Art Flashcards
‘The Calling of Saint Matthew’ and ‘Amor Vincit Omnia’ are paintings by whom?
Carravagio (1571–1610)
Who was raped by painter Agostino Tassi, and had a father called Orazio?
Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656)
What name is given to portraits in which the subject has an unusual, artificial facial expression or costume?
tronies
Whose works include a portrait of a Gypsy Girl in a white shirt and red bodice, as well as Malle Babbe, which shows a witch-like folk character holding a stein as an owl sits on her shoulder?
Frans Hals (1582–1666)
Who was Judith Leyster’s husband?
Jan Miense Molenaer
Who painted ‘Et in Arcadia Ego’?
Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
Who leads the militia company in the Nightwatch?
Frans Banninck Cocq
Who painted Self-Portrait with Two Circles and The Prodigal Son in the Tavern?
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
Who painted the Marie de’ Medici cycle, a set of 24 portraits and highly allegorical works showing events from the life of Marie de’ Medici, who was the queen of France, wife of Henry IV, and mother of Louis XIII?
Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
Who was Peter Paul Rubens’ second wife?
Helena Fourment
Who served as court painter to Philip IV of Spain?
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)
Who painted The Surrender of Breda, showing the moment after a military victory when the Spanish general Ambrogio Spinola was given the key to the title Dutch city?
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)
