SQ - ART - Part 2

What do we call a form of artistic expression based on direct observation of nature?

• Situational Art

• Romanticism

• Naturalism

• Neo Classicism

What artist helped shape the application of naturalism in the arts?

• Michaelangelo

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Pablo Picasso

• Giuseppe Arcimboldo

For whom did Giuseppe Arcimboldo work as a court painter?

• Maximillian II of Vienna

• Rudolf II in Prague

• Henry VIII of England

• Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain

• Phillip II of Portugal

What were Arcimboldo's duties as a court painter?

• Create portraits of the royal family

• Designed tapestries and stained glass windows

• Created costumes for festivals

• Sculpted statues of the royal family

• Painted murals depicting the king's history

Arcimboldo created The Seasons and The Elements during the reign of which royal?

• Maxmillian II of Vienna

• Rudolf II of Prague

• Phillip II of Portugal

• Henry II of England

• Louis II of France

In these portraits, Arcimboldo uniquely combined plants from a particular season to form a portrait of a person...

• The Elements

• The Seasons

• The Elements and The Seasons

• The Librarian

• The Elements and The Librarian

The four portraits known as Earth, Air, Fire, and Water are known as...

• The Naturals

• The Elements

• The World Around Us

• The Creation

What prompted a renewed interest in the study of botany and zoology during the 16th century in Europe?

• A rediscovery of Christianity

• The discoveries of the HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin

• The explorers' voyages of discovery in the New World

• The Industrial Revolution

• The foundation of new colleges and universities

How was Giuseppe Arcimboldo able to observe exotic plants and animals from around the world for his paintings?

• He traveled extensively with the explorers of the New World

• He attended one of the best colleges in Europe

• Emperor Maximillian II had a vast collection in his court for scientific study

• His wife was a botanist and always had many exotic plants nearby to study

In Four Seasons in One Head what does the gnarled tree trunk represent

• Death

• Winter

• Life

• Old Age