The Baroque in Flanders and Holland
  1. Who were the patrons of Dutch Baroque works of art?
  2. How did the upheaval in religion affect the Baroque works produced in Flanders and Holland? (by the way, where IS Flanders?) What does "Flemish" mean?
  3. Why was Peter Paul Rubens considered to be a "success"?
  4. How did Rubens' social status affect his art?
  5. Identify and discuss some of the typical characteristics of Rubens' work, as seen in his "Venus and Adonis." What is Baroque about Rubens' painting style?
  6. Identify Anthony van Dyck.
  7. Why is Jan Brueghel the Elder significant to the history of art?
  8. How do Baroque Flemish still-lifes differ from their Northern Renaissance/Late Gothic ancestors?
  9. Compare Franz Snyder's "The Market Stall" to Pieter Aertson's "The Meat Stall."
  10. What are some of the typical characteristics of a painting by Franz Hals?
  11. What does Hals' work have in common with Impressionist painting?
  12. Be able to identify the Baroque elements of painting X by Rembrandt.
  13. How is Rembrandt's life connected to his art? Give an example.
  14. Identify and discuss some of the typical characteristics of Rembrandt's painting.
  15. Identify and discuss some of the typical characteristics of Rembrandt's graphic works (printmaking).
  16. How is Rembrandt's use of the paintbrush similar to that of Velázquez and Rubens?
  17. What are some elements contained within a typical 17th century Dutch landscape painting?
  18. What are some elements contained within a typical 17th century Dutch still-life painting?
  19. Identify and discuss some of the typical characteristics of Vermeer's work.
  20. What is the camera obscura?