Baroque Art History & Rembrandt Quiz 3/9/18

Return of the Prodigal Son

What is the title of this painting?

Storm on the Sea of Galilee

What is the title of this painting?

The Night Watch

What is the title of this painting?

Oil Paint

What kind of paint did Rembrandt use?

Impasto

What technique did he use that meant "to put in paste"?

1609-1669

What year was Rembrandt born? When did he die?

the Netherlands

In what country was he born?

1. emotional intensity 2. captures a split moment in time 3. feels unstable 4. the subject is usually diagonal 5. a feeling of energy and movement 6. feels real, not idealized 7. painters used the effects of light and dark shadows 8. the action feels close to the viewer

Name at least four elements that created the Baroque style.

Portraits, Historical Paintings, Biblical Paintings, and Mythological Paintings

Rembrandt's work depicts a large range of styles, such as:

Pure Blue and Yellow

What colors/ pigments did Rembrandt rarely use?

Rather than having a flat, smooth painting, create and stack thick layers of paint so that, by the end, the brush strokes stand out from the canvas. If you look at the painting from the side, you can see the texture of the painting. Thick, slow drying paint is needed for this technique.

What does the technique "to put in paste" mean?

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer

What is the title of this painting?