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Art of the Western World: "Realms of Light: The Baroque"

1. What city did artists flock to during the Counter Reformation to design and ornament churches?

A) Bologna.
B) Rome.
C) Toledo.
D) Moscow.

2. What is the name of the art style that reflected the optimism and assertiveness of the 17th century Church?

A) Early Renaissance.
B) High Renaissance.
C) Baroque.
D) Rococo.

3. In Pietro da Cortona's ceiling fresco for the Barberini Palace in Rome, what insects represent Pope Urban VIII's family (the Barberini)?

A) Grasshoppers.
B) Bees.
C) Flies.
D) Mosquitoes.

4. What is one reason that Caravaggio was always on the run from the police?

A) He didn't pay his taxes.
B) His sculptures were considered obscene.
C) He stole some paint to complete a commission.
D) He killed a man in Rome.

5. Why did Caravaggio revolt against idealized depictions of religious figures and instead base his saints and Virgins on everyday people?

A) He wanted to make the viewer a participant.
B) He was secretly an atheist, and wanted to embarrass the Church.
C) He found it cheaper to hire everyday people as models rather than expensive "idealized" models.
D) He was a very ugly man who hated "beauty."

6. From what perspective do we view Caravaggio's Conversion of St. Paul?

A) From the perspective of God, from above.
B) From the perspective of someone kneeling in prayer.
C) From the perspective of Paul's horse.
D) From the perspective of St. Peter, who is outside of the picture.

7. In which work of art did Caravaggio incorporate his self-portrait?

A) The Last Judgment.
B) The School of Athens.
C) The Calling of St. Matthew.
D) David and Goliath.

8. In which work of art did Gianlorenzo Bernini incorporate his self-portrait?

A) Moses.
B) David.
C) The Ecstasy of St. Theresa.
D) The Mona Lisa.

9. Which Baroque element is evident in Gianlorenzo Bernini's David?

A) Aggressive movement.
B) Balanced, symmetrical composition.
C) Calm, quiet, dignified figure.
D) Bright, vivid colors.

10. Which work of art or architecture in Rome conveyed the Baroque idea that art was no longer just for the elite to enjoy, but for everyone?

A) The Sistine Chapel ceiling.
B) Michelangelo's David.
C) Michelangelo's dome of St. Peter's.
D) The "open arms" of the portico in front of St. Peter's.

11. What is the name of the famous sculpture by Bernini in the Cornaro family chapel that shows a saint who has just been pierced by an angel's arrow?

A) Cupid and His Lover.
B) The Ecstasy of St. Theresa.
C) St. Sebastian.
D) The Archer of the Lord.

12. Who was the famous Baroque architect whose buildings seem to be alive and pulsating, thus displaying the Baroque love of movement?

A) Leone Battista Alberti.
B) Filippo Brunelleschi.
C) Francesco Borromini.
D) Donato Bramante.

13. To what countries did Baroque architecture spread after its birth in Rome?

A) Germany and Austria.
B) England and Ireland.
C) Greece and Turkey.
D) Egypt and Israel.

14. During the Baroque, kings required their court painters to convey the ruler's __________.

A) Smiling face.
B) Divine right to rule.
C) Long hair.
D) Many wives.

15. In his religious paintings for the Catholic Counter Reformation Church, Peter Paul Rubens is attempting to __________.

A) Show that he is a better painter than Michelangelo.
B) Show that the Catholic Church is evil and corrupt.
C) Inspire faith in the viewer and lift the spectator from the everyday world.
D) Inspire the viewer to join the Jewish faith.

16. Peter Paul Rubens was __________.

A) The most collected painter of his time.
B) An Italian painter.
C) A crazy man who worked alone and never sold a painting.
D) One of the Three Musketeers.

17. The painter Diego Velázquez attracted the attention of the Spanish court by his ordinary scenes of daily life. These types of paintings are known as __________.

A) Portraits.
B) Genre paintings.
C) History paintings.
D) Frescoes.

18. Which painting by Velázquez probably gives us an informal glimpse into the artist's working environment?

A) The Ecstasy of Velázquez.
B) The Water Carrier of Seville.
C) The Working Environment of Velázquez.
D) Las Meninas (Janson's title: The Maids of Honor).

19. In Diego Velázquez's The Maids of Honor, who are the two figures whose reflections are in the mirror on the back wall?

A) The King and Queen of Spain.
B) Velázquez's parents.
C) The artist's assistants.
D) The Virgin and Child.

20. In the Dutch Netherlands, why was there a sudden increase in the production and consumption of art during the Baroque period?

A) For the first time, foreign kings bought Dutch art.
B) For the first time, the Catholic Church commissioned art.
C) For the first time, ordinary people bought art.
D) For the first time, art had no intellectual basis.

21. Dutch genre paintings are not just simple images of everyday life, they convey a message. True or false?

22. Rembrandt is famous for, among other things, his many __________.

A) Portraits of kings.
B) Self-portraits.
C) Landscapes.
D) Scenes of farm animals.

23. Rembrandt sometimes used his ________ to manipulate the thick paint on his canvases.

A) Feet.
B) Silverware.
C) Fingers.
D) Butt.
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