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1. Which artistic style became dominant in France under the reign of Louis XIV?
1. (a) Mannerism
2. (b) Classicism
3. (c) Caravaggisti
4. (d) Gothic
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
Answer: 2.(b). See pages 737-739. French rulers and their officials recognized how art could convey the strength and majesty of the monarch. By drawing their artistic vocabulary from Classical sources, they visually linked France to the authority of ancient past. Their combination of classical form with the grandeur and theatricality of the Baroque served as a clear expression of the King’s absolute power.
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
What aspect of nature is emphasized in “idyllic” landscapes such as A Pastoral Landscape by Claude Lorrain?
1. (a) topographical accuracy
2. (b) the cycle of life and death
3. (c) its poetic essence
4. (d) its heroic grandeur
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
2. Answer: 3.(c). See pages 743-745. In contrast to artists in the Netherlands, French painters treated the subject of landscape quite differently. Lorrain built on the Italian tradition of the pastoral to evoke the poetic essence of a countryside filled with reminders of the ancient past. His practice contrasts to Poussin’s landscapes, which represent nature as a rational arrangement of forms in an in ideal world.
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
3. What did Poussin believe was the highest aim of painting?
1. (a) to represent noble and serious actions
2. (b) to represent the full range of human emotions
3. (c) to give form to spiritual ideals
4. (d) to show beauty in ordinary things
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
4. Answer: 1.(a). See pages 741-743. While paintings such as The Abduction of the Sabine Women show emotion, Poussin’s primary interest was to communicate the historical importance of the story. Poussin’s intellectual detachment in rendering this disturbing subject demonstrates his intent to appeal to viewers’ larger knowledge of history instead of to their senses.
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
4. According to the text, England’s greatest contribution to the Baroque was in what area?
1. (a) portrait painting
2. (b) sculpture
3. (c) printmaking
4. (d) architecture
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
4. Answer: 4.(d). See pages 754-758. During the 17th century, artists from Italy, Flanders and the Dutch Republic dominated the field of painting in England. After the Great Fire of London in 1666, the necessity of rebuilding provided an opportunity for architects such as Sir Christopher Wren to realize their ideas.
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
5. Who designed this structure?
1. (a) Bernini
2. (b) Hardouin-Mansart
3. (c) Inigo Jones
4. (d) Sir Christopher Wren
Davies, et. al., Janson’s History of Art: The Western Tradition, Eighth Edition , ©2011, Education
5. Answer: 2.(b.) See page 752. The Church of the Invalides in Paris, today known as the burial place of Napoleon, demonstrates Hardouin-Mansart’s Classicizing style. The Greek cross plan is based on Michelangelo’s design for St. Peters, and the façade and dome reflect influences of the Italian Baroque.
