Exam 26: Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

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​ ​   Which element in Houdon's marble statue of George Washington is a Roman emblem of authority? Which element in Houdon's marble statue of George Washington is a Roman emblem of authority?

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Viewing the art treasures of Italy on the Grand Tour played a major role in the rise of which movement?

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In her painted Self-Portrait , whose likeness does Vigée Le Brun show herself painting?

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Canaletto's Riva degli Schiavoni, Venice is an example of what painting genre, which was a product of the 18th-century tradition of the Grand Tour?

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Which American founder built his home on the model of Palladian villas and strove to establish Neoclassical architecture as the national architectural style?

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Thomas Jefferson's redesign of Monticello was influenced by the subject house and which other building?

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​ ​   What is the name of the 18th-century silversmith portrayed in this painting by John Singleton Copley? What is the name of the 18th-century silversmith portrayed in this painting by John Singleton Copley?

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In the debate among members of the French Royal Academy regarding the relative superiority of color or form, which side did Watteau favor?

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The Neoclassical follies and other monuments created for the estates of English country houses were part of which trend in landscape architecture?

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A gathering of wealthy socialites in the first half of the 18th century in France would most likely take place in a room decorated in which style?

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Which English painter specialized in Grand Manner portraiture focusing on individuals who had played significant roles in critical events such as the American Revolution?

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The title of Watteau's Pilgrimage to Cythera , as well as the activities and figures shown in the painting, is an allusion to which Greco-Roman deity?

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Chardin's praise of the simple goodness of ordinary people, in such paintings as his Grace , is based on the work of what key Enlightenment figure?

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The Roman ruins of Baalbek in Syria provided the inspiration for what 18th-century building?

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The decorative scheme of the Etruscan Room in Osterley Park House was inspired by what contemporary activity?

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Eschewing a contrived pose, Vigée-Lebrun's Self-Portrait demonstrates what new trend in art?

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Who was the art patron responsible for the rise of Boucher to prominence in French painting after the death of Watteau?

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

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Which work did Jacques-Louis David paint to provide inspiration and encouragement to French revolutionary forces?

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When two doctrines divided the French Academy, which taught that color was the most important element?

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