Saddleback College » Art History » Art History 26 - History of Western Art: Renaissance to Modern » Fall 2020

Question #1

Rembrandt deviated from typical group portraits in the Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by portraying members of the guild ____.

A. on the central axis

B. clustered to one side

C. in costumes

D. in rows

Question #2

The influence of ____ is evident in Rubens’s heroic figures and foreshortened anatomy in his Elevation of the Cross.

A. Castagno

B. Michelangelo

C. Masaccio

D. Carracci

Question #3

Poussin was responsible for establishing ____ as a key component of 17th-century French art.

A. Mannerism

B. Classical painting

C. Orientalism

D. Caravaggio’s style

Question #4

Georges de la Tour’s dramatic use of light in Adoration of the Shepherds suggests his familiarity with the Italian artist ____.

A. Jan Vermeer

B. Guido Reni

C. Caravaggio

D. Christopher Wren

Question #5

____ is a Dutch artist who featured as the subject of his art neat interiors of Dutch middle-class dwellings.

A. Rubens

B. Caravaggio

C. Bernini

D. Vermeer

Question #6

Art historians believe that Vermeer used tools, such as the ____, to aid in his virtuoso depiction of light.

A. stencils

B. clip targets

C. photo lens

D. camera obscura

Question #7

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

A. Still life

B. Portraits

C. Church interiors

D. Landscapes