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

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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?

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

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

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How did Balthasar Neumann create a new interior effect in a roughly traditional basilican-plan church?

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How did Hogarth translate satire into the visual arts?

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To which category of painting does this belong, and why is it significant?

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Question 26

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

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

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What type of subject matter did veduta painting portray?

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The group of philosophers known as the ____ believed that the ills of humanity could be remedied by applying reason and common sense to problems.

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How do the moods expressed differ? Which do you feel is the most expressive?

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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?

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

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

How did Balthasar Neumann create a new interior effect in a roughly traditional basilican-plan church?

How did Hogarth translate satire into the visual arts?

To which category of painting does this belong, and why is it significant?

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

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

What type of subject matter did veduta painting portray?

The group of philosophers known as the ____ believed that the ills of humanity could be remedied by applying reason and common sense to problems.

How do the moods expressed differ? Which do you feel is the most expressive?

Late Medieval Italy

Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Northern Europe

The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy

Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy

High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain

The Baroque in Italy and Spain

Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism: Europe and America, 1870 to 1900

The Baroque in Northern Europe

Romanticism, Realism, Photography: Europe and America, 1800 to 1870

Modernism in Europe and America, 1900 to 1945

Modernism and Postmodernism in Europe and America, 1945 to 1980

Contemporary Art Worldwide

South and Southeast Asia, 1200 to 1980

China and Korea, 1279 to 1980

Japan, 1336 to 1980

Native Arts of the Americas, 1300 to 1980

Oceania Before 1980

Africa, 1800 to 1980

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