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Content Area 4: Later Europe and Americas 1750-1980 C.E.
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1
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was the official court painter for who?
French King Louis XV and Queen Marie de Medici
English King Edward XI and Queen Anne Marie
English King Charles XVI and Queen Mary of Wale
French King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette
2
The art-historical movement of the work shown is
Realism
Post-Impressionism
Romanticism
Impressionism
3
The theme of the painting is most strongly related to the
writings of Karl Marx
hypotheses of Isaac Newton
speeches of Napoleon III
theories of Charles Darwin
4
The style of this work is closest to that of
Romanticism
Surrealism
Impressionism
Symbolism
5
What artistic period is this painting classified under?
Romanticism
Tenebrism
Realism
Expressionism
6
This work by William Hogarth critiques the lavish and pleasure-seeking lives of who?
The French Aristocracy
The English Monarchy
The Egyptian Pharaohs
The Spanish Moors
7
The work reflects the artist’s interest in
a single light source
dream imagery
spirituality
multiple viewpoints
8
What is the correct I.D. for this work?
The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh
The Scream, Edvard Munch
Olympia. Édouard Manet
The Oxbow, Thomas Cole
9
The Spiral Jetty is
a sculpture
an earthenware
an installation
an earthwork
10
What was Kandinsky's intention and purpose for the viewer with this piece?
to convey drama and energy
to provide them with a sensory experience like that of music
to leave them dizzy in a color frenzy
to portray a horrific nightmare
11
Which of the following statements is true about this painting?
It incited outrage from government officials.
It reflects a longing for a lost homeland.
It reflects a transcendental vision of nature
It reveals a controversial subject
12
The painting was surprising to its original audience mainly because
its figures are placed within an idealized landscape
it engendered religious compassion
its innovation earned the artist admittance to the Salon
it depicted laborers on a grand scale
13
What is the correct ID for this work?
The Oath of the Horatii. Jacques-Louis David. 1784 C.E.
The Roman Oath. Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1704 C.E.
The Oath of the Horatii.Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1704 C.E.
The Oath of the Curatii. Jacques-Louis David. 1784 C.E.
14
Conversely to Rodin's composition, his patrons had which of the following expectations?
Figures would be posed as classical nudes.
There would be an allegorical figure representing Liberty.
A continuous narrative within an architectural frieze.
The burghers would be represented in a glorified manner.
15
A conversation over coffee with which artist inspired Meret Oppenheim to go home & create this
Gustav Klimt
Vassily Kandinsky
Pablo Picasso
Vincent Van Gogh
16
The painting shown was created by
Jacob Lawrence
Diego Rivera
Wifredo Lam
Frida Kahlo
17
This work represents an art movement known as
Minimalism
feminist art
Pop Art
digital art
18
Marie Cassatt was influenced by the prints of women from what foreign Country?
Maidens from Scotland
Geishas from Japan
Queens from Spain
Priestesses from the Pacific Islands
19
Rodin’s representation of the figures was influential on later artists mainly because of the
deliberate anonymity and lack of specific attributes
grouping that privileges a single viewpoint
harmonic proportions and use of contrapposto
emotional impact and lack of idealization
20
This work by Claes Oldenburg is considered
sculpture
skyscraper
photo montage
monumental installation art
21
The patrons responded to Rodin’s mode of representation by
forfeiting the commission and hiring another artist
displaying the sculpture within the town hall
paying for an additional casting to be displayed in Paris
elevating the sculpture on a raised platform
22
Most Romantic Landscapes address
agriculture
the Sublime
the Reformation
revolution
23
The opulent use of gold & jewel-like patterning in this work reflects the artist’s interest in
Gothic stained glass
illuminated manuscripts
Byzantine mosaics
Japanese woodblocks
24
The artist used all of the following features in the work EXCEPT
planes that dissolve into each other
incorporation of text
a subdued palette
a clear relationship between figure and ground
25
Rapid brush strokes, emotional intensity, spontaneous creation... this work is considered
surrealism
abstract expressionism
post-impressionism
impressionism
26
This series of snap shots coined Edward Muybridge as
The Father of the Motion Picture
The Father of Kentucky Derby
The Father of Settling Bets
The Father of Action Photography
27
Picasso is the father of
Cubism
Abstraction
Expressionism
Post-Impressionism
28
What was the significance of the use of Neoclassicism in the U.S. during the late 1700s?
Our Founding Fathers were obsessed with Greek Art and Lit.
It was relevant to the emotion and drama in the young nation
The style was trendy, making the U.S. artistically competent
It defined America's ideals in politics, education & art.
29
This artist was a part of which movement? What was his aim/purpose in his artwork?
Surrealist: to combine the real and imaginary in one image
Expressionist: express what he saw through color
Impressionism: capture the changing colors of light in time
Abstract Expressionist: create a purely optical experience
30
German Expressionist Kirchner was the founder of
Die Brücke
(The Bridge) which aimed to
bridge the gap between the past and the modern future
Build a bridge between the people and the government
build a bridge from Europe to America
bridge the disconnect between soldiers and civilians
31
The primary medium of this work is
engraving
etching
digital scanning
photo silk-screening
32
The artist included figures wearing black top hats in the painting to indicate
nationality
affiliation with a political party
social class
association with an art academy
33
The artist of the work is
Jasper Johns
Robert Rauschenberg
Andy Warhol
Claes Oldenburg
34
The artist included in the painting a recognizable landmark located in
Paris
Amsterdam
Rome
London
35
In this particular painting from the series, the artist intended to convey the
discrimination that African Americans found in the U.S.
separation of slaves and slaveholders in the United States
Effects of urban settings breaking down rural communities
poor conditions of the lower class in the U.S.
36
This 1840 romantic work by Joseph Mallord William Turner exposes the reality of what?
The brutal restrictions on romantic artists at the time
The horrors of the transatlantic slave trace
the colors of an ocean sunset in the midst of the storm.
The natural and destructive power of the ocean
37
Who is the artist of this work?
Antonio Gaudí
Egon Schiele
Aubrey Beardsley
Gustav Klimt
38
This work by Matisse is considered part of which artistic style?
Impressionism
De Stijl
Abstract Expressionism
Fauvism
39
In the commission for
The Burghers of Calais
, Auguste Rodin was asked to depict
sinners described in Dante’s Inferno
veterans of the Franco-Prussian War
Elders offering themselves as hostages in the 100 Years’ War
local heroes of the French Resistance during WWII
40
The subject matter of the painting includes all of the following EXCEPT
a political point of view
an allegorical personification
a biblical parable
an event from the artist’s own times
41
Based on the style of this work, which artist would you attribute this to?
Monet
Dagas
Van Gogh
Manet
42
RobertVenturi’s House in NewCastleCounty is most similar to ThomasJefferson’s Monticello in its
location in a dense urban environment
incorporation of spolia from other buildings
internal and external symmetry
adaptation of classical design elements
43
Helen Frankenthaler used diluted paint primarily to
create the illusion of distance and depth in her work
form hard-edged geometric compositions using tonal variants
demonstrate the spontaneous flow of paint across a surface
reveal the expressive power of vigorous brushwork
44
Advantages of the technique used to create this work include all of thefollowing EXCEPT its
reproducibility
assembly-line quickness
realistic detail
profitability
45
What is the proper I.D. for this work?
Liberty Leading the People. Eugène Delacroix. 1830 C.E.
Victory Leading the Masses. Eugène Delacroix. 1830 C.E.
Liberty Leading the People. Edvard Munch. 1830 C.E.
Victory Leading the Masses. Edvard Munch. 1830 C.E.
46
Which of the following is a correct in the symbolism used on George Washington's statue?
A walking staff to represent the royalty he descended from
13 fascia to represent 13 colonies
1,776 grams of marble symbolizing the birth year of the U.S.
Shoulder pads ala The King of Pop
47
This work is characteristic of which artistic movement?
Post-Impressionism
Abstract Expressionism
Impressionism
Fauvism
48
This work by William Hogarth critiques the lavish and pleasure-seeking lives of who?
The French Aristocracy
The Spanish Moors
The Egyptian Pharaohs
The English Monarchy
49
The panels of this work form a
retablo
predella
diptych
plinth
50
This painting by Joseph Wright of Derby exemplifies the ideals of which intellectual movement?
The Renaissance
The Enlightenment
The Industrial Revolution
The Classical Revival
51
In this print, Honoré Daumier address the growing social anxiety over what?
Climate Change
The Enlightenment
Classical Revival
Modernization
52
This work is concerned with the visual language of
nationalism
existentialism
popular culture
classical mythology
53
This building shares which of the following design characteristics with the Seagram Building?
Cast-iron ornamentation
A steel-frame structure
The integration of a public plaza
An oblique entryway
54
Memorial Sheet of Karl Liebknecht was
a fictional narrative
commissioned by his family
a political statement supporting his ideology
propagandistic
55
What is the correct I.D. for this work?
The Urinal, Marcel Duchamp
The Fountain, Marcel Duchamp
The Fountain, R. Mutt
The Urinal, R. Mutt
56
Similar to the work of Thomas Cole, this work focuses on:
idea of Manifest Destiny
contribution of Native Americans tolandscape preservation
implementation of the Homestead Act
impact of the gold rush on landscapedevelopment
57
What is the title of this work?
The Kiss
Embrace
When Two Become One
The Smooch
58
The Swing by Fragonard is a perfect example of which artistic movement?
Rococo
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Enlightenment
59
Varvara Stepanova was
employed by the anti-communist group to create protest art
employed by the Russian Government to create scrapbooks
employed by the Russian government to create propaganda art
employed by the Russian art academy to create photomontages
60
This work by William Hogarth critiques the lavish and pleasure-seeking lives of who?
The Spanish Moors
The English Monarchy
The Egyptian Pharaohs
The French Aristocracy
61
Who painted this work?
Thomas Cole
Claude Lorrain
Winslow Homer
Claude Monet
62
What work is this?
Villa Savoye
House in New Castle County
The Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building
The Seagram Building
63
Photographer Stieglitz wanted his photos to affect the viewer in which way?
similar to Abstract Expressionist paintings:visual & sensory
to call their attention to socio-economic disparities
realize photography was indeed fine art
show them that anyone could be a photographer
64
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater demonstrates his conviction that this building should
employ the skills of regional artisans
be an integrative part of the landscape
elevate the individual above worldly concerns
reflect the most advanced building technologies
65
The artist of this painting is associated with an art-historical movement known as the
Barbizon School
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Ash Can School
Hudson River School
66
The application of paint is most similar to that of
Johannes Vermeer’s Woman Holding a Balance
Édouard Manet’s Olympia
Paul Gauguin’s Where Do We Come From? What Are We? ...
Jacques-Louis David’s The Oath of the Horatii
67
This work by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya embodied which artistic movement?
Realism
Romanticism
Emotionalism
Expressionism
68
Manet was a ______, but his “_____” situations shocked/rocked the Parisian art world.
Surrealist; surreal
Realist; real
Classicist; classical
Expressionist; expression
69
This artist was considered part of
Art Nouveau
the academy
the avant-garde
the Blue Rider
70
This artist shows an interest in (B) (C) (D)
social protest
Classical traditions
psychological states
academic training
71
This sculpture by Rude entitled La Marseillaise directly influenced which of our unit works?
The Death of General Wolfe,Benjamin West, 1770 C.E.
And There’s Nothing to Be Done, Francisco de Goya. 1810–1823
The Valley of Mexico. Jose María Velasco. 1882
Liberty Leading the People. Eugène Delacroix. 1830 C.E.
72
Diego Rivera's mural in Mexico city can be described as
A national parade in the country's capital
The Day of the Dead festival
a gathering of the top figures of400 years of MexicanHistory
a historic timeline, structured & organized chronologically
73
This artist shows an interest in
social protest
psychological states
academic training
Classical traditions
74
The artist of this work is associated with which of the following art-historical movements?
Vienna Secession
Arts and Crafts
De Stijl
Die Brücke
75
Wilfredo Lam sought to explore what, in his creation of "The Jungle"
his Afro-Cuban heritage
ritualistic dancing of his people
color theory
the vegetation in local jungles
76
The painting exhibits all of the following formal characteristics EXCEPT
loose and painterly brushwork
atmospheric perspective
dramatic use of color and light
spatially flat composition
77
An artist whose work was a catalyst for this artist’s development was
Vassily Kandinsky
Georges Seurat
Paul Cézanne
Edvard Munch
78
This Romantic landscape shows a view of which location?
The Valley of Sonoma
The Valley of Mexico
Silicon Valley
The Hudson Valley
79
The painting was created between
1921 and 1940
1880 and 1900
1901 and 1920
1941 and 1960
80
Who is the woman in this portrait?
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Sor Mariana Inés de la Cruz
Sor Camila Inés de la Cruz
Sor Sofia Inés de la Cruz
81
Paul Gaugin considered this work his masterpiece. What was it's subject?
His experiences living in Tahiti
Life in a Tahitian nudist colony
The journey to find himself and his faith in a monastery
Meditation on the life cycle and our purpose
82
This work was created in the
1960s
1940s
2000s
1980s
83
Which of the following artists also worked in the style exemplified by the painting?
Georgia O’Keeffe
Salvador Dalí
Pablo Picasso
Emil Nolde
84
This work by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was the first successful
Photograph
Etching
Lithograph
Digital Scan
85
This artist was considered part of
the avant-garde
Art Nouveau
the academy
the Blue Rider
86
What is this building?
Palace of Westminster, The House of Parliament in London
Versailles, The Home of the Monarchy in France
The National Museum, London
The Mosque of Cordoba, Spain
87
Frida Kahlo's work is classified as
Realist
Surrealist
Idealist
Abstract
88
What artistic style is this work exemplary of?
Fauvism
Impressionism
Abstract Expressionism
De Stijl
89
The style of the painting is
Cubist
Pointillist
Expressionist
Futurist
90
Where did van Gogh paint this?
from his window at a mental hospital
from his cabin in the mountains
from his bedroom window
from his car on the country road side
91
Ingres refused to disguise who/what his female figure was. What was she?
an odalisque, existing for the sultan's sexual pleasure
The daughter of a Sultan, posing nude as a rebellious act
a murderer, hiding out in Inges' studio
a prosititute, working the streets in Turkey
92
Architect Le Corbusier divided a plan for modern homes of the future, he called it
The Five Rules of Architecture
The Five Guidelines of Architecture
The Five Points of Architecture
The Five Rooms of Architecture
93
The theme of this work by Yayoi Kusama revolves around the theme of
environmental art
molecular science
metallic forcefields
self obsession
94
The painting is from the series
The Migration
, which was a response to which historic event?
Mass movement of AfricanAmericans out of rural southern U.S.
Forced immigration of Africans thru the Atlantic slave trade
Relocation of Native Americans to designated territories
Influx of immigrants fromEurope to U.S. in the early 20th C.
95
The artist of this work, worked primarily in
Switzerland
Germany
Norway
France
96
The artist who created the painting is
Robert Delaunay
Henri Matisse
Pablo Picasso
Georges Braque
97
The iconography used by Miguel Cabrera in his portrayal of Sor Juana suggests his intention to
reminder of her martyrdom & role as patron saint of learning
emphasize her passion for religion and love of literature
reference her translation of the Bible into Spanish
endow the painting with symbolism of the Virgin of Guadalupe