Saintly and Secular

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1. “The Assumption of the Virgin,” the great altarpiece of the Frari Church in Venice, was painted by whom? Jacopo Tintoretto Titian Vecelli Giovanni Bellini Paolo Veronese

2. The Escorial in Spain is dedicated to which saint? Saint Turibius Saint James Saint Lawrence Saint Ignatius

3. Who designed the baldacchino over the main altar in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome? Bartolomeo Berrecci Gian Lorenzo Bernini Filippo Brunelleschi Donato Bramante

4. Caravaggio’s “The Calling of St. Matthew” is an example of what painting techinique? Intonaco Verdaccio Tenebrism Sotto in su

5. What is the architectural style of the pilgrimage church of the Basilica Vierzehnheiligen in Bad Staffelstein? Rococo Gothic Romanesque Perpendicular

6. The first celebrated English architect was probably Inigo Jones (1573-1652); his earliest surviving work was begun in 1616. What was it called? The Queen's House, Greenwich Mansion House, London Chatsworth House, Bakewell Castle Howard, Yorkshire

7. Hans Holbein (the Younger) is credited with being the first major influence on which type of English painting? Miniatures Portrait painting Seascapes Murals

8. Another notable influence on English painting came from Flanders in 1632; he was summoned by Charles I, and became his court painter. His name was? Pieter Paul Rubens Jan Van Eyck Anthony Van Dyck Frans Hals

9. Which of the following architects worked with Sir Christopher Wren on architectural projects in London? Edwin Lutyens Robert Adam Nicholas Hawksmoor John Nash

10. An excellent series of six paintings called 'Marriage-a-la-Mode' was painted by which artist? Thomas Gainsborough Antoine Watteau William Hogarth Francesco Guardi