Praxis Art Ch. 19: Rococo & Neoclassical Art & Architecture in the 18th Century
17. What is Neoclassical art?
Art that revives ancient Greek and Roman styles with modern purpose
8. How did the revolutions of France and the American colonies use Neoclassical art?
As a way to connect their new representative governments to the Roman Republic
28. What notable title can be claimed by the Coalbrookdale Bridge?
First bridge made completely with cast-iron.
20. Why was Napoleon so interested in Neoclassical art?
He wanted to show his regime as being as powerful as ancient Rome.
5. How did the regency period after the death of Louis XIV influence French art?
It lead to more focus on individual wealth, power, and pleasure of the aristocrats.
30. How does Joseph Wright of Derby's painting reflect the influence of the Industrial Revolution?
It shows the fascination with scientific knowledge and the use of technology.
22. Who was the first Rococo painter?
Jean-Antoine Watteau
21. Rococo artists primarily painted what types of scenes?
Leisure and love
6. Which major leader used Neoclassical art to connect his image to the Roman Empire?
Napoleon Bonaparte
16. What about Neoclassical painting was different from sculpture or architecture?
Painters did not emulate ancient forms as much as subjects.
19. Which of these is not a characteristic of Neoclassical sculpture?
Posing modern figures as Classical deities. The use of marble as the primary medium. Carving a realistic portrait of the head on an idealized body.
29. Who was one of the first major intellectuals to propose the ideas of the Enlightenment?
Sir Isaac Newton.
23. Which of these paintings depicts a fête galante?
hill and ppl
24. Which of these paintings is by Jean-Honoré Fragonard?
swing
25. When and where did the Rococo style begin?
18th century France
15. What was an aspect of the Enlightenment that specifically influenced French art?
A focus on peasant life as moral and pure
26. What was the Industrial Revolution?
A period starting in the 1740s when industrial technology was first developed.
3. What is a regency?
A period when a kingdom is ruled by another noble until the rightful ruler comes of age
12. What was the Enlightenment?
A philosophical movement stressing knowledge and individual rights over traditional ideas about science and government
13. What is Neoclassicism?
A revival of ancient Greek and Roman styles
2. What is a Féte galante?
A scene of an idyllic country party, popular in Rococo painting
9. What was the Grand Tour?
A tour through Italy that many intellectuals took in the 18th century
1. Which of these does not describe Rococo art?
All of these are characteristics of Rococo art.
10. Which of these was not a characteristic of the Enlightenment?
All of these characterize the Enlightenment.
27. Which philosophy was closely tied to the Industrial Revolution?
The Enlightenment.
4. What happened to the Rococo style after Louis XV came of age and assumed the throne of France?
The monarchy embraced the lavish lifestyle of the aristocrats, who continued to commission Rococo designs.
7. What is Neoclassical art?
The style that revived the artistic traditions of ancient Greece and Rome
14. What about the Coalbrookdale Bridge displays the impact of the Enlightenment?
The use of new, industrial materials to create a stronger structure
11. What did Joseph Wright's Philosopher Giving a Lecture and the Orrery and Hogarth's Breakfast Scene have in common?
They both rejected the frivolous and wasteful lives depicted in Rococo art.
18. How were Classical themes and historic moments often used in Neoclassical painting?
To show the virtues of patriotism
