Question 1

Baroque art is often considered to be dramatic and emotional. With reference to specific works, explain how artists created these effects, and then discuss the purposes for which artists sought to affect viewers emotionally during this period.

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Question 2

What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens?

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A)  Spanish 
B)  Italian 
C)  French 
D)  English 
E)  Flemish

Question 3

Consider the painting, The Pursuit from The Progress of Love, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and discuss why the patron rejected the series.

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Question 4

Typical of Dutch landscape painting was the work of

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A)  Jacob van Ruisdael. 
B)  Judith Leyster. 
C)  Frans Hals. 
D)  Rembrandt. 
E)  Nicolas Poussin.

Question 5

Unlike Baroque art from Catholic countries, Dutch Baroque art focused upon

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A)  the community. 
B)  business life. 
C)  the family and home. 
D)  all of these: the community, business life, and the family and home. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 6

Among the following artists, whose innovation was it to create group portraits in the setting of an activity, rather than posing the subjects formally?

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A)  Van Ruisdael 
B)  Poussin 
C)  Rembrandt 
D)  Vigée-Lebrun 
E)  Copley

Question 7

The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from

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A)  ancient Greek mythology. 
B)  The Tale of Genji. 
C)  Beowulf. 
D)  the Bible. 
E)  Dante's Inferno.

Question 8

A work of art that uses a tragic Roman tale to arouse feelings of patriotism, self-sacrifice, and civic virtues in its viewers is

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A)  Sortie of Captain Banning Cocq's Company of the Civic Guard. 
B)  The Ashes of Phokion. 
C)  Las Meninas. 
D)  The Progress of Love. 
E)  The Oath of the Horatii.

Question 9

Explain the relationship between Neoclassical art and the revolutionary movements in the 18th century. Support your points with references to specific works of the period.

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Question 10

Which work of art tells the story of a man who was murdered in his bath?

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A)  The Ashes of Phokion 
B)  The Proposition 
C)  Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes 
D)  The Death of Marat 
E)  The Pursuit

Question 11

Gianlorenzo Bernini was

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A)  a sculptor. 
B)  an architect. 
C)  a dramatist. 
D)  a composer. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 12

In comparison to Baroque art, the style of Rococo

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A)  is more playful and lighthearted. 
B)  is more suitable for public places. 
C)  tends to employ more intense colors. 
D)  tends to employ more intense colors, is more playful and lighthearted, and is more suitable for public places. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Exam 17: The 17th and 18th Centuries