Deck 12: European and American Art, 1715-1840

Question 1

What is demonstrated in Théodore Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa ?

A)principles of the Grand Manner
B)the emphasis on reason
C)the religious potential of art
D)influences from the Americas

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In England, what style experienced a revival accompanied by Neoclassicism?

A)Gothic
B)Roman
C)Romanesque
D)Byzantine

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Swiss artist John Henry Fuseli specialized in depicting dramatic subjects drawn from literary sources, including

A)the Bible
B)Erasmus
C)Chaucer
D)Shakespeare

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What is the name for intimate, fashionable, and intellectual gatherings hosted by accomplished, educated Frenchwomen of the upper class?

A)satires
B)tours
C)salons
D)academies

Question 5

What does Fragonard's The Swing , which was commissioned by an unknown patron, suggest about the artist's aristocratic clientele?

A)devout religious practice
B)erotic interests
C)intellectual pursuits
D)scientific curiosity

Question 6

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

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 7

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

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 8

Rosalba Carriera specialized in painting portraits with

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

Question 9

How did Benjamin Latrobe incorporate new symbolic forms in his design for the U.S.Capitol building?

A)an asymmetrical floor plan
B)Native American patterns on walls
C)representations of indigenous plants on columns
D)brick made from local clay

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

How do the landscape paintings of John Constable evoke themes of Romanticism in art?

A)the heightened drama of the scene
B)the nostalgic emphasis on nature as idyllic
C)the reference to the philosophical "sublime"
D)the inclusion of exotic details

Question 12

A common thread that connected Romantic artists was

A)the belief in the necessity of the Grand Tour.
B)a simplified composition and individual forms.
C)a focus on rational subjects.
D)an emphasis on expressiveness.

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

In Angelika Kauffman's Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures , how does the mother depict Classical virtues?

A)She expresses interest in material wealth.
B)She shows frustration with her children.
C)She gestures to the monumental architecture.
D)She stands gracefully in a tranquil setting.

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

How did French artist Jacques-Louis David incorporate ideas of Grand Manner painting into his depiction of Napoleon Crossing the Saint Bernard ?

A)He represented subjects in Classical settings and costumes.
B)He used artistic license to suggest heroic qualities.
C)He adhered to models for history painting established in England.
D)He showed the figure's control over the environment.

Question 17

David's Death of Marat echoes the pose of Christ in a sculpture by

A)Reynolds.
B)Boucher.
C)Carriera.
D)Michelangelo.

Question 18

What about Goya's Third of May, 1808 epitomizes Romanticism in art?

A)It is not factual.
B)It glorifies the victors.
C)It is an image of terror.
D)It is a mythological subject.

Question 19

Cardinal Albani built the Villa Albani to

A)reflect on Enlightenment ideals.
B)display his vast collection of antique artifacts.
C)promote the Industrial Revolution.
D)house royal travelers from Northern Europe.

Question 20

Thomas Gainsborough's style of portraiture reflects the influence of

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.

Question 21

Enlightenment thinking is marked by the conviction that.

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 22

What was the role of art academies in the eighteenth century, and how did they influence artistic development of the period?

Question 23

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

Question 24

How did Neoclassical artists rebel against Rococo art?

Question 25

What was the impact of lithography?

Question 26

How did Joseph Wright of Derby glorify science?

Question 27

What is the derivation of the word Rococo?

Question 28

What did Joseph Mallord William Turner try to capture with a mixture of fascination and fear?

A)vedute
B)salons
C)sublime
D)fête galante

Question 29

What defines the Rococo style? Give an example.

Question 30

What are the sources for Thomas Jefferson's Monticello ?

Question 31

How did art develop in Mesoamerica in the eighteenth century?

Question 32

Why did Diderot encourage artists to work for the common good?

Question 33

Who were really only honorary members of the academies?

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

Question 34

Who painted a series of entertaining scenes of scientific experiments?

A)Richard Boyle
B)Joseph Wright of Derby
C)Thomas Cole
D)Joseph Mallord William Turner

Question 35

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

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