ARTS 101 Mod 10 Quiz

In comparing these paintings, which of the following are true? (Select 3 Answers)

"Hope and sweetness" of the moment is depicted by Greuze, in The Village Bride The Tete a Tete is from a larger sequence of images that tells a story The mood of each depicts the moral conduct of two distinct segments of society.

This painting is by

Chardin

Identify this building.

Chiswick House

The ____ is a free variation on Palladio's Villa Rotonda.

Chiswick House

This is a portrait by.

Gainsborough

How did Balthasar Neumann create a new interior effect in a roughly traditional basilican-plan church? (Select 3 Answers)

He banishes all straight lines. Each part of the church and the various architectural features pulse, flow, and comingle. The church is laid out in tangent ovals and circles setting space in a continuous, undulating motion.

How did the work of Hogarth interact with the public? (Select 3 Answers)

He documented in images, the immoralities and vices of the elite His work translated satire into the visual arts, and became very popular. Presenting his work as a series of chapter or scenes from a play allowed viewers to follow his mean characters

Johann Winckelmann had what influence? (Select ALL that apply)

He was the first modern historian of art. He was instrumental in bringing attention to the differences between Greek and Roman art He organized each monument according to subject matter, style, and period which could be seen as consistent with Enlightenment ideas of ordering knowledge His view of Greek art helped spread the rise of Neoclassicism. He asserted that classical art was superior to the "natural" art of his day and we must imitate it He wrote a book on Greek art, designating the art form as "perfect". His theoretical and historical approaches did much to lay the foundation for the art historical method as we know it

Comparing the paintings of Labille-Guiard and Vigée-Lebrun, which of the following are true? (Select 3 Answers)

In Labille-Guiard's Self-Portrait with Two Pupils the subject of the canvas is unknown, focused instead on her role In Vigée-Lebrun's Self-Portrait she presented herself at work on a portrait of her most important patron In Labille-Guiard's Self-Portrait with Two Pupils there is an image of her muse

How does the subject of this work reflect the Enlightenment? (Select 3 Answers)

It celebrates the scientific advances that affected the lives of everyone during the Industrial Revoluion This painting reflects the fascination held by everyday people for invention and knowledge Joseph Wright of Derby elevated the theories and inventions of the Industrial Revolution to the plane of history painting

What was the political meaning attributed to David's Oath of the Horatii? (Select 3 Answers)

It was clearly understood in pre-Revolutionary France to be a political message. This style and the theme were acquired as the semiofficial voice of the coming Revolution. It was a call to arms and sacrifice for the good of the Republic.

The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was which of the following?

Jacques-Louis David

Exposure to the art treasures of Italy on the Grand Tour played a major role in the rise of ____.

Neoclassicism

Who designed this space?

Neumann

What is the name of this painting?

Parnassus

The group of philosophers known as the ____ believed that the ills of humanity could be remedied by applying reason and common sense to problems.

Philosophes

At the turn of the century, the French Academy was divided rather sharply between two doctrines. Which doctrine taught that color was the most important element?

Rubenistes

Which aspects of Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun's Self-Portraitare representative of the new "naturalistic" impulse in art? (Select 3 Answers)

She looks directly at the viewers and pauses. It was a new more personal and less pretentious mode of portraiture She portrayed herself in a close-up, intimate view at work.

Which of the following are true about this painting? (Select ALL that apply) WRONG

The Academy created a new subject category based on this painting when this piece was submitted Fete galante category paintings depicted the outdoor entertainment of French high society Watteau originally created this type of painting, a subset of the Rococo style - probably wrong? It is a painting category called fete galante (amorous festival) It was painted by Watteau, and is titled Pilgrimage to Cythera

How does Benjamin West's Death of General Wolfe depict a successful history painting? (Select 3 Answers)

The British victory is depicted, in spite of the dying general, at the Battle of Quebec West blended the traditional and the heroic to create a monumental scene The artist amplified the sacrifice for country theme by positioning the figure of the dying General Wolfe as a dying martyr.

What is this location?

The park at Stourhead

Which of the following are true of vedute? (Select 3 Answers)

They were created for the English visitor tourist, frequently the most eager collector They emerged as popular, collected paintings, in evidence of having taken the "Grand Tour" They were paintings of characteristic scenes of a city, frequently of Italy where the seat of culture and learning was thought to be

The American leader ____ embraced Neoclassicism because of its associations with important virtues such as morality, idealism, and patriotism.

Thomas Jefferson

In what building is this space located?

Wieskirche

The artist who painted this was.

Wright of Derby

Antoine Watteau's depiction of the amusements and entertainments of the upper classes is called a ____.

fête galante

This work (select all that apply) WRONG

is rendered with a costume that echoes the serpentine curve, a hallmark of the Rococo presents a stylistic combination of the Rococo and the Enlightenment is by an artist recognized and very successful as a court painter prior to the French Revolution displays a self-confident gaze that projects self-reliance, independence, and success, all traits of the Enlightenment is a self portratit by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun