Humanities: Counter-Reformation and Baroque Flashcards
Who served as choirmaster of the Capella Gialia in the Vatican and Composed the “Mass for Pope Macellus?”
Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestina
What was the term “braghetton” assigned to?
Those who painted draperies over the “offensive areas of the nude figure in Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment.”
Why did Correggio create “Jupiter” and “Io?”
As part of the set of paintings commissioned by Federico Gonzaga of Muntua.
Who appears to “Io” in the painting commission by Federico Gonzage of Mantua as a cloud?
Jupiter
Who wrote The Way to Perfection, which describes the ascent of the soul to union with the Holy Spirit?
Teresa of Avila
What does the “Resurrection” by El Greco include?
Distinct mannerist qualities and is decorous to the extent that draperies carefully conceal all inappropriate nudity.
The characteristics mentioned as “innovative” qualities of “Don Quixole:”
-Using everyday speech indialogue
-Creating vivid and complex portraits of the main and subordinate charcters
-Presenting the narrative in the solemn style free form affectation
-In delicate juxtaposition with the comic scenes
As the author of “Spiritual Exercises,” Ignatius of Loyola called on who to develop all of their senses?
Jesuits
Who completed the sculptural program for the Cornaro Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome?
Bernini
Who painted “The Calling of Saint Matthew” for the Contarelli Chapel in the Church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome?
Michelangelo Merisi (Caravaggio)
In Caravaggio’s “The Calling of Saint Matthew,” who is standing beside Christ?
Saint Peter
Who painted 5 separate versions of the biblical story of Judith and Holofernes and was admitted to the Florentine Academy of Design?
Artemisia Gentileschi
Artemisa Gentileschi, in addition to Judith, she dramatized the stories of
Savannah, Bathsheba, Lucretia, Cleopatra, Esther, Diana, and Potiphar
What city in the 17th century became the center of musical innovation and practice in Europe?
Venice
Who is considered the 1st composer to specify dynamics by indicating piano for “soft” and forte for “loud.”
Giovanni Gabrieli
What was so special about Venice?
It was so popular that composers from across Europe came to study music thus Italian became the international language of music.
What did Orfeo require of an orchestra?
3 dozen instruments- including 10 viols, 3 trombones, and 4 trumpets.
