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'Marie Antoinette and her Children' - AO1 Identities Quiz
'Marie Antoinette and her Children' - AO1 Identities Quiz
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How did Lebrun align Marie Antoinette with the sitter?
Same background
Same hair style
Same pose
Dress is similar - aligning herself with the sitter (a well liked queen)
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Is the artistic style Neo-Classicism?
False
True
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How did Lebrun align Marie Antoinette with Virgin Mary?
She presented the baby as Christ
She presented her as nude
She gave her a crown which was a symbol of religion
She placed Marie-Antoinette in apex of triangular composition
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Where was the painting first exhibited?
Liverpool
The V&A
1787 Salon
The Louvre
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Who was Vigee Lebrun?
A sculptor
French portraitist known for her sensitive depictions of women
A model
German artist that appreciated traditional values
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In 1779 Lebrun was summoned to Versailles to paint a portrait of Marie-Antoinette
False
True
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Why did the public hate Marie Antoinette?
She hated the French people
She was lazy
They didn't, she was loved!
She had a reputation of being immoral, promiscuous and frivolous
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What year was Vigee Lebrun accepted into the Academy?
1990
1780
1853
1783
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Seeked advice from David and Raphael (most famous artists at the time)
False
True
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When was it painted?
1787
1756
1921
1899
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Who was the patron?
Marie Antoinette
The French government
King Louis XIV
No patron
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It then was displayed in the Palace of Versailles
False
True
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What happened between Marie Antoinette and Vigee Lebrun?
Completed over 20 portraits for her and they became close friends
The queen forced her to paint all the French royals portraits from now on
They had a massive falling out
They painted together
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Characteristics of Neo-Classicism style
Dynamism and visible brushstrokes
Abstract and experimental
Stability, realism, invisible brushstrokes, academic painting
No certain characteristics
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Was Marie Antoinette a symbol of excessive spending, materialism, selfishness and extravagance?
True
False
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Critics were divided on the work's success
True
False
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Women at the time were expected to embody societal ideals of “the good mother” (kind, stable, childbearing)
True
False
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Why did the Queen commission this portrait?
To improve her public image and depict her as what people wanted in a Queen
To gift to her children
To hang up in her bedroom
To show off her beauty
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Why was the French Monarchy increasingly unpopular in this time?
They were too poor
They lived in luxury whilst the rest of France suffered in financial crisis
They weren't, everyone loved them especially Marie Antoinette
They never went to public events
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Painting was inspired by Jean-Marc Nattier
'Portrait of Marie Leszczyńska'
(1748)
False
True
