Which answer best applies to the structure of this painting?

It is full of sharply outlined arcs and curves

Which answer best applies?

Napoleon shows compassion heroically touching plague victim

Although they were contemporaries, Greuze differed from Fragonard because he _________.

painted sentimental scenes of daily life

Which answer best applies?

The strong light helps model the figure

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Visual Art Round 2

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1
Which answer best applies to the structure of this painting?
It has severe diagonals
The forms are created by colors and the outlines are diluted
It is full of sharply outlined arcs and curves
The basic structure is triangular
2
Which answer best applies?
Ridicules the belief that a king's touch could cure all
Piece of propaganda against Napoleon
Depiction of an entirely fictional event
Napoleon shows compassion heroically touching plague victim
3
Portraits of women and children are typical of the work of which artist?
Ingres
Vigée-LeBrun
Fragonard
Greuze
4
Identify the artist:
Greuze
Ingres
Fragonard
Gros
5
Intimate settings, and natural, relaxed poses are characteristics of the paintings of ________.
Géricault
Ingres
Vigée-LeBrun
David
6
The subject of this painting by David is __________.
an imaginary event
a political enemy of Napoleon
one of the victims of the Raft of Medusa
a martyr to the Revolution
7
Although they were contemporaries, Greuze differed from Fragonard because he _________.
was best known for his portraits
painted sentimental scenes of daily life
did chiefly history paintings
was primarily a landscape painter
8
Which answer best applies?
The use of too much detail diminishes the figure
Like some of David's paintings the actions in the background
The strong light helps model the figure
The pose and figure are unrealistic and highly idealized
9
Anatomical distortion of the figure is very characteristic of which artist?
Fragonard
Greuze
Vigée-LeBrun
Ingres
10
Study the image & identify the artist.
Ingres
Géricault
David
Gros
11
Although he worked in a relatively academic manner, Géricault broke with tradition with his _.
subject matter
colors
figures
structure
12
The phrase which best describes Gluck’s operatic art is _______.
orchestral predominance
exquisite virtuosity
brilliant mono chromaticism
nobel simplicity
13
Identify the artist:
Vigée-LeBrun
Ingres
Fragonard
Géricault
14
The emphasis here is on the ______.
setting
lighting
composition
gamut of emotions

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