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.   central-plan buildings evoked pagan temples
C.   Paul V wanted a larger space for symbolic purposes
D.   the longitudinal plan resembled Byzantine churches
Question #2
Which of the following represents a symbolic function of Bernini’s Baldacchino?
A.   The columns reiterate the promise of salvation.
B.   The columns invoke the early Christian past.
C.   The columns invoke the theme of redemption.
D.   The columns visually state the wealth of the Church.
Question #3
The orb and the cross surmounting Bernini’s Baldacchino symbolize ____.
A.   the Church’s triumph
B.   the ascension
C.   the Reformation
D.   Saint Peter
Question #4
Bernini’s statue of David differed from his predecessors by showing David ____.
A.   as a king
B.   after he had slain Goliath
C.   in the moment of combat
D.   waiting for the enemy
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.   geometrically balanced compositions
B.   rich coloristic variations
C.   naturalism
D.   artificial elegance
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.   Leo III
D.   Gregory VII
Question #7
The Spanish painter Velásquez held the titles of first painter to the king and ____.
A.   curator of El Escorial
B.   chief steward of the palace
C.   treasurer of El Escorial
D.   manager of the stables
Question #8
The aim of much Italian Baroque art was to restore the predominance of ____.
A.   the Barberini family
B.   Roman Catholicism
C.   the Jesuit order
D.   Calvinists

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