ARTH MODULES 8,9,10

Which of the following is true of Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People? MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-The representation of Liberty draws on the classical tradition in the profile pose but also appears more real, less ideal than classical figures -Delacroix captured realistic details of the street violence -it is an allegorical depiction of the Revolution of 1830 -it depicts a scene at a street barricade on the cobblestone streets of Paris during the Revolution of 1830

This painting of the Raft of the Medusa is a good example of the style called Romanticism. Theodore Gericault wanted to involve the viewer emotionally in the tragedy and to do this he depicted the event as: MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-a realistic portrayal of the dead and the insane -violent composition -need for justice for those who lost their loved ones on the raft -heart wrenching case of abandoned moral behavior

After watching the video J.L. David Oath of the Horatii, can you say what Neoclassical elements of composition can you see here? CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-classical costume -proportion of bodies straight from Antiquity -the similarity of the interior with the classical Roman spaces

in terms of CONTENT, which features distinguish the painting as an example of Romanticism in France? CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-emotionalism and human suffering -message of abolition of slavery in French colonies -uncompromising depictions of dead bodies

The sculptor, Jean-Antione Houdon, represented Washington as an ideal citizen with special items which described him, called the attributes. Look at the list of the attributes below and MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS:

-general's uniform -fasce -plough

Why would an artist choose to paint in fresco? CHOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-he is looking for a medium that will last centuries -because he is interested in la arge scale of a painting -because he is interested in presenting widely acceptable themes -because he can control the design of the large interior space

Why is Rembrandt showing himself with two circles on the wall? MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-he is showing himself as the new Apelles, the successor to the Greek famous master -he is making a connection to Antiquity as a continuator of the ancient excellence in painting

After watching the video Gericault and the Portraits of the Insane we know that the artist painted the mentally ill people because: CHOOSE ALL THE CORRECT ANSWERS

-he wanted to approach the subject with humanity and compassion -he was preparing studies for his painting The Raft of the Medusa -he was searching for a new type of art as the portraits of the mentally ill were not painted before -he wanted to understand the nature of mental illness when painting The Raft of the Medusa

In terms of FORM, which features are characteristic of the Romantic style? CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-highly realistic details in the figures -diagonals that animate the scene -strong contrasts of light and dark

Why would the artist choose to work in a relief technique? CHOOSE ALL CORRECT OPTIONS

-it allows for an abundance of white spaces -it is a technique close to sculpture so it would suit those who are sculptors -wood is an easy material to carve

How did Thomas Jefferson engage in the discourse of liberty and patriotism in the design of his estate? He:

-laid out his garden with naturally winding path -experimented with crops and livestock -planted woodlands

This portrait departs from the Early Renaissance portraits in that it: CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-shows the sitter in a three-quarters view -allows the sitter to connect with the viewer's sphere -places the figure against a deep, atmospheric space -it is painted in oil rather than in tempera

The function of St. Peter's church can be described as: MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-the pilgrimage church -the main church of the Catholic Church

Metal point was a technique highly valued in the Renaissance. Its major attraction was that it: MARK ALL CORRECT ANSWERS

-was precise -showed a sure hand of the artist -silver and gold lines glistened in candlelight

When did Leonardo da Vinci paint the portrait of Mona Lisa:

1503-1514

This painting of the Raft of the Medusa is a good example of the style called Romanticism. We can place the Romantic period in the

19TH century

The painting's composition, its expressive power of light and color present the qualities of the style called the:

Baroque

George Washington is shown here as the embodiment of the ideal citizen in ancient Rome, whose name was:

Cincinnatus

This altarpiece by Peter Paul Rubens was commissioned by the Catholic Church at the time of its spiritual reform. This Catholic movement of reform was called

Counter-Reformation

Look at the layout of the Monticello pleasure grounds - that is the garden by the house. Look at its genly winding paths and free planting of shrubs and trees. Monticello is an example of which type of garden:

English landscape garden

The painting was carefully composed to include only upper-class men who joined together to overthrow the monarchy.

False

The image shows one of the most famous pieces by Marcel Duchamp, called:

Fountain

The painter of this work of art was:

Francisco Goya

Donald Judd is associated with a movement in art called

Minimalism

This seminal painting Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David shows:

Napoleon as an ancient rider and emulating other heroes, Hannibal and Charlemagne

Knowing that the Richmond Capitol was built in 1786 and considering its architectural elements we can say that it was built in which style:

Neoclassical

Many Neoclassical buildings like this one, the University of Virginia Library draw on the famous prototype. This influential building in Rome is called the:

Pantheon

In the words of art critic Clement Greenberg, Jackson Pollock was the greatest painter this country had produced. Pollock's work has been described in the following terms: CHOOSE ONE THAT DOES NOT APPLY:

Pollock's work is representative of still life

Please name the city in which St. Peter's Basilica is located:

Rome

Identify the small boy standing to the right of the picture (see the arrow pointing): It is:

St. John the Baptist

Keeping in mind that until recently the titles of paintings were descriptive, we can say that the title of this painting by Peter Paul Rubens is:

The Raising of the Cross

How does the piece White Paintings (1951) reference the collaboration between Robert Rauschenberg and Philip Glass?

The White Paintings correspond to the silent musical score of Philip Glass's 4'33"

This sculpture by Horatio Greenough was not well received because it represented George Washington as:

Zeus from the Capitoline Hill

The photograph records

a performance piece which included an emotional reunion of two artists

What is the source of Géricault's subject matter in this painting The Raft of the Medusa? Is it:

a shipwreck off the coast of Africa

Here Artemisia Gentileschi paints her self-portrait as a symbolic personification of the art of painting. We call this representation of complex moral meanings in a human form a:

an allegory

This painting by Kehinde Wiley follows the great work by Jacques Louis David Napoleon Crossing the Alps. The type of creative copying we see here is called:

appropriation

Why is Michelangelo's Adam from the fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel assuming such a languid pose?

because he has not received an immortal soul yet and therefore is not yet fully alive

Romantic art stresses:

drama, unbridled emotions, complex compositions

This is the painting by Artemisia Gentileschi showing the Jewish heroine Judith killing the enemy, Holofernes. Gentileschi was at the top of her profession and this painting proves it. The genre illustrated on the image was reserved only for the best and most ambitious artists. This genre was:

history painting

If a print is numbered 4/50, what information can be deciphered?

it is the 4th print made in the edition of 50

In printmaking, a plate or block will be cancelled so that

no more prints can be made from it

This work of art is typical of the Neoclassical style. It is characterized by the:

order, clarity in composition, heroic and moral story

Yoko Ono has been acknowledged as one of the most influential visual artists in recent times. Here she is working in a medium of expression which we call:

performance art

The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as

pigment

Duchamp and other artists established a movement called Dada. The artistic activities of the Dadaists were directed towards:

protesting against politics and social morality that brought on the First World War

Marcel Duchamp coined a name for a new type of sculpture, which were mass produced objects. He called his works:

ready-mades

A rubber stamp creates what type of print?

relief

Durer's famous woodcut representing the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a print in the:

relief technique where the lines of the board are raised

In this work Rembrandt

shows a group portrait of the company of militia in Amsterdam

With the prominent dome and a portico, Monticello recalls which famous building?

the Pantheon in Rome

What is the subject of Judy Chicago's work The Dinner Party?

the banquet honoring mythical and real women to end the cycle of their omission from historical record

The medium in which Rosalba Carrierra created on this Allegory of Painting is pastel. Paintings made with pastels need to be protected with glass or fixatives because

the glue binding chalk can deteriorate and chalk will fall of the paper

Who is the woman in the red dress in the photograph? She is:

the performance artist Marina Abramovic

What do the 'giornatas' tell us about the process of painting a fresco?

they show us how much work the artist completed in a day's work

This drawing is referred to as Leonardo's cartoon. This means that:

this was a preparatory drawing meant to be transferred onto the support

This is a Romantic painting. It shows dynamism, contrasts of light and dark, conflicting directional lines, loose brushwork. This statement is:

true

While depicting a real event Gericault based the composition of some of his figures, like the one on the slide, on a famous sculpture of antiquity. This statement is:

true, he modeled this group on the statue of Ajax Holding Achilles

This map shows the layout of the gardens of Versailles. The layout is an ingenious creation by the Versailles gardener, Andre LeNotre, who:

visualized the absolute control of Louis XIV over the whole of France

In buon fresco, or true fresco like the one illustrated, pigment is mixed with water and applied to

wet plaster