Survey of Art 2 Exam 3

Long line of mirrors, "Hall of mirrors"

At the palace of Versailles, what device was used in the Galerie des Glaces to illusionistically expand that room's width?

Sublime

Awe mixed with terror

Impressionism

By moving away from illusionism in this painting, and using colors to flatten form and to draw attention to the canvas surface, Manet played an important role in the development of what movement?

George Washington

Greenough sculpted which contemporary statesman in the Neoclassical style by portraying him seminude and enthroned, as Phidias depicted Zeus in the famous lost statue?

Velazquez

John Singer Sargent's family portrait Daughters of Edward Darley Boit shows the influence of his careful study of which painter?

Middle Class

Much Dutch art of the 17th century catered to the tastes of which group?

John Ruskin

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, including Millais and Rossetti, rejected Realism and based their artistic philosophy on the writings of which individual?

Color

The Romantic sensibility evident in the energy of Joseph Mallord William Turner's landscapes and seascapes relies on the emotive power of which element of his painting style?

Calvinism

The beliefs of which branch of Protestantism were responsible for the lack of religious art in the Netherlands in the 17th century?

Rome

The classical and idealized landscapes of Claude Lorrain were most often set around which city?

Rococo

The conclusion of the debate in the French Royal Academy between advocates of color and advocates of form resulted in the ascendance of which style?

Michelangelo

The heavily muscled men and straining poses of Rubens's "Elevation of the Cross" are evidence of Rubens's emulation of which Renaissance master?

William Blake

The metal relief etching entitled Ancient of Days is the work of which leading Romantic artist?

Joseph Wright of Derby

The painting A Philosopher Giving a Lecture at the Orrery was done by which artist?

Herculaneum and Pompeii

The renewed interest in classical antiquity of the 18th century can be credited to the archaeological discoveries at which sites?

Rembrandt

The use of light and shade to convey emotional differences in theater and film is a contribution of which artist?

French social theories

What contemporary trend is reflected by Le Nain's depiction of the peasants in Family of Country People?

Industrial Revolution

What event transformed the economies of continental Europe and North America in the 18th century?

Persistence of vision

What illusionistic effect did Eadweard Muybridge's zoopraxiscope rely on to show his sequential images?

Materiality

What is the reference to painting materials in a painting?

Daguerreotype

What process was early photography?

Hunting lodge

What royal structure was originally on the site of the French palace of Versailles?

Thomas Eakins

Which American Realist artist who studied both painting and medicine believed that careful observation was a prerequisite for his art?

Rembrandt van Rijn

Which Dutch artist trained as a history painter in Leiden and became known as a master of light and shadow as well as a proponent of the Protestant conception of scripture?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed institutions had corrupted natural man and argued for a return to a simpler state of existence

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Which Neoclassical artist of the first part of the 19th century looked firmly to the arts of Greek antiquity for his subjects and compositions?

Gustave Courbet

Which Realist painter relies on a naturalistic style that does not romanticize or idealize the everyday lived realities that his contemporary subjects endured?

Caspar David Friedrich

Which Romantic artist was a leader in transcendental landscapes, a new painting genre of the 19th century?

Marie de' Medici

Which aristocratic patron hired Peter Paul Rubens to paint a series of historical-allegorical works for the Luxembourg palace in Paris?

Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin

Which artist illustrated the views of Rousseau by painting quiet scenes of domestic life that honored the simple goodness of ordinary people?

Gustave Corbet

Which artist said "I have never seen an angel. Show me an angel and I'll paint one."

Vermeer

Which artist was ahead of his time in understanding color science and recognizing that shadows are not colorless?

Paris

Which city was the artistic center of the Rococo style?

Timothy O'Sullivan

Which early photographer used the new medium to produced documentary images of the immediate aftermath of Civil War battles?

Arcaded backdrop frames the composition

Which element in Napoleon Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa has the artist, Antoine-Jean Gros, adapted from Oath of the Horatii by his teacher, Jacques-Louis David?

Ingres, "Apotheosis of Homer"

Which of the following is NOT a colorist painting, instead relying on form and line?

Inclusion of religious iconography

Which of the following is NOT an element of the Georges de la Tour's Adoration of the Shepherds?

Gold watch

Which of the ornamental objects in Kalf's Still Life with a Late Ming Ginger Jar would qualify the work as a vanitas painting?

"Allegory of the Art of Painting"

Which painting did Johannes Vermeer consider his most important, retaining it as a display piece in his studio?

Voltaire

Which philosopher believed that the betterment of humanity lay in the advancement of science and the rational improvement of society?

"Christ with the Sick around Him"

Which work demonstrates Rembrandt's mastery of both engraving and etching?

Benjamin West

Who became the official painter to King George III and was a founding member of the Royal Academy of Arts?

Nicolas Poussin

Who is credited with ultimately being responsible for establishing classical painting as an important component of 17th-century French art?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Who was named first consul of the French Republic after leading the French army on several campaigns?

Louis XIV

Who was the preeminent art patron of 17th-century France?