Ch 25 - Baroque

Question 1

Ch 25: The philosophy during the baroque period is that there is no such thing as _________.

Answer 1

Excess

Question 2

Ch 25: During the baroque period, a dude named Zarlino argues that _______ _______ results from a mixture of tones that “strikes the hearing smoothly”, and some other bullshit.

Answer 2

Proper harmony

Question 3

Ch 25: Numero sonoro (sonorous number) is a number related to the _______ tones that artificially reproduced in a sounding body.

Answer 3

Musical

Question 4

Ch 25: Johann Wolfgang [Puck] von Goethe compared baroque architecture to this classical piece by Vivaldi.

Answer 4

The Four Seasons

Question 5

Ch 25: Italy’s evolution into the Baroque period was preceded by these two periods.

Answer 5

High Renaissance, Mannerism

Question 6

Ch 25: The word baroque was initially used as a pejorative, why?

Answer 6

It was used to describe excess (as in gaudy).

Question 7

Ch 25: Baroque buildings are experiments in __________ illusion, the contrasting of light and color, and the contrasting of forms.

Answer 7

spatial

Question 8

Ch 25: What happened to interior spaces during the Baroque period.

Answer 8

They became less divided.

Question 9

Ch 25: Two painting techniques during the Baroque were quadratura and sotto in su; what are they?

Answer 9

Quadratura is illusionistic painting that creates depth of field. Sotto in su uses perspective techniques meant to be seen from below the painted surface.

Question 10

Ch 25: Ignatius Loyola was a “soldier for Christ” who founded the ________ order, an order known for its discipline and deep devotion to the Christian god.

Answer 10

Jesuit

Question 11

Ch 25: This dude aimed to reform the Christian faith because of his disdain for what turned into quid pro quo relationships between congregants, especially rich ones, and the clergy.

Answer 11

Martin Luther

Question 12

Ch 25: Martin Luther is responsible for the birth of __________, or alternative Christian churches; and this impacted the way they were designed.

Answer 12

Protestantism

Question 13

Ch 25: In Protestant churches, the focus moved from the alter to the ________.

Answer 13

Pulpit.

Question 14

Ch 25: Baroque style for religious architecture was the product of _________-___________ because it sought to make the church an opulent space as opposed to the Protestants.

Answer 14

Counter-Reformation.

Question 15

Ch 25: Vignola from Bologna rhymes so well it seems like a joke, but it’s not. This dude is one of the people responsible for founding ___________ architecture.

Answer 15

Baroque

Question 16

Ch 25: These two “B’s” were prominent figures of the baroque period, one for being the most accomplished artist, the other for being the most innovative architect.

Answer 16

Bernini and Boromini. Can’t make this stuff up.

Question 17

Ch 25: Bernini and Boromini transformed Rome similarly to how this dude transformed London.

Answer 17

Christopher Wren.

Question 18

Ch 25: Bernini’s statue is shielding his eyes from what? What ‘s the significance of this story?

Answer 18

Boromini’s church Sant’Agnese in Agone. The story is cute, but it isn’t true since the statue predates the church, but nice try.

Question 19

Ch 25: What feature is iconic about the baroque dome? What is it?

Answer 19

The drum - it’s a cylindrical or segmented feature that elevates the drum (like the Capital Building in D.C.).

Question 20

Ch 25: Bernini, with help from Moderno and Boromini, created this fugly-ass canopy structure thing that goes over the altar and is considered the first Baroque architectural masterpiece. What is it under and over?

Answer 20

The Baldachin. It’s under Michelangelo’s dome of St. Peter’s Basilica, and over St. Peter’s tomb.

Question 21

Ch 25: Of Bernini and Boromini, who was the introvert, and who was the swaggering jackass that sycophants always flock to?

Answer 21

Bernini was the jackass that idiots love, and Boromini was the introvert.

Question 22

Ch 25: Of Bernini and Boromini, who designs “from the inside out”?

Answer 22

Boromini

Question 23

Ch 25: Towers were added to the Pantheon during the Baroque period and were nicknamed Bernini’s “_______ _______”.

Answer 23

ass ears.