HUM1021 – Webquests Chapter 15 – Complete 1 set of questions

Artemisia Gentileschi

  • Where was Artemesia born?
  • What Tuscan painter did Artemisia’s father hire to train her as a painter?
  • What happened between the Tuscan painter and Artemesia?
  • During the ensuing trial, what methods were used to ensure that Artemesia was telling the truth?
  • What famous scientist corresponded with Artemesia?

Rembrandt

  • In what country did Rembrandt live?
  • Whom did he use as a model for the women in many of his paintings?
  • In what type of mass-produced art did Rembrandt specialize – woodcuts, etching, or engravings?
  • Was Rembrandt good at saving money, or did he live beyond his means?
  • What subject did Rembrandt paint in 1629, 1634, 1640, 1660, 1661, 1669?

Poussin

  • What country did Poussin come from?
  • Poussin was part of the Classical school. What time period do classical artists focus on?
  • To what city did Poussin travel in order to study great examples of art?
  • Did Bernini like or dislike the work of Poussin?
  • Poussin’s 1638 painting Et in Arcadia Ego or The Shepherds of Arcadia hangs in what museum?

St. Peter’s Basilica

  • What Baroque artist designed the colonnade in St. Peter’s Square?
  • What type of column is used in the colonnade?
  • Who designed the dome or cupola of St. Peter’s?
  • Who designed the baldachin over the main altar that is supposed to mark the tomb of St. Peter?
  • How tall is the baldachin?
  • Is San Pietro in Vincoli a section of St. Peter’s, another name for the church, or a different church entirely?

Jesuits

  • Who founded the Jesuits?
  • The Jesuits are consecrated under what title of the Virgin Mary?
  • Give a quote by Ignatius Loyola demonstrating the Jesuits level of loyalty to the Catholic church
  • By 1556, how many colleges were operated by the Jesuits?
  • What position(s) did Jesuits frequently hold in the courts of kings?

John Milton

  • Was Milton’s father Protestant or Catholic?
  • How many years did Milton spend in private study after graduating from college?
  • How many times was Milton married?
  • In the early 1650s, Milton wrote propaganda for England – was his writing supporting the king and the solidifying of power in the monarchy or supporting the republicans who wanted to give power to parliament?
  • What physical disability plagued Milton at the end of his life and literary career?
  • What character in Paradise Lost became viewed as the anti-hero, a sympathetic villain who had a great impact on the later Romantic poets?