Question

1. most of caravaggios commissions after 1600 were

a. landscapes
b. portraits
c. religious
d. genre scenes

1. caravaggio actively used _, in which he painted forms emerging from a dark background into a strong light that often falls from a single source outside the painting

a. ash
b. tenebrism
c. grisaille
d. ignudi

1. renewed interest in _ provided the funds necessary to expand the façade of the cathedral of st. james, santiago de compostela (fig. 23 - 23).

a. pilgrimages
b. wealth
c. madrid
d. dueling

1. a popular form of dutch still - life painting, showing a table set for a meal, is called a _

a. vanitas
b. stilleven
c. breakfast piece
d. trompe - loeil

1. how does berninis david (fig. 23 - 4) distinguish itself from renaissance images of the same subject?

a. he depicts david at a dramatic moment of quiet contemplation.
b. he based the figure on ancient sculptures of athletes.
c. he captures the action of the figure moving through space.
d. he shows david as a young contemporary man.

1. what object or objects seen in dutch still lifes conveys the theme of vanitas?

a. watches and other time - keeping devices
b. a half - eaten meal
c. flowers in bloom
d. all of the above

1. in part a reaction to protestantism the period of spiritual renewal is known as the _

a. counter - reformation
b. council of trent
c. society of jesus
d. mannerism

1. the baldacchino (fig. 23 - 3) by _ is a canopy over the high altar of st. peters.

a. maderno
b. bernini
c. borromini
d. mansart

Explanation:

1. After 1600, most of Caravaggio's commissions were religious works due to the Counter - Reformation's influence and the demand for religious art in churches.
2. Tenebrism is the technique where forms emerge from a dark background into strong light, often from a single source outside the painting, which Caravaggio used prominently.
3. Renewed interest in pilgrimages provided funds for the expansion of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral's facade as pilgrims brought economic resources.
4. A breakfast piece is a popular form of Dutch still - life painting showing a table set for a meal.
5. Bernini's David captures the action of the figure moving through space, differentiating it from more static Renaissance depictions.
6. Watches and time - keeping devices, a half - eaten meal, and flowers in bloom all convey the theme of vanitas in Dutch still - life paintings as they symbolize the fleeting nature of life.
7. The Counter - Reformation was a period of spiritual renewal in reaction to Protestantism.
8. The Baldacchino over the high altar of St. Peter's is by Bernini.

Answer:

1. c. religious
2. b. tenebrism
3. a. pilgrimages
4. c. breakfast piece
5. c. He captures the action of the figure moving through space.
6. d. all of the above
7. a. Counter - Reformation
8. b. Bernini