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European Painting Review 40 questions that will appear in some form on the next test.

European Painting Review 40 questions that will appear in some form on the next test. Click the forward arrow to advance to the next slide. Kalamazoo Valley Community College Humanities 101 Scott Myers. 1. The Reformation. Led to what new branch of Christianity?. 1. The Reformation.

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European Painting Review 40 questions that will appear in some form on the next test.

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  1. European Painting Review 40 questions that will appear in some form on the next test. Click the forward arrow to advance to the next slide. Kalamazoo Valley Community College Humanities 101 Scott Myers

  2. 1. The Reformation • Led to what new branch of Christianity?

  3. 1. The Reformation • Led to what new branch of Christianity? Protestantism.

  4. 2. Martin Luther • According to him, who was responsible for each individual Christian’s salvation?

  5. 2. Martin Luther • According to him, who was responsible for each individual Christian’s salvation? Each individual Christian him or herself.

  6. 3. Art in Northern Europe after the Reformation • Rather than religious subjects, artists in Northern Europe spent most of their time on these four types of paintings.

  7. 3. Art in Northern Europe after the Reformation • Rather than religious subjects, artists in Northern Europe spent most of their time on these four types of paintings. • Genre painting• Landscape • Portraits• Still life

  8. 4. What aspect of the Reformation does this picture illustrate? Pieter Saenredam: Interior of St. Bavo, Haarlem (1636)

  9. 4. What aspect of the Reformation does this picture illustrate? Iconoclasm Pieter Saenredam: Interior of St. Bavo, Haarlem (1636)

  10. 5. Name the artist and two characteristics of his work exemplified in these two works.

  11. 5. Name the artist and two characteristics of his work exemplified in these two works. Jan Vermeer. • Extraordinary detail • Unique sense of light • Calm interior scenes, often of similar composition

  12. 6. The use of light and dark to create three-dimensional, modeled surfaces is ________________________.

  13. 6. The use of light and dark to create three-dimensional, modeled surfaces is ________________________. 7. Dramatic contrasts of light and dark with little in between is ________________________. Chiaroscuro.

  14. 6. The use of light and dark to create three-dimensional, modeled surfaces is ________________________. 7. Dramatic contrasts of light and dark with little in between is ________________________. Chiaroscuro. Tenebrism.

  15. 8. Name the artist and two characteristics of his work exemplified in these two works.

  16. 8. Name the artist and two characteristics of his work exemplified in these two works. Rembrandt van Rijn. • Chiaroscuro • Tenebrism • Interest in individual psychology • Sophisticated brush technique

  17. 9. Johnny Cash’s video for the song “Hurt” could be compared to still-life painting known as this.

  18. 9. Johnny Cash’s video for the song “Hurt” could be compared to still-life painting known as this. Memento Mori Vanitas

  19. 10. In a Dutch still-life of the 17th century like this one, the object circled could be seen as a symbol of what?

  20. 10. In a Dutch still-life of the 17th century like this one, the object circled could be seen as a symbol of what? The impermance of the things of this world. The inevitability of death.

  21. 11. This painting by Caravaggio is an example of his emphasis on what?

  22. 11. This painting by Caravaggio is an example of his emphasis on what? Drama

  23. 12. The model for this painting of the death of the Virgin Mary was whom?

  24. 12. The model for this painting of the death of the Virgin Mary was whom? A local prostitute.

  25. 13. Caravaggio used real people and easily-understood situations in his paintings. Why?

  26. 13. Caravaggio used real people and easily-understood situations in his paintings. Why? He wanted them to be accessible to the average viewer in the local church.

  27. 14. Which work is by Caravaggio and which by Artimisa Gentilleschi? A.B.

  28. 14. Which work is by Caravaggio and which by Artimisa Gentilleschi? Gentileschi Caravaggio A.B.

  29. 15. What does the artist do to make the composition of this work more energetic?

  30. 15. What does the artist do to make the composition of this work more energetic? Swirling lines emphasize movement.

  31. 16. Below are details from two works by the same artist. Name the artist and the “syndrome” Sister Wendy said he suffers from.

  32. 16. Below are details from two works by the same artist. Name the artist and the “syndrome” Sister Wendy said he suffers from. Peter Paul Rubens “Fat Lady Syndrome”

  33. 17. Who is this and what is the significance of his attire?

  34. 17. Who is this and what is the significance of his attire? • Louis XIV. • He dictated style in all aspects of French society to suit his tastes.

  35. 18. Why could Louis XIV get away with this?

  36. 18. Why could Louis XIV get away with this? Absolute Monarch.

  37. 19. What is the significance of this symbol to Louis XIV?

  38. 19. What is the significance of this symbol to Louis XIV? Louis XIV was known as the Sun King.

  39. 20. What is this building and what is its significance to Louis XIV?

  40. 20. What is this building and what is its significance to Louis XIV? • Palace of Versailles. • Built by Louis XIV outside Paris. Moved entire court there.

  41. 21. What is this building and what is its significance to Louis XIV?

  42. 21. What is this building and what is its significance to the man in question #1? 21. What is this building and what is its significance to Louis XIV? • The Louvre, Paris. • The museum was the traditional home of French monarchs until Louis rejected it in favor of Versailles.

  43. 22. What style of painting is this? How can you tell?

  44. 22. What style of painting is this? How can you tell? • Rococo. • Elaborate • Delicate • Frivolous • Decorative • Erotic • Lots of cupids • Cute • Innocent • ? Boucher: The Rape of Europa 1732-34

  45. 23. One thing Watteau’s two versions of this painting may show is what?

  46. 23. One thing Watteau’s two versions of this painting may show is what? In the Rococo period, artists had to respond to the demands of the market, i.e. their aristocratic customers. Watteau: The Embarkation for the Island of Cythera

  47. 24. What style of painting is this? How can you tell?

  48. 24. What style of painting is this? How can you tell? • Neoclassical. • Classical architecture • Symmetrical composition • “Statuesque” figures • Democratic (story from the Roman Republic) Jacques-Louis David: The Oath of the Horatii

  49. 25. What is this man doing with his right hand in his vest?

  50. 25. What is this man doing with his right hand in his vest? Nothing. It was a normal portrait pose in the 19th century.

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