Deck 16: The Battle of the Isms: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism

Question 1

The ambition of the Spaniard _________________ was to become a painter to the court, which he did not accomplish until he was forty-three years old.

A)Jacques-Louis David
B)Francisco Goya
C)Théodore Géricault
D)Eugène Delacroix
E)Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The word __________ was first used to describe art that was wild and imaginative during the Mannerist period.

A)modern
B)neoclassical
C)romantic
D)academic
E)none of these are correct

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The style of _______________ was a visual expression of the ideas of the Enlightenment, of value and order, and a rejection of both the high drama and murky atmosphere of Baroque art and the misty sentimentality of the Rococo.

A)Classicism
B)Romanticism
C)Neoclassicism
D)Realism
E)naturalism

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Considered to be the most controversial of French Realists, ______________ was not content simply to caricature society but who actively set out to offend it.

A)Jacques-Louis David
B)Gustave Courbet
C)Théodore Géricault
D)Eugène Delacroix
E)Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Question 5

A form of art in which human characters personify certain qualities or ideals is called a(n) ______.

A)painterly style
B)allegory
C)linear style
D)naturalistic style
E)none of these are correct

Question 6

The Hudson River School was founded by

A)Thomas Cole
B)Frederick Edwin Church
C)John Nash
D)J.M.W.Turner
E)Caspar David Friedrich

Question 7

All of the following are true of the Enlightenment except ______.

A)the value of rationality over faith, sense, and emotions
B)it was an age of great scientists and mathematicians
C)that the world was getting better and that humans were capable of improving their own lives
D)the value of self-expression
E)the idea of progress was embraced

Question 8

In The Oath of the Horatii, Jacques-Louis David emphasized the virtues of ______.

A)patriotism
B)self-sacrifice
C)fidelity
D)only a and b are correct
E)a, b, and c are correct

Question 9

The inspiration for The Gleaners by Jean Francois Millet, came from ______.

A)city life
B)a decade of living in Paris
C)rural life
D)Orientalism
E)none of these are correct

Question 10

Jacques-Louis David was the artist, spokesman, and historian, as well as a firm supporter of the ______.

A)Romanticism
B)French Revolution
C)Royal Academy
D)Hudson River School
E)none of these are correct

Question 11

What is one theme of Goya's painting The Third of May, 1808?

A)the importance of religion
B)class struggle
C)insanity
D)political cruelty
E)none of these are correct

Question 12

The ______________ artists rejected much of the logic and order of Neoclassicism and instead looked inside themselves to discover truth.

A)Mannerists
B)Realist
C)Romantic
D)Hudson River School
E)none of these are correct

Question 13

Dressing as a boy, ______________ remained unnoticed and free to go about research on animal anatomy, which was conducted in slaughterhouses.

A)Vigee-Lebrun
B)Rosa Bonheur
C)Gustave Courbet
D)Jean Francois Millet
E)none of these are correct

Question 14

Paintings of moral lessons, such as Angelica Kauffmann's Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures, that educate and improve the viewer are called ______.

A)academic paintings
B)revolutionary paintings
C)landscape paintings
D)history paintings
E)none of these are correct

Question 15

What characterized the Barbizon School?

A)plein air painting
B)blending of Realist and Romantic notions
C)living together in rural France
D)all of these are correct
E)none of these are correct

Question 16

The movement known for a deep love of nature and the landscape, as well as an emphasis on a personal viewpoint instead of an adherence to Classical rules, is named ______.

A)Modernism
B)Romanticism
C)Neoclassicism
D)Realism
E)naturalism

Question 17

What helped lead to Frederick Edwin Church's popularity?

A)His paintings expressed a sense of nostalgia.
B)He painted portraits of the elite.
C)His painting depicted the grandeur of nature.
D)Both a and c are correct.
E)None of these are correct.

Question 18

All of the following characterize Realist artists except ______.

A)they focused on the world around them
B)they focused on problems like poverty and political repression
C)they exposed the gritty details of contemporary life
D)they expressed a deep love of nature
E)all of these are correct

Question 19

What is a theme of J.M.W.Turner's painting Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Over-board the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)?

A)the overwhelming power of nature
B)the utter cruelty of human greed
C)the power of the navy
D)both a and b are correct
E)none of these are correct

Question 20

Which of the following stylistic choices is NOT true of Angelica Kauffmann's Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures?

A)clear, bright colors
B)crisp lines
C)plain background
D)murky shades
E)both d and c are correct

Question 21

Explain how oil paint influenced the way the Barbizon School painted.

Question 22

What were the favorite themes of J.M.W.Turner?

Question 23

As president of the Royal Academy in England, Sir Joshua Reynolds was able to dominate "official art." Outline Sir Joshua Reynolds's views on the proper training for young painters.

Question 24

Compare and contrast the work of Francisco Goya with Honorè Daumier.

Question 25

Compare and contrast Mrs.Siddons as the Tragic Muse by Sir Joshua Reynolds with The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough.

Question 26

How does the painting style of Francisco Goya differ from Jacques-Louis David?

Question 27

Define the word sublime in the context of the early nineteenth century.Explain how this influenced Romantic art of the time.

Question 28

Discuss the influence of Orientalism on Western art.Cite specific examples from the text.

Question 29

Compare and contrast Bonaparte crossing the Great Sian Bernard Pass with Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David.

Question 30

Discuss the strategies that Jean Auguste Domonique Ingres used in painting the portrait Comtesse d'Haussonville.Compare these strategies of depicting the female body to his earlier painting Grande Odalisque.