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Listen to an Announcement Test #150
Listen to an Announcement
1. What is the professor's main purpose?
A) To discuss the life of an artist
B) To define an artistic technique
C) To describe the Baroque period
D) To give instructions for an assignment
2. How did the artist Caravaggio use chiaroscuro?
A) To paint landscapes with soft light
B) To blend colors in a subtle way
C) To create dramatic contrast and highlight figures
D) To depict historical scenes with many details
Professor: As we move into the Baroque period, we'll see a dramatic artistic technique become very prominent. I'm talking about chiaroscuro. The term comes from Italian, meaning ‘light-dark.' It refers to the use of strong contrasts between light and shadow in a painting to model three-dimensional forms and create a sense of drama. The artist Caravaggio was a master of this technique. His paintings often feature figures emerging from a dark background, highlighted by a single, intense light source. We'll analyze his works to see this.
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