Question 1: Baroque Art & Architecture Quiz

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Which Baroque artist is renowned for his dramatic use of light and shadow, often called tenebrism, to heighten emotional intensity in his religious works?

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Caravaggio pioneered and popularized tenebrism, a style characterized by strong contrasts between light and dark, making figures and dramatic moments stand out with intense theatricality.

A. Peter Paul Rubens

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B. Caravaggio

19%

C. Gian Lorenzo Bernini

27%

D. Johannes Vermeer

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Which Baroque artist is renowned for his dramatic use of light and shadow, often called tenebrism, to heighten emotional intensity in his religious works?

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