique did Velazquez pick up from Titian
broken color
what is "scumbling?" who utilized it?
building up paint texture and then dragging it with a palette knife to create texture, Rembrandt
why is the etching Hundred Guilder Print nicknamed that?
by the time Rembrandt finished his copies of it, each print costed a hundred guilders
what tool did vermeer use to create his paintings?
camera obscura
what was the main inspiration for the utrecht school?
caravaggio
which artist was Hendrick ter Brugghen inspired by for the Calling of St. Matthew?
caravaggio
which artist inspired velazquez in water seller of seville? how?
caravaggio, common characters and stark contrast of dark and light
what is quadro riportato?
ceiling design in which painted scenes are arranged in panels that resemble framed pictures transferred to the surface of a shallow, curved vault
which shading technique is used in Loves of the Gods?
chiaroscuro
where was Ruben's altarpiece Elevation of the Cross placed?
church of st. walburga
where is the ecstasy of st. theresa?
coronaro chapel
what is "low genre"?
depicts aspects of everyday life by portraying ordinary people engaged in common activities
where was st. serapion created for?
devotional purposes in the funerary chapel of Mercy in Seville
which war is shown in the surrender of breda?
eighty years war
what type of light source is shown in Merry Flea Hut?
exposed
what is the significance of flowers in Dutch still lifes?
flowers were extremely expensive, it was cheaper to just buy a painting of them
which chapter was st. serapion placed in? why?
for Christian's taken prisoner by Moors, thus the painting detailed a saint who had been captured and tortured for preaching
which sculpture features an egyptian obelisk?
fountain of the four rivers
where was apollo + daphne placed?
galleria borghese, rome
how does Caravaggio's work support ideas of the Counter-Reformation?
he shows the miraculous in everyday life
what was the intended illusion of The Glorification of Saint Ignatius?
heaven opening up above inside the church
what scene is depicted in ecstasy of st. theresa?
her spiritual encounter with god through an angel piercing her heart with a golden arrow
what was a common subject painted by Artemisa Gentileschi?
heroic women
what do the dilapidated buildings in Jewish Cemetery represent?
human life, even buildings are transient, but nature is all powerful
what is the cartellino for?
identifying the saint
why does Ganges hold an oar?
it is easily navigable
what was surrender at breda nicknamed?
las lanzas
what does the painting within a painting in Woman Holding a Balance show?
last judgement painting showns comparisons, woman with balance, christ with scale weighing souls
what is the theme of Loves of the Gods?
love conquering all; interpretations of the varieties of earthly and divine love, based on Ovid's Metamorphoses
which style could butcher shop potentially be mocking?
mannerism
what do the atlas figures in Loves of the Gods resemble?
marble statues
what is happening in Boy and Girl with Cat and Eel?
mischievous boy about to drop the eel down her dress, but she wags her finger at the audience because she is holding the cat's tail who will scratch him
how does Rubens display the human body?
muscular forms, twisting poses, foreshortened anatomy, brilliant flesh tones
where is fountain of the four rivers?
piazza navona, rome
who commissioned fountain of the four rivers?
pope innocent
which illusionistic style is The Glorification of Saint Ignatius painted in?
quadratura
what is Danube shown doing
reaching up the papal coat of arms in awe
why is the Rio holding coins?
representative of the New World's wealth
where was Saint Ivo della Sapienza?
rome
What expensive flower is shown in Maria van Oosterwyck's Vanitas Still Life
semper augustus
what is the mythological theme shown in the background paintings of las meninas
should we compete with the gods?
how do Dutch still lifes differ from Spanish ones?
show expensive and foreign objects gotten from trade
what was the goal of the Elevation of the Cross
sought to affirm allegiance to Catholicism in Flemish churches
what do the variety of objects in Willem Claesz Still Life with Gilt Goblet represent?
the 5 senses
what physical aspect does The Smokers draw attention to?
the 5 senses
what do the intersecting triangles used by borromini form?
the 6 point star of david which represented wisdom
what did annibale, his cousin ludovico and brother agostino carracci found?
the Carracci academy in bologna
where was the Calling of St. Matthew placed?
the Contarelli chapel of the Church of Saint Louis of the French
where was annibale carracci's Loves of the Gods painted?
the art and music room for the farnese palace in Rome
what does Christ's extended arm in the Calling of St. Matthew reference? why?
the creation of adam, christ was considered by the church to be a second adam
which four rivers are represented?
the danube representing europe, the nile for africa, ganges for asia and plata for the americas
what do the figures surrounding christ in The Glorification of Saint Ignatius represent?
the four corners of the world
How does Oosterwyck represent the arts in her Vanitas Still Life?
the globe, skull, chinese porcelain, paper and pen, flute
Who was Bacchus?
the god of wine and theatre
where was surrender at breda placed?
the hall of realms at the spanish royal palace
what does the pamphili dove symbolize?
the holy spirit and triumph of Christianity across the known world
how is attention drawn to holofernes's head in the composition?
the limbs in the painting create lines all leading directly to his head
what color palette did Rubens take advantage of?
the major triad
how do we know the king and queen are in the same room as velazquez
the mirror, and the aspentador at the door in the center
what does the Laurel wreath in Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII symbolize?
the mortality of the poet
what does the cross on velazquez represent?
the order of santiago, meaning knighthood and never working a day in your life
why is the Nike covering its face?
the orgin of the river was unknown
who was saint ivo?
the patron saint of lawyers and wisdom
who commissioned the Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII by Pietro da Cortona
the pope Maffeo Barberini
what does the owl symbolize?
the saying "drunk as an owl"
which scene is shown in the Hundred Guilder Print?
the sermon on the mount
what figure stands for memento mori in The Last Drop?
the skeleton
which item in the Elevation of the Cross creates a strong diagonal?
the tilted cross, making christ the focal point
what does bruised fruit in caravaggio works represent?
the transience of time
how does Borromini simulate movement in his architecture?
the undulating forms
what is tenebrism?
the use of sharply contrasting light and dark in paintings
why did the Dutch love landscapes?
they were seen as an expression of the divine and God
how does Rembrandt use hands?
to show emotion and movement
what is happening in Abduction (Rape) of the Daughters of Leucippus?
twins Castor and Pollux, cousins of who the women are marrying, are abducting the Leucippus sisters Phoebe and Hilaera to rape theme
what causes the "circles of confusion" in vermeer paintings
unfocused areas from the camera obscura
what was connected to the Saint Ivo della Sapienza?
university of rome aka palace of wisdom
how did Caravaggio bring naturalism into his divine themed paintings?
using dull settings, rugged lower class looking models and mundane details
how was Leyster inspired by the uchrect school?
using exposed lighting sources
what could the mirror in Woman Holding a Balance symbolize?
vanity or self knowledge
what is there a tension between in Woman Holding a Balance?
wealth and piety
how does Jacob von Ruisdale paint skies in landscapes?
with a low horizon and as an "organ of sentiments"
who commissioned the surrender at breda?
Philip IV
which artists did Brouwer draw inspiration from regarding brushwork?
Rubens and Hals
who is shown giving away keys to the city to ambrogio spinola
Justinus of Nassau
which artist inspired Hals in his painting St. Hadrian Civic Guard? how?
Rubens, bravura brushwork and broken color
which buildings spiraling dome represents a lantern?
Saint Ivo della Sapienza's
which saints are shown in Elevation of the Cross?
Saints Amandus and Walburga on the left and Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Eligius on the right
which saint does Vermeer draw inspiration from in Woman Holding a Balance?
St. Ignatius
which painting inspired Ruben's Abduction (Rape) of the Daughters of Leucippus
Titian's Rape of Europa
