Art History U5 Practice Test

_____'s ability to paint detailed scenes became quite popular with tourists who were traveling Europe on their "Grand Tour."

Canaletto

What _________________ did was to give attention to the "new" honest American public.

Copley

While the ______ was occurring, people began to question the Rococo whimsical, indulgent style of art.

Enlightenment

Just like David was inspired by the Pieta in his portrayal of Marat, __________ had Raphael's School of Athens that gave him inspiration.

Ingres

______ defended vehemently against having these Romantic "barbarians," as he called them, affect the Classic qualities of Neoclassicism.

Ingres

Trumbull began his work on Declaration of Independence with a little help from ___.

Jefferson

______ takes the humble and sweet message that Greuze and his companions shared and placed it in an ancient setting.

Kauffmann

_____ took portrait painting to an industrial level.

Kneller

The famous and quite powerful mistress of Louis XV, ______, took Boucher as her painter and commissioned several pieces from him.

Madame de Pompadour

One of Vigée-Lebrun's most loyal patrons was ____________.

Marie Antoinette

Because David seemed to be quite the adaptable painter and was fond of living, he figured out a way to paint for ______.

Napoleon

During the late 1700s and much of the 1800s, there were three big "isms" that overlapped each other and competed for the attention: ___.

Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism

The theories and experiments of ______ took the scientific revolution to a whole new level.

Newton

_____ was the social capital of the time.

Paris

__________ certainly could be considered a Renaissance man; he was a painter, a naturalist, a soldier, a museum curator, and had interest in several other areas.

Peale

The views of _____ were known and widely read and many think it was because of his influence that the taste of the art world went from the flashy Rococo to a more simplistic and natural style.

Rousseau

Reynolds was well known for his portrait paintings where he emphasized what was called "____________" which paradoxically brought perfection to imperfect traits.

The Grand Style

_________ was well known for his battlefield scenes that showed his attention to details and realism.

West

What was another reason for the big interest in the Classical style of art?

big excavations of Herculaneum started in 1738 and Pompeii excavations started in 1748

Watteau's use of ______ is unparalleled from this era.

color

Newton's insistence on concrete proof and _____ became an important factor in The Enlightenment movement.

data

According to many historians, Locke's greatest contribution to the world was his belief called the "______."

doctrine of empiricism

Gilbert Stuart was another Neoclassic painter in America at this time, and his strong will against following the "rules" of painting _______ made him one of the most memorable.

flesh

With the science movement spurred on by The Enlightenment that also brought about ___________, people were trying to catch up with all the exciting and unpredictable progress.

industrialism

After 1715, the aristocracy made a surge into the societal and ___ realms.

political

Women were holding higher positions _____.

politically

While Boucher's portraits were well known, he was also famous for his use of _____ and allegories.

symbolism