Rococo and Neoclassicism

The Swing by Jean-Honore Fragonard is similar to other Rococo paintings in that it

• uses tenebrism to sharply contrast dark and light
• is concerned with the classical ideals of Polykleitos
• is innovative and experimental in painting techniques
• uses a pastel palette

The structure of Monticello is heavily influenced by Thomas Jefferson's

• trip to Spain to study Renaissance architecture
• work as an archaeologist uncovering the ancient ruins of Pompeii
• study of classical temples in the south of France
• friendship with George Washington and by his architectural theories

The columns and the pediment of Monticello are meant to recall the 

• ancient Egyptian pharoahs and their expression of eternity
• Greek gods and their mythological stories
• Roman Republic and its governmental ideals
• Gothic churches and their spirituality

Jacques-Louis David's The Oath of the Horatii is based on an ancient Roman story, but the painting technique owes a great deal to 

• Peter Paul Rubens
• Caravaggio
• Johannes Vermeer
• Jacopo Pontormo

William Hogarth's satiric paintings are a reflection of a movement in the eighteenth century called

• the Enlightenment
• Naturalism
• the Industrial Revolution
• the Grand Tour