Humanities Art Quizzes Modules 8-10
Which characteristic of the women in the foreground in Millet's The Gleaners made these peasants less politically threatening to the urban elite?
their healthy appearance
SELECT TWO: What is the compositional function of the balustrade in the foreground of Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge?
to pull us into the scene to separate us from the activity of the people
Which of the following is NOT true of Cole's The Oxbow?
Cole was interested in simple views of the American landscape—not in inbuing these landsapes with a serious moral message
Surrealism grew out of Freudian free-association and dream analysis.
True
Synthetic Cubism employs strong colors and decorative shapes.
True
TRUE or FALSE: Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People depicts the dead and wounded from both sides of the fighting.
True
TRUE or FALSE: Diderot and other Enlightenment thinkers rebelled against the frivolous lifestyle and pleasure-seeking of the ruling classes, which is depicted in Rococo art.
True
TRUE or FALSE: Gauguin's interest in creating a dream-like space and sense of mystery distinguishes his work from that of the Impressionists.
True
TRUE or FALSE: In Klimt's "The Kiss," the figures' faces stand out from the decorative elements of the composition to show her passivity and his strength and the intensity of desire.
True
TRUE or FALSE: Ingres La Grande Odalisque reflects imperialist attitudes of French moral superiority that were used to justify colonialism over non-European cultures.
True
TRUE or FALSE: Landscape painting was considered low in the academic hierarchy of subjects.
True
TRUE or FALSE: The tradition of the female nude refers to the erotic and sensual representation of women, disguised in classical mythology and ideals of beauty
True
With Marcel Duchamp's Fountain, the artist suggested that traditional values of craftsmanship and aesthetic experience are not essential to a work of art.
True
In what country did Precisionism originate?
United States
Oath of the Horatii reflects the Enlightenment idea that _____ were too emotional and devoted to self and family.
Women
Where was Dada founded?
Zurich
All of the following are common themes in French Rococo painting EXCEPT _____.
aristocratic virtue
The widespread distribution of Fuseli's The Nightmare resulted from _____.
its production as a less expensive print
Which of the following is NOT a visual characteristic associated with Neo-Classicism?
loose open brushwork
Marcel Duchamp believed that art was about _____.
the artist's idea
How does Raft of the Medusa differ from history paintings of the past?
the contemporary subject matter
Duchamp's invention of the "Readymade" challenged what characteristic of traditional art?
the demonstration of the artist's technical skill and craftsmanship
Which detail of Klimt's The Kiss recalls Byzantine icons?
the gold and patterning of the image
What fueled the market for prints in 17th century Britain?
the growing middle class
The popularity of Hogarth's Marriage å la Mode reflects what cultural change in 18th century England?
the growth of middle class audiences for art
All of the following were common themes in 19th century American landscape painting EXCEPT _____.
the inclusion of ruins of ancient civilizations
Which contributes MOST to the flat two-dimensional appearance of the nude woman in Manet's painting, Olympia?
the lack of chiaroscuro
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which details in Hogarth's painting allude to the moral decline of the characters? (painting shown in the question above)
the paintings in the far room, the musical instruments on the floor
In The Raft of the Medusa, Gericault conveys the range of human emotion through ____
the physical expressiveness of the bodies.
What characteristic of Ingres's paintings reflects his adherence to the academic tradition of Neoclassicism?
the precise linear drawing
In his Water Lilies paintings, to what did Monet compare the surface of the two-dimensional canvas?
the reflective surface of the pond
Ophelia demonstrates Millais's rejection of established artistic practices in all of the following EXCEPT _____.
the reliance on a literary source
What characteristic of Art Nouveau is demonstrated in Rodin's Gates of Hell?
the sense of organic movement
What visual evidence indicates Monet reworked his late paintings repeatedly before completing them?
the thickly built up paint
All of the following distinguish Goya's Third of May, 1808 from earlier traditions of European painting EXCEPT _____.
the use of Christian iconography.
What detail of the figure of Liberty suggests that Delacroix drew on Classical tradition?
her face shown in profile
How does Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte differ from Impressionist paintings?
in the method of paint application
Hogarth's Marriage à la Mode offers a social critique through its use of _____.
irony and satire
Delacroix's painting, Liberty Leading the People, was deemed too radical by the government because _____.
it called attention to the power of the French people.
How does Gauguin's use of light differ from the Impressionists?
it lacks a sense of atmosphere
What do art historians believe might have been intended for the unfinished space in Gainsborough's Mr. and Mrs. Andrews?
A child
Typical of many Pre-Raphaelite paintings, what is the source of the subject in Millais's Ophelia?
A play by William Shakespeare
According to the narrators in "Representation & Abstraction: Looking at Millais and Newman," to what genre of art does Newman belong?
Abstract Expressionism
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: David's Oath of the Horatii emulates which earlier artistic traditions?
Ancient Greek, Renaissance, Ancient Roman
Which of the following is NOT true of David's Oath of the Horatii?
David rejected patriotism and embraced the idea of monarchy by using rigid and upright forms for the male figures.
What was the primary inspiration for Rodin's subject matter in the Gates of Hell?
Dante's "Inferno"
Which Post-Impressionist artist was most influential to the development of Cubism?
Cézanne
Which of the following is NOT true of Duchamp's Fountain?
Duchamp submitted Fountain under his own name in order to emphasize his creativity.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: The woman in Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People is an allegorical figure of Liberty who holds the tricolor flag symbolizing the Revolution's values of _____.
Equality, Fraternity, Liberty
TRUE or FALSE: David's Oath of the Horatii set the standard for the Neoclassical style in its mannerist formal qualities and whimsical content.
False
TRUE or FALSE: Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People was carefully composed to include only upper-class men who joined together to overthrow the monarchy.
False
TRUE or FALSE: In the context of this period of modernization in Vienna, Klimt chose, for "The Kiss," a unique subject that conforms to our everyday experience.
False
According to your Woods text, which artist did Picasso describe as having "sun in his belly"?
Matisse
Which of the following is NOT true of Fragonard's The Swing?
Fragonard sets the scene in a misty and lush overgrown garden behind a villa to reinforce the seriousness of the subject.
In what country did Expressionism begin?
Germany
Fuseli's The Nightmare was influential on what literary genre?
Gothic horror
Why did Matisse begin to make and work with cutouts?
He was bedridden
The story of the Oath of the Horatii emphasizes the _____ of self-sacrifice for the sake of a greater moral cause instead of concern over one's own personal interests.
Heroism
Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People would have been radical for its _____ stance.
Revolutionary Republican
Millais's use of en plein air painting to capture naturalistic effects of light shows the Pre-Raphaelites to be a precursor to _____.
Impressionism
Fragonard's The Swing reflects the _____ that characterized the French aristocracy in the years before the Revolution.
Indulgence
What is the role of the landscape in Fragonard's The Swing?
It emphasizes the fecundity and sensuality of the scene.
Created in 1781, how did Fuseli's painting differ from most paintings exhibited at London's royal academy during the Enlightenment?
It lacked moralizing subject matter.
What is the theme of Hogarth's Marriage å la Mode series?
It's a moral indictment of hypocrisy, indulgence and greed among the upper class
In what country did Futurism originate?
Italy
Which artist was the leader of the Der Blaue Reiter group?
Kandinsky
Which artist founded Die Brücke?
Kirchner
Although La Grande Odalisque is quite sensuous, Ingres retains the Neoclassical trait of _____.
Linear precision
The Romantic tradition of American landscape painting helped reinforce which popular idea in the nineteenth century?
Manifest Destiny
In 19th century America, the emphasis on painting landscapes reinforced the idea of _____ and the divine promise of America.
Manifest destiny
What historical event is the subject of Goya's The Third of May, 1808?
Napoleon's Invasion of Spain
According to your Strickland text, who said that the artist paints "not what you see, but what you know is there."
Picasso
In her 90's, what art form did Georgia O'Keeffee tackle?
Pottery
Understood as a contemporary political critique, Géricault's Raft of the Medusa is an indictment of _____.
The French Monarchy
According to the speakers, how does The Kiss differ from Egon Schiele's Embrace?
The Kiss represents a transcendent, timeless experience
The second in the Marriage å la Mode series, what is the title of this image?
The Tête à Tête
In Millais Ophelia, which detail, referenced in Shakespeare's play, serves as a symbol of faithfulness?
The chain of violets Ophelia wears around her neck
Which feature of Géricault's Raft of the Medusa distinguishes it as an example of Romanticism in France?
The emotionalism and human suffering
The original definition of a "nightmare" is best embodied by the figure of _____ in Fuseli's composition.
The incubus
What subject did artists in the 19th century turn to as evidence of America's historical past?
The natural landscape
Goya's use of Christian iconography in The Third of May, 1808 best supports which interpretation?
The painting conveys sorrow over man's inhumanity to man.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which statements about Ingres's La Grande Odalisque are true?
The painting includes elements typical of Romanticism. The painting includes Neoclassical elements.
Which of the following is NOT true of Ingres' La Grande Odalisque?
The painting shows respect for non-Western attitudes to sexuality.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following are true of Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People?
The revolution of 1830 ushered in a constitutional monarchy, but still only a small percentage of the population was eligible to vote. The representation of Liberty draws on the classical tradition in the profile pose but also appears more real, less ideal than classical figures. It depicts a scene at a street barricade on the cobblestone streets of Paris during the French Revolution of 1830. Delacroix captured realistic details of the street violence.
Which statement best explains why Berthe Morisot and other women artists often painted domestic subjects?
They lacked the freedom in public spaces that their male colleagues enjoyed.
Manet based the composition of Olympia on a female nude painted by which earlier artist?
Titian
Futurism began as a literary movement.
True
All of the following are found in BOTH Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People and Gericault's Raft of the Medusa EXCEPT _____.
a combination of allegorical figures and real people.
What is the source of Géricault's subject matter in Raft of the Medusa?
a shipwreck off the coast of Africa
How did Symbolist artists validate the interior world?
by giving it visual form
Based on the examples discussed, which is NOT a feature found in the landscapes included in Fragonard's paintings?
carefully trimmed, geometrically organized gardens
Marcel Duchamp submitted Fountain to The Society of Independent Artists in order to ____
challenge their claim that they would accept any work of art for their exhibition.
What seems to be one of Manet's primary concerns in The Bar at the Folies-Bergère?
challenging the viewer's visual perceptions
CHOOSE TWO: In Olympia, Manet modernized the tradition of the female nude by rejecting academic conventions of _____.
chiaroscuro, or modeling, in the figure's form the relationship of the nude to the viewer
What is a characteristic of synthetic cubism?
collage elements
In La Grande Odalisque, Ingres takes liberty with anatomical form in order to _____.
emphasize the sensual lines of the woman's body.
Manet's Olympia answered Baudelaire's call to represent the beauty of modern life by _____.
presenting a modern alternative to the idealized beauty of the past.
Klimt's use of gold and decorative elements highlights the _____ of the materials over the physical experience of the figures.
sensuality
All of the following were interests of Impressionist painters EXCEPT ___
suggesting mood or emotion with bright colors.
Gainsborough's light color palette and treatment of the figure's clothing in his Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews reveal what influence on the artist?
the French Rococo
