Art 102 - Survey of Art History 2 » Spring 2022 » Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Baldacchino

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Question #1
Gian Lorenzo Bernini's Baldacchino for Saint Peter's features numerous bees, which were the symbol of which Roman family?
A.   Barberini
B.   Medici 
C.   Gonzaga
D.   Borgia 
Question #2
Much of the bronze for the tall columns of Bernini's Baldacchino was taken from what earlier building?
A.   Baths of Caracalla
B.   The Colosseum
C.   The Column of Trajan
D.   The Pantheon 
Question #3
The name Baldacchino for Bernini's work invokes its intended resemblance to what form?
A.   A canopy
B.   A tower
C.   A throne
D.   An altar 

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