Know the following terms and be able to explain how they relate to the art of the period:

Reformation
Counter Reformation
Council of Trent

Understand the following techniques or terms and be able to explain them and or recognize their use in a work of art or recognize their definition:

repoussoir figure
tenebrism
camera obscura
drypoint
etching
vanitas
"breakfast piece"
genre scene

Rococo
fêtes galantes


Be prepared to answer any of the following:

1.  How does the work of Bernini reflect the goals of the Counter Reformation? Discuss two works by Bernini, explaining how each one is representative of Italian art produced during the Baroque period.

2.  How does the work of Artemisia Gentileschi reflect personal events in her life?  Discuss at least one work in depth, providing biographical information on Gentileschi that supports your esssay.

3 .  Compare and contrast Italian Baroque art with the art of 17th Century Netherlands/Holland.  Include in your discussion the types of patronage available in each of these countries, the subjects that were popular, the styles of each, and the significant historical and/or religious events that might have influenced the artists of this time period.  Refer to at least two artists from Italy and two from the Netherlands, discussing at least one work for each artist.

4. Be prepared to discuss how any of the following works of art are representative of a particular style, place, or artist:

Bernini's Apollo and Daphne
Bernini's David
Bernini's St. Peters Piazza
Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus (both versions)
Caravaggio's Conversion of St. Paul
Gentileschi's Judith Beheading Holofernes
Velazquez' portraits of King Philip (as a group)
Velazquez' Las Meninas
Ruisdael's Jewish Cemetery
Steen's Dancing Couple
Oosterwyck's Vanitas Still Life
Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp
Rembrandt's Night Watch
Vermeer's View of Delft
Vermeer's Woman Weighing Gold
Watteau's Pilgrimage to Cythera
Fragonard's The Swing