Question 1

Evaluate the effect of religious and economic conditions on the art of Holland and Flanders. How did each country respond to the conditions and how did those conditions affect the art? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 2

In what guise did Rembrandt portray himself and what statement does it make about his craft?

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Question 3

How did the French monarchy respond to the Baroque Age?

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Question 4

How does perspective control what we see in this painting? Why?

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Question 5

How id Ruisdael's presentation of landscape differ from other landscape artists?

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Question 6

Briefly describe the Dutch school of painting.

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Question 7

How did Vermeer celebrate his profession?

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Question 8

Contrast the work of Poussin and Claude Lorrain. How does each artist reflect 17ᵗʰ century France? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 9

Both of these paintings represent peasants. The artists are from the same country and same century. How do you account for the differences you see in the depictions?

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Question 10

Contrast the architecture of France with the architecture of England. How did each style reflect its respective country and what were the similarities and differences? How did each style accommodate the political inclination of the respective monarchies? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 11

What was the significance of the series Marie de'Medici commissioned from Rubens?

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Question 12

How is Dutch Baroque uniquely different from Italian Baroque art?

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Question 13

How does this interior reflect French society?

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Question 14

How did Louis XIV use art as a tool of the monarchy?

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Question 15

Contrast the Elevation of the Cross by Rubens with Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son. How does each work reflect the artist and his temperament? How does each work mirror the sociopolitical environment of each artist?

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Question 16

Describe the development of portraiture in Dutch 17ᵗʰ century society. How does this genre reflect the society and the country? Use examples to support your essay.

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Question 17

How did the worldwide mercantile system change the face of Europe?

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Question 18

How does this structure represent French 17ᵗʰ century architecture?

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Question 19

What role did the city of Amsterdam play in the 17ᵗʰ century?

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Question 20

What does the term classical Baroque mean? And to what extent can it be appropriately applied to the art of 17th century France? Cite specific examples from painting, architecture, and sculpture to support your essay.

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Quiz 25: the Baroque in Northern Europe