3.4 Golden Age: Art

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Learning goal

You can explain what is so captivating to Dutch paintings from the 17th century

You can explain why regents wanted to have paintings of themselves

What do you know about art in the
Golden Age?

Golden Age: art

• The success in trade resulted in more money to spent on luxury products.
  
• Show how rich you are with a portrait made by a famous painter.
  
• Still lives are made to decorate the houses of the rich.
  

Dutch Masters

Johannes Vermeer

Jan Steen

Rembrandt van Rijn

What is a tronie?

1. An English style of portrait
2. A portrait set on a black background
3. An overly expressive painting
4. A portrait with movement

How does the "Girl with the Pearl Earring" differ from much of Vermeer’s other work?

1. He painted mostly scenes of every day life, not portraits
2. He painted mostly men, not women
3. He painted mostly scenes of nature, not people
4. He painted mostly fruit bowls, not portraits

What answer best describes Vermeer’s typical composition?

1. Busy and cluttered
2. Harmonious and balanced
3. Confusing and off-putting
4. Intimidating and isolating

What does chiaroscuro refer to?

1. The way characters are arranged on a canvas
2. The way an artist invites the reader into a painting
3. The way objects far away appear smaller
4. The way an artist uses light and shadow

What economic innovation helped replace traditional patrons in Vermeer’s home town?

1. Socialism
2. Nobility and the Church
3. The Dutch East India Company
4. Industialization

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Learning goal

You can explain what is so captivating to Dutch paintings from the 17th century

You can explain why regents wanted to have paintings of themselves

Now: check the exercises of 3.3 and 3.4