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. in costumes

B. clustered to one side

C. on the central axis

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. Masaccio

B. Michelangelo

C. Castagno

D. Carracci

Question #3

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

A. Caravaggio’s style

B. Classical painting

C. Mannerism

D. Orientalism

Question #4

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

A. Christopher Wren

B. Caravaggio

C. Guido Reni

D. Jan Vermeer

Question #5

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

A. Vermeer

B. Bernini

C. Rubens

D. Caravaggio

Question #6

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

A. camera obscura

B. stencils

C. photo lens

D. clip targets

Question #7

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

A. Landscapes

B. Still life

C. Portraits

D. Church interiors