Art History 26 - History of Western Art: Renaissance to Modern » Fall 2020 » Unit 6 Quiz

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Question #1
Pope Paul V converted Saint Peter’s from a central-plan church into a basilican-plan church because ____.
A.   the papacy wanted to outshine Saint Paul’s in London
B.   Paul V wanted a larger space for symbolic purposes
C.   central-plan buildings evoked pagan temples
D.   the longitudinal plan resembled Byzantine churches
Question #2
Which of the following represents a symbolic function of Bernini’s Baldacchino?
A.   The columns invoke the theme of redemption.
B.   The columns invoke the early Christian past.
C.   The columns reiterate the promise of salvation.
D.   The columns visually state the wealth of the Church.
Question #3
The orb and the cross surmounting Bernini’s Baldacchino symbolize ____.
A.   Saint Peter
B.   the ascension
C.   the Reformation
D.   the Church’s triumph
Question #4
Bernini’s statue of David differed from his predecessors by showing David ____.
A.   waiting for the enemy
B.   as a king
C.   in the moment of combat
D.   after he had slain Goliath
Question #5
Caravaggio’s Calling of Saint Matthew is representative of his mature work in which he injects ____ into the depictions of sacred subjects.
A.   artificial elegance
B.   geometrically balanced compositions
C.   rich coloristic variations
D.   naturalism
Question #6
In the Triumph of the Barberini by Pietro da Cortona, the papal tiara and keys announce the accomplishments of ____.
A.   Alexander VII
B.   Urban VIII
C.   Gregory VII
D.   Leo III
Question #7
The Spanish painter Velásquez held the titles of first painter to the king and ____.
A.   manager of the stables
B.   curator of El Escorial
C.   treasurer of El Escorial
D.   chief steward of the palace
Question #8
The aim of much Italian Baroque art was to restore the predominance of ____.
A.   the Barberini family
B.   Calvinists
C.   Roman Catholicism
D.   the Jesuit order

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