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 rows

B. clustered to one side

C. on the central axis

D. in costumes

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. Orientalism

B. Mannerism

C. Classical painting

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. Christopher Wren

C. Guido Reni

D. Caravaggio

Question #5

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

A. Bernini

B. Rubens

C. Vermeer

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. stencils

C. camera obscura

D. photo lens

Question #7

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in which of the following genres?

A. Still life

B. Landscapes

C. Portraits

D. Church interiors