Exam 17: European and American Art, 1715-1840

Which group of early nineteenth-century landscape painters was inspired by Thomas Cole?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the Rococo?

Which style developed as a reaction to the formality and rigidity of seventeenth-century court life?

British eighteenth-century painting favored which of the following as a theme?

What medium did Honoré Daumier use to create biting caricatures and social commentary in print form?

Which best describes the painting of John Constable?

Which movement did the archaeological excavations at Pompeii stimulate?

Who is best known for severe Classical paintings that extol the antique virtues of moral incorruptibility,stoicism,courage,and patriotism?

Who was the favorite painter of French Queen Marie Antoinette?

What was the function of the Salon in a French residence?

Which best describes the attitude of John Henry Fuseli?

Which best describes the attitude of Francisco Goya?

Interestingly,who hung a copy of Fuseli's The Nightmare in his office?

Which Baroque element did David include in his Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard?

Who followed Géricault as the inspirational leader of the Romantic movement?

Which art movement was particularly influenced by literary fantasies infused with a spirit of sensationalism and melancholy?

Discuss why David's Oath of the Horatii is considered to be a severely Classical painting by a truly Neoclassical artist.

Who was successful in changing in the French Academy's rule that only four women could be admitted at a time?

Why did William Hogarth create reproduction prints of his painting series Marriage a la Mode?

What does the moon in An Experiment on a Bird in the Air-Pump by Joseph Wright symbolize?