What is this piece mocking?

The idea that photography could be a high art

La Grande Odalisque was inspired by all of the following EXCEPT

a brushstroke used in the Rococo

The Starry Night is displayed in

the Museum of Modern Art in New York

What does this work represent?

The social divisions of society

Why was this painting kept from being displayed?

The message was too politically controversial

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1
What is this piece mocking?
Everything
The recent introduction of hot air balloons
The idea that photography could be a high art
The untalented photographer Nadar
2
Who are some significant Impressionist painters?
Manet and Muybridge
Van Gogh and Munch
Monet and Cassatt
Braque and Picasso
3
Who sculpted the Burghers of Calais?
Henri Matisse
Gustave Courbet
Auguste Rodin
Jose Maria Velasco
4
What medium is used for this piece?
Lithograph
Oil on canvas
Oil on wood
Drypoint
5
Who is the artist of this painting?
Jean-Antoine Houdon
Francisco de Goya
Joseph Turner
Thomas Cole
6
Who are the women portrayed in this painting?
Five women from 5 different continents
Five sisters from France
The five women Picasso loved
Five prostitutes in a brothel
7
What was Sullivan's motto?
"I hope this becomes a Target one day"
"Form follows function"
"Home is where the art is"
"Function follows form"
8
Gustav Klimt's The Kiss is reminiscent of
15th century Italian painting
ancient African sculptures
Byzantine mosaics
Roman ruins
9
The Swing is similar to other Rococo paintings in that it
is concerned with the classical ideals of Polykleitos
uses tenebrism to contrast dark and light
uses a pastel palette
is innovative and experimental in painting techniques
10
La Grande Odalisque was inspired by all of the following EXCEPT
the facial formulas used by Raphael
a brushstroke used in the Rococo
an exoticism derived from depicting a Middle Eastern setting
a figure style reminiscent of Italian Mannerist
11
Who is this a self-portrait of?
Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun
Marie Antoinette
Jean-Auguste Ingres
Eugene Delacroix
12
This style of art was focused on the breakdown of human form into angles and shapes
Symbolism
Romanticism
Post-Impressionism
Cubism
13
The Starry Night is displayed in
The Austrian Gallery in Vienna
the Museum of Modern Art in New York
The Louvre in Paris
the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
14
What does this work represent?
The hope and freedom found on American soil
The chaos of the New World
The social divisions of society
The divisions of gender
15
Why was this painting kept from being displayed?
The message was too politically controversial
People did not want to see a woman lead an army
The artist was upset with how it turned out
The nudity was looked down upon

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