Week 4

Question 1

The 17th century was a period of transition filled with contrasts; extremes of emotionalism and rationalism

Answer 1

BAROQUE PERIOD

Question 2

It was noted as the materialistic age due to vast colonial expansion and commercial enterprise

Answer 2

BAROQUE PERIOD

Question 3

was derived from the Portuguese word “barocco”, which means “imperfect pearl,” implying the enlarged outlook of art as a reflection of the times

Answer 3

BAROQUE

Question 4

art reflected the profound political and cultural changes.

Answer 4

BAROQUE ART

Question 5

It was also associated with the cultural movement between the Catholic Church and the Counter-Reformation or the Protestant movement.

Answer 5

BAROQUE STYLE

Question 6

used religious artworks to display theological dogma, while reformers or Protestants supported decorative artwork.

Answer 6

The Catholic Church

Question 7

one of the most brilliant proponents of baroque sculptures and a key figure in Baroque architecture

Answer 7

Bernini

Question 8

It is the central marble group of a sculpture he signed and completed for the Cornaro Chapel in Rome made by Bernini

Answer 8

the Ectasy of Saint Teresa

Question 9

He is not only known for his architecture. His fountains and papal monuments were public works that stand in different piazza or city square in Rome

Answer 9

Bernini

Question 10

He was also appointed by Pope Urban VII to be the chief architect of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Answer 10

Bernini

Question 11

He was the founder of a school of realist painters.

Answer 11

CARAVAGGIO

Question 12

paintings were considered controversial during that time because of his technique: the intense contrast of light and dark colors, which is called tenebrism.

Answer 12

CARAVAGGIO

Question 13

the intense contrast of light and dark colors,

Answer 13

tenebrism.

Question 14

is an excessive use of chiaroscuro that intends to reduce the two-tone effect of light and shade. It enhances the literal quality and illusion of actuality

Answer 14

tenebrism.

Question 15

Artists under his (Caravagiio) influence were called as

Answer 15

“Caravaggisti” or “Caravagesques” and “Tenebrists” or Tenebrosi

Question 16

He was condemned as the “Antichrist of Painting” for his controversial and revolutionary artworks

Answer 16

CARAVAGGIO

Question 17

He was influenced by the technique of Caravaggio

Answer 17

DIEGO VELASQUEZ

Question 18

He also painted scores of portraits of the Spanish royal family and other notable European figures and commoners

Answer 18

DIEGO VELASQUEZ

Question 19

His most notable painting of the Spanish royal family is the Las Meninas or The Ladies-in-Waiting.

Answer 19

DIEGO VELASQUEZ

Question 20

also maintained balance between emotion and intellectuality. He revealed exceptional insight into personality and relationship of individuals and their reactions

Answer 20

DIEGO VELASQUEZ

Question 21

Even the French Impressionist artists Edouard Manet described him as the “Painter of Painters”

Answer 21

DIEGO VELASQUEZ

Question 22

______ also loved to paint his family.

Answer 22

Rubens

Question 23

His paintings covered wide variety of subjects-from religion, history, hunt scenes, and mythology

Answer 23

Rubens

Question 24

During his childhood, he was fascinated with shadows. He loved sketching his family, watching colored sails and salty faces of the bargemen, and filing his head with human impressions

Answer 24

Rembrant

Question 25

He would cut his classes and go to the local zoo to draw animals, or visit docks to sketch labourers

Answer 25

Rembrant

Question 26

is the process of using strong acid to cut into a metallic surface to create a
design

Answer 26

Etching

Question 27

At the age of 19, he made his first signed painting, The Stoning of Saint
Stephen.

Answer 27

Rembrant

Question 28

He was regarded as the greatest artists of Dutch Golden Age for his
outstanding ability

Answer 28

Rembrant

Question 29

was one of 12 life-size battle scenes intended to perpetuate victories won by Philip IV’s armies that hung in Museo Nacional del Prado.

Answer 29

The surrender of Brenda

Question 30

integrated the elements of human emotions and expanded this to produce heavily dramatic works of art.

Answer 30

BAROQUE ART

Question 31

emerged during the counter-reformation efforts of catholic church but despite its dramatic quality this works of art remain realistic, relatable, and deeply rooted in the subjective experience of the world.

Answer 31

BAROQUE STYLE

Question 32

The _______ in Baroque Period focused on balance, proportion, mannerism as a form of overly exaggerated and highly stylized artworks often resulting in qualities such as distorted human anatomy and complex postures.

Answer 32

elements

Question 33

This exaggeration in art

Answer 33

gave birth to the unique style of baroque art.