REN MOD ART 2302 - Exam 2
How is an etching made?
A thick acid resistant wax - ground or pitch - is laid out over a metallic slab before being carved out by a thin and pointy tool. The slab is then placed in a vat of acid, where it eats away at the newly exposed metal while leaving the wax-covered parts of the slab intact. The wax is then wiped off, revealing the engraving left by the acid.
What is the term used for the effect of Francisco de Zurbarán's Christ on the Cross when it was displayed behind the altar at San Pablo el Real in Seville?
Sharp contrast (chiaruscuro)
Who were the painters whose classicizing art was found on ceiling of the gallery in the Farnese Palace containing Odoardo Farnese's collection of antique sculpture?
Annibale Caracci
Why was Rembrandt's Night Watch believed to be taking place at night?
Because of how dark it looks from the varnish the artist used.
What do the arcs of blood spurting from Holofernes's neck wound in Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes resemble?
Blood spurts from a Baroque wound. The blood at work makes an arc that recalls Galileo's thorough research (his research into the trajectory of cannonballs) (an expert in blood ballistics?)
What did Bougainville connect to the art of Boucher?
Bougainville (explorer) connected the island Tahiti to the art of Boucher in the 1960s. The French officers are going back to their boats, they are invited to eat dinner on the island, some dude plays a flute? Aesthetic of French Art, proximity to nature
What is the term used to describe Rembrandt's use of light and dark contrasts in his Hundred Guilder Print?
Chiaroscuro
What are the differences between Chinese porcelain of the seventeenth century and blue-and-white ceramics made elsewhere in the world?
Chinese porcelain - Made from an off-white clay, made at high temperature, it becomes almost like glass and has more durability. These are more bright Blue-and-white ceramics - Earthenware/Terracota is a reddish clay and it is more brittle but not as high temperatures to cook
What figure is the artist painting in Vermeer's Art of Painting?
Clio, the muse of history
Who is the figure with cuckold's horns in the bottom right of The Felicity of the Regency by Rubens?
Envy
What term was applied by the French Academy to Watteau's paintings of the dalliances of leisured people in outdoor settings?
Fete Galante = "elegant party"
How does Artemisia Gentileschi's version of Judith Slaying Holofernes differ from the one by Caravaggio painted about 22 years earlier?
Gentileschi shows Judith powerful and brave women that do it in the name of God. Caravaggio shows Judith as beautiful and sawing away near old servant (contrast)
What do we know about Caravaggio's working technique?
He didn't draw - or at least we don't have any surviving drawings by Caravaggio. Or maybe his subjects look soft and boyish? The Italian Baroque master Caravaggio developed a dramatic chiaroscuro technique known as tenebrism, where subjects appear bathed in a spotlight due to intense chiaroscuro lighting and inky black backdrops.
Why did Rembrandt reproduce figures from Mughal paintings?
He needed new patronage from the wealthy men from the Dutch East Company, and he knows this will appeal to people who associate with India or have connections with India.
Whose likeness does Caravaggio use for the head of Goliath in his David with the Head of Goliath?
He painted himself. He did it in order to ask forgiveness from the Pope for the crimes he committed while he was in Rome.
What is notable about Caravaggio's Basket of Fruit of 1597?
It's the first independent still life painting made by an Italian artist in Italy
Which part of the body does The Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt show the doctor demonstrator working on?
Left Arm, Forearm
In her Self-Portrait of 1790, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun shows herself working on a portrait of whom?
Marie Antoinette
What does the pointing hand of Christ in Caravaggio's Calling of Saint Matthew recall?
Michelangelo, Creation of Adam, 1511-1512
Who was Philips Lucasz?
One of the ship commanders for the Dutch East India Company.
How do we know that Bichitr was the painter who made the image of Shah Jahan standing on a globe?
Stylistic analysis, looking at signatures - He chooses to use light gold colors, images are flat, he was commissioned by many emperors to paint these kind of images, the materials are similar
Who is the figure dressed in a yellow daopao in The Miracles of Francis Xavier by Rubens?
The Chinese merchant, Yippong
Who were Rembrandt's principal patrons?
The professional class and civic institutions.
What is the format of the Elevation of the Cross by Rubens?
Triptych - 3 panels
