Question 1

The Post-Impressionists were united by their interest in

Accepted Answer

A) a Realist painting style. 
B) extending Impressionism's formal innovations. 
C) advancing Impressionism's subject matter. 
D) a nihilistic viewpoint. 
A) a Realist painting style. 
B) extending Impressionism's formal innovations. 
C) advancing Impressionism's subject matter. 
D) a nihilistic viewpoint.

Question 2

What is the subject matter of most Impressionist paintings?

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A) Portraits of wealthy patrons 
B) Rural landscapes 
C) Light itself,the way it plays across forms like architecture and landscape 
D) Depictions of the working class in everyday situations 
A) Portraits of wealthy patrons 
B) Rural landscapes 
C) Light itself,the way it plays across forms like architecture and landscape 
D) Depictions of the working class in everyday situations

Question 3

Rococo painting can best be characterized as

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A) highly didactic Christian art. 
B) promoting the ideas and aesthetics of classical antiquity. 
C) the Baroque eroticized. 
D) 17th century theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast. 
A) highly didactic Christian art. 
B) promoting the ideas and aesthetics of classical antiquity. 
C) the Baroque eroticized. 
D) 17th century theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast.

Question 4

In works such as Olympia,realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to

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A) formal concerns within the composition. 
B) his break with past techniques. 
C) history painting. 
D) color. 
A) formal concerns within the composition. 
B) his break with past techniques. 
C) history painting. 
D) color.

Question 5

Which of these paintings is an example of Neo-classical art?

Accepted Answer

A) Church's The Heart of the Andes 
B) Fragonard's Bathers 
C) Ruben's The Disembarkation of Marie de' Medici at the Port of Marseilles on November 3 
D) David's The Death of Marat 
A) Church's The Heart of the Andes 
B) Fragonard's Bathers 
C) Ruben's The Disembarkation of Marie de' Medici at the Port of Marseilles on November 3 
D) David's The Death of Marat

Question 6

What is the story behind Gericault's Raft of the Medusa?

Accepted Answer

A) The Medusa sunk off the coast of Africa due to the captain's incompetence and its poor survivors were adrift for days. 
B) The captain of the ship threw slaves overboard to collect insurance on them. 
C) It is a metaphor for the growing French Revolution. 
D) It depicts a group of explorers finally sighting land. 
A) The Medusa sunk off the coast of Africa due to the captain's incompetence and its poor survivors were adrift for days. 
B) The captain of the ship threw slaves overboard to collect insurance on them. 
C) It is a metaphor for the growing French Revolution. 
D) It depicts a group of explorers finally sighting land.

Question 7

What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style for his home?

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A) Nicolas Poussin 
B) John Ruskin 
C) Jacques Louis David 
D) Thomas Jefferson 
A) Nicolas Poussin 
B) John Ruskin 
C) Jacques Louis David 
D) Thomas Jefferson

Question 8

The Arapaho Ghost Dance dress would have been worn

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A) during a Plains Indian ritual 
B) in a Navajo wedding ceremony 
C) during a ceremony celebrating a successful hunt 
D) during a ceremony trying to ensure a successful hunt 
A) during a Plains Indian ritual 
B) in a Navajo wedding ceremony 
C) during a ceremony celebrating a successful hunt 
D) during a ceremony trying to ensure a successful hunt

Question 9

At the expense of subject matter,what did Paul Cézanne emphasize in his paintings?

Accepted Answer

Paul Cézanne, a French Post-Impressionis

Question 10

Romanticism can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) having prioritized stylistic innovation. 
B) developing in the 15th century and promoting the ideas and aesthetics of classical antiquity. 
C) developing in 18th century France and promoting civic responsibility and sacrifice. 
D) 17th century theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast. 
A) having prioritized stylistic innovation. 
B) developing in the 15th century and promoting the ideas and aesthetics of classical antiquity. 
C) developing in 18th century France and promoting civic responsibility and sacrifice. 
D) 17th century theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast.

Question 11

Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19th century refers to what?

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A) the naturalism of the painting style 
B) a philosophical movement 
C) the accurate representation of everyday life 
D) the illustration of the lives of the upper-classes 
A) the naturalism of the painting style 
B) a philosophical movement 
C) the accurate representation of everyday life 
D) the illustration of the lives of the upper-classes

The Post-Impressionists were united by their interest in

What is the subject matter of most Impressionist paintings?

Rococo painting can best be characterized as

In works such as Olympia,realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to

Which of these paintings is an example of Neo-classical art?

What is the story behind Gericault's Raft of the Medusa?

What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style for his home?

The Arapaho Ghost Dance dress would have been worn

At the expense of subject matter,what did Paul Cézanne emphasize in his paintings?

Romanticism can best be described as

Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19^th century refers to what?

A World of Art

Developing Visual Literacy

Seeing the Value in Art

Line

Space

Light and Color

Other Formal Elements

The Principles of Design

Drawing

Printmaking

Painting

Photography and Time-Based Media

Sculpture

The Crafts As Fine Art

Architecture

The Design Profession

The Ancient World

The Age of Faith

The Renaissance Through the Baroque

From 1900 to the Present

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Exam 20: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

The Post-Impressionists were united by their interest in

What is the subject matter of most Impressionist paintings?

Rococo painting can best be characterized as

In works such as Olympia,realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to

Which of these paintings is an example of Neo-classical art?

What is the story behind Gericault's Raft of the Medusa?

What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style for his home?

The Arapaho Ghost Dance dress would have been worn

At the expense of subject matter,what did Paul Cézanne emphasize in his paintings?

Romanticism can best be described as

Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19th century refers to what?

A World of Art

Developing Visual Literacy

Seeing the Value in Art

Line

Space

Light and Color

Other Formal Elements

The Principles of Design

Drawing

Printmaking

Painting

Photography and Time-Based Media

Sculpture

The Crafts As Fine Art

Architecture

The Design Profession

The Ancient World

The Age of Faith

The Renaissance Through the Baroque

From 1900 to the Present

Filters

Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19^th century refers to what?