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? Titian Vecelli Giovanni Bellini Jacopo Tintoretto Paolo Veronese

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

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

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

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

6. The first celebrated English architect was probably Inigo Jones (1573-1652); his earliest surviving work was begun in 1616. What was it called? Chatsworth House, Bakewell The Queen's House, Greenwich Mansion House, London 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? Robert Adam Nicholas Hawksmoor John Nash Edwin Lutyens

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