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AHI 231 Final
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1Which phrase best defines tenebroso?
- AA` tin colored paints that make things brighter
- BB`extremely high contrast of light and dark in painting
- CC`very bright and colorful painting style
- DD`dark painting style where you can't see anything
2What is transubstantiation?
- AA`the transforming of bread and wine into the flesh and blood of Christ
- BB`Baroque term for violent artists like Caravaggio
- CC` the term for the rules concerning art after the Council of Trent
- D D`A and C
- AA`the transforming of bread and wine into the flesh and blood of Christ
3What was the main reason for Caravaggio's diagonal composition in Entombment?
- AA`Caravaggio had a neck problem and it was easier to look at that way
- BB`To make the composition seem stable and tranquil
- CC`the composition created movement and therefore caught people's interest better
- DD`None of the above
- AA`Caravaggio had a neck problem and it was easier to look at that way
4Martin Luther…
- AA`founded the Council of Trent
- BB`was friends with Caravaggio and commissioned several pieces from him
- CC`started the Civil Rights Movement in the 1400s
- DD`his ideas were criticized by the Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation
5What was the main purpose of art in churches after the Council of Trent?
- AIt was meant to educate illiterate people about the Bible
- BIt made going to church less boring for children
- CIt was supposed to make the Bible’s message clearly understandable for Catholic audiences
- D A and C
- AIt was meant to educate illiterate people about the Bible
6 Paleotti famously wanted catholic art to do what?
- ADeliberate; instruct; move
- BDelight; intrigue; move
- CDelight; instruct; move.
- DDelight; inspire; move
- ADeliberate; instruct; move
7The Seventeenth century is the same as
- A The 1500s
- BThe 1600s
- C The 1700s
- D The 1800s
- A The 1500s
8Rubens often painted “modellos.” This means:
- A that he made pencil sketches
- BThat he made small preparatory paintings
- CThat he made large oil sketches
- DThat he used male models
- A that he made pencil sketches
9Bernini’s project inside S. Peter’s included:
- A Cathedra Petri
- BBaldacchino
- C Four piers each with a sculpture and a relic
- DA and B
- EA, B, and C
- A Cathedra Petri
10The project inside St. Peter
- AContained a large sculpture of the Virgin Mary
- BMade a visual argument in favor of the the Catholic Church and the Pope’s authority
- CHoused relics, whose efficiency Luther had praised
- DIncluded some of the Pope’s heraldic symbols, like the bees and the Sun
- E B and D
- AContained a large sculpture of the Virgin Mary
11Which of the following defines Bernini's David as a Baroque sculpture?
- AThe sculpture displays the moment of highest tension (climax of the narrative)
- BDavid is not nude, as Michelangelo’s was.
- CNothing, the sculpture is not Baroque
- D None of the above
- EA and B
- AThe sculpture displays the moment of highest tension (climax of the narrative)
12Which of the following best defines picture plane?
- AWhen an image displays large sections of sky and landscape
- BThe foreground or front of an image
- C The background of an image
- D A and C
13Gentileschi’s Susanna and the Elders shows Susanna
- AComfortably taking a bath
- B Alone
- C In an awkward position, protecting herself from the elders
- D Looking at herself in a mirror
- EC and D
- AComfortably taking a bath
14 Pier Saenredam
- AAbandoned the old tradition of painting imaginary interiors
- B Depicted faithful representations of Church interiors using measuring plans and drafts
- C Exemplifies Catholic art in the Spanish Netherlands
- DA and B
- E A, B, and C.
- AAbandoned the old tradition of painting imaginary interiors
15 Las Meninas has a single, unified center
- AYes, the mirror
- BYes, the doorway
- C No, it has 3 separate centers
- DThere is no centers or centers in the composition
16The project inside St. Peter
- A Contained a large sculpture of the Virgin Mary
- BMade a visual argument in favor of the the Catholic Church and the Pope’s authority
- CHoused relics, whose efficiency Luther had praised
- DIncluded some of the Pope’s heraldic symbols, like the bees and the Sun
- E B and D
17The Surrender of Breda
- AShows the Spanish captain forcing the Dutch commander to kneel
- BShows Spain being magnanimous, generously respecting its rivals
- CShows Spanish conquering the Americas
- DShows the Spanish soldiers as young and muscular.
18In the central panel of Rubens’s Elevation of the Cross
- AChrist, hesitant, doubts about his future
- BChrist appears triumphant, because it is a protestant image
- CChrist, triumphant and muscular, actively accepts his fate as he receives God as divine light
- DChrist is being pull down from the cross
19What in The Ecstasy of St. Theresa is characteristic of Bernini?
- ATheatricality, as evinced by male viewers seated in theatre boxes
- BUse of different color marble
- CUse of fabric to convey miraculous movement
- DB and C
- E A, B, and C
20Velazquez’s Las Meninas
- AIs a copy of a previously existing portrait of the royal family
- B Presents a visual puzzle for the King—a challenge that is impossible to resolve
- CVisually argues that painting is a noble activity that requires thought, much like philosophy
- DIncludes allegorical or mythological figures
- EB and C
21Frans Hals lived and worked in
- AHaarlem
- BSpain
- CRome
- DNone of the above
22Frans Hals' Lute Player is argued to have been very painterly because
- APainterly style was common at the time as artists were very lazy
- BPainterly style was very popular at the time and it was the only thing people would buy
- C Painterly style took significantly less time to achieve than a more naturalistic style
- DAll of the above
- ENone of these, Lute Player was not painterly
23It is argued that Frans Hals frequently painted musicians because
- AFrans Hals wished that he could play an instrument
- B Frans Hals grew up in a town that was famous for their musicians
- CPeople playing instruments were good subjects to convey movement
- DFrans Hals did not paint musicians because he had never seen an instrument before
- ENone of the above
24Houckgeest’s The New Church at Delf
- A Emphasizes the allegorical figure of Liberty in the sculpture
- BDepicts a funerary monument, which fostered civic unity and patriotism.
- CGathers individuals from different social classes
- DA and B
- E A, B, and C
25Houckgeest’s The New Church at Delf depicts children drawing on the floor and a dog
- AWas heavily criticized for being irreligious
- BWas completely unusual at the time
- CStresses that the church is a civic space when mass is not taking place
- DThe children were a later 19th century addition
26 Houckgeest’s The New Church at Delf emphasizes the process of looking
- Aby using an arched canvas
- Bby framing the scene through the columns
- CBy painting Dutch viewers (or tourists) observing the tomb, much like we, the viewer
- DA and B
- EA, B, and C
27The Love Letter was painted by
- ACuyp
- BRubens
- CRembrandt
- DVermeer
- EHalls
28In the back of The Love Letter …
- AThey are Italian paintings
- BScholars have interpreted the stormy sea panting as signifying passionate love
- CScholars have interpreted the painting of the wanderer as perhaps invoking the sender of the letter, who is in a voyage
- D B and C
- EA, B, and C
29Windmills in baroque Dutch art
- AAre seldom depicted
- BSignify in the Dutch Colonies in the Caribbean
- C Often appear soaring over the horizon line, triumphantly
- DAre a symbol of the Dutch Republic alliance to Germany
30Rubens and Le Brun have the following in common:
- ABoth were French-born artists
- BBoth worked in France
- CTheir royal commissions are permeated with mythological figures
- DA, B, and C
- E B and C
31The Royal French Academy of Painting and Sculpture established the so-called hierarchy of painting. From the most important to the least, the order was:
- APortrait-Genre-History-Landscape-Animal-Still life
- B History-Portrait-Genre-Landscape-Animal-Still life
- CLandscape-Animal-Still life-Portrait-Genre-History
- DHistory-Genre-Portrait-Landscape-Animal-Still life
- EPortrait-History-Genre-Landscape-Animal-Still life
32The Royal French Academy of Painting and Sculpture
- AEffectively replaced the Guild of St. Luke
- BEstablish a learning program in which students began learning by copying from life
- CEstablish a learning program in which students began learning by copying old masters
- DA and B
- EA and C
33The art in Versailles evinces that Louis XIV sought to be seen as
- AZeus
- BChrist
- CApollo
- DJupiter
- EPoseidon
34The Palace of Versailles
- AWas constructed by the time Louis XIV was born
- BIs in the center of Paris
- CCentralized the French Government
- DAllowed Louis XIV to avoid risks of aristocratic conspiracies and popular riots
- EC and D
35Who painted this
- ACaravaggio
- BRubens
- CBernini
- D Raphael
36This painting is part of a political cycle
- AYes
- BIt is a political painting, but nor part of a cycle
- CNo, it is a stand along picture
- D It is part of a cycle, but a religious one, not political
- EThis painting is neither political not part of a cycle
37This painting
- ADepicts Marie de’ Medici arriving at Marseilles
- B Depicts Marie de’ Medici safely arriving with the help of mythological beings
- C Depicts Marie de’ Medici received by a personification of France
- D A, B, and C
- EB and C
38This painting
- A Is extremely naturalistic
- Bturns something ordinary into something impossibly magnificent.
- CIncorporates the Virgin Mary blessing the event
- DA and B
- E B and C
39This painting
- A Was the first attempt by the painter to depict the subject matter
- BWas the outcome of the artists revising a previous, not-accepted painting
- CShows the Apostle Mark
- DA and C
- EB and C
40What Baroque elements can be seen in this painting?
- ADramatic light
- BDynamic composition
- C Clearly illustrates its subject matter
- D A, B, and C.
- ETrick question: it is not a baroque painting
41The painting depicts the Apostle
- A ...in his way to Rome
- B...as a passive receiver of God's message
- C...actively receiving God, who appears as divine light
- D ...falling from his horse in the middle of the afternoon
42Which of the following applies to this sculpture?
- AThe sculpture was designed with a hidden window above it to provide lighting from above
- BThe sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary
- CA and B
- DNone of the above
- EIt was made in Florence
- AThe sculpture was designed with a hidden window above it to provide lighting from above
43Who painted this?
- ALuis de Riaño
- BCuyp
- CVelazquez
- DFragonard
44What in this sculpture is characteristic of Bernini
- ATheatricality, as evinced by male viewers seated in theatre boxes
- BUse of different color marble
- CUse of fabric to convey miraculous movement
- DB and C
- EA, B, and C
- ATheatricality, as evinced by male viewers seated in theatre boxes
45This painting
- A Emphasizes the allegorical figure of Liberty in the sculpture
- BDepicts a funerary monument, which fostered civic unity and patriotism.
- CGathers individuals from different social classes
- DA and B
- EA, B, and C
- A Emphasizes the allegorical figure of Liberty in the sculpture
46This painting
- AWas heavily criticized for being irreligious
- BWas completely unusual at the time
- CStresses that the church is a civic space when mass is not taking place
- DThe children were a later 19th century addition
47This painting emphasizes the process of looking
- Aby using an arched canvas
- Bby framing the scene through the columns
- CBy painting Dutch viewers (or tourists) observing the tomb, much like we, the viewers
- DA and B
- EA, B, and C
48This painting was painted
- ADepicts three shepherds who have encounter a tomb
- BDepicts a figure tracing his shadow, which some ancient sources regarded as the originary artistic development
- CDepicts the Virgin Mary calming the shepherds
- DA and B
- EA, B, and C
49We can describe the style as
- APainterly
- B Dynamic
- CLinear and static
- DDramatic
- ETenebrosistic
50Pieter Saenredam
- AAbandoned the old tradition of painting imaginary interiors
- BDepicted faithful representations of Church interiors using measuring plans and drafts
- CExemplifies Catholic art in the Spanish Netherlands
- DA and B
- EA, B, and C
51Rubens and Le Brun have the following in common:
- ABoth were French-born artists
- BBoth worked in France
- CTheir royal commissions are permeated with mythological figures
- D A, B, and C
- EB and C
52The Royal French Academy of Painting and Sculpture established the so-called hierarchy of painting. From the most important to the least, the order was:
- APortrait-Genre-History-Landscape-Animal-Still life
- B History-Portrait-Genre-Landscape-Animal-Still life
- CLandscape-Animal-Still life-Portrait-Genre-History
- DHistory-Genre-Portrait-Landscape-Animal-Still life
- EPortrait-History-Genre-Landscape-Animal-Still life
53The Royal French Academy of Painting and Sculpture
- AEffectively replaced the Guild of St. Luke
- BEstablish a learning program in which students began learning by copying from life
- CEstablish a learning program in which students began learning by copying old masters
- D A and B
- EA and C
54The art in Versailles evinces that Louis XIV sought to be seen as
- AZeus
- BChrist
- CApollo
- DJupiter
- EPoseidon
55The Palace of Versailles
- AWas constructed by the time Louis XIV was born
- BIs in the center of Paris
- CCentralized the French Government
- DAllowed Louis XIV to avoid risks of aristocratic conspiracies and popular riots
- EC and D
56The painter of this painting spent most of his career in his beloved…
- ASpain
- BVenice
- CRome
- DFrance
- EDutch Republic
57These painted murals exemplify the hybrid style found in
- AAfrica
- BAsia
- CSouth America
- DNorth America
- EEurope
58The painting depicts hell to the viewers’ left and heaven to their right
- A As it was customary in European Christian Art
- BAs dictated by the Council of Trent
- CWhich was not customary, in order to appeal to the native population’s concepts
- DBecause the artist was not aware of European Art
59 Above the murals, there is a balcony
- ANot
- BYes, for the women
- C Yes, for the nobleman
- DYes, for those who have not yet converted to Christianity
- EYes, for the priest
60Who painted this?
- ARembrandt
- BHouckgeest
- CVelazquez
- DPoussin
- EVermeer
61This painting
- Ashows French nobles in Versailles
- Bwas commissioned by Louis XIV
- Cdepicts noblemen in the mythical island of Cythera, likely leaving the island
- Dshows a story from antiquity
- EA and D
62This painting
- A was a “reception piece” made to gain entry to the Academy
- B fit perfectly within the Academy’s hierarchy of painting
- Cdid not fit in the existing categories of painting, forcing the academy to come up with a new type of painting
- DA and B
- EA and C
63Much like other paintings by this artist, this artwork can be described using the following terms and notions:
- A Glorification of the aristocratic patrons, brown tones.
- BMelancholic tone, brown and ocher colors, emphasis on time and temporality.
- C Melancholic tone, brown and ocher colors, timelessness.
- DLush greenery, timelessness.
- E Tenebroso, melancholic tone, inspired by Poussin’s style.
64This painting was painted by
- AFragonard
- BWatteau
- CRubens
- DVermeer
- EVelazquez
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