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. in rows

C. clustered to one side

D. on the central axis

Question #2

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

A. Carracci

B. Castagno

C. Michelangelo

D. Masaccio

Question #3

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

A. Classical painting

B. Mannerism

C. Caravaggio’s style

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. Guido Reni

B. Christopher Wren

C. Jan Vermeer

D. Caravaggio

Question #5

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

A. Vermeer

B. Rubens

C. Bernini

D. Caravaggio

Question #6

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

A. clip targets

B. camera obscura

C. photo lens

D. stencils

Question #7

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

A. Landscapes

B. Portraits

C. Church interiors

D. Still life