Chapter 6

Question 1

Italian Baroque painter
Influenced by Caravaggio with his surreal dramatic lighting
Known for “Crucifixion of St. Peter” and a ceiling fresco called “Aurora”

Answer 1

Guido Reni (1575-1642)

Question 2

Flemish Baroque painter
Religious paintings
Known for dramatic and emotional style
“Daniel in the Lion’s Den” (1615)

Answer 2

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Question 3

Dutch Baroque painter
Best known for painting portraits with fleeting expressions
smiling happy, often compared to candid shots
“The laughing Cavalier” (1624)

Answer 3

Frans Hals (1580 - 1666)

Question 4

French Baroque painter
Known for religious chiaroscuro scenes lit by a candle
“The Penitent Magdalene” (1625)

Answer 4

Georges de la Tour (1593-1652)

Question 5

French Baroque painter
Inspired by Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”
Based his paintings on ancient Roman myths, history, and Greek sculpture
“Death of Germanicus” (1628)

Answer 5

Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665)

Question 6

Most popular painter in the court of King Philip IV of Spain
Painted “Equestrian Portrait of Philip IV” (1635)
Associated with the Spanish Golden Age
Best known for “Las Meninas” (1656)
Master of realism

Answer 6

Diego Velazquez (1599-1660)

Question 7

“Equestrian Portrait of Charles I” (1637)

Famous for his portraits of Charles I and his family

Answer 7

Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)

Question 8

Baroque Dutch painter and master etcher
Earned his reputation from his etchings
Later years had his work characterized by loneliness, golden brown tones after his wife died in 1642

Answer 8

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)

Question 9

Italian sculptor and architect
Created the Baroque style
Best known for creating sculptures that depict movement and emotion
“Ecstasy of Saint Teresa” “Statue of David”

Answer 9

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)

Question 10

Known as a “Master of Light”
Best known for honoring women in his paintings
Noted for his use of light and painting of interiors
“The Kitchenmaid” (1658)
“View of the Delft” (1660), painting of his hometown

Answer 10

Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675)

Question 11

18th century style
Started in Paris during the reign of Louis XV
Decorative, colorful, fancy designs, favored style over function
“A Pilgrimage to Cythera” (1717) by Antoine Watteau
Fete galante describes aristocratic couples frolicking in the parks, flirting, dancing etc..

Answer 11

ROCOCO (1700-1800)

Question 12

Known for fete galante

Answer 12

Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)

Question 13

Closely associated with the Veduta style
Italian artist and print maker
BEST known for his Venice Landscapes
“The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute”

Answer 13

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768)

Question 14

BEST known for his frescoes that combined history, myth, and Bible themes in a theatrical way
Many of his workings can be found in numerous churches, palaces and villas in Italy

Answer 14

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770)

Question 15

French neoclassical sculptor
considered the greatest sculptor of the Enlightenment
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Voltaire, Rousseau, ad Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 15

Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)

Question 16

BEST known for his paintings of nudes, pastoral scenes and portraits of his patron, Madame de Pompadour, who was the mistress of Louis XV
Characterized as erotic and passionate
Influenced by the works of Peter Paul Rubens and Antoine Watteau.
“Venus and Amor”

Answer 16

Francois Boucher (1703-1770)