Exam 23: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America

The real subject of Monet's Rouen Cathedral is ____.

What did Whistler mean when he used the term arrangement or nocturne in reference to his art?

Which of the following ideas did Vincent van Gogh attempt to communicate in his Starry Night ?

Although Morisot's interest in leisure activities aligned with the Impressionists, her paintings are inhabited by ____.

Contrast the works of Moreau and Cézanne. How does each artist respond to the innovations and evolutions of 19th-century visual arts? Use examples to support your essay.

Who said: "Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more arbitrarily so as to express myself forcibly. . . . I have tried to express the terrible passions of humanity by means of red and green. . . ."?

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

How did cast iron and steel affect architecture in the late 19th century?

Impressionist artists, including Degas, greatly admired the spatial organization and flat, unmodeled color areas of ____.

In Klimt's The Kiss , the patterning has clear ties to the ____ movement.

Briefly describe Post-Impressionism.

____ is sometimes described as the first modern architect.

What was the Arts and Crafts movement?

The influence of ____ is evident in Rodin's interest in the effect of light on the sculpted surface.

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

Members of the ____ movement dedicated themselves to making functional objects with a high aesthetic value.

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?

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