AHS final
Duchamp and his friends believed:
Art should appeal to the mind
Which art movement was the invention of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque?
Cubism
Which movement was organized by Kandinsky to include nine artists interested in the power of color?
Der Blau Reiter
Which of the following differentiates Georges Seurat from Impressionism? (Only one answer is correct.)
Formal Geometry of composition
Which of the following differentiates Georges Seurat from Impressionism?
Formal geometry of composition
David's Oath of the Horatii became an emblem for what?
French Revolution
Conservative critics hated this person's work because of its focus on the common people and its disregard for traditional composition and traditional standards of beauty:
Gustave Courbet
Which is true of Rodin's Burghers of Calais?
Hands and feet were enlarged
Which best describes the attitude of Francisco Goya?
Humanity is violent, greedy, and foolish.
Which of the following is NOT true about Impressionism?
Impressionists were inspired by Edmund Burke's concept the "sublime
Who is best known for severe classical paintings that extol the antique virtues of moral incorruptibility, stoicism, courage, and patriotism?
Jacques-Louis David
Which of the following does NOT describe Rococo art?
Jacques-Louis David embraced the Rococo style and it greatly influenced his major works.
Which of the following statements about Realism is FALSE?
Joseph Mallard William Turner's paintings exemplify the Realist genre.
Whose painting gave Impressionism its name?
Monet
Which theme is Mary Cassatt best known for? (Select only one answer.)
Mother and Child
Which movement did the archaeological excavations at Pompeii stimulate?
Neoclassicism
Which is the strongest and most obvious influence on Thomas Jefferson's design for his home at Monticello?
Palladio
What was the biannual or annual show of the French Royal Academy called?
Paris Salon
Who changed the Impressionist brushstroke to be more solid and rectangular and applied more according to a grid of vertical and horizontal shapes?
Paul Cezanne
Who changed the Impressionist brushstroke to be more solid and rectangular and applied more according to a grid of vertical and horizontal shapes? (Select only one answer.)
Paul Cezanne
Who said that he wanted to "make of Impressionism something solid and durable, like the art of the museums"?
Paul Cezanne
What was Georges Seurat's technique called? (Select only one answer.)
Pointillism
What is the reaction against Impressionism called?
Post- Impressionism
The original idea of the avant-garde, as applied to art, was that it would prepare people for what? (Select only one answer.)
Social Change
Which group first organized exhibitions independent from the official Salon?
The impressionists
Which is true of Rodin's Burghers of Calais? (Select only one answer.)
Their arms and hands were enlarged
Which of the following is NOT true about Gustave Courbet?
Uncompromising Realist
Which artist contributed most significantly to the emergence of expressionism?
Van Gogh
Which artist contributed most significantly to the emergence of expressionism? (Select only one answer.)
Van Gogh
Which of the following was NOT a major factor shaping the 19th century art world? (Select only one answer.)
WWI
Which of the following is NOT true about Impressionism? (Select only one answer.)
Were inspired by sublime
Les Fauves translate into English?
Wild beasts
Which of the following was NOT a major factor shaping the 19th century art world?
World War I
Which describes the English Romantic Landscape painting style that was thought to be "sublime"?
dramatic
The architect for this private residence believed a home should be:
rationally designed "machine for living"
he original idea of the avant-garde, as applied to art, was that it would prepare people for what? (Select only one answer.)
social change
