CHapter 17 Art 111 Quiz

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The Holy Trinity fresco, by Masaccio, is considered to be the first painting based on the use of:
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Linear Perspecive
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Leonardo da Vinci's technique of blurred edges, a special type of _______, can be seen in his Mona Lisa.
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Chiaroscuro
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Michelangelo's David has a pose influenced by the sculpture of the ancient:
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Greeks
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In Jan van Eyck's The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and Giovanna Cenami, the woman is wearing green because:
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It symbolized fertility
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Caravaggio's dramatic portrayal of scenes at night, as seen in The Conversion of Saint Paul, was called:
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Chiaroscuro
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Many Renaissance artists benefited from the patronage of the _______ family.
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Medici
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Many Baroque characteristics developed as propaganda for the:
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Counter Reformation
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In the Netherlands, the major patrons of such artists as Vermeer and Rembrandt were:
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The nobility
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Rococo paintings mainly showed:
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Life without troubles
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One of the woman artists to gain widespread notoriety as an artist in the Baroque period was:
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Artemisia Gentileschi
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The term Renaissance means
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Rebirth
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Paintings that focus on the lives and surroundings of everyday people are called ______________________.
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Genre paintings
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The art of the Baroque period is characterized by ________________
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Emotion and drama
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Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son depicts a story from _____________.
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The Bible
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The sculptor _______________ depicted David in movement, flinging his stone at Goliath.
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Bernini