Art History Exam 2

Which of the following statements about Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s art is true?

He uses tools on marble in various ways to suggest different textures.

Which of the following is associated with Caravaggists and their art?

The suggestion that the painted scene might continue into the viewer’s actual space.

Gian Lorenzo Bernini suggests the spiritual ecstasy of Teresa of Avila by depicting her in a sort of physical ecstasy.

True

Annibale Carracci includes angels in his Pietà:

to present to the viewer the elements of Christ’s suffering.

Tenebrism refers to:

shadow that partially or fully obscures the setting and elements of the figures.

Francesco Borromini’s church of S. Carlo alle Quattro Fontane:

has a 3-dimensional façade that combines convex and concave surfaces.

The church of New St. Peter’s in Rome:

was competed using a Latin cross plan.

The church of New Saint Peter’s:

progressed slowly, and was completed only in the 17th century.

In the Cornaro Chapel, Gian Lorenzo Bernini:

depicted members of the Cornaro family on the walls.

In Caravaggio’s Entombment:

the figures seem as if they are about to place Christ’s body on the actual altar in the church.

In which of the following ways were the Northern Netherlands and the southern Netherlands (Flanders) different in the 17th century?

The south was Catholic, the north was Protestant.

In the Arrival of Maria de’ Medici at Marseilles, Rubens makes a visual reference to which of the following?

The ancient sculpture group depicting Laocoön.

Etching is different from drypoint in which of the following ways?

Etching required coating the copper plate with a waxy “ground,” while drypoint did not.

A camera obscura is:

An optical device used by Johannes Vermeer.

In Peter Paul Rubens’ Elevation of the Cross:

the pose of Christ is based on the statue of the Laocoön.

Nicolas Poussin’s Et in Arcadia Ego is a poetic rendering of which of the following ideas?

Life is short, so treasure the beauties that surround you during your time on earth.

Diego Velázquez’s art is known for which of the following?

Brushwork and impasto of the sort seen in Venetian painting.

The series of paintings that Rubens made for Maria de’ Medici:

embellishes actual historical events with mythological and allegorical representations.

In which of the following ways does 17th-century Dutch landscape differ from earlier Northern landscape painting?

The horizon is lower and the skies more prominent in 17th-century landscape.

Which of the following is seen in Nicolas Poussin’s Et in Arcadia Ego?

stylistic classicism.

Which of these did Hogarth NOT rely on to convey his message in Marriage a la Mode?

the Grand Manner

In Fragonard's The Swing, the artist depicts

a sexually provocative scene in the garden of a chateau

What is conveyed by Vigee-Lebrun’s Marie Antoinette and her Children?

The queen as a loving and beloved mother of her children.

Watteau's style in paintings like Return from the Island of Cythera is characterized by

flickering brushstrokes and frosty colors

The Toilette of Venus

 

all of the answers are correct

In The Marriage Contract, the presence of the dogs indicates

the unnatural quality of human behavio

In The Morning Walk, Gainsborough employs

soft-edged brushstrokes, so objects look sketchy and insubstantial

The conversation piece

gave portraits of people in their habitual, everyday environment

Chardin presents the bourgeoisie as

 

none of these things

Hogarth's Marriage a la Mode encourages emulation or imitation of

it encourages emulation of none of these things

The Lictors bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons differs from the Oath of the Horatii because it

contrasts masculine patriotism to feminine personal sentiment

Men who participated in the Industrial Revolution in England typically favored and supported

a political system that rewarded capital

David's portrait of the Lavoisiers indicates

the artist aligned his own style with scientific methods of investigating nature

Robert Adam recommended plain white walls and white ornament because

all of the reasons listed here

Winckelmann's History of Ancient Art discussed Greek sculpture as

beautiful and noble because it was produced by a virtuous society

Of the following, which does David employ to make Marat a heroic martyr?

his pose, similar to the dead Christ

Zoffany’s group portrait of the Royal Academy in England depicts

a school of art dedicated to Neo-Classical ideals of describing and controlling nature

Wedgwood's anti-slavery medallion employed neo-classicism in order to

emphasize the existence of universal human rights

Which of the following spread neo-classicism in Europe?

 

All of these did

The Oath of the Tennis Court

shows the space for royal pleasure and leisure given over to public service

How does Delacroix explain the 1830 revolution in Liberty Leading the People?

 

the ordinary people of Paris are the heroes

Goya characterizes the French soldiers in the Third of May as

as all of these things mentioned in the other answer options

Efforts to define a national culture in 19th-century Europe were triggered by

Napoleon's invasions of states still under the ancien regime

Goya's Majas on the Balcony expresses

admiration for traditional Spanish culture

Delacroix's Death of Sardanapalus and Ingres' harem paintings both

refer to the power of absolute rulers

Goya's portrait of the Spanish royal family

identifies Goya as a court artist

Goya explored printmaking because

 

it offered the artist more freedom to invent

Goya's Disasters of War etchings

sympathize with the victims of the war

The woman in Liberty Leading the People is wearing a Phrygian cap. This identifies her as a

freed slave

Romanticism is characterized by

the expression of intense personal feeling