Year 4 Test: The Baroque
Name Class
Date
1.
SLIDES: Explain what you see in the slide (people in the sculptures or paintings, their stories, the technique, composition, colour, light, perspective etc.) and relate them to the Baroque characteristics. a
Artist
Caravaggio
Title and story Characteristics b Bernini c d e
Rembrandt
Rubens

2.
Short questions. a) Differences between Renaissance and Baroque paintings in drawing, colour and light, perspective and composition. b) Characteristics of Baroque architecture. Give some examples. c) What does Baroque mean?
3.
Short essay. How did the Baroque movement shows the differences between
Catholic and Reformed countries in the 17 th century? Write about 70 words.
4.
True or False. If false, correct the sentence adding the necesary changes and explaining your corrections. a) Tenebrism was a collection of paintings with disgusting topics. b) Baroque sculpture in Spain displays scenes of Jesus´s death in wood c) Vermeer is an architect who belongs to the school of Spain d) Bernini´s baldachin/ canopy in St. Peter is a simple structure in a corner of the Basilica. e) Few examples of Baroque buildings can be found in Spain.