Quiz about Baroque Female Artist Artemisia Gentileschi
Quiz about Baroque Female Artist Artemisia Gentileschi

Baroque Female Artist: Artemisia Gentileschi Quiz


Welcome! This quiz is about the influential seventeenth century artist Artemisia Gentileschi. She was a woman trying to be an artist at a time where she had limited resources to pursue her dream. She is still respected for her artistic contributions.

A multiple-choice quiz by MissScarlet. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
MissScarlet
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
79,672
Updated
Mar 09 22
# Qns
15
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Avg Score
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1. What was Artemisia's father's name? Hint

Agostino
Octavio
Oderigo
Orazio

2. What was Artemisia's father's profession? Hint

Sculptor
Duke
Welder
Painter

3. What artistic 'group' did Artemisia follow? Hint

Crumhorn
Churrigueresque
Confraternities
Caravaggisti

4. What is Artemisia's first painting entitled? Hint

Susanna and the Elders
Madonna and Child
Judith Beheading Holofernes
Self Portrait as a Lute Player

5. How old was Artemisia thought to be when she completed her first painting? Hint

Seventeen
Eleven
Thirteen
Twenty one

6. Was there ever a movie made about Artemisia?

Yes
No

7. In her most famous work, 'Judith Beheading Holofernes', how many people appear in the picture? Hint

One
Two
Three
Four

8. Artemisia wrote the quote, 'You will find the spirit of Caesar in the soul of a woman' where? Hint

On one of her paintings
On her tombstone
In her diary
In a letter

9. What Greek figure appears on the hilt of the sword pictured in Artemisia's 'Judith and Maidservant'? Hint

Zeus
Apollo
Medusa
Athena

10. What was the first name of the man that Artemisia and her father took to court? Hint

Orazio
John
Putnam
Agostino

11. What was the crime against Artemisia that caused her father to call a trial in March of 1612? Hint

'Stealing' (someone stole her work)
'property destruction' (someone burned her house)
'injury and damage' (rape)
'fraud' (someone made fake copies of her work)

12. During the trial, Artemisia underwent a torturous 'lie detector test' to prove she was telling the truth.

True
False

13. Artemisia did not win the trial against Tassi.

True
False

14. Artemisia was the first woman to become an official member of what academy? Hint

Accademia del Giglio
Accademia del Disegno
Accademie di Belle Arti
Courbet

15. What nationality was Artemisia? Hint

German
French
Italian
English


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was Artemisia's father's name?

Answer: Orazio

Her mother's name was Prudentia Montone, she passed away when Artemisia was twelve. Artemisia was their eldest and only daughter.
2. What was Artemisia's father's profession?

Answer: Painter

Some of his noted works are 'Madonna' and 'Danae.' Orazio was born in Pisa and began his career in the Mannerist art style which favored emotion and distortion, rather than the serenity of the High Renaissance. Orazio adapted the Caravaggesque art style involving depictions of people and objects with the strong use of chiaroscuro, foreshortening, and dramatic posturing. Orazio's travels were significant in the dissemination of the Caravaggesque manner.

He taught Artemisia all the basics of painting.
3. What artistic 'group' did Artemisia follow?

Answer: Caravaggisti

Churrigueresque is a type of Spanish Rococo design, Crumhorn is a European instrument, Confraternities are religious associations of lay people.
4. What is Artemisia's first painting entitled?

Answer: Susanna and the Elders

'Susanna and the Elders' was based on a biblical myth. Rebecca Corbell and Samantha Guy's analysis of the work explains the myth as, 'Susanna was the wife of a wealthy Jewish man who lived in Babylon during the Exile. Susanna used to bathe in her garden, and one day two elder men of the community hid there and waited for her. Once Susanna was alone and naked, the two men revealed themselves and threatened her.

They said that if she did not give herself to them, they would declare that they had seen Susanna commit adultery with a young man.

This crime was punishable by death. Susanna resisted and she was tried in court and condemned to death. At the last moment Daniel, one of the prophets, came and cross examined the two elders, separately. He found their evidence to be contradictory and he thus proved Susanna's innocence.'
5. How old was Artemisia thought to be when she completed her first painting?

Answer: Seventeen

(Source: Garrard, Mary D. Artemisia Gentileschi. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1989) 'Susanna and the Elders' is a masterful work. Later on in her career, she was thought to have hired other painters to complete the backgrounds of her work. In this one you can see a nice example of her talent.
6. Was there ever a movie made about Artemisia?

Answer: Yes

It was an Italian film called, 'Artemisia.' Feminist rights activist Gloria Steinem deeply opposed the movie upon its arrival in the US stating that they falsely depicted Artemisia's life and times.
7. In her most famous work, 'Judith Beheading Holofernes', how many people appear in the picture?

Answer: Three

Judith, Holofernes, and the Maidservant. The Maidservant is pinning him down and Judith is wielding the sword. The maidservant is named, according to the myth of Judith, Arba.
8. Artemisia wrote the quote, 'You will find the spirit of Caesar in the soul of a woman' where?

Answer: In a letter

The letter was to Don Antonio Ruffo.
9. What Greek figure appears on the hilt of the sword pictured in Artemisia's 'Judith and Maidservant'?

Answer: Medusa

In my opinion, the gorgon head represents the power a woman can wield, since Medusa could turn men into stone.
10. What was the first name of the man that Artemisia and her father took to court?

Answer: Agostino

Agostino Tassi was his full name. He was an associate of Orazio and was hired to teach Artemisia about perspective. His artistic specialty was landscapes and marine paintings.
11. What was the crime against Artemisia that caused her father to call a trial in March of 1612?

Answer: 'injury and damage' (rape)

During the course of the trial, Artemisia said that Agostino had raped her during one of their lessons and then claimed that he would marry her. Agostino denied the charges and attempted to depict Artemisia as a woman with 'loose morals,' making terribly slanderous statements about her and her family's lives.
12. During the trial, Artemisia underwent a torturous 'lie detector test' to prove she was telling the truth.

Answer: True

Art historian Mary Garrard says the test involved sharp pins on the top of a chair arm pressing into the palm and fingers of the subject's hand. A rope is slowly tightened around the hand pressing it into the pins on the chair.
13. Artemisia did not win the trial against Tassi.

Answer: False

She did win the case, though Tassi only served a short jail sentence.
14. Artemisia was the first woman to become an official member of what academy?

Answer: Accademia del Disegno

According to the Market House Encyclopedia of the Renaissance, the Accademia del Disegn was the ' . . .first true art academy, founded in Florence in 1562, mainly at the instigation of Vasari. Its founder was Duke Cosimo I de' Medici, who was joint head of the new institution with Michelangelo.

It had an elected membership of thirty-six {artists;} amateurs were also admitted. It gained enormous international prestige and enhanced the status of artists vis a vis the other Florentine guilds.'
15. What nationality was Artemisia?

Answer: Italian

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