CHapter 17 Art 111 Quiz

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

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