AHS final

Duchamp and his friends believed:

Art should appeal to the mind

Which art movement was the invention of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque?

Cubism

Which movement was organized by Kandinsky to include nine artists interested in the power of color?

Der Blau Reiter

Which of the following differentiates Georges Seurat from Impressionism? (Only one answer is correct.)

Formal Geometry of composition

Which of the following differentiates Georges Seurat from Impressionism?

Formal geometry of composition

David's Oath of the Horatii became an emblem for what?

French Revolution

Conservative critics hated this person's work because of its focus on the common people and its disregard for traditional composition and traditional standards of beauty:

Gustave Courbet

Which is true of Rodin's Burghers of Calais?

Hands and feet were enlarged

Which best describes the attitude of Francisco Goya?

Humanity is violent, greedy, and foolish.

Which of the following is NOT true about Impressionism?

Impressionists were inspired by Edmund Burke's concept the "sublime

Who is best known for severe classical paintings that extol the antique virtues of moral incorruptibility, stoicism, courage, and patriotism?

Jacques-Louis David

Which of the following does NOT describe Rococo art?

Jacques-Louis David embraced the Rococo style and it greatly influenced his major works.

Which of the following statements about Realism is FALSE?

Joseph Mallard William Turner's paintings exemplify the Realist genre.

Whose painting gave Impressionism its name?

Monet

Which theme is Mary Cassatt best known for? (Select only one answer.)

Mother and Child

Which movement did the archaeological excavations at Pompeii stimulate?

Neoclassicism

Which is the strongest and most obvious influence on Thomas Jefferson's design for his home at Monticello?

Palladio

What was the biannual or annual show of the French Royal Academy called?

Paris Salon

Who changed the Impressionist brushstroke to be more solid and rectangular and applied more according to a grid of vertical and horizontal shapes?

Paul Cezanne

Who changed the Impressionist brushstroke to be more solid and rectangular and applied more according to a grid of vertical and horizontal shapes? (Select only one answer.)

Paul Cezanne

Who said that he wanted to "make of Impressionism something solid and durable, like the art of the museums"?

Paul Cezanne

What was Georges Seurat's technique called? (Select only one answer.)

Pointillism

What is the reaction against Impressionism called?

Post- Impressionism

The original idea of the avant-garde, as applied to art, was that it would prepare people for what? (Select only one answer.)

Social Change

Which group first organized exhibitions independent from the official Salon?

The impressionists

Which is true of Rodin's Burghers of Calais? (Select only one answer.)

Their arms and hands were enlarged

Which of the following is NOT true about Gustave Courbet?

Uncompromising Realist

Which artist contributed most significantly to the emergence of expressionism?

Van Gogh

Which artist contributed most significantly to the emergence of expressionism? (Select only one answer.)

Van Gogh

Which of the following was NOT a major factor shaping the 19th century art world? (Select only one answer.)

WWI

Which of the following is NOT true about Impressionism? (Select only one answer.)

Were inspired by sublime

Les Fauves translate into English?

Wild beasts

Which of the following was NOT a major factor shaping the 19th century art world?

World War I

Which describes the English Romantic Landscape painting style that was thought to be "sublime"?

dramatic

The architect for this private residence believed a home should be:

rationally designed "machine for living"

he original idea of the avant-garde, as applied to art, was that it would prepare people for what? (Select only one answer.)

social change