If it ain't Baroque, don't fix it
Coming to America, for the first time again
Architecture?
I barely know her!
I barely know her!
Vocabulary that everyone's talking about
Identify the Suspect
(with two identifiers)
(with two identifiers)
100
Dutch Baroque painters, like Rachel Ruysch and Johannes Vermeer, commonly painted the same kind of things. What term describes them?
Genre Painters
100
Identify this piece, give two
Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza
Viceroyalty of New Spain., c. 1541–1542 ce., Ink and color on paper.
100
The front, usually decorated, face of a building is called what?
facade
100
These are known as what?
Casta Paintings
100
These angelic beings are dressed to the nines and packing heat.
Angel with Arquebus, Asiel Timor Del
La Paz School, c. 17th ce., Oil on canvas
200
Who are the two figures floating at the top of the frame?
Why are they included in this image?
Jupiter and Juno
Godly figures from classical times to represent divine approval of their matrimony.
200
What was the main message behind Master of Calamarca (La Paz School) angle series?
The christian faith was like an army, with the angels as soldiers to protect the faithful
200
What are these called? Extra points if you can give the other term associated with the spirals.
Scroll Buttress with voulutes
200
Tenebrism
Dramatic lighting, a dark scene pierced by a bright light.
Done mainly by Caravaggio
200
In the blink of an eye, these taste treats are covered in bugs! Kind of reminds me that I'm going to die one day...
Fruit and Insects
Rachel Ruysch, 1711 ce., Oil on wood
300
The Baroque era of art could be described how?
Dramatic compositions, stark lighting cutting through the frame, pulling on the emotion of the viewer. Came from the Catholic Counter Reformation.
300
What does the Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and hunting scene tell us about the culture of New Spain/Mexico?
They had extensive trade with the Japanese since folding screens originated from Japan.
300
Borromini's trademark is the use of what?
Convex and concave elements creating an undulating motion of stone.
The use of oval and triangle shapes in architecture
Building in awkward spaces and emphasizing the space.
300
Vanitas images
Why were they painted?
Beautiful/pleasurable things which die/decay/vanish rapidly, like flowers, fruit, seafood, and bubbles to remind the viewer how short life is.
300
Swipe left... swipe left... Oh wait! She's pretty...and the gods seem to agree.
Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de' Medici, from the Marie de' Medici Cycle
Peter Paul Rubens, 1621-25 ce., Oil on canvas
400
Rembrandt was a master of this style of art. What is so special about this technique?
Etching: allows for even more control of light and shadow/thick and thin lines
400
Mexican art during the 16th century was hallmarked by the use of what?
Shell-inlay or "enconchado"
400
In the Mosque of Selim II, Sinan (architect) was able to turn a square into an octagon by using what architectural innovation?
Squinches
400
disotto in su perspective
What work is this from?
"from below to above"
Il Gesu
400
A stabbing pain has never felt so good!
Ecstasy of Saint Teresa
Bernini, c. 1647-52 ce., Marble
500
Velasquez was influenced by other Baroque artists but his depiction of the royal family differs in what way?
They are shown in a candid, snapshot, everyday moments of life way, not idealized/heroic/aloof.
500
Why was this piece made? Who was it made for?
Multiple ways to answer: gives King Charles V information of the people that were recently conquered; a way for the Aztec people to record their history/culture
500
A combination of sculptural, architectural, and painted elements to create a sense of drama is a hallmark of ________.
Italian Baroque
500
Allegorical Figure
What work from the 3.3 set of images includes an allegorical figure?
A stand-in human figure to personify a feeling, idea, or country.
Henri IV Receives the Portrait of Marie de' Medici, from the Marie de' Medici Cycle
500
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Attributed to Juan Rodriquez Juarez, c. 1715 ce., Oil on canvas