The Holy Trinity fresco, by Masaccio, is considered to be the first painting based on the use of:
—Linear Perspecive
Leonardo da Vinci’s technique of blurred edges, a special type of _______, can be seen in his Mona Lisa.
—Chiaroscuro
Michelangelo’s David has a pose influenced by the sculpture of the ancient:
—Greeks
In Jan van Eyck’s The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami, the woman is wearing green because:
—It symbolized fertility
Caravaggio’s dramatic portrayal of scenes at night, as seen in The Conversion of Saint Paul, was called:
—Chiaroscuro
Many Renaissance artists benefited from the patronage of the _______ family.
—Medici
Many Baroque characteristics developed as propaganda for the:
—Counter Reformation
In the Netherlands, the major patrons of such artists as Vermeer and Rembrandt were:
—The nobility
Rococo paintings mainly showed:
—Life without troubles
One of the woman artists to gain widespread notoriety as an artist in the Baroque period was:
—Artemisia Gentileschi
The term Renaissance means
—Rebirth
Paintings that focus on the lives and surroundings of everyday people are called ______________________.
—Genre paintings
The art of the Baroque period is characterized by ________________
—Emotion and drama
Rembrandt’s Return of the Prodigal Son depicts a story from _____________.
—The Bible
The sculptor _______________ depicted David in movement, flinging his stone at Goliath.
—Bernini