Spanish and Italian Baroque Art

1. The revolt against the oppressive king of Spain by the Netherlands split the region into what two areas? (and what were their religious affiliations?
2. What are some of the typical characteristics of Baroque painting and sculpture?
3. What are some of the typical characteristics of a painting by Caravaggio?
4. Describe the Baroque characteristics of Caravaggio's "The Calling of St. Matthew."
5. How is Caravaggio's personal life reflected in such works as his "Boy with Basket of Fruit"?
6. What is tenebrism?
7. Compare and contrast the painting styles of Jusepe Ribera and Caravaggio in general terms.
8. What is a favored subject matter of Artemisia Gentileschi's painting? Why?
9. Discuss the baroque elements of Artemisia Gentileschi's "Judith Slaying Holefernes".
10. How is the dualistic philosophy of Baroque painting reflected in the work of Annibale Carracci.
11. Be able to identify and describe the Baroque elements of painting X.
12. Who argued that his painting was " art that existed as for its own sake, not for any greater moral message"? What was he referring to?
13. What is a baldacchino? Why was one commissioned for the transept crossing of the church of St. Peter's? What makes it baroque?
14. Discuss some common elements of Baroque architecture, as seen in Francesco Borromini's Façade of S.Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.
15. Identify and describe the Baroque elements of Gianlorenzo Bernini's David. Also, be able to compare this one to similar sorks by Donatello and Michelangelo.
16. Identify and describe the Baroque elements of Bernini's "Ecstasy of St. Teresa" as it is in situ in the Cornaro Chapel.
17. What do we see introduced to painting by Diego Velázquez?
18. Discuss the style and symbolism of Diego Velázquez' "Las Meninas.". How is light used here? What are the different realities shown?
19. Why was Murillo's impact on Spanish Baroque art more profound than that of Velázquez?
20. Compare and contrast the painting styles of Francisco de Zurbarán and Caravaggio.