Question 1

What was the political meaning attributed to David's Oath of the Horatii ?

Accepted Answer

It was a call to arms and sacrifice for the good of the Republic. It also was clearly understood in pre-Revolutionary France. This style and the theme were acquired as the semiofficial voice of the coming Revolution.

Question 2

Thomas Jefferson's redesign of Monticello was influenced by ____ and the Chiswick House?

Accepted Answer

A) the architecture in Canaletto's veduta paintings 
B) Walpole's Strawberry Hill 
C) Palladio's Villa Rotonda 
D) the Etruscan room 
A) the architecture in Canaletto's veduta paintings 
B) Walpole's Strawberry Hill 
C) Palladio's Villa Rotonda 
D) the Etruscan room C

Question 3

In the absence of a contrived pose, Vigée-Lebrun's Self-Portrait characterized the new ____ in art.

Accepted Answer

A) classical mode 
B) refined elegance 
C) naturalistic impulse 
D) emphasis on drama 
A) classical mode 
B) refined elegance 
C) naturalistic impulse 
D) emphasis on drama C

Question 4

A leading advocate of the Enlightenment in France was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Louis XVI 
B) Voltaire 
C) Isaac Newton 
D) John Lock 
A) Louis XVI 
B) Voltaire 
C) Isaac Newton 
D) John Lock

Question 5

What is Grand Manner portraiture?

Accepted Answer

It elevated the sitter by conv

Question 6

How did Johann Winckelmann influence the rise of Neoclassicism?

Accepted Answer

Winckelmann was a German and the first m

Question 7

The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Angelica Kauffmann 
B) Jacques-Louis David 
C) Honoré Fragonard 
D) Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun 
A) Angelica Kauffmann 
B) Jacques-Louis David 
C) Honoré Fragonard 
D) Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun

Question 8

How did Hogarth translate satire into the visual arts?

Accepted Answer

His work satirized the social milieu of

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Isaac Newton 
B) Voltaire 
C) John Locke 
D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
A) Isaac Newton 
B) Voltaire 
C) John Locke 
D) Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 10

The ____ is a free variation on Palladio's Villa Rotonda.

Accepted Answer

A) Houses of Parliament 
B) Monticello 
C) Chiswick House 
D) Pantheon 
A) Houses of Parliament 
B) Monticello 
C) Chiswick House 
D) Pantheon

Question 11

Evaluate the influence the discovery and excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum had on late-18th century and early-19th-century Europe. How did these sites reshape the visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The discovery and excavation of Pompeii

Question 12

Antoine Watteau's depiction of the amusements and entertainments of the upper classes is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

A) fête galante 
B) pays bonheur 
C) sans souci 
D) fête de jour 
A) fête galante 
B) pays bonheur 
C) sans souci 
D) fête de jour

Question 13

Jacques Louis David painted the ____ to provide inspiration and encouragement to revolutionary forces.

Accepted Answer

A) Death of Marat 
B) Death of General Wolfe 
C) Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her Treasures 
D) Oath of the Horatii 
A) Death of Marat 
B) Death of General Wolfe 
C) Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her Treasures 
D) Oath of the Horatii

Question 14

In Pilgrimage to Cythera , by Watteau, the elegant and sweet ____ are hallmarks of the artist's style.

Accepted Answer

A) blending of styles 
B) human interactions 
C) landscape compositions 
D) poses of the figures 
A) blending of styles 
B) human interactions 
C) landscape compositions 
D) poses of the figures

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) Grand Manner 
B) Rubenistes 
C) Poussinistes 
D) Naturalists 
A) Grand Manner 
B) Rubenistes 
C) Poussinistes 
D) Naturalists

Question 16

The American leader ____ embraced Neoclassicism because of its associations with important virtues such as morality, idealism, and patriotism.

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Napoleon 
C) George IV 
D) George Washington 
A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Napoleon 
C) George IV 
D) George Washington

Question 17

Which aspects of Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun's Self-Portrait are representative of the new "naturalistic" impulse in art?

Accepted Answer

A new more personal and less pretentious

Question 18

What type of subject matter did veduta painting portray?

Accepted Answer

They were characteri

Question 19

Contrast the work of Vigée-Lebrun and Kauffmann. How does each artist reflect her environment, and how does she define her work? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Contrast the work of Vigée-Lebrun and Kauffmann....

Question 20

How does Jean-Antoine Houdon's George Washington make reference to the Roman Republic?

Accepted Answer

It includes several objects that make re

Exam 21: Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

What was the political meaning attributed to David's Oath of the Horatii ?

Thomas Jefferson's redesign of Monticello was influenced by ____ and the Chiswick House?

In the absence of a contrived pose, Vigée-Lebrun's Self-Portrait characterized the new ____ in art.

A leading advocate of the Enlightenment in France was which of the following?

What is Grand Manner portraiture?

How did Johann Winckelmann influence the rise of Neoclassicism?

The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was which of the following?

How did Hogarth translate satire into the visual arts?

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

The ____ is a free variation on Palladio's Villa Rotonda.

Evaluate the influence the discovery and excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum had on late-18th century and early-19th-century Europe. How did these sites reshape the visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

Antoine Watteau's depiction of the amusements and entertainments of the upper classes is called a ____.

Jacques Louis David painted the ____ to provide inspiration and encouragement to revolutionary forces.

In Pilgrimage to Cythera , by Watteau, the elegant and sweet ____ are hallmarks of the artist's style.

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

The American leader ____ embraced Neoclassicism because of its associations with important virtues such as morality, idealism, and patriotism.

Which aspects of Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Lebrun's Self-Portrait are representative of the new "naturalistic" impulse in art?

What type of subject matter did veduta painting portray?

Contrast the work of Vigée-Lebrun and Kauffmann. How does each artist reflect her environment, and how does she define her work? Use examples to support your essay.

How does Jean-Antoine Houdon's George Washington make reference to the Roman Republic?

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