2nd TEST Multiple Choice Review Flashcards
prep for 2nd exam
Which Netherlandish artist did a series of six paintings showing seasonal changes?
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Protestant concern about the role of religious imagery was in many cases outright hostile. Many religious images were destroyed during the Reformation. This destruction of religious imagery also occurred during the Byzantine period. Which of the following defines this act?
iconoclasm
Why is Saint Anthony prominently featured in the Isenheim Altarpiece?
his association with diseases and miraculous cures
Which German artist most strongly expressed his belief in a truly Protestant form of art?
Albrecht Durer
Hans Holbein is best known for his _________________________.
portraits of nobles and diplomats in the Tudor court
What theory informed the symbolism in Durer’s print, Fall of Man?
the theory of the four humours, or bodily fluids
In Grunewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece, which of the following symbols can be interpreted as the Son of God?
the lamb
The Italian artist ___________________ was invited to France by King Francis I.
Leonardo da Vinci
Which building gave rise to a new style of French classicism?
the Louvre
The ______________________ was created for a hospital that specialized in the care of patients with skin diseases.
Isenheim Altarpiece
The personal tastes of Francis I ran to the elegant, erotic and unorthodox. Which of the following styles would most appeal to the king and his court?
Mannerism
The enthusiasm of _______________________ for all things Italian meant that the Italian Renaissance style soon appeared in French architecture.
Francis I
The format of Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights conforms to a long tradition of ________________________.
church altarpieces
El Greco’s distinctive style ___________________________________________.
reveals the influence of Byzantine icons and Venetian painting techniques.
During the Reformation, many artists turned to secular subjects, including still lifes and landscapes, because:
..of the loss of patronage for religious art in the newly Protestant lands.
Artemisia Gentileschi was most strongly influenced by the work of which of the following artists?
Caravaggio
Which of the following were among the founding members of the Bolognese Academy of Art?
the Carracci
The illusion of framed easel paintings on the ceiling of the gallery of the Palazzo Farnese is called:
quadro riportato
Which of the following can be used to describe Borromini’s church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
He emphasized the sculptural qualities of the building.
The canopy-like structure that marks the tomb of St. Peter and the high altar of St. Peter’s is called a:
baldacchino
Which city has been generally credited with the birth of the Baroque style?
Rome
The Roman Catholic response to the Reformation was formulated at which of the following?
Council of Trent
What is one of the symbolic purposes of Bernini’s Baldacchino?
The columns invoke the past.
Which famous 16th-century work does Caravaggio reference in his Calling of Saint Matthew?
Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam
Which of the following descriptions applies to Borromini’s design for the church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
It emphasized the sculptural qualities of the building.
In Rembrandt’s Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, the participants are clustered around the diagonally foreshortened corpse. This is in stark contrast to which of the following traditions of group portraiture?
The subjects were arranged in neat rows so each face could be seen clearly.
Which of the following artists was a Caravaggisto (follower of Caravaggio)?
Gerrit van Honthorst
Where did the still life type of painting first become popular?
In the Netherlands in the 17th century
Vermeer is thought to have used which of the following tools?
camera obscura
How does Hendrick ter Brugghen’s Calling of Saint Matthew differ from Caravaggio’s painting of the same subject?
Ter Brugghen’s figures are crammed into a small but well-lit space.
What object or objects seen in Dutch still life paintings conveys the theme of vanitas?
a half-eaten meal, flowers in bloom, watches and other time-keeping devices…all the above
Genre scenes were popular in the Netherlands for their ____________________________________.
symbolic references to moral virtues.
Rubens was known for ______________________________
his large studio with assistants who specialized in particular details
Why was Christopher Wren commissioned to build St. Paul’s Cathedral?
to replace an earlier church that had burned down in the Great Fire
Which of the following artists was most closely associated with the style known as classical Baroque?
Poussin
The Rococo style first emerged in ___________________.
French interior design
What is the name of the specific style of Rococo painting that depicted the outdoor amusements and entertainments of the upper classes?
fete galante
The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was which of the following?
Jacques-Louis David
Which of the following artists created popular series of paintings which satirized the foibles of the aristocracy and the newly-rich middle class?
William Hogarth
Quite a number of wealthy young aristocrats returned from their Grand Tour with a veduta painted by ______________________.
Canaletto
Which of the following paintings was interpreted by the public as a revolutionary statement?
David’s Oath of the Horatii
Accomplished, educated, upper-class women often hosted ______________________, which were intimate, fashionable, and intellectual gatherings.
salons . . . gatherings.
Who was the originator of the French Rococo style in painting?
Watteau
A leading advocate of the Enlightenment in France was which of the following?
Voltaire
Which of the following 18th-century philosophers stressed the importance of the natural goodness of human beings and was an important forerunner of the Romantic sensibility?
Rousseau
Gericault’s Raft of the Medusa represents which of the following?
the aftermath of a nineteeth-century French shipwreck
The “sublime” was considered to inspire which of the following feelings?
awe mixed with terror
Francois Rude’s sculpture La Marseillaise for the Arc du Triomphe represents which of the following moments in French history?
the people of France protecting their borders against foreign enemies of the revolution
Lithography impacted 19th-century art in all of the following ways EXCEPT:
It diminished the traditional status of painting
How do Constable’s landscape paintings evoke the themes of Romanticism in art?
the nostalgic emphasis on nature as idyllic and untouched??????
Which artist did NOT produce prints emphasizing themes of social critique and political activism?
Blake
Turner sought to capture the ____________________ in his art.
sublime
In Los Caprichos , Goya may have intended to _______________________.
convey Enlightenment values
What about Goya’s Third of May, 1808 epitomizes Romanticism in art?
It is darkly emotional.
A common thread that connects Romantic artists was:
an emphasis on emotional expressiveness
Which of the following artists had firsthand knowledge and experience of the American Civil War?
Winslow Homer
Courbet preferred to paint which of the following subjects?
realistic scenes as he saw them
