Baroque Trivia
From Caravaggio's dramatic lighting to Bernini's marble masterpieces, prove you're more refined than an irregularly shaped pearl.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Which Italian composer is best known for his set of four violin concertos that musically depict the different times of the year?
Antonio Vivaldi
Which French monarch transformed his father's hunting lodge into the extravagant Palace of Versailles, making it the seat of royal power in 1682?
Louis XIV
Which massive 1642 Rembrandt painting is famous for its dramatic use of light and shadow in its depiction of a Dutch city militia?
The Night Watch
The term 'Baroque' is derived from the Portuguese word 'barroco,' which originally referred to what specific type of pearl?
Irregularly shaped
Which family's heraldic bees decorate the massive bronze Baldachin commissioned by Pope Urban VIII for St. Peter’s Basilica?
Barberini