Ch. 10-- The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque Flashcards
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestnna served as a choirmaster at the Capella Giulia in the Vatican and composed what?
the Mass for Pope Marcellus
the term ________ was assigned to those who painted draperies over the “offensive” areas of the nude figures in Michelangelo’s “Last Judgement”
braghettoni
Correggio created _____ ____ ___ as part of the set of paintings commissioned by Federico Gonzaga of Mantua
Jupiter and Io
Jupiter appears to Io in the painting commissioned by Federico Gonzaga of Mantua as a what?
a cloud
Teresa of Avila wrote ___ ___ ___ _______, which describes the ascent of the soul to union with the Holy Spirit
The Way to Perfection
El Greco painted the Resurrection, which includes_____ ____ ____ and is decorous to the extent that draperies carefully cover what?
distinct mannerist qualities; all inappropriate nudity
the characteristics mentioned as “innovative” qualities of “Don Quixote:”
-using everyday speech in dialogue
-creating vivid and complex portraits of the main and subordinate characters
-presenting the narrative in a solemn style free form affectation
-in delicate juxtaposition with the comic scenes
as the author of Spiritual Exercises, Ignatius of Loyola called on who to develop all of their senses ?
Jesuits
who is the author of Spiritual Exercises?
Ignatius of Loyola
Bernini completed the what program for the Corraro Chapel in the church of Santa Maria dell Vittoria in Rome
sculptural program
Michelangelo Merisi (Caravagio) painted _____ ____ ____ ___ ___for the Contarelli Chapel in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome
The Calling of Saint Matthew
In Caravaggio’s “The Calling of Saint Matthew,” who is standing beside Christ?
Saint Peter
Artemisia Genrileschi painted how many separate versions of the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes and was admitted to the Florentine Academy of Design
5
Artmeisia Gentileschi, in addition to Judith, she dramatized the stories of what 7 other women?
Susannah, Bathsheba, Lucretia, Cleopatra, Esther, Diana, and Potiphar
In the 17th century, Venice became the center of what 2 things in Europe?
musical innovation and practice
Giovanni Gabrieli is considered the first composer to specify dynamics by indicating piano as “____” and forte as “___”
soft and loud
Venice was so popular that composers from across Europe came to study music thus Italian became the what?
international language of music
Orfeo required an orchestra of 3 dozen instruments - including:
ten violas, three trombones, and four trumpets
Antonio Vivaldi composed ___ ____ _____
The Four Seasons
the View Haarlem from the Dunes of Overveen is considered what type of painting?
landscaping
Jan Steen was particularly successful with genre scenes, including “____ _____ ____”
The Dancing Couple
Johann Sebastain Bach composed the series of instrumental works known as the _________ _______
Brandenburg concertos
Louis XIV was known as the “___ _____”
Sun King
Among the French during the 17th century, architecture was designed to convey what?
the absolute power of the monarchy
____ _____ ___ served as chief painter to Louis XIV and directed the team of artists who decorated the interior of the Palace of Versailles
Charles le Brun
____ _____ ___ was the landscape architect in charge of the grounds at the Palace of Versailles
Andre Le Notre
Peter Paul Rubens painted ____ _____ ___ _____ ___ ____ __ ____ _______?
“The Arrival and Reception of Marie de Medici at Marseilles”
Louis XIV and Armand-Jean du Pieissi wagered the painting collections of Poussin and Rubens over what?
a tennis match
Nicholas Poussin painted ____ _____
Arcadian Shepherds
Jean-Baptiste Lully served as the head of the Royal Academy of Music and created a new operatic genre known as ____ ____ ____
tragedie en musique
A _____ refers to a very lively dance, fast in tempo, and usually employing a 6/8 meter
gigue
heels touching, feet forming a straight line
first position
heels wide apart, feet forming a straight line
second position
one foot in front of the other against the instep
third position
feet apart, one in front of the other, heels in line
fourth position
one foot in front of the other with the heel against the point of the big toe
fifth position
______ refers to a slow and stately dance, with the accent on the 2nd beat, in triple meter
Sarabande
_____ refers to an elegant triple-time dance of moderate tempo, a dance form that quickly became the most popular of the age
Minuet
Moliere is the author of “Tartuffe” and was in disfavor with many in the French Court because why?
he permitted few people to escape his ridicule
who lost the throne during the Glorious Revolution of 1688?
James II
Diego Velazquez created Las Meninas and became the only artist permitted to paint who?
Spain’s King Philip IV
Luis Nino created ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ _____, which employs brocateado, a technique extremely popular among the Cuzco painters
Our Lady of the Victory of Malaga
Following the lead of King Charles II of England, who had charted the Royal Society in 1662, Louis XIV created the ____ _____ __ _____ in 1666
French Academy of Sciences
