Baroque Flashcards
Describe the Baroque Style.
Artists placed emphasis on emotion and dynamism, with a deliberate lack of clarity in themes.
What is a Portuguese term for an imperfect pearl?
Baroco.
Which council gave the Church the power to persecute non-Christians?
The Council of Trent.
Which edict allowed other religions to practice?
The Edict of Nantes.
Which French king was against the Edict of Nantes and was known as the Sun King?
Louis XIV.
What was founded by Jean Batiste Colbert to manipulate images for political advantages?
The Royal Academy, France.
Which artist used dramatic realism and the chiaroscuro technique, choosing ordinary people as figures in religious works?
Michelangelo Caravaggio.
What is also called the 3rd lighting technique and comes from a word meaning ‘to obscure’?
Tenebrism.
Which technique did Caravaggio use in ‘The Conversion of St. Paul’ to show connection through dark shadows?
Tenebrism.
In which painting did Caravaggio use light to distinguish and highlight parts, with the light source existing outside the painting?
The Entombment of Christ.
Who was the greatest genius of the Dutch school, known for portraits and religious subjects?
Rembrandt van Rijn.
Which low-key lighting technique shows graded transitions from light to dark with warm-colored shadows?
Rembrandt lighting.
Who was known as the ‘Little Dutch Master’ and painted women doing household chores, often near a window?
Jan Vermeer.
Which Flemish painter of the Baroque period produced about 2000 paintings?
Peter Paul Rubens.
What term refers to voluptuous and muscular figures as the beauty ideal?
Rubenesque.
What is the combination of light effects and color, also known as chromatic intensity?
Imprimatura.
Which artist specialized in aristocratic portraiture with exquisite detailing of fabrics and lace?
Anthony Van Dyck.
Which sculptor, influenced by Michelangelo, used dynamism to portray figures?
Gianlorenzo Bernini.
Which sculpture by Bernini depicts a nun being pierced by a male angel?
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa.
Which Baroque fountain, located at the back of the Poli Palace, is the largest in Rome?
The Fountain of Trevi.
Which sculpture by Bernini shows marble indentations to resemble soft flesh?
The Rape of Proserpina.
In which sculpture is David shown in the process of throwing a stone at Goliath?
David by Bernini.
Which 17th-century architectural style is characterized by free and sculptural use of classical orders and dynamic spaces?
Baroque Architecture.
Which type of column features a twisted shaft and is believed to originate from Solomon’s Temple?
Solomonic Columns.
Who designed the baldachino and piazza of St. Peter’s Basilica?
Gianlorenzo Bernini.
Who designed the façade of St. Peter’s Basilica?
Carlo Maderna.
Which church, designed by Borromini, features an alternation of concave and convex elements on its façade?
San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane.
What is the large Baroque canopy over the tomb of St. Peter called?
Baldacchino by Bernini.
Which Roman Catholic church, designed by Baldassare Longhena, is round to symbolize the womb of Mary?
Santa Maria della Salute.
Which church, designed by Giacomo Vignola, is considered the mother church of the Jesuits?
Church of Il Gesu.
Which Baroque ceiling fresco by Giovanni Battista features quadratura, an illusion of figures crawling out of the painting space?
Gauli’s Ceiling Fresco.
What term describes an illusion where painted figures blend with architectural elements, often featuring gilding in Baroque art?
Quadratura.
