Question 1: Baroque Art & Architecture Quiz

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Which artist is renowned for pioneering 'tenebrism,' a dramatic use of intense darkness contrasting with vivid light to create theatrical scenes, often featuring figures emerging from deep shadow?

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Caravaggio is credited with popularizing tenebrism, a form of chiaroscuro using exaggerated light contrasts to isolate and highlight key figures or elements within a scene, enhancing drama and emotional intensity.

A. Peter Paul Rubens

B. Johannes Vermeer

C. Caravaggio

D. Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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Which artist is renowned for pioneering 'tenebrism,' a dramatic use of intense darkness contrasting with vivid light to create theatrical scenes, often featuring figures emerging from deep shadow?

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