Baroque Art

What is the Council of Trent?

• The 19th ecumenical (universal) council of the Catholic Church which was prompted by the Protestant Reformation.

• The event that prompted the Baroque Art Period.

• A meeting where religious reforms were being questioned, proposed and reconsidered.

• The result of the Catholic church feeling threatened by the populations increasing number of conversions to Lutheranism.

• All of the above

What is tenebrism? (Choose all that apply)

• It comes from the Italian word "tenebroso" which means dark, gloomy or mysterious.

• A technique that makes it seem as if characters are coming out at the viewer.

• The use of extreme contrasts of light and dark in figurative compositions to heighten their dramatic effect.

• A technique introduced by the Italian painter, Caravaggio.

What art movement later replaced Baroque Art in Europe?

• Medieval

• Rococo

• Tenebrism

• Neoclassicism

In "The Conversion of St. Paul", the man pictured had a different name before his conversion. What was his prior name?

• Peter

• Saul

• David

• Solomon

Caravaggio's style was unidealized and represented the divine in everyday context. He often found his models in the streets. What is this style called?

• Idealism

• Baroquism

• Realism

• Naturalism

Which word is described as an angled view in which some portions of the subject appear closer than others.

• Tenebrism

• Chiaroscuro

• Foreshortening

• Compact Perspective

In reference to The Night Watch, what is a militia company?

• An angry mob of townspeople who storm the gates of the town hall.

• The night snipers who guarded the city gate.

• The men assigned to infantry in the Dutch Army.

• Groups of able-bodied men who, if the need arose, could be called upon to defend the city or put down riots.

A character with an exaggerated facial expression or costume came to be known as ________ in Dutch Baroque Art.

• Tronie

• Caricature

• Taboon

• Crony

A word meaning to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. This word was used in several videos.

• Triadic

• Abstract

• Didactic

• Tronic

This word came to English from a French word meaning "irregularly shaped." To refer to something as such was initially considered an insult.

• Baroque

• Naturalistic

• Tronie

• Foreshorten