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Art Test #5
Question | Answer |
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Ghent Altarpiece | Eyck, finished by brother, triptych, Cathedral of St. Bavo, story of Adoration of the Lamb, oil paint (new technique), symbolism of paradise, dove, mystic lamb, prophets/kings to left, apostles/saints on right, Adam and Eve top side |
Triptych | Three wooden panels painted with oil paint |
Arnolfini | Eyck, oil on panel, hand/dog are symbols of fidelity, couple on holy ground (clogs), peaches ripening - fertility, signed "here in 1434", mini comp. shows backs of couple and another person |
Portrait of a Lady | Weyden, 1455, oil on panel, shows realistic fabric |
Descent from the Cross | 1435, oil on panel, part of triptych, s-curve in Christ and Mary, Mary's hand almost touches Adam's skull |
Tapestry and Embroidery | Fiber arts, popular art forms at this time |
Hieronymus Bosch | Dutch painter, painted weird images and puzzling symbols |
Garden of Delights | Triptych, Bosch, left panel: garden of Eden with Adam and Eve, right panel: garden of Satan, middle: paradise |
Tower of Babel | Bruegel, story of Mesopotamia |
Return of the Hunters | Seasons of the year, Bruegel, loved to paint peasants in daily activities/special festivals |
Albrecht Durer | Talented in woodcut/copper engraving, leader of German High Renaissance, first outside of Italy to become internationally acclaimed, first northern artist to document himself in self-portraits, hair is hundreds of lines |
Knight, Death, and the Devil | Durer, 1513, knight symbolizes Christian warrior, fears no evil without paying attention to death (holds an hourglass), signed |
Hans Holbein | One of the finest portrait painters of all time, court painter to Henry VIII, painted realistically, well paid |
Sir Thomas More | Holbein, witty author and statesman, no one painted velvet or fur more convincingly than Holbein |
French Ambassadors | Greatest achievement of Holbein, French Ambassador/de Selve to the left, skull appears at bottom if viewed at certain angle, symbolic objects: eyeglass, lute, celestial globe, hymnbook, compasses, flutes, sundial, crucifix, books |
Baroque Art | 1600 A. D., Rome was center of art world, church remained all-powerful, baroque was born and spread throughout Europe, ornate, decorative, dynamic, extravagant and theatrical |
Ecstasy of Saint Theresa | Bernini, captures baroque spirit, mystical event involving Theresa, face shows pain and pleasure |
David | Bernini, made from marble, dramatic/energetic, different from Michelangelo/Donatello's because his is in action |
Caravaggio | (Merisi), first giant of baroque, rebel and died at 37 running from the law, focused on painting, placed religious figures in common early settings, churches refused to commission his work |
The Supper at Emmaus | Caravaggio, strong value contrasts, lit by one source of light, taken from Biblical account of Easter Sunday, surprised about Christ's resurrection |
Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes | Judith, bottom of painting shows maidservant stuffing the head into a sack, used a candle as the only light source, emphasizes deep shadows and brilliant lights |
Magdalen with the Smoking Flame | de la Tour, used a candle as a single light source, symbol of Catholic doctrine of forgiveness of sins, shows a life of contemplation, discovered in 1972, oil on canvas |
Versailles | The Sun King built this, originally a symbol of the glory of the king, later a symbol of the excesses of the monarchy, helped bring French Revolution, would've cost $10,000,000,000 today |