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