Question 1

What are the main features of the Rococo style,as seen in Jean-Antoine Watteau's The Signboard of Gersaint ?

Accepted Answer

1.The signboard was painted for an art d

Question 2

What about Ingres's work in the early nineteenth century demonstrates the ongoing interest in Neoclassicism?

Accepted Answer

A)  his erotic or aristocratic subject matter 
B)  his attention to color and surface textures 
C)  his academic line and formal structure 
D)  his emphasis on moral virtue and reason 
A)  his erotic or aristocratic subject matter 
B)  his attention to color and surface textures 
C)  his academic line and formal structure 
D)  his emphasis on moral virtue and reason

Question 3

How did Sir Joshua Reynolds approach painting? Discuss his philosophies as they appear in Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces .

Accepted Answer

1.Reynolds argued that artists should fo

Question 4

How did Neoclassical artists rebel against Rococo art?

Accepted Answer

Neoclassical artists thought Rococo art

Question 5

Which artist was admired by Denis Diderot,an Enlightenment philosopher who thought art should inspire refined manners?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fragonard 
B)  Blake 
C)  Boucher 
D)  Chardin 
A)  Fragonard 
B)  Blake 
C)  Boucher 
D)  Chardin

Question 6

Who were really only honorary members of the academies?

Accepted Answer

A)  sculptors 
B)  foreigners 
C)  women 
D)  architects 
A)  sculptors 
B)  foreigners 
C)  women 
D)  architects

Question 7

What site became a venerated pilgrimage center in Mexico after Juan Diego claimed that he had seen the Virgin Mary there?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guadalupe 
B)  Madrid 
C)  Segovia 
D)  Toledo 
A)  Guadalupe 
B)  Madrid 
C)  Segovia 
D)  Toledo

Question 8

What were typical architectural elements in French Rococo salon design of the 1730s?

Accepted Answer

A)  cantilevers 
B)  arabesques 
C)  iron rods 
D)  striations 
A)  cantilevers 
B)  arabesques 
C)  iron rods 
D)  striations

Question 9

In the eighteenth century,the Industrial Revolution replaced the land-based power of the aristocracy with

Accepted Answer

A)  the financial power of capitalists. 
B)  the religious power of the Church. 
C)  the political power of the laity. 
D)  the social power of philosophers 
A)  the financial power of capitalists. 
B)  the religious power of the Church. 
C)  the political power of the laity. 
D)  the social power of philosophers

Question 10

How did artists of the nineteenth century use landscape painting to convey ideas associated with Romanticism?

Accepted Answer

Romantics saw nature as ever changing,un

Question 11

Rosalba Carriera specialized in painting portraits with

Accepted Answer

A)  ink. 
B)  acrylic. 
C)  pastels. 
D)  wood. 
A)  ink. 
B)  acrylic. 
C)  pastels. 
D)  wood.

Question 12

Enlightenment thinking is marked by the conviction that.

Accepted Answer

A)  all developments should have church support. 
B)  the aristocracy is best able to rule. 
C)  all should have equal rights. 
D)  women should have the right to vote. 
A)  all developments should have church support. 
B)  the aristocracy is best able to rule. 
C)  all should have equal rights. 
D)  women should have the right to vote.

Question 13

In 1779,what material was used in the Severn River Bridge ,which replaced the heavy,hand-cut stone voussoirs of earlier bridges?

Accepted Answer

A)  iron struts 
B)  Classical keystones 
C)  decorative crenellations 
D)  wooden arches 
A)  iron struts 
B)  Classical keystones 
C)  decorative crenellations 
D)  wooden arches

Question 14

How did Joseph Wright of Derby glorify science?

Accepted Answer

Joseph Wright of Derby created a dramati

Question 15

What was the impact of lithography?

Accepted Answer

Using lithography,a printmaking process,

Question 16

How did John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark exemplify the Romantic movement?

Accepted Answer

1.In the foreground,the ferocious shark

Question 17

What defines the Rococo style? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

The style is defined by delicate,curving

Question 18

What is the derivation of the word Rococo?

Accepted Answer

The term combines the Italian word baroc

Question 19

How were Enlightenment ideas reflected in art of the eighteenth century? Choose examples that demonstrate the diverse range of styles used to express these interests.

Accepted Answer

1.The Enlightenment influenced artists i

Question 20

Thomas Gainsborough's style of portraiture reflects the influence of

Accepted Answer

A)  Flemish artists, such as Van Dyck. 
B)  Reynold's concept of the Grand Manner. 
C)  realism found in Dutch genre painting. 
D)  Romantic ideas about nature. 
A)  Flemish artists, such as Van Dyck. 
B)  Reynold's concept of the Grand Manner. 
C)  realism found in Dutch genre painting. 
D)  Romantic ideas about nature.

Exam 30: European and American Art,1715–1840

What are the main features of the Rococo style,as seen in Jean-Antoine Watteau's The Signboard of Gersaint ?

What about Ingres's work in the early nineteenth century demonstrates the ongoing interest in Neoclassicism?

How did Sir Joshua Reynolds approach painting? Discuss his philosophies as they appear in Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces .

How did Neoclassical artists rebel against Rococo art?

Which artist was admired by Denis Diderot,an Enlightenment philosopher who thought art should inspire refined manners?

Who were really only honorary members of the academies?

What site became a venerated pilgrimage center in Mexico after Juan Diego claimed that he had seen the Virgin Mary there?

What were typical architectural elements in French Rococo salon design of the 1730s?

In the eighteenth century,the Industrial Revolution replaced the land-based power of the aristocracy with

How did artists of the nineteenth century use landscape painting to convey ideas associated with Romanticism?

Rosalba Carriera specialized in painting portraits with

Enlightenment thinking is marked by the conviction that.

In 1779,what material was used in the Severn River Bridge ,which replaced the heavy,hand-cut stone voussoirs of earlier bridges?

How did Joseph Wright of Derby glorify science?

What was the impact of lithography?

How did John Singleton Copley's Watson and the Shark exemplify the Romantic movement?

What defines the Rococo style? Give an example.

What is the derivation of the word Rococo?

How were Enlightenment ideas reflected in art of the eighteenth century? Choose examples that demonstrate the diverse range of styles used to express these interests.

Thomas Gainsborough's style of portraiture reflects the influence of

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