Identify the stylistic characteristics of the statues

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Assignment:

QUESTION 1

You are looking at St. Peter's cathedral that expresses the ideals of two styles - Renaissance and Baroque. See below a list of the famous Italian sculptors. Which two played essential roles in St. Peter's construction? (Check two answers)

• Donatello
• Verrocchio
• Michelangelo
• Bernini

QUESTION 2

So, you know that the Baroque style was characterized by intense motion, curved lines, dramatic lighting and theatricality. It was flamboyant and overly decorative as well. Now, a key question. What century is called the Baroque age?

• 16th (1500s)
• 17th (1600s)
• 18th (1700s)

QUESTION 3. The far most important sculptor of the Baroque style did this over- life size sculpture in 1621. You know two other works rendered by this sculptor - David and The Ecstasy of St. Theresa.

To better remember this leading sculptor of the Italian Baroque, type his name. Select it from these Italian sculptors: Verrocchio, Donatello, Michelangelo, Bernini. (capitalize name)

QUESTION 4

The round tournament shield (1597) is a good example of the Baroque style.

The head of Medusa transfers the artists fascination with violence and decapitation. With its snaky hair, the head is highlighted against a dark background, a very Baroque feature, as you know. The artist grasps your attention and powerfully directs it to this scene of repulsion

- the squirming snakes and horrified face looking down to its severed body, crying out in horror as the fresh blood spurts from the neck.

There was a contemporary rumor that the artists portrayed himself in this monstrous mythological female. Whether true or not, yet it is easy to associate this image with its creator since we know that the leading artist of Italian Baroque had a troubled personality and a record of violent assaults.

QUESTION 5

The heightened emotions and dramatic use of light make The Conversion of Saint Paulby Caravaggio a prime example of _________ art.

• Medieval
• Renaissance
• Baroque

QUESTION 6

Caravaggio's lifestyle did not let him maintain a workshop with the apprentices. Nevertheless, he had a major influence on Western art and had many followers, known as Caravaggisti. Among these followers was the female artist whose last name I want you to write below. Artemisia had been a successful and acknowledged artist in her time, but in the 20th century with the rise of the feminist movement, she became a real celebrity. You see a detail of Judith Slaying Holofernes (1598) - the most famous work of this artist.

Type last name only, capitalize first letter (chose from Caravaggio, Gentileschi, Baciccio, Tintoretto)

Typing will help you to remember the names and terms.There won't be fill-in questions (spelling) on exams.

QUESTION 7

See detail of another Judith by Gentileschi. Here, the act is already performed and her maidservant is putting the severed head in a sack. But the tension is not yet relaxed- two women must face a danger of escaping from the enemy camp.

Observe how the dramatic play of light and darks creates the atmosphere of menace and horror. Identify the techniques.

A. Strong contrasting of light and dark, with usually one source of light that penetrates the dark background

B. Gradations of light and shades create the illusion of rounded three-dimensional forms (this process is also called modeling)

QUESTION 8

Please compare two sculptural versions of David done by Michelangelo and Bernini. Tell me which sculptor did which figure. Please do not look up in the textbook even if you do not remember who did which. In this case I want you to be able to identify the stylistic characteristics of the statues. One statue was created in the Renaissance time and is characterized by the balanced harmonized posture. Another statue of David exemplifies the High Baroque style with its exaggerated movement, and love for dramatic tension. Now please try to identify the styles (and sculptors).

QUESTION 9

Two painters constitute the fame of the Italian Baroque. You know one of them Caravaggio. Here is another one whom Id like to introduce to you - Annibale Carracci. [car-RAH-chee] Look at this detail of the ceiling fresco from the Farnese Palace in Rome. (You have one more Carracci's painting on the Announcement pager)

The three-dimensional figures are rended so convincingly that it is hard to say whether the figures are painted or sculptured. The artist created a feeling of an open window or door though which we can enter the scene.

What is the term to define the type of art in which objects are intended to appear so real that this can trick observer's eye?

• illusionism
• Texture
• Planar perspective
• Linear perspective

QUESTION 10

The Baroque architecture acquires some characteristics of sculpture, such as plasticity. Take a look at the facade of this small church in Rome.

The undulating movements and sculptural elements create the play of the light on the wall surface. In a way, this animated facade and made it look like a sculpture and not just as a regular building with flat and rigid forms.

Thus, the 17th century architecture demonstrates the fundamental principles of the Baroque style as much as painting and sculpture do.

Remember main Baroque formula: Motion + Light (play) + Theatricality.

Which outstanding Italian master created this architectural gem?

• Bernini
• Caravaggio
• Borromini
• Michelangelo

QUESTION 11

The Baroque style emerged in the post-Renaissance era. What do you know about the Baroque époque? (Check four correct statements)

• Italy was a cradle for the Baroque style
• Papal Rome was a center and developing force for the Baroque
• Its was Northern Europe where the Baroque had emerged
• Baroque style was connected with Protestantism resulted from the Reformation
• Baroque art played important part in the revival of the Catholic Church.
• The Italians used the Portuguese word barocco meaning irregularly shaped, and therefore imperfect, pearl.

QUESTION 12

The Baroque style emerged at the end of the Renaissance era and roughly spanned the 17th century. Which features correctly represent Italian Baroque art?

Observe: Ceiling fresco by Baciccio (detail) and select 3 correct answers.

• exuberant dynamic composition
• restrained and logically balanced composition
• strong contrasts of light and dark
• dramatic emotions