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)
