Exam 2 Flashcards
_________ is a highly ornate and elaborate style of architecture, art, and design that flourished in Europe in the 17th and first half of the 18th century.
Baroque
____________ tacked his 95 theses to the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517, protesting the Catholic Church’s corruption, he initiated a movement that would transform the religious, political, and artistic landscape of Europe.
Martin Luther
_________ which featured soft, fleshy abstract shapes, also emerged in the early 17th century, creating an effect that was ambiguous, suggestive and bizarre.
auricular style
Baroque art and design addressed the viewer’s _____ directly, appealing to the emotions as well as the intellect.
senses
Martin Luther referred to Rome as ________?
The Whore of Babylon
Urban squares such as the Piazza Navona in Rome were created for _____?
Public displays, fireworks, theatre, processions
The imposing architecture was also used to reinforce the ______ of absolute rulers, such as with the Palace of Versailles in France.
Power
Porcelain and lacquer from _____ became fashionable and were imitated in Europe.
East Asia
Europeans developed a less labor-intensive faux lacquer technique called _______?
japanning
___________, established in 1602, became the largest trade and shipping company in the world at that time.
The Dutch East India Company
The inspiration for this bed is thought to have come from the designs of _________?
Daniel Marot
They founded a painting academy in Bologna, Italy around 1580 that focused both on the study of the best artistic models of the Renaissance and on the direct study of nature, & anatomy and life drawing
Carracci
Why was Peter crucified upside down?
He did not feel worthy to be crucified in the same way as Christ.
Arrogant, rebellious, and a murderer, ______ short and tempestuous life matched the drama of his works.
Caravaggio
What is the Italian word for shadowy?
Tenebroso
