Question 1

In the Palace at Versailles,all of the following elements echo Renaissance techniques except that the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​structure is divided horizontally into three stories 
B)   ​palace interior is lavishly decorated with dramatic vistas 
C)   ​structure is divided vertically into three major sections 
D)   ​windows are placed rhythmically and divided by pilasters 
E)   ​balustrade crowns the palace, emphasizing the horizontalF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

King Louis XIV's Palace at Versailles was originally the site of his __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   summer house 
B)   ​birthplace 
C)   ​mistress's hideaway 
D)   ​winter retreat 
E)   ​hunting lodgeF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

The Baroque era was born in __________,at least in part as a reaction to the spread of Protestantism resulting from the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Florence; Catholic Counter-Reformation 
B)   Rome; Reformation​ 
C)   ​Madrid; papacy 
D)   ​Flanders; rise of the middle class 
E)   ​Paris; French RevolutionF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following was not a Baroque addition to St.Peter's?​

Accepted Answer

A)   ​The Latin Cross plan 
B)   ​The façade 
C)   ​The Sistine Chapel 
D)   ​The Cathedra Petri 
E)   ​The piazzaF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

Discuss how Borromini's San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane can be appreciated first as sculpture and only second as architecture.

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Question 6

In the apse of St.Peter's,Bernini combined architecture,sculpture,and stained glass to produce the brilliant golden display known as the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Tempietto 
B)   ​Baldacchino 
C)   ​Pietà 
D)   ​Confessio 
E)   ​Cathedra PetriF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following statements concerning Diego Velázquez's painting techniques is false?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​He favored Venetian colors. 
B)   ​He used highly contrasting lights and darks. 
C)   ​He favored idealized, classical figures. 
D)   ​He painted deep, illusionistic spaces. 
E)   ​He portrayed the royal family in naturalistic attitudes.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Following Martin Luther's Reformation,what happened to the region of Flanders?

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Question 9

Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun painted the portrait of Marie Antoinette and Her Children in an attempt to portray the queen as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   King Louis XIV's altar ego 
B)   ​a strong, sensitive leader of her subjects 
C)   ​a strong willed rebel 
D)   ​a loving mother 
E)   ​a beautiful goddess of a queenF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Describe Rembrandt's painting techniques and how they contributed to the psychological nature of his art.

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Question 11

Discuss the various possible interpretations of the subject matter in Las Meninas.What is your opinion based on close observation of the painting?

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Question 12

Explain how uncontrollable and theatrical drama might best describe Bernini's The Ecstasy of St.Theresa.

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Question 13

Spain was one of the wealthiest European countries during the Baroque and lavishly supported the arts,at least partly due to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ​competition with France 
B)   ​an influx of riches from the New World 
C)   ​the overblown tastes of King Philip IV 
D)   ​the acquisitive nature of the aristocracy 
E)   ​an influx of riches from the Far EastF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Describe how Peter Paul Rubens conveys space,time,and theatricality in The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus.

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Question 15

Describe how Bernini's David illustrates the Baroque characteristics of motion,space,and time.

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Question 16

How did the irregularity of styles of the Baroque period manifest itself in Spain and Flanders,the Netherlands,and France and England?

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Question 17

Which of the following historical personalities is not associated with the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)   ​Rene Descartes 
B)   ​Isaac Newton 
C)   ​King Louis XVI 
D)   ​John Locke 
E)   ​Benjamin FranklinF) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Describe how Bernini's David illustrates the Baroque characteristics of motion,space,and time.

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