Humanities Quiz 3

Baroque Architecture (Florid)

In Rome/Italy many new churches are built overly decorative and innovative. Contrast in Design

Baroque Architecture (Florid) Architect example

Francesco Borromini

Court Painter for King Philip IV

Diego Velazquez

What would Velazquez show in royal portraits

Would show the “royal trait”, which is often the chin

Diego Velazquez’s style is similar to

Caravaggio, having realism in his paintings.

Who painted “Water seller”

Diego Velazquez, you can see a face look towards you which was painted black possibly because Velazquez wasn’t satisfied

Who painted “Christ after Flagellation”

Diego Velazquez, also slightly similar style to El Greco

Who painted “Nude Venus”/ “Rokeby Venus”

Diego Velazquez, has no frontal nudity and faces the audience through a mirror. Velaquez’s realism had some El Greco Influence

What is Velazquez’s most famous painting

“Las Meninas” meaning hand maidens. To the left is Velazquez’s painting canvas, there are many eyes on the view because the viewer is going to be the King and Queen. It is not exactly a royal portrait, but it is a private work.

Who paints in all 3 styles and tended to make whatever the Patron wanted

Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish artist from protestant area.

Ruben’s style is similar to who

Bernini’s style but more flamboyant

Who painted “Hunting Season”

Peter Paul Rubens, Realism in the painting creates a highly emotionally charged scene (Height of scene) and “Ripe sensuality”. The painting is made for the wealthy.

Who painted “St. George and The Dragon”

Peter Paul Rubens, it speaks to rich people.

Who painted “Lowering of body of Jesus” / “Descent from the cross”

Peter Paul Rubens, shows realism of Jesus’ dead body and is a new scene

Who are the painters that Peter Paul Ruben is influenced by

Caravaggio, Bernini, and Titian (For use of cherubs)

What is Rubenesque

Showing nude women and making them larger bodied along with depicting all realistic imperfections

Examples of Rubenesque (Paintings by Ruben)

“3 Graces” and “Little Fur”

For Aristocratic/Classical Baroque, who was Ruben’s series of paintings for

Marie de Medici

To whom did Rubens' aristocratic/classical Baroque series of paintings bear similarities

Titian; Full of myth, flamboyant, sensuality.

Examples of Titian’s influence of Ruben

“Worship of Venus” and “Wedding Dance”/ “Kermis”

Which painting by Ruben contained tons of cherubs

“Worship of Venus”

How did Titian’s “Worship of Venus” differ to Ruben’s

Titian used mannerist style which would have unbalance in the space and the more important figure is smaller

What is “Wedding Dance”/“Kermis” similar to

Early protestant art like Bruegel, the reason it is more protestant is because Ruben himself is protestant.

What is Rembrandt Van Rijn most famous for

His “Self portrait” series

Who’s painting does Rembrandt copy

Ruben’s “Lowering of Jesus’ body”