Deck 24: The Baroque in Italy and Spain
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Deck 24: The Baroque in Italy and Spain
1
In the Triumph of the Barberini by Pietro da Cortona, the papal tiara and keys are meant to announce the accomplishments of which pope?
A) Alexander VII
B) Leo III
C) Gregory VII
D) Urban VIII
A) Alexander VII
B) Leo III
C) Gregory VII
D) Urban VIII
D
2
In Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers, why does the river for the continent of Africa cover its face?
A) The continent of Africa was not yet Christianized
B) The Nile's source was not yet known
C) The Nile River, unusually, flows northward
D) There were many wars along the Congo River
A) The continent of Africa was not yet Christianized
B) The Nile's source was not yet known
C) The Nile River, unusually, flows northward
D) There were many wars along the Congo River
B
3
The Spanish painter Velázquez was both first painter to the king and what else?
A) Manager of the stables
B) Treasurer of El Escorial
C) Curator of El Escorial
D) Chamberlain of the palace
A) Manager of the stables
B) Treasurer of El Escorial
C) Curator of El Escorial
D) Chamberlain of the palace
D
4
Who was the most renowned female painter of the 17th century?
A) Artemisia Gentileschi
B) Judith Leyster
C) Levina Teerlinc
D) Saint Teresa
A) Artemisia Gentileschi
B) Judith Leyster
C) Levina Teerlinc
D) Saint Teresa
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5
Why did Pope Paul V have Saint Peter's changed from its central plan with the addition of three nave bays?
A) The new plan more closely resembled Byzantine churches.
B) Paul V wanted a larger space for symbolic purposes.
C) The central plan evoked ancient temples, such as the Pantheon.
D) He wanted the Roman building to outshine Saint Paul's in London.
A) The new plan more closely resembled Byzantine churches.
B) Paul V wanted a larger space for symbolic purposes.
C) The central plan evoked ancient temples, such as the Pantheon.
D) He wanted the Roman building to outshine Saint Paul's in London.
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6
What two elements was Bernini required to incorporate into his design for the area in front of Saint Peter's?
A) Obelisk and oval garden
B) Fountain and bell tower
C) Obelisk and fountain
D) Fountain and colonnades
A) Obelisk and oval garden
B) Fountain and bell tower
C) Obelisk and fountain
D) Fountain and colonnades
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7
What school was founded by several members of the Carracci family on the premise that art can be taught?
A) Paris academy
B) Royal Academy
C) Bolognese academy
D) Danish academy
A) Paris academy
B) Royal Academy
C) Bolognese academy
D) Danish academy
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8
José de Ribera brought the style of which artist to Spain?
A) Bernini
B) Caravaggio
C) Carracci
D) Reni
A) Bernini
B) Caravaggio
C) Carracci
D) Reni
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9
The aim of much Italian Baroque art was to restore the predominance of which group?
A) The Barberini family
B) The Jesuit order
C) Spanish monarchy
D) Roman Catholic Church
A) The Barberini family
B) The Jesuit order
C) Spanish monarchy
D) Roman Catholic Church
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10
Bernini places his sculpture Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in a setting that resembles what?
A) A grotto
B) A theater
C) A fountain
D) A cloister
A) A grotto
B) A theater
C) A fountain
D) A cloister
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11
The name baldacchino for Bernini's work invokes its intended resemblance to what form?
A) A throne
B) A tower
C) An altar
D) A canopy
A) A throne
B) A tower
C) An altar
D) A canopy
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12
The Roman Catholic response to the Reformation was formulated at which gathering?
A) Convocation of Rome
B) Council of Trent
C) Council of Avignon
D) Peace of Westphalia
A) Convocation of Rome
B) Council of Trent
C) Council of Avignon
D) Peace of Westphalia
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13
Bernini's statue of David differs from his predecessors by showing David in what moment?
A) Waiting for the enemy
B) After he had slain Goliath
C) In later life as king
D) In the heat of combat
A) Waiting for the enemy
B) After he had slain Goliath
C) In later life as king
D) In the heat of combat
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14
The painted simulation of groups of easel paintings arranged on a ceiling is called what?
A) Di sotto in sù
B) Tenebrism
C) Quadro riportato
D) Trompe l'oeil
A) Di sotto in sù
B) Tenebrism
C) Quadro riportato
D) Trompe l'oeil
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15
The Baroque element of Bernini's sculptural art is most evident in which aspect of his David ?
A) Face
B) Musculature
C) Body armor
D) Garment
A) Face
B) Musculature
C) Body armor
D) Garment
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16
Which of the following Renaissance churches influenced Maderno's design for Santa Susanna in Rome?
A) Il Gesù, Rome
B) Santa Maria Novella, Florence
C) Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
D) San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
A) Il Gesù, Rome
B) Santa Maria Novella, Florence
C) Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
D) San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
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17
Pope Paul V commissioned Maderno to add what elements to the structure of Saint Peter's as previously designed by Bramante and Michelangelo?
A) Three nave bays and two bell towers
B) Dome and piazza
C) Facade and piazza
D) Facade and three nave bays
A) Three nave bays and two bell towers
B) Dome and piazza
C) Facade and piazza
D) Facade and three nave bays
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18
Which early patron of Caravaggio gave the artist a steady income in exchange for a selection of his paintings?
A) Pope Paul V
B) Pope Urban VIII
C) Odoardo Farnese
D) Cardinal Del Monte
A) Pope Paul V
B) Pope Urban VIII
C) Odoardo Farnese
D) Cardinal Del Monte
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19
Much of the bronze for the tall columns of Bernini's Baldacchino was taken from what earlier building?
A) The Colosseum
B) The Column of Trajan
C) Baths of Caracalla
D) The Pantheon
A) The Colosseum
B) The Column of Trajan
C) Baths of Caracalla
D) The Pantheon
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20
In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia, with its recognition of religious freedom, served to validate what?
A) Spanish colonialism
B) Protestantism
C) Free trade
D) Islam
A) Spanish colonialism
B) Protestantism
C) Free trade
D) Islam
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21

Which painter deployed the drama and majesty offered by the height and scale of a ceiling fresco to glorify the Barberini family in Triumph of the Barberini ?
A) Guido Reni
B) Giovanni Battista Gaulli
C) Fra Andrea Pozzo
D) Pietro da Cortona

Which painter deployed the drama and majesty offered by the height and scale of a ceiling fresco to glorify the Barberini family in Triumph of the Barberini ?
A) Guido Reni
B) Giovanni Battista Gaulli
C) Fra Andrea Pozzo
D) Pietro da Cortona
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22
In her self-portrait La Pittura , how does Artemesia Gentileschi break with earlier artists' self-portraits?
A) She is shown full-length and standing.
B) She is the solitary figure in the scene.
C) She is turned away from the viewer.
D) She is shown while engaged in painting.
A) She is shown full-length and standing.
B) She is the solitary figure in the scene.
C) She is turned away from the viewer.
D) She is shown while engaged in painting.
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23
In what building did Borromini match the shape of the dome to the floor plan?
A) San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
B) Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
C) Santa Susanna
D) Capella della Sindone Santissima
A) San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
B) Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza
C) Santa Susanna
D) Capella della Sindone Santissima
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24
What Italian city was transformed by the architectural projects of Guarino Guarini?
A) Modena
B) Bologna
C) Naples
D) Turin
A) Modena
B) Bologna
C) Naples
D) Turin
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25
Which artist was criticized for the "imitation of common and vulgar things" for destroying "the authority of antiquity and Raphael"?
A) Carracci
B) Caravaggio
C) Velázquez
D) Reni
A) Carracci
B) Caravaggio
C) Velázquez
D) Reni
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26

What earlier work does Caravaggio invoke in the hand gesture of Christ in Calling of Saint Matthew ?
A) Dürer, Self-Portrait
B) Raphael, Pope Leo X
C) da Vinci, Last Supper
D) Michelangelo, Creation of Adam

What earlier work does Caravaggio invoke in the hand gesture of Christ in Calling of Saint Matthew ?
A) Dürer, Self-Portrait
B) Raphael, Pope Leo X
C) da Vinci, Last Supper
D) Michelangelo, Creation of Adam
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27
What symbolism do art historians assign to the three (rather than four) pendentives used by Guarini to support the dome of the chapel of the Santissima Sindone?
A) Holy Trinity
B) Air, land, and sea
C) Three Graces
D) Pyramid
A) Holy Trinity
B) Air, land, and sea
C) Three Graces
D) Pyramid
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28
Gian Lorenzo Bernini's baldacchino for Saint Peter's features numerous bees, which were the symbol of which Roman family?
A) Borgia
B) Gonzaga
C) Medici
D) Barberini
A) Borgia
B) Gonzaga
C) Medici
D) Barberini
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29
Which Baroque artist was known for "classical" landscape settings that take precedence over the narrative of the painting?
A) Artemesia Gentileschi
B) Guido Reni
C) Caravaggio
D) Annibale Carracci
A) Artemesia Gentileschi
B) Guido Reni
C) Caravaggio
D) Annibale Carracci
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30
What was the setting of Pietro da Cartona's Triumph of the Barberini?
A) Funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII
B) Crypt of the Capuchins
C) Palazzo Barberini
D) Barberini gardens
A) Funerary monument to Pope Urban VIII
B) Crypt of the Capuchins
C) Palazzo Barberini
D) Barberini gardens
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31
What unusual plan did Borromini devise for the the interior of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza?
A) Indented oval
B) Hexagonal star
C) Quadruple S-curve
D) Pentagon
A) Indented oval
B) Hexagonal star
C) Quadruple S-curve
D) Pentagon
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32
Which Baroque work takes its inspiration from Ovid's Metamorphoses ?
A) Reni, Aurora
B) Cortona, Triumph of the Barberini
C) Carracci, Loves of the Gods
D) Velázquez, Las Meninas
A) Reni, Aurora
B) Cortona, Triumph of the Barberini
C) Carracci, Loves of the Gods
D) Velázquez, Las Meninas
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33

Who is the artist of this painting?
A) Caravaggio
B) Artemesia Gentileschi
C) Juan Sánchez Cotán
D) Francisco de Zurbarán

Who is the artist of this painting?
A) Caravaggio
B) Artemesia Gentileschi
C) Juan Sánchez Cotán
D) Francisco de Zurbarán
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34
The use of dark settings in Caravaggio's paintings is referred to by what art historical term?
A) Skiagraphia
B) Chromatism
C) Tenebrism
D) Mauvronism
A) Skiagraphia
B) Chromatism
C) Tenebrism
D) Mauvronism
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35
Which painter was responsible for establishing still life as an important genre of painting in 17th-century Spain?
A) El Greco
B) José de Ribera
C) Juan Sánchez Cotán
D) Francisco de Zurbarán
A) El Greco
B) José de Ribera
C) Juan Sánchez Cotán
D) Francisco de Zurbarán
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36

For which building did Guido Reni paint Aurora ?
A) Palazzo Carignano
B) Palazzo Farnese
C) Casino Rospigliosi
D) Casa Barberini

For which building did Guido Reni paint Aurora ?
A) Palazzo Carignano
B) Palazzo Farnese
C) Casino Rospigliosi
D) Casa Barberini
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37
Which best describes the plan of Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
A) Axial ellipse
B) Cross in rectangle
C) Dome on cross
D) Greek cross in oval
A) Axial ellipse
B) Cross in rectangle
C) Dome on cross
D) Greek cross in oval
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38
Which artist created a dramatic reworking of the story of The Taking of Christ , a subject previously treated by both Giotto and Duccio?
A) Velázquez
B) Carraccio
C) Gaulli
D) Caravaggio
A) Velázquez
B) Carraccio
C) Gaulli
D) Caravaggio
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39
Which artist was responsible for creating the canonical iconography of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, in her blue and white garments?
A) Diego Velázquez
B) Juan Martínez Montañés
C) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
D) Francisco de Zurbarán
A) Diego Velázquez
B) Juan Martínez Montañés
C) Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
D) Francisco de Zurbarán
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40

Which artist painted a series of still lifes that he described as "offerings to the Virgin," probably a reference to Mary as the source of spiritual food for the faithful?
A) Juan Martínez Montañés
B) Francisco de Zurbarán
C) Juan Sánchez Cotán
D) José de Ribera

Which artist painted a series of still lifes that he described as "offerings to the Virgin," probably a reference to Mary as the source of spiritual food for the faithful?
A) Juan Martínez Montañés
B) Francisco de Zurbarán
C) Juan Sánchez Cotán
D) José de Ribera
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41

The center of the facade of the Iglesia La Compañía de Jesús in Cuzco, Peru, resembles which art form?
A) Triptych
B) Quadro riportato
C) Retablo
D) Baldacco

The center of the facade of the Iglesia La Compañía de Jesús in Cuzco, Peru, resembles which art form?
A) Triptych
B) Quadro riportato
C) Retablo
D) Baldacco
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42

How does Giovanni Battista Gaulli depict Jesus in his ceiling fresco Triumph of the Name of Jesus for Il Gesù?
A) Chi-rho symbol
B) IHS monogram
C) Pantokrator
D) In a mandorla

How does Giovanni Battista Gaulli depict Jesus in his ceiling fresco Triumph of the Name of Jesus for Il Gesù?
A) Chi-rho symbol
B) IHS monogram
C) Pantokrator
D) In a mandorla
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43
What is the medium in which Juan Martínez Montañés created the majority of his works?
A) Polychrome marble
B) Polychrome wood
C) Bronze
D) Ceiling fresco
A) Polychrome marble
B) Polychrome wood
C) Bronze
D) Ceiling fresco
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44
Velázquez's Surrender of Breda was part of a series of ten paintings celebrating what?
A) Spanish discovery of New Spain
B) Recent Spanish military successes
C) The Counter-Reformation
D) Lives of Spanish generals
A) Spanish discovery of New Spain
B) Recent Spanish military successes
C) The Counter-Reformation
D) Lives of Spanish generals
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45
The quiet and contemplative paintings of Francisco de Zurbarán were well suited to the needs of his patrons, which were primarily who?
A) Spanish monarchy
B) Governors of New Spain
C) Monastic orders
D) Crusaders
A) Spanish monarchy
B) Governors of New Spain
C) Monastic orders
D) Crusaders
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46

Which of the following is NOT one of the devices Diego Velázquez used to create visual complexity in Las Meninas ?
A) Ascending staircase beyond room in which artist stands
B) Copies of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens celebrating immortal gods
C) Gazes of painter and others looking out of the room at the viewer
D) Mirror in back wall showing the viewer of the room

Which of the following is NOT one of the devices Diego Velázquez used to create visual complexity in Las Meninas ?
A) Ascending staircase beyond room in which artist stands
B) Copies of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens celebrating immortal gods
C) Gazes of painter and others looking out of the room at the viewer
D) Mirror in back wall showing the viewer of the room
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47
The drama and fervor of Spanish Baroque paintings find a parallel in the sculptural works of which artist?
A) Manuel Francisco Álvarez
B) Juan Martínez Montañés
C) Alejandro Carnicero
D) Lluís Borrassà
A) Manuel Francisco Álvarez
B) Juan Martínez Montañés
C) Alejandro Carnicero
D) Lluís Borrassà
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48

In her depiction of the figure La Pittura , Artemesia Gentileschi took the iconography and attributes of the image from which contemporary handbook?
A) Leon Battista Alberti, De Pictura
B) Cesare Ripa, Iconologia
C) Vicente Carducho, Diálogos de la Pintura
D) Cennino Cennini, Il Libro dell'Arte

In her depiction of the figure La Pittura , Artemesia Gentileschi took the iconography and attributes of the image from which contemporary handbook?
A) Leon Battista Alberti, De Pictura
B) Cesare Ripa, Iconologia
C) Vicente Carducho, Diálogos de la Pintura
D) Cennino Cennini, Il Libro dell'Arte
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49
The naturalism and compelling drama of Caravaggio make their appearance in which work highlighting martyrdom by José de Ribera?
A) Martyrdom of Saint Peter
B) Martyrdom of Saint Teresa
C) lt;em> Martyrdom of Saint Serapion
D) Martyrdom of Saint Philip
A) Martyrdom of Saint Peter
B) Martyrdom of Saint Teresa
C) lt;em> Martyrdom of Saint Serapion
D) Martyrdom of Saint Philip
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50
What is the site of the largest cathedral built in New Spain during the colonial period?
A) Cuzco
B) Veracruz
C) San Miguel de Allende
D) Mexico City
A) Cuzco
B) Veracruz
C) San Miguel de Allende
D) Mexico City
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