3.7-3.9 art

Vincent van Gogh committed suicide by bleeding to death after slicing off his left ear.

False

How does Georges Braque's Houses at L'Estaque relate to the scene it represents?

it is an abstraction based on the natural scene

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was revolutionary because:

it is not a naturalistic re-creation of the way we see the world it includes simplified forms and bodies as geometric shapes the space of the background and foreground meld together it shows frontal and profile views at the same time Correct! all of the other answers

New North American cities in the late eighteenth-century chose Neoclassicism as their architectural style because:

it represented the ideals to which they aspired

Which of the following tools or materials was the main one Matisse used to make his cutouts?

scissors

By the 1860s, the exposure time for a photograph was

seconds

The Hudson River School painted ________.

American landscapes

The work of which Impressionist, shown in the first Impressionist exhibition, gave the group its name?

Claude Monet

Georges Braque's Houses at L'Estaque is part of which movement?

Cubism

Piet Mondrian was a founder of which movement?

De Stijl

Angelica Kauffmann's Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures is an excellent example of the style known as realism.

False

Camille Claudel was a model for Auguste Rodin, and later became his much-loved second wife.

False

Which of the following works contains a femme fatale?

Moreau's Apparition Klimt's Judith I Hodler's The Night answers b and c Correct! all of the other answers

Kazimir Malevich was part of which movement?

Suprematism

Gustave Moreau's painting The Apparition is based on a story from which source?

The Bible

Twentieth-century artists continued the representational explorations started by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists.

True

Artists in the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were inspired by works from

the Middle Ages

Salons, such as the one depicted in Pietro Martini's print of 1785, were visited by:

the public, painters, and critics

Jacques-Louis David's painting The Oath of the Horatii is about:

the sacrifices of an ancient Roman family

William Hogarth's Marriage à-la-Mode series tells the story of:

the trials of an arranged marriage in which the couple behave immorally

Which of the following statements best relates to Max Ernst's Le Surrealisme et la Peinture (Surrealism and Painting)?

it can be liberating when the imagination wanders into the mysterious realm of creativity

Berthe Morisot's The Beach at Nice demonstrates the following characteristic of Impressionism:

obvious brushstrokes an everyday scene it captures light an open composition Correct Answer all of the other answers

The medium of Kazimir Malevich's Suprematist Composition: White on White is:

oil on canvas

Rococo architecture, such as Johann Balthasar Neumann's Basilica of Vierzehnheiligen, preferred:

pastels, white, and gold

Which characteristic taken from Japanese prints did Mary Cassatt utilize in The Child's Bath?

use of diagonal lines bold lines multiple viewing angles floral patterns Correct! all of the other answers

Jean-Baptiste Belley:

was a slave was the first black man elected to the French National Convention led a vote to abolish slavery bought his own freedom Correct! all of the other answers

Giorgio de Chirico was one of the younger members of the Surrealist movement.

False

It is a famous painting today, but Jacques-Louis David's Oath of the Horatii was never exhibited during the artists lifetime.

False

The title of Constantin Brancusi's Bird in Space (L'Oiseau dans L'Espace) is a visual description of the sculpture, which looks exactly like a bird in space.

False

William Blake avoided imagery that addressed colonialism and the slave trade.

False

Henry Ossawa Tanner's Banjo Lesson challenges negative stereotypes of African-Americans.

True

William Hogarth had many of his paintings made into prints.

True

Gustav Klimt's Judith I was made in direct response to an artwork of the same subject by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi.

False

In the French Academy, individual portraits and landscapes were more respected and valuable than any other subject matter.

False

John Everett Millais's Ophelia was painted in one day and was inspired by a dream the artist had after reading Hamlet.

False

Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 was shocking because of the nudity it contained.

False

Paul Gauguin liked to paint subjects from modern, industrial cities.

False

Paul Gauguin's The Vision after the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with the Angel) is a Realist artwork.

False

The Enlightenment valued faith and liberty over reason.

False

The art of the American Scene was divided into two branches, one of which was realistic and the other abstract.

False

The ornate and fanciful style called Rococo was only fashionable in France.

False

Who painted Paris Street, Rainy Day?

Gustave Caillebotte

Who repeatedly painted studies of the mountain he had seen throughout his childhood and later observed from his studio window?

Paul Cézanne

Anne Vallayer-Coster painted Attributes of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture to gain entrance into the French Academy.

True

Edgar Degas was fascinated by observing ballet dancers, both in practice and during performances.

True

Gustave Courbet's Stonebreakers alarmed upper-class viewers because it reminded them of recent uprisings by the poor.

True

Jacques-Louis David's The Oath of the Horatii was considered a historic painting within the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture's hierarchy of genres.

True

Pablo Picasso challenged traditional notions of the subject matter and appearance of fine art painting by emphasizing underlying geometric form and the construction of pictorial space.

True

Symbolist painters are inspired by emotions and dreamlike images.

True

The style and appearance of Agnes Martin's paintings was influenced by the Daoist emphasis on harmony in the universe.

True

Thomas Le Clear's Interior with Portraits depicts a deceased brother and sister.

True

Paris Street, Rainy Day demonstrates:

the loneliness of the city the new construction of the streets and buildings the artist's knowledge of perspective the mood of a rainy day Correct! all of the other answers

Edgar Degas was very selective with his subjects; he depicted only people from the upper classes.

False

Gustave Courbet described his own work as "realist"

True

Matisse's The Red Studio includes:

paintings, sculptures, and ceramics the artist has made

What innovation in art was Marcel Duchamp NOT responsible for?

photomontage

Which of the following are qualities of most Impressionist artists and their paintings?

they rejected the traditional values of the Academy they evoked the sensations of everyday life they painted outdoors and captured natural light their brushstrokes were visible and paintings appeared unfinished Correct! all of the other answer

Most of Kazimir Malevich's Suprematist works look like paintings, but they are actually collages.

False

Art Nouveau is a style that emphasizes decorative patterns and organic forms.

True

Claude Monet created several series of paintings in which he would focus on a single subject but alter light, atmosphere, and time of day.

True

What inspired Joseph Mallord William Turner to paint Slave Ship (3.7.15)?

a book

Osborn's Nameless and Friendless depicts the experience of:

a female artist trying to sell her work

Alexandre Cabanel's Birth of Venus is an example of ________ painting.

an Academic

Neoclassical paintings, such as those by Jacques-Louis David and Angelica Kauffmann, ________.

are inspired by ancient Greece and Rome convey a moral message place an emphasis on civic duty are serious in tone Correct! all of the other answers

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Bal du Moulin de la Galette is set ________.

at an outdoor café

Paul Cézanne used ________ in his work Mont Sainte-Victoire.

atmospheric perspective

In doubling her own image, how does Frida Kahlo show her identity?

she indirectly reference her bisexuality

The subject of Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People is ________.

the July Revolution of 1830 in France

What aspects of Edouard Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) discomforted many viewers when it was first exhibited?

the painting technique the nude woman seated next to men dressed in contemporary clothing the nude woman's self-confident gaze at the viewer the fact that the nude woman is at ease Correct! all of the other answers

Which of the following artists created the photograph Abraham Lincoln and His Son Thomas (Tad)?

Alexander Gardner

Which painting was purchased by Napoleon III?

Alexandre Cabanel's Birth of Venus

Which artist was infatuated with the wealthy Austrian woman Adele Bloch-Bauer?

Gustav Klimt

________ made a Symbolist version of Judith with Holofernes' head.

Gustav Klimt

Monticello was built for and by________.

Thomas Jefferson

Which artist fought for recognition of his work, leading to the Engraving Copyright Act of 1734?

William Hogarth

The Dada performance of "Karawane" was:

a lively, theatrical performance of nonsense words and sounds

In Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People, Liberty is ________.

a symbol of freedom

Pietro Martini's print The Salon shows how the paintings were displayed ________.

according to a hierarchy

William Blake ________.

believed in personal and creative freedom did not accept Christian values rebelled against the teachings of the Royal Academy was a Romanticist Correct! all of the other answers

How does Constantin Brancusi's Bird in Space (L'Oiseau dans L'Espace) distill the vital qualities of a bird?

by reminding us of bird or feather shapes or the soaring quality of flight

Which characteristic taken from photography was NOT used by Edgar Degas in Blue Dancers?

color palette

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Bal du Moulin de la Galette ________.

depicts the new, urban, middle classes enjoying their leisure time

Camille Claudel's sculpture The Waltz received some criticism for being too ________.

erotic

Gustav Klimt's work Judith I features:

gold leaf an element of danger decorative patterning flattened figures Correct! all of the other answers

What role did photography play for the artist Edgar Degas?

he used it along with other media

What role did photography play for the artist Thomas Eakins?

he used photography to study anatomy and proportion

What makes Frida Kahlo's work a part of the Surrealism movement?

her work is not part the Surrealism movement

Vincent van Gogh used thick swirls of paint in his work Starry Night. This technique is called ________.

impasto

The American Scene was:

inspired by the harsh realities of the Great Depression

Grant Wood chose subjects that:

reflected his experience in Midwestern America

Which of the following influenced the art made from 1700 to 1865?

revolutions in France and America the Enlightenment the Age of Reason industrialization Correct! all of the other answers

Thomas Cole's View from Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow (3.7.16):

shows a view of the Connecticut River exemplifies the idea of the sublime includes an image of the artist has a dramatic vantage point Correct! all of the other answers

What creates the dreamlike environment in Giorgio de Chirico's The Melancholy and Mystery of the Street?

the unclear narrative the looming shadow around the corner the gradations of colors in the sky the fact that the girl in the foreground is herself is a shadow Correct! all of the other answers

Which artist is famous for painting waterlilies?

Claude Monet

Which painting was included in the first Salon des Refusés (Salon of the Rejected)?

Édouard Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass)