HIST - Baroque

Question 1

characterized by asymmetrical compositions, powerful effects of movement, and strong lighting in combination with dramatic interpretations

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Baroque Style

Question 2

Portuguese term for imperfect pearl

Answer 2

Barroco

Question 3

the most famous royal chateau in France; the gigantic scale of Versailles exemplifies the architectural theme of “creation by division”

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Palace at Versailles by Le Brun, Jules Mansart, and Le Vau

Question 4

a church built by Queen Anne after the birth of Louis XIV

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Church of Val del Grace

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dramatic, realistic, and chiaroscuro technique; chose ordinary people as the figures in his religious works

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Michaelangelo Caravaggio

Question 6

use of sharply contrasting light and dark; describes the use of a very dark, overall tonality of the painting

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Tenebrism

Question 7

greatest Flemish painter of the Baroque; assimilated Italian ideas with Flemish tradition

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Peter Paul Rubens

Question 8

specialized in aristocratic portraiture that featured exquisite technique, details of silken fabrics, fine laces, and trimmings

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Anthony Van Dyck

Question 9

the greatest genius who painted portraits and scenes of genre and religious subjects

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Rembrandt van Rijn

Question 10

the development of an artificial and unique technique of handling light and shadow is called __________

Answer 10

Rembrandt Lighting

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aka “little Dutch master;’ usual subjects usually focus on women at some household chore

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Jan Vermeer

Question 12

sculptor influenced by Michelangelo; known for his intensity and animation of mannerist and baroque paintings

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Gianlorenzo Bernini

Question 13

columns with twisted shafts

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Solomonic Columns

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composed of Corinthian pilasters carried around the entire building giving unity to the entire design; composed of lanterns, dome balustrades, and statues piled above the gigantic pilasters; by Bernini, facade by Carlo Madera, baldachino and piazza by Bernini; 284 Tuscan columns

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St. Peter’s Basilica

Question 15

who designed the baldachino in St. Peter’s Basilica?

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Gianlorenzo Bernini

Question 16

featured an alternation of concave and convex elements in the facade, and a drum that supported an oval dome; aka “the church with 4 fountains”

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San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

Question 17

a Roman Catholic church; a vast, octagonal building with two domes and a pair of picturesque bell towers at the back

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Maria della Salute by Baldassare Longhena

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the mother church of the Jesuits; introduced the baroque style into architecture; its facade was termed “the first truly baroque facade”

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Church of Il Gesu by Giacom o Vignola

Question 19

a style that is known for its awkwardness and overly ornate handling of French Baroque characteristics

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English Baroque

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the largest cathedral in England; its dome is an adapted and enlarged version of the Tempietto of Bramante, the lower levels were more Palladian

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St. Paul’s Cathedral by Christopher Wren

Question 21

one of the premier stately homes of England; a baroque masterpiece, more palace than a house; essentially two unbalanced wings, designed and executed to divergent visions

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Castle Howard by Charles Howard (executed by John Vanbrugh)

Question 22

an architectural masterpiece in the English-Baroque style

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Blenheim Palace by John Vanbrugh, aided by Nicolas Hawksmoor