Portraits & Caricatures Portraits & Caricatures History & Art Movements

Question 1

Which Renaissance artist is widely regarded as the master of the psychological portrait, best exemplified by works such as the Mona Lisa?

Accepted Answer

Leonardo da Vinci

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Michelangelo

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Raphael

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Titian

Question 2

The term 'caricature' derives from the Italian word 'caricare,' which means what?

Accepted Answer

To exaggerate or overload

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To sketch quickly

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To paint in oils

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To capture likeness

Question 3

Which 17th-century Baroque painter was renowned for dramatically lit, intimate portrait commissions from Dutch merchants?

Accepted Answer

Rembrandt van Rijn

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Peter Paul Rubens

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Anthony van Dyck

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Frans Hals

Question 4

Who is credited as one of the earliest pioneers of caricature art in 16th-century Italy?

Accepted Answer

Annibale Carracci

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Caravaggio

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Giorgio Vasari

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Benvenuto Cellini

Question 5

The political caricatures of 18th-century English artist William Hogarth were groundbreaking primarily because they did what?

Accepted Answer

Used satire to criticize social and political corruption

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Introduced photographic realism

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Depicted only royalty and nobility

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Abandoned all likeness to real figures

Question 6

Which movement in 20th-century American art brought portraiture into the realm of consumer culture by depicting celebrities and everyday objects with equal flatness?

Accepted Answer

Pop Art

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Abstract Expressionism

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Surrealism

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Fauvism