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Question #1

The work is notable for its use of all of the following EXCEPT:

A. extreme realism

B. idealized forms

C. dramatic use of light

D. an emphasis on female heroic action

Question #2

The artist's principal patrons were:

A. Spanish royalty

B. members of the church hierarchy

C. Tuscan monks

D. members of the merchant class

Question #3

The façade of this church can be described in which of the following ways?

A. colorful, extravagantly ornamented, and varied

B. elastic, undulating, and distorted

C. orderly, balanced, and intimate

D. unified, simple, and harmonious

Question #4

This painting is an example of:

A. a royal portrait

B. a self-portrait

C. a genre scene

D. all of the above

Question #5

How did Caravaggio differ from his predecessors in his depiction of the human figure?

A. He idealized the peasantry and emphasized the ugliness of the nobility.

B. He painted holy people in an entirely naturalistic and ordinary fashion.

C. He developed the human form from the skeleton through the musculature and finally added the skin and details.

D. He depicted the spiritual reality of the person rather than the visual description.