Week 9 Art History

The French philosopher ( ) believed that the human capacity for feeling, sensibility, and emotions came before reason.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

One of the first modern art historians, ( ) celebrated the perfection of Greek art, influencing a generation of Neoclassicists.

Johann Winckelmann

Which of the following artists was a founding member of the British Royal Academy of Arts?

Angelica Kauffman

In which ways does Benjamin West's Death of General Wolfe depict a successful history painting?

-Emphasis on bravery, heroism and self-sacrifice -Monumental scale -Depiction of the General as a patriotic martyr

Diderot's 35-volume illustrated Encyclopedie is characteristic of the Enlightenment era's prioritizing of:

-Rational information -The importance of education in the quest for human perfectibility -Democratization of knowledge

Why did the art of ancient Greece and Rome appeal to Neoclassical artists of the 18th century?

Because of the emphasis that ancient Greek and Roman artists placed on civic virtue, self-sacrifice & liberty

A major intellectual. political, and economic force of change in the 18th century was the:

Enlightenment

Following the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, Jacques-Louis David painted the ( ) to provide inspiration and encouragement to revolutionary forces.

Death of Marat

Antoine Watteau's depiction of the amusements and entertainments of the French upper classes is called a:

Fete galante

Exposure to the ancient art treasures of Italy on the ( ) played a major role in the rise of Neoclassicism.

Grand Tour

In what ways did Rococo painting fit into the elite salon culture of early 18th century Paris?

Its emphasis on artifice, decoration, subtle wit, and erotic charge

The most influential artist of the late 18th century, whose values echoed those of the French Revolution is:

Jacques-Louis David

William Hogarth's The Tête à Tête comes from a larger narrative series satirizing:

Modern marriage

British artist William Hogarth and French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze both depicted which kinds of narratives in their art?

Moralizing

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

Philosphes

At the turn of the 18th century, the French Academy was divided sharply between two doctrines. Which doctrine taught that color was the most important element in painting?

Rubenistes

During the early half of the 18th century, the French upper classes would regularly meet in ( ) to socialize.

Salons

The Rococo style is best characterized by:

Soft colors, decorative compositions, fanciful subject matter

Who were the femmes savants of the ?

The upper-class women who hosted Parisian salons

In what ways does David's oath of Horatii reflect gender norms of this period?

The woman are depicted as emotional and incapable of the heroism of their male family members

American leader ( ) embraced Neoclassicism because of its associations with important virtues such as morality, idealism, rationality, and patriotism.

Thomas Jefferson

The leading thinker of the French Enlightenment was:

Voltaire

What discoveries helped stimulate European fascination with the ancient world of Greece and Rome?

the excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Developed in England in the 1740s, which technology signaled the beginning of the Industrial Revolution that would transform Western economies, politics, and culture over the next century?

the steam engine

French painter ( ) was the favorite painter of Queen Marie Antoinette, producing over 30 portraits of the queen and her children.

Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun