Baroque Basics
This country is most closely associated with the dramatic and theatrical style of Baroque art.
What is Italy?
This style of art is known for pastel colors, love, and leisurely themes.
What is Rococo?
Neoclassical artists drew inspiration from the rediscovery of these two ancient civilizations.
What are Greece and Rome?
This Baroque painter created The Calling of Saint Matthew.
Who is Caravaggio?
This term describes the dramatic contrast between light and shadow often used in Baroque art.
What is chiaroscuro?
This artist developed the dramatic use of light and dark known as tenebrism.
Who is Caravaggio?
This French artist painted The Swing, one of the most famous Rococo works.
Who is Jean-Honoré Fragonard?
This painter’s Oath of the Horatii became the symbol of Neoclassical virtue and patriotism.
Who is Jacques-Louis David?
This Spanish painter included himself in the background of Las Meninas.
Who is Diego Velázquez?
This painting technique is an extreme form of chiaroscuro with intense light and dark contrast.
What is tenebrism?
This religious movement inspired the emotional and dramatic style of Baroque art.
What is the Catholic Counter-Reformation?
This social class inspired much of the Rococo art’s elegant and romantic subject matter.
What is the French aristocracy?
This philosophical era that emphasized reason and intellect heavily influenced Neoclassicism.
What is the Enlightenment?
This Dutch painter captured light and emotion in The Night Watch.
Who is Rembrandt?
This grand palace in France exemplifies Baroque architecture and royal extravagance.
What is Versailles?
This architect designed the Colonnade of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
Who is Gian Lorenzo Bernini?
Rococo art originated in this European country.
What is France?
This moral and philosophical quality was at the heart of Neoclassical art, inspired by the Enlightenment’s focus on reason and order.
What is moral virtue?
This French Baroque painter preferred rational, classical themes over emotional drama.
Who is Nicolas Poussin?
This term refers to still-life paintings that remind viewers of the fleeting nature of life.
What is vanitas?
This Flemish painter was known for his swirling motion, vibrant color, and emotional energy.
Who is Peter Paul Rubens?
This artistic movement arose as a reaction to Rococo’s excess and frivolity.
This painting depicts a calm philosopher accepting his fate with reason and dignity.
What is The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David?
This Rococo artist painted Cupid a Captive, emphasizing romantic and mythological fantasy.
Who is François Boucher?
Baroque artists like Caravaggio and Rembrandt mastered this element of art to guide the viewer’s eye and create emotion within a composition.
What is light?