Art History 102 UNL Exam 2 Flashcards
Marvel (italian “meraviglia)
was produced by art with a stunning display of illusion
which of the following is NOT TRUE of Teresa of Avila?
she was deeply spiritual but unfortunately illiterate
Pietro da Cortona’s Triumph of the Barberini creates the illusion that both figure and architecture are about to fall into the room below.
True
Which of the following best describes the religious situation in Italy at the start of the Baroque?
Italy remained strongly Catholic and sought converts outside Europe.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini suggests the spiritual ecstasy of Teresa of Avila by depicting her in a sort of physical ecstasy.
True
Why is the facade of St. Peter’s wider than the church itself?
Because the pope wanted to be able to widen the actual church without building a new facade.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini was well-liked by the other artists and architects in Rome because of his generous practice of sharing projects with them.
False
Tenebrism refers to:
shadow that partially or fully obscures the setting and elements of the figures.
Artemisia Gentileschi was known for:
painting scenes involving strong, heroic women.
Which of the following is associated with Caravaggists and their art?
the suggestions that the painted scene might continue into the viewer’s actual space.
Peter Paul Ruben’s Elevation of the Cross:
has some features associated with Flemish style and comes with Italian art
Which of the following elements in Peter Paul Rubens’s Outbreak of WAr specifically references the Flemish painting tradition?
the reflection on Mar’s armor
For large-scale commissions such as the Maria de Medici series, Peter Paul Rubens:
Rubens did all of these things
In the Arrival of Maria de Medici at Marseilles, Rubens makes a visual reference to which of the following?
The ancient sculpture group depicting Laocoon
Johannes Vermeer’s Woman with a Water Jug:
leaves some information vague, in order to engage the viewer’s imagination
Seventeenth-century Dutch genre scenes
depict scenes of middle-class urban life in addition to peasant scenes
Which of the following qualities is evidenced by Rembrandt’s Night Watch?
His thick application of paint to the canvas.
Diego Velazquez’s art is known for which of the following?
Brushwork and impasto of the sort seen in Venetian painting
Nicolas Poussins ET in Arcadia Ego is a poetic rendering of one of the following ideas.
Life is short, so treasure the beauties that surround you during your time on earth.
The composition of Peter Paul Rubel’s Elevation of the Cross suggests that when the cross is finally raised, Christ’s body will be in the actual church.
True
The discovery and excavation of what promoted the development of neoclassical art in the 18th century?
pompeii
Wright’s experiment with an Air Pump depicts?
all of these things are depicted
Which of the following spread neo-classicism in Europe?
all of these did
Zoffany portrayed Sir Charles Towneley as?
collecting antiquities as part of his desire to serve the public
Men who participated in the Industrial Revolution in England typically favored and supported?
a political system that rewarded capital
Joseph Wright portrayed Richard Arkwright’s factory as?
a modern workplace, brilliantly lit and productive, even at night
David’s style in Death of Marat employs increasing realism because?
government and its neo-classical style Marat’s virtues are classical ones, but they exist in the present
Wedgwood’s anti-slavery medallion employed neo-classicism in order to?
emphasize the existence of universal human rights
Robert Adam recommended plain white walls and white ornament because?
this style resembled the simple style of Wedgwood’s ceramics
The Oath of the Tennis Court?
shows freedom of the press and expression
Goya explored printmaking because?
it offered the artist more freedom to invent
Napoleon won over supporters of the French Republic like David because he?
promised to restore order and reward merit
Goya’s portrait of the Spanish royal family?
Identifies Goya as a Court Artist
Goya explained the meaning of The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters as?
advocating the uniting of imagination and reason in order to create art
Goya’s Majas on the Balcony expresses?
admiration for traditional Spanish culture
The artist composed the Raft of the Medusa so that?
there is a progress from death adn despair to common struggle and hope
Goya’s Disasters of War etchings?
sympathize with the victims of the war
Goya’s The Fatal Consequences of the Bloody War in Spain against Bonaparte and Other Trenchant Caprichos (also known as the Disasters of War) were?
Not commissioned by anyone
In Gro’s Portrait of Napoleon as First Consul, Napoleon?
Points to his glorious achievements on behalf of France
In One Can’t Look, Goya shows?
The destruction of hope for enlightenment reforms in Spain?
Greuze’s Village Betrothal?
Promotes the ideal of marrying for love or sentimental reasons (feeling)
Watteau’s style in paintings like Return from the Island of Cythera is characterized by?
Flickering brushstrokes and frosty colors
Chardin presents the bourgeoisie as?
None of these things
Rococo subjects like shepherds and shepherdesses conveyed?
Aristocratic fantasies of a life closer to nature
The Toilette of Venus?
All of the answers are correct
In the Marriage Contract, the presence of the dogs indicates?
The both families are fond of hunting
In Fragonward’s The Swin, the artist depicts?
A sexually provocative scene in the garden of a chateau
Hogarth’s Marriage a la Mode/ encourages emulation or imitation of pagan gods in Renaissance history paintings?
It encourages emulation of none of these things
In countess’ Dressing Room, the role of the boy in the corner of the painting is to?
All of these answers about his role are correct
In The Morning Walk, Gainsborough Employs?
Precise, hard outlines and carefully detailed, individualized nature
