Test 3, March 29, ART216 ANSWER KEY PT1: 20 questions total; 2 ...

Test 3, March 29, ART216
ANSWER KEY
PT1: 20 questions total; 2 points each; Image Ids: 10 questions, 1 point each
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1. The form of baroque art most closely associated with the taste of a king is:
A) Italian baroque B) Flemish baroque C) French baroque D) Dutch baroque
2. Paintings of musicians making music are common to which one of the following:
A) Italian baroque B) Flemish baroque C) French baroque D) Dutch baroque
3. Italian baroque architecture is characterized by two of the following. Which one is
NOT true of Italian baroque architecture?
A) the use of geometric modular planning
B) the creation of flowing interior spaces which defy a perception of units
C) a preference for unstable geometric forms
C
4. Which of the following characteristics is generally NOT true of baroque art,
especially in Italy? (Choose one)
A) the use of allegory
B) theatricality
C) the idealization of nature
D) symbolic light and tenebrism
E) dynamic compositions which confront the viewer by intruding on his or her space
or sensibilities
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5-8. Four of the following types of paintings were not seen before the 17 century. Which
ones are they? Choose FOUR and name one artist for each type you choose in order to
receive full credit. Each correct pair is two points.
A) the family portrait
B) the group portrait: Hals or Rembrandt
C) the market scene
D) the fête-galante: Watteau
E) the heroic landscape: Poussin
F) the poetic landscape
G) the allegorical painting
H) breakfast pieces: Peeters
9. Name two artists who are known for their pastel portraits.
1 point for each if correct; no points if wrong; no more than 2 points
Carriera, Wright, Labille-Guiard
10. What is meant by the phrase “a taste for the natural” in terms of 18 century art? Identify
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TWO characteristics implied by this taste.

Some possible answers include:
• Rejection of the artificial or artifice of rococo
• rejection of the aristocracy
• desire for moral paintings
• desire for paintings about the middle and lower classes
• the influence of Roussea – desire for simplicity and the primitive
NOTE THAT NATURALISM IS NOT A CORRECT ANSWER; also note that pastel portraits
reflect the desire for the natural but they are not a characteristic of the taste for the natural
11. Why did the Royal Academy of Art invent the genre of the fête-galante?
1 point if half the answer is given; two points for both halves
1)To admit Watteau and 2) to de-politicize his painting Embarkation to Cythera
You might also have said that the Academy was faced with an unfamiliar genre and created
the category specifically for Watteau. You did need to mention the artist’s name for full
credit.
12. What invention contributes to the increasing popularity of the pastel portrait and how
does it do this?
• Easier to make pastel crayons (only 1 point)
• invention of glass (only 1 point)
• invention of glass – this protects the pastel painting and makes the surface shiny like
an oil painting (2 points)
Choose your answer to the next 5 questions from this list:
A) Italian baroque B) Dutch baroque C) French baroque D) rococo
B____13. The merry company is a popular genre of painting.
A____14. Most closely associated with the use of tenebrism.
B____15. The middle class becomes an important consumer of art.
D____16. A new type of painting in this style is the “intrigue” painting.
D____17. Rubens is an important influence on this style.
C____18. The artist responsible for spreading the influence of the Italian baroque style is
generally thought to be: A) Bernini B) Caravaggio C) Gentileschi D) Garzoni
19 - 20. Both Poussin and Claude are French baroque landscape painters but their landscapes
are generally very different.
What is the correct term for Poussin’s landscapes? Heroic landscapes; grand manner
landscape (either is acceptable) (1 pt)
What is the correct term for Claude’s? Pastoral landscape is correct but I accepted poetic
landscape for this question (it is not a new type of painting; therefore not accepted for
questions 5-8) (1 pt)
What characteristics make them different? (2 of the following for 2 points)
Poussin includes classical/heroic narratives – there are usually people and architecture in the

painting – the narrative has an important meaning
the landscape and architecture together have a structured, composed quality
Claude creates more lyrical, natural scenes; when people are present, they are not the
source of meaning; atmospheric use of light (as opposed to the clarity of Poussin)
EC: (2 points) Why do regional differences become less noticeable or prominent in the 17 th
century?
Some of the following:
Artists are traveling to other countries and are influenced by a broader selection of art
Print materials make it easier for artists to see other art works.
Kings (like Philip) have large collections of art from different regions and artists who have
access to the King’s collection see more art
Images:
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. E or B
7. G
8. D
9. C
10. C