Question 1

The Enlightenment idea of the "natural man" may be seen in paintings by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Greuze 
B)  Watteau 
C)  Fragonard 
D)  Clodion 
A)  Greuze 
B)  Watteau 
C)  Fragonard 
D)  Clodion A

Question 2

What does this work represent?

Accepted Answer

Wright of Derby,A Philosopher Giving a Lecture at the Orrery (Figure 11-1).The work reflects the new scientific rationalism of the Age of Enlightenment,recording scientific demonstrations in a grand manner,almost on the plane of history painting.

Question 3

How does this depict a successful "history" painting?

Accepted Answer

Benjamin West,Death of General Wolfe,(Figure 11-10).The British victory is depicted,in spite of the dying general,at the Battle of Quebec.His victory led to the acquisition of Canada by the British.The artist amplified the sacrifice for country theme by positioning the figure of the dying General Wolfe as a dying martyr.West blended the traditional and the heroic.

Question 4

Compare the self-portraits of Vigée-Lebrun and Artemisia Gentileschi.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The self-portraits of Vigée-Lebrun and A

Question 5

Compare the paintings of Hogarth and Reynolds.How does each address the issue of class? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The paintings of Hogarth and Reynolds bo

Question 6

Explain the relationship of Neoclassicism and Rococo.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Neoclassicism and Rococo are two distinc

Question 7

Jefferson based his design for Monticello on the work of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Inigo Jones 
B)  Brunelleschi 
C)  Palladio 
D)  Bernini 
A)  Inigo Jones 
B)  Brunelleschi 
C)  Palladio 
D)  Bernini

Question 8

What is "Grand Manner Portraiture"?

Accepted Answer

Grand manner portraiture eleva

Question 9

What is a grand tour?

Accepted Answer

A)  a world tour 
B)  Napoleon's march through Europe and Russia 
C)  landscape paintings made to simulate a trip abroad 
D)  the trip wealthy Europeans and Americans made to Italy 
A)  a world tour 
B)  Napoleon's march through Europe and Russia 
C)  landscape paintings made to simulate a trip abroad 
D)  the trip wealthy Europeans and Americans made to Italy

Question 10

How did Rousseau influence art?

Accepted Answer

Rousseau promoted the idea of the natura

Question 11

What is being expressed in this work?

Accepted Answer

Hogarth,Breakfast Scene from Marriage à

Question 12

Which artist brought scientific accuracy and dramatic presentation to his painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denis Diderot 
B)  William Hogarth 
C)  Joseph Wright of Derby 
D)  Antoine Watteau 
A)  Denis Diderot 
B)  William Hogarth 
C)  Joseph Wright of Derby 
D)  Antoine Watteau

Question 13

Who is considered the first modern art historian?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rousseau 
B)  Locke 
C)  Winckelmann 
D)  Diderot 
A)  Rousseau 
B)  Locke 
C)  Winckelmann 
D)  Diderot

Question 14

Which artist made portraits in the grant manner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vigée-Lebrun 
B)  Hogarth 
C)  David 
D)  Reynolds 
A)  Vigée-Lebrun 
B)  Hogarth 
C)  David 
D)  Reynolds

Question 15

Reconstruct the Rococo setting of the French aristocratic elite.Where did they live? What did they have in their homes? Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The French aristocratic elite during the

Question 16

Clodion's Nymph and Satyr Carousing illustrates the Rococo taste for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  classical art 
B)  moralizing lessons 
C)  erotic playfulness 
D)  coloristic effects 
A)  classical art 
B)  moralizing lessons 
C)  erotic playfulness 
D)  coloristic effects

Question 17

How does this work reflect the interest in "the natural"?

Accepted Answer

Vigée-Lebrun,Self-Portrait (Figure 11-7)

Question 18

How does this work express Neoclassicism?

Accepted Answer

Kaufman,Cornela Presenting her Children

Question 19

How did the work of Hogarth present a "moral tone"?

Accepted Answer

His work satirized the social milieu of

Question 20

Discuss the ways in which the 18ᵗʰ-century interest in the natural,the sentimental,and the heroic was expressed in art.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The 18th century was a period of great i

Exam 11: Rococo to Neoclassicism in Europe and America

The Enlightenment idea of the "natural man" may be seen in paintings by ____.

What does this work represent?

How does this depict a successful "history" painting?

Compare the self-portraits of Vigée-Lebrun and Artemisia Gentileschi.Use examples to support your essay.

Compare the paintings of Hogarth and Reynolds.How does each address the issue of class? Use examples to support your essay.

Explain the relationship of Neoclassicism and Rococo.Use examples to support your essay.

Jefferson based his design for Monticello on the work of ____.

What is "Grand Manner Portraiture"?

What is a grand tour?

How did Rousseau influence art?

What is being expressed in this work?

Which artist brought scientific accuracy and dramatic presentation to his painting?

Who is considered the first modern art historian?

Which artist made portraits in the grant manner?

Reconstruct the Rococo setting of the French aristocratic elite.Where did they live? What did they have in their homes? Use examples to support your essay.

Clodion's Nymph and Satyr Carousing illustrates the Rococo taste for ____.

How does this work reflect the interest in "the natural"?

How does this work express Neoclassicism?

How did the work of Hogarth present a "moral tone"?

Discuss the ways in which the 18ᵗʰ-century interest in the natural,the sentimental,and the heroic was expressed in art.Use examples to support your essay.

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