Question 1

Compare these two works, noting artist, country, and style for each. In what way is each typical of that style?

Accepted Answer

Renoir, Le Moulin de la Galette , and Watteau, Return from Cythera. Both were done in France. Renoir shows the concern with light, the random composition, and painterly brush stroke typical of the Impressionist style, as well as subject matter depicting the middle class. Watteau shows the painterly brush stroke that was used by Rococo artists. He applied that painterly brush stroking to themes of love. He emphasized in a delicate, graceful style the poised, refined attitude of suave gentility.

Question 2

Who said: "I want to make of Impressionism something solid and lasting like the art in the museums"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monet 
B)  van Gogh 
C)  Cézanne 
D)  Gauguin 
A)  Monet 
B)  van Gogh 
C)  Cézanne 
D)  Gauguin C

Question 3

Which of the following artists explored the properties of light, plane, and color and their interrelationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gauguin 
B)  Toulouse-Lautrec 
C)  Cézanne 
D)  van Gogh 
A)  Gauguin 
B)  Toulouse-Lautrec 
C)  Cézanne 
D)  van Gogh C

Question 4

Contrast the work of Renoir and Laurtrec. How do the subjects styles of the artists reflect nineteenth century French society and the innovations of nineteenth century art? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec were both pr

Question 5

Who is the artist and how does this work represent the late 19ᵗʰ century?

Accepted Answer

Victor Horta, Hotel Van Eetvelde, Brusse

Question 6

Compare and contrast the architecture of the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements? To what degree do they reflect the overarching aims of each movement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the architecture of the...

Question 7

Which of the following influenced Degas in his technique of using spatial projections and off-center empty space to create illusion and direct the viewer's attention into the picture?

Accepted Answer

A)  18th century Japanese woodblock prints 
B)  16th century German woodcuts 
C)  15th century German engravings 
D)  Mughal miniatures 
A)  18th century Japanese woodblock prints 
B)  16th century German woodcuts 
C)  15th century German engravings 
D)  Mughal miniatures

Question 8

How does Louis Sullivan reflect truly modern architecture?

Accepted Answer

He synthesized industrial structure and

Question 9

Berthe Morisot focused her work in the only area allowed her as a woman in upper-class French society. Which of the following was that area?

Accepted Answer

A)  business world 
B)  night life 
C)  domestic scenes 
D)  demimonde 
A)  business world 
B)  night life 
C)  domestic scenes 
D)  demimonde

Question 10

Who was a denizen of the night world of Paris, consorting with the tawdry population of entertainers, prostitutes and other social outcasts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Millais 
B)  Toulouse-Lautrec 
C)  Eakins 
D)  Degas 
A)  Millais 
B)  Toulouse-Lautrec 
C)  Eakins 
D)  Degas

Question 11

In what way do the ideals of Symbolism continue and amplify those of Romanticism? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The ideals of Symbolism continue and amp

Question 12

Briefly describe the fin-de-siècle culture of late 19ᵗʰ century Austria.

Accepted Answer

Late 19ᵗʰ century Austria was in politic

Question 13

How did Rodin impact later generations of sculptors?

Accepted Answer

Many of his works are either unfinished

Question 14

William Morris helped to shape the Arts and Crafts movement through his support of high quality craftsmanship and design based on natural forms. Which of the following artists was also a member of the Arts and Crafts movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Auguste Rodin 
B)  Aubrey Beardsley 
C)  Louis Comfort Tiffany 
D)  Louis Sullivan 
A)  Auguste Rodin 
B)  Aubrey Beardsley 
C)  Louis Comfort Tiffany 
D)  Louis Sullivan

Question 15

Extreme subjectivity and the need to see through reality to a deeper reality was most typical of which of the following styles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Impressionists 
B)  Symbolists 
C)  Neoclassicists 
D)  Realists 
A)  Impressionists 
B)  Symbolists 
C)  Neoclassicists 
D)  Realists

Question 16

Which of the following artists presented a sumptuous and sensual image in the Apparition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moreau 
B)  Manet 
C)  Redon 
D)  Puvis de Chavannes 
A)  Moreau 
B)  Manet 
C)  Redon 
D)  Puvis de Chavannes

Question 17

How does this work reflect the theories of Sigmund Freud?

Accepted Answer

Rousseau, The Sleeping Gypsy . Rousseau

Question 18

Cassatt's style of work owes much to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giorgione 
B)  Japanese prints 
C)  Leonardo's sketchbooks 
D)  Michelangelo 
A)  Giorgione 
B)  Japanese prints 
C)  Leonardo's sketchbooks 
D)  Michelangelo

Question 19

Describe the development of sculpture at the end of the nineteenth century. Use examples to support your essay. To what extent did sculpture remain conventional? What painting movements did it take into account?

Accepted Answer

At the end of the nineteenth century, sc

Question 20

Monet's Rouen Cathedral is a series that observed the same viewpoint during which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  different times of the day 
B)  only at noon 
C)  only at noon during winter 
D)  from different elevations 
A)  different times of the day 
B)  only at noon 
C)  only at noon during winter 
D)  from different elevations

Exam 28: Impressionism, Post-impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

Compare these two works, noting artist, country, and style for each. In what way is each typical of that style?

Who said: "I want to make of Impressionism something solid and lasting like the art in the museums"?

Which of the following artists explored the properties of light, plane, and color and their interrelationships?

Contrast the work of Renoir and Laurtrec. How do the subjects styles of the artists reflect nineteenth century French society and the innovations of nineteenth century art? Use examples to support your essay.

Who is the artist and how does this work represent the late 19ᵗʰ century?

Compare and contrast the architecture of the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements? To what degree do they reflect the overarching aims of each movement.

Which of the following influenced Degas in his technique of using spatial projections and off-center empty space to create illusion and direct the viewer's attention into the picture?

How does Louis Sullivan reflect truly modern architecture?

Berthe Morisot focused her work in the only area allowed her as a woman in upper-class French society. Which of the following was that area?

Who was a denizen of the night world of Paris, consorting with the tawdry population of entertainers, prostitutes and other social outcasts?

In what way do the ideals of Symbolism continue and amplify those of Romanticism? Use examples to support your essay.

Briefly describe the fin-de-siècle culture of late 19ᵗʰ century Austria.

How did Rodin impact later generations of sculptors?

William Morris helped to shape the Arts and Crafts movement through his support of high quality craftsmanship and design based on natural forms. Which of the following artists was also a member of the Arts and Crafts movement?

Extreme subjectivity and the need to see through reality to a deeper reality was most typical of which of the following styles?

Which of the following artists presented a sumptuous and sensual image in the Apparition?

How does this work reflect the theories of Sigmund Freud?

Cassatt's style of work owes much to which of the following?

Describe the development of sculpture at the end of the nineteenth century. Use examples to support your essay. To what extent did sculpture remain conventional? What painting movements did it take into account?

Monet's Rouen Cathedral is a series that observed the same viewpoint during which of the following?

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