Michelangelo and Gentileschi

Which philosopher uses Diotima's Ladder to discuss beauty and love?

Plato

Which is the last step of Diotima's Ladder?

recognizing the form of "the beautiful" itself

Which best describes Apuleius' view of beautiful bodies?

potentially misleading and beauty as transformative

The tale of Cupid and Psyche belongs to what text

Apuleius "Golden Ass"

What does Augustine say is the "beginning of all sin"

pridefulness

How might Christians like Augustine view beauty?

as a reflection of God's creativity, dangerously tempting, productive to contemplating divine matters

True or False: Ancient thinkers link physical beauty to intellectual enlightenment.

true

Why was the nude body embraced by the ancient Greeks?

good physical health indicated high social status, symbolized youth and strength, and was modeled after olympians and mythic heroes

What traits best characterize Renaissance art?

proportion, balance, and harmony

What is true about Michelangelo?

he was a multi-talented artist, he studied cadavers to perfect his understanding of human anatomy, he was melancholic

True or False: Michelangelo was raised by a nanny whose husband was a stonecutter

true

What facts are true about Michelangelo?

he studied at the platonic academy of Florence and he had his nose broken by a jealous artist

What fact about Michelangelo's "David" statue is correct?

It took him four years to complete and it represents Florence's strength, intelligence, and courage

True or False: Michelangelo was a devout Catholic.

true

What religious order was Michelangelo a member of?

Secular Franciscan Order

Michelangelo was a talented poet. Which facts are true?

he wrote over 300 poems and he often wrote about how his body ached from working on projects.

True or False: Michelangelo thought that to create was to imitate God himself.

true

How old is Michelangelo when he paints the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

33

Which technique did Michelangelo use to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

Fresco

True or False: Fresco painting involves painting on wet plaster before it dries.

true

True or False: Michelangelo was thrilled to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

false

What is "pouncing"

a method of transferring drawn sketches onto a surface, involves poking holes with a pin and packing these holes with charcoal dust, a technique Michelangelo used on the Sistine Chapel ceiling

What challenged did Michelangelo face while completing the ceiling frescos?

hehad to invent a scaffold to reach the ceiling, he had to crane his head abck for hours on end, and paint often dripped on his face

What are sybils?

ancient oracles

What is true about the ignuti?

the Pope wanted them removed or covered up and 20 decorate the Sistine Chapel ceiling

What are the contributing factors to the Baroque style?

the Counter-Reformation, the rise of absolute monarchies, and a desire for "the real"

True or False: The Protestant Reformation is said to start in 1517 when Martin Luther posts his treaty on a church door.

True

What caused Protestants to split from the Catholic Church during the Reformation?

Renaissance ideas about individualism, reading original doctrines, and Church greed and corruption

The Catholic Council of Trent (1545) put what restrictions on Baroque art?

Its sole purpose should be to teach, it should inspire devotion, it should reflect the glory of God's creation

True or False: The Catholic Church held governmental and religious power in Baroque Rome.

True

True or False: The Renaissance focus on intellectual topics and idealized bodies caused Baroque artists to crave drama and intensity.

True

What characteristics best describe the Baroque style?

Curved lines and swirling, moving shapes

What is tenebrism?

the use of light and dark to create contrast

True or False: Baroque art infrequently depicted female nudity

False

What is correct regarding the depiction of women in typical Baroque art?

not depicted as violent, female nude was used to express ideas like beauty and transformation, women were shown in nude moments of intense emotion/sorrow, female nude was often over sexualized

True or False: In the "Ecstasy of Saint Teresa," she experiences spiritual rapture that could be mistaken for physical pleasure

true

What facts are true about Artemisia Gentileschi?

she was born in Rome, Italy, one of the most accomplished Baroque artists, and she was the first woman to join an art academy

True or False: Artemisia's father was a famous Baroque painter

True

What trauma does Artemisia experience in her adolescence that influences her later works

she is sexually assaulted

True or False: Artemisia withstands thumbscrews during her testimony against Tassi

true

Artemisia's "Susanna and the Elders" depicts what biblical narrative

a woman who is harassed while bathing

True or False: Artemisia's Susanna and the Elders is erotic.

False

True or False: During the Baroque era female artists were considered intellectually and creatively equal to their male counterparts.

false

Which of the following are characteristics of Artemisia's "Judith" painting?

Excessive gore, dramatic tenebrism, and action & movement

True or False: Artemisia often painted her likeness on the female figure of her paintings

True

What is true about the letters depicting Artemisia's love life?

her husband encouraged the affair, they were discovered recently in 2011, and her husband also wrote on the letters to his wife's rich lover

True or False: Artemisia died in the Naples plague.

true

Artemisia's "Judith" is most like which of the following powerful woman we have studied in this class?

brave like Antigone, strategic like Lysistrata, and physically strong and wise like Michelangelo's sybils