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100
Strong contrasts between light and dark
What is chiaroscuro?
100
The most famous sculptor of the Baroque era.
Who is Bernini?
100
What was a viewer made to feel when viewing Baroque art?
Emotional involvement
100
Baroque art builds off of styles established during which periods
Renaissance and Mannerist
200
When Baroque culture dominated
What is the 17th century and part of the 18th century?
200
The word used to describe the poses in many Baroque artworks.
What is contrapposto
200
what was the purpose of Baroque artwork
propaganda from the Roman Catholic Church, proclaim supremacy of the Catholic faith, and incite Protestants to return to the fold
200
Art was used by the Catholic Church to help restore the predominance of Catholicism during which movement or period?
What is the Counter-Reformation
300
This artist is well-known for his use of light
Who is Rembrandt?
300
Compared to Renaissance art, Baroque art had more
What are realism, movement, and contrast?
300
Name the artist and material
What is Bernini and marble
300
Baroque architecture reflected
Image and power of absolute monarchs and Catholic Church
400
Characteristic found in Baroque painting that showed how real the humans were; it was not found in Renaissance painting
What are defects?
400
Most common subjects of Baroque painting
What are religion, mythology, and still lifes?
400
Baroque Patrons
In Catholic countries the church financed most art, in Protestant countries it was wealthy businessmen who financed art
400
What is the name of this painting and what's special about it
Las Meninas, He is painting himself painting the parents who are shown in the reflection of the mirror
500
This inspired Baroque art
What is classical art?
500
Religious officials commissioned religious art at the Council of "blank".
What is Trent
500
How do Dutch Art and Spanish Art differ in terms of subject matter?
Dutch Art: more secular, everyday life. Spanish Art: more religious
500
What does the word "Baroque" mean?
Irregularly shaped or odd