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Which work of art tells the story of a man who was murdered in his bath? |
| | A) | The Ashes of Phokion |
| | B) | The Proposition |
| | C) | Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes |
| | D) | The Death of Marat |
| | E) | The Pursuit |
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Because many European monarchs of the 17th and 18th centuries ruled with near-dictatorial power, this period is often referred to as |
| | A) | the Golden Mean. |
| | B) | the Royal Era. |
| | C) | the Gilded Age. |
| | D) | the Age of Kings. |
| | E) | the Rule of the Monarchs. |
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Gianlorenzo Bernini was |
| | A) | a sculptor. |
| | B) | an architect. |
| | C) | a playwright. |
| | D) | a stage designer. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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In Baroque architecture, wall surfaces often protrude into the viewer's space. In Baroque painting, this same effect is created through the use of |
| | A) | collage. |
| | B) | three-dimensional canvases. |
| | C) | dramatic lighting. |
| | D) | ornamentation. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Paintings depicting scenes of everyday life are known as __________ paintings. |
| | A) | trompe l'oiel |
| | B) | vanitas |
| | C) | history |
| | D) | genre |
| | E) | still-life |
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The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from |
| | A) | ancient Greek mythology. |
| | B) | The Tale of Genji. |
| | C) | Beowulf. |
| | D) | the Bible. |
| | E) | Dante's Inferno. |
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What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens? |
| | A) | Spanish |
| | B) | Italian |
| | C) | French |
| | D) | English |
| | E) | Flemish |
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The following characteristics are all typical of Italian Baroque art EXCEPT |
| | A) | ornamentation. |
| | B) | theatricality. |
| | C) | classic simplicity. |
| | D) | movement. |
| | E) | emotion. |
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Which practice occasionally got Rubens in trouble with his clients? |
| | A) | He sometimes painted unflattering portraits of his clients. |
| | B) | He had assistants work on large portions of his canvases. |
| | C) | He rarely met his due dates. |
| | D) | He would often arrive drunk to paint his clients' portraits. |
| | E) | all of the above |
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The Palace of Versailles was home to |
| | A) | Philip IV of Spain. |
| | B) | Maria Theresa of Austria. |
| | C) | Louis XIV of France. |
| | D) | Julius II of Rome. |
| | E) | Jean Paul Marat. |
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_____________ helped shape the Neoclassical style. |
| | A) | The Catholic Counter-Reformation |
| | B) | The invention of photography |
| | C) | The American Civil War |
| | D) | The excavations of ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum |
| | E) | none of the above |
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Unlike Baroque art from Catholic countries, Dutch Baroque art focused upon |
| | A) | the community. |
| | B) | business life. |
| | C) | the family and home. |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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St. Teresa in Ecstasy is an excellent example of |
| | A) | Baroque sculpture. |
| | B) | Mannerist allegory. |
| | C) | Neoclassical portraiture. |
| | D) | Renaissance illumination. |
| | E) | Rococo painting. |
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Among the following artists, whose innovation was it to create group portraits in the setting of an activity, rather than posing the subjects formally? |
| | A) | van Ruisdael |
| | B) | Poussin |
| | C) | Rembrandt |
| | D) | Vigée-Lebrun |
| | E) | Copley |
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Which of the following was court painter to King Philip IV? |
| | A) | Gianlorenzo Bernini |
| | B) | Artemisia Gentileschi |
| | C) | Francesco Borromini |
| | D) | Jacques Louis David |
| | E) | Diego Velázquez |
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Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public's view of prominant figures? |
| | A) | Gentileschi and Caravaggio |
| | B) | Vigée-Lebrun and David |
| | C) | van Ruisdael and Leyster |
| | D) | Borromini and Maderno |
| | E) | Fragonard and Watteau |
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In comparison to Baroque art, the style of Rococo |
| | A) | is more playful and lighthearted. |
| | B) | is more suitable for public places. |
| | C) | tends to employ more intense colors. |
| | D) | all of the above |
| | E) | none of the above |
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One of Queen Marie Antoinette's favorite portrait painters was |
| | A) | Jean Antoine Watteau. |
| | B) | Nicolas Poussin. |
| | C) | Judith Leyster. |
| | D) | Diego Velázquez. |
| | E) | Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun. |
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A work of art that uses a tragic Roman tale to arouse feelings of patriotism, self-sacrifice, and civic virtues in its viewers is |
| | A) | Sortie of Captain Banning Cocq's Company of the Civic Guard. |
| | B) | The Ashes of Phokion. |
| | C) | Las Meninas. |
| | D) | The Progress of Love. |
| | E) | The Oath of the Horatii. |
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For some two hundred years, many of the works of Judith Leyster were |
| | A) | locked away in an attic and forgotten. |
| | B) | mistakenly identified as the work of Frans Hals. |
| | C) | virtually ignored while decorating the walls of a hospital. |
| | D) | painted over, because they had been sold for their canvas alone after her death. |
| | E) | buried in the Leyster family crypt . |
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