Art Appreciation C17 + C21
Eugène Delacroix's expressive use of line, color, and exotic subject matter in The Death of Sardanapalus recalls what earlier style?
Baroque
How is Timothy O'Sullivan's Iceberg Canyon, Colorado River, Looking Above similar to Thomas Cole's painting The Oxbow?
Both focus on the importance of the American landscape
What is a function of the mirror in Diego Velázquez's The Maids of Honor (Las Meninas) and Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Portrait?
Both reveal a portrait within a portrait.
What distinguishes the art of Gustave Courbet from that of Edouard Manet?
Courbet's art was attacked as socialistic.
Who first inspired the figure in Auguste Rodin's The Thinker?
Dante
What biblical figure was a key subject for Florentine sculptors and patrons?
David
What term describes the philosophical shift toward more rational and scientific thought in the late eighteenth century?
Enlightenment
In which painting does the painterly treatment of the female nude reinforce emotional content?
Eugène Delacroix's The Death of Sardanapalus
Who were the greatest patrons of the Rococo style?
French aristocrats
Which artist is known for pointillist paintings that feature optical color mixing?
Georges Seurat
The Creation of Adam demonstrates a humanist concept of God because
God is shown as an idealized, rational man.
Which realist painter was accused of raising a "cult of ugliness"?
Gustave Courbet
Why did Jacques-Louis David prefer Neoclassicism over Rococo art?
He believed it could better serve a social purpose.
How did Paolo Veronese avoid punishment from the Inquisition for his painting of the Last Supper?
He changed the title.
How is Pierre-Auguste Renoir's use of contemporary subject matter in Le Moulin de la Galette characteristic of Impressionism?
It focuses on the leisure activities of the middle class.
What was a criticism of Rococo?
It was too superficial.
Which group adhered most to classical ideals of restraint and harmony in their art?
Italian Renaissance artists
Which group believed they were responsible for the Renaissance?
Italians
What influenced Edouard Manet to flatten out the figures in his paintings?
Japanese prints
who took the first aerial photograph
Nadar
What is the subject matter of Francisco Goya's The Third of May, 1808?
Napoleonic execution squads in Madrid
What style influenced the architecture of Monticello?
Neoclassicism
What message is conveyed in Paul Preaching at Athens, one of Raphael's cartoons for the tapestries intended for the Sistine Chapel walls?
Reason can transmit religious truths.
Which movement had an important influence on the landscape paintings of Robert S. Duncanson?
Romanticism
What is one way that scholars argue that Artemisia Gentileschi identified with the painting Judith and the Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes?
She painted her features onto the figure of Judith.
What was a singular achievement of Angelica Kauffmann?
She was elected to the Royal Academy.
Paul Gauguin's use of line, color, and non-Western subject matter to communicate spiritual meaning through this painting link him to
Symbolism
What is one characteristic that distinguishes the Italian Baroque from Renaissance painting?
The painting appeals to the emotions first.
Why are artists such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin sometimes called avant-garde?
They pioneered new and creative approaches to art that were often ahead of the public's ability to comprehend.
Who coined the term Impressionism?
a critic of Claude Monet
What characteristic of Art Nouveau can be seen in Castel Beranger?
a motif of organic growth in abstract plant forms
What is one characteristic that distinguished Giotto's paintings from Byzantine and Gothic styles?
an interest in portraying personal feelings
What was Paolo Veronese's defense at the Inquisition trial over his painting representing the Last Supper?
artistic freedom
Most of the figures in The School of Athens are
based on Classical antiquity.
What accounted for the spread of Andrea Palladio's architectural designs?
book publications
Monet painted a series of works in the St.-Lazare railroad station to
capture the play of light in different atmospheric conditions.
This painting reflects a Renaissance interest in
classical mythology.
In addition to his role as an artist, Peter Paul Rubens was also a
diplomat.
One factor that influenced Impressionists and their interest in the effects of light on their subjects was
direct observation
What is one way that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec emphasized the sordid gaiety of Parisian clubs and brothels?
expressive and unnatural coloring
photographic reproduction was possible with the development of
glass plate negatives
One reason for the development of Post-Impressionism was artistic interest in
greater personal expression.
How do the Romantic paintings of Englishman Joseph Mallord William Turner differ from paintings by the Impressionists in France?
his emphasis on emotional impact
What was one reason that some of the Roman clergy rejected the religious works of Caravaggio?
his rejection of idealized aristocratic images
What was one place where Rococo flourished?
hôtels
What feature of Edgar Degas' The Ballet Class distinguishes his approach from that of many Impressionist artists?
its innovative composition
What is one characteristic that was common to Realist paintings?
lack of idealism
What new technique did Masaccio use to paint The Holy Trinity?
linear perspective
What was one practice common to many Impressionist painters?
many Impressionist painters? They painted outdoors.
What is one characteristic that is typical of central Italian Mannerism?
pictorial strangeness
one of the early uses of photography was for
portraits
One consequence of humanist thought was a greater shift to the
potential value of humans to solve their problems.
Albrecht Dürer believed that artists should be
seen as creative individuals.
What category of painting enjoyed a new vogue in the Netherlands and Spain during the Baroque period?
still life
What did the smoky chiaroscuro invented by Leonardo da Vinci achieve in a painting?
subtle gradations of light and dark
Which of the following reflects the Roman phase of Neoclassical American architecture?
the Federal Style
Who encouraged Sandro Botticelli's use of Neoplatonist philosophy in The Birth of Venus?
the Medici family
What detail of Pieter Bruegel's Hunters in the Snow recalls the tradition of medieval calendars?
the depiction of hunting in winter
What was one consequence of the Protestant Reformation for artists?
the development of genre painting
How does Gianlorenzo Bernini's David exemplify Baroque art's difference from art of the Renaissance?
the dramatic sense of movement
What device contributes to the dramatic lighting of this sculpture?
the dramatic sense of movement
What about Rembrandt van Rijn's Return of the Prodigal Son suggests a genre painting?
the everyday human interaction
What detail of Nadar's photograph contributes most to its affinity with Romantic portrait painting?
the figure's expressive pose and features
What is a central concern in Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire?
the formal structure of the painting
What was one influence of the Council of Trent on Baroque art for religious subjects?
the glorification of saints
What is one factor that distinguishes Pygmalion and Galatea as academic art?
the inclusion of a cupid
What was one reason for the criticism of Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe?
the lack of a moralizing allegory to justify the nude
Which aspect of Donatello's David most reflects the influence of humanism on Italian Renaissance art?
the ndutity
Henry Ossawa Tanner's painting The Banjo Lesson was intended to demonstrate
the need for dignified images of Negro people.
What distinguishes the Rococo style of Jean Honoré Fragonard's Happy Accidents of the Swing from paintings of the Baroque period?
the playful nature of the subject matter
What is one example of Jan van Eyck's use of iconography in the Arnolfini Portrait?
the symbolic associations of the dog and the lighted candle
What artistic device does Jacques-Louis David use in Oath of the Horatii to contrast the emotional reaction of the women to the men?
the women's soft forms and curving lines
Who founded the Hudson River School?
thomas cole
How did Vermeer focus on the physical qualities of everyday life in this genre painting?
through the use of light to reveal color and texture
What is one feature of Vincent van Gogh's style that distinguished his work from other Post-Impressionists?
visible textured brushwork
Flemish painters used oil instead of tempera paint because oil
was flexible and created brilliant color.
