Test #2: Between Renaissance and Modern

Question 1

Baroque (around 1650-1740)
Key Characteristics:

Answer 1

1) Dramatic lighting effects
2) Heavy contrast between light and dark
3) Dynamic compositions with movement
4) Influence of the Counterreformation
5) Ornate architecture with twisted columns and gold encrustations

Question 2

Baroque (around 1650-1740)
Key Artists and Works:

Answer 2

1) Caravaggio
2) Rembrandt

Question 3

1) Caravaggio

Answer 3

1) Known for dramatic, high-contrast paintings
2) Notable works: “The Calling of Saint Matthew,” “The Conversion of Saint Paul”

Question 4

2) Rembrandt

Answer 4

1) Dutch Baroque painter
2) Renowned for his use of light and shadow
3) Notable works: “The Night Watch,” “Self-Portrait with Two Circles”

Question 5

Example Artworks of Baroque

Answer 5

1) “The Calling of Saint Matthew” by Caravaggio
2) “The Night Watch” by Rembrandt
3) Baroque architecture with twisted columns and elaborate decorations

Question 6

Rococo (mid-1700s)
Key Characteristics:

Answer 6

1) Excessive ornamentation and detail
2) Soft, pastel color palette
3) Asymmetrical designs breaking away from symmetry
4) Depictions of luxurious, whimsical scenes
5) Influence of wealthy patrons, particularly women

Question 7

Rococo (mid-1700s)
Key Artists and Works

Answer 7

1) Fragonard
2) Boucher

Question 8

1) Fragonard

Answer 8

1) Known for whimsical, frolicking paintings
2) Notable work: “The Swing”

Question 9

2) Boucher

Answer 9

1) Prominent Rococo painter
2) Notable works: “Diana Bathing,” “The Toilette of Venus”

Question 10

Example Artworks of Rococo

Answer 10

1) “The Swing” by Fragonard
2) Elaborate Rococo candlesticks and furniture

Question 11

Romanticism
Key Characteristics:

Answer 11

1) Celebration of emotion, intuition, and imagination
2) Reaction against the Industrial Revolution and Enlightenment ideals
3) Depiction of fantastical and symbolic elements
4) Exploration of the sublime and the supernatural
5) Emphasis on individualism and freedom

Question 12

Romanticism (1800s) (late 18th century)
Key Artists and Works

Answer 12

1) Goya
2) Delacroix

Question 13

1) Goya

Answer 13

1) Known for his critique of reason and enlightenment
2) Notable works: “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters,” “The Third of May 1808”

Question 14

2) Delacroix

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1) Leading Romantic painter
2) Notable works: “Liberty Leading the People,” “The Death of Sardanapalus”

Question 15

Example Artworks of Romanticism

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1) “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters” by Goya
2) “Liberty Leading the People” by Delacroix
3) “Wanderer above a Sea of Fog” by Caspar David Friedrich

Question 16

Realism (1840s)
Key Characteristics:

Answer 16

1) Focus on depicting everyday life and ordinary people
2) Rejection of idealism and romanticism
3) Use of muted colors and gritty realism
4) Emphasis on depicting social issues and realities
5) Influence of photography on composition and subject matter

Question 17

Realism (1840s)
Key Artists and Works

Answer 17

1) Courbet
2) Millet

Question 18

1) Courbet

Answer 18

1) Pioneer of the Realist movement
2) Notable works: “The Stone Breakers,” “A Burial at Ornans”

Question 19

2) Millet

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1) Known for his portrayals of rural life and laborers
2) Notable works: “The Gleaners,” “The Angelus”

Question 20

Example Artworks of Realism

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1) “The Stone Breakers” by Courbet
2) “The Gleaners” by Millet
Realist sculptures like the Pieta, portraying scenes with raw emotional realism

Question 21

Breakdown of a color wheel with 12 different sections, including the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors:

Answer 21

1) Red
2) Red-orange
3) Orange
4) Yellow-orange
5) Yellow
6) Yellow-green
7) Green
8) Blue-green
9) Blue
10) Blue-violet
11) Violet
12) Red-violet

Question 22

Additive color has to do with:

Answer 22

Combining different wavelengths of light

Question 23

Subtractive color has to do with:

Answer 23

Absorbing certain wavelengths of light

Question 24

The primary colors are:

Answer 24

Red, green, and blue

Question 25

The secondary colors are:

Answer 25

Purple (violet), orange, and green.

Question 26

The tertiary colors are the ones between:

Answer 26

The primary and secondary colors

Question 27

Tint is when you

Answer 27

Add white to a color

Question 28

How do you achieve a shade?

Answer 28

By adding black to a color.

Question 29

The fire truck is red. The jacket is red. She has red hair. The rose is red. They are not exactly the same. They are all called red. This is what we mean when we say:

Answer 29

They share the same hue

Question 30

Add black and white at the same time (i.e. gray) to a color and you will get a:

Answer 30

Tone

Question 31

A color’s opposite color is the color that is across from it on the wheel. It is called the:

Answer 31

Complementary color

Question 32

The fullest, most vibrant version of a color will be:

Answer 32

Its purest form or its saturation

Question 33

Add white, black or an opposite color, and you will:

Answer 33

Alter the color’s value

Question 34

Bernini’s sculpture exemplifies the Baroque style through its

Answer 34

1) Dramatic movement
2) Emotional intensity
3) Dynamic composition

Question 35

Martin Luther was a central figure in

Answer 35

The Protestant Reformation

Question 36

After many Northern Europeans embraced Protestantism following figures like:

Answer 36

Luther, and the Roman Catholic Church responded with the Counter-Reformation

Question 37

The subject matter of many Rococo paintings often revolves around themes of

Answer 37

1) Love
2) Romance
3) Leisure
5) Aristocratic life.

Question 38

The design detail to the left is characteristic of Rococo art, known for

Answer 38

Elaborate and ornate style.

Question 39

The Romantic period is associated with

Answer 39

Artists expressing their own emotions and interests through their work

Question 40

Renaissance

Answer 40

Ideal

Question 41

Baroque

Answer 41

Dramatic

Question 42

Rococo

Answer 42

Over-the-top garish, opulent, and complicated

Question 43

Realism

Answer 43

Conveying sorrow, difficulties of life, and also beauty that just happens if you just look for it

Question 44

Romanticism and Realism are often associated with

Answer 44

A response against the Industrial Revolution

Question 45

Neoclassicism coincided with the

Answer 45

Enlightenment, evident in its emphasis on rationality, order, and classical themes in art

Question 46

Romanticists reacted against the Enlightenment by

Answer 46

Embracing emotion, individualism, and the sublime in their art, rejecting the Enlightenment’s emphasis on reason and rationality.