Unit 3: From Realism to Post-Impressionism Review

Which is a characteristic of the daguerreotype as seen in Louis Daguerre's The Artist's Studio?

• Objects appear flat
• The image has limited tonal value
• image captures great detail, texture, and pattern
• one-point perspective creates a sense of depth

What did Paxton do that was different than the architectural tradition in this building known as the Crystal Palace?

• He made the iron structural supports visible
• He used concrete for the foundation
• He used aluminum for the framework
• He made a barrel vault that required many internal supports

Which statement describes 'The Gleaners' by French realist and naturalist Jean-Francois Millet?

• Figures realistically modeled after Millet's friends who posed for him
• figures were taken from mythological souces but rendered with lifelike detail
• figures are real people, but painted with colors from his imagination
• figures painted as they really appeared, with solid shapes and earthy colors

Which is an example of Realism in French artist Rosa Bonheur's 'Plowing in the Nivernais:The Dressing of the Vines'?

• the real subject is concealed in the background
• portrays a literary subject by using accurate, lifelike detail
• inspired by realistic art of Classical painters and sculptors
• depicts an everyday, contemporary scene without idealization

Which best describes American Realist painter Winslow Homer's artistic approach in 'Prisoners from the Front'?

• used orthogonal lines to draw the eye to important parts of the painting
• used multiple light sources to create a dramatic, theatrical effect
• depicted idealized figures based on Classical conventions
• based his oil painting on preparatory sketches that he made in the field

Which is a characteristic of American Realist painter Henry Ossawa Tanner's 'The Thankful Poor'?

• pyramid configuration creates compositional balance and harmony
• atmospheric perspective creates the illusion of depth
• dramatic light and shadow create mood and convincing space in a scene of contemporary life
• tenebrism enhances the contrast between the figures and the background and add drama

Which best describes French Impressionist painter Claude Monet's approach to painting?

• used thin, transparent paint to create carefully blended tonal values
• made sketches outdoors, before completing the finished painting in his studio
• painted a subject multiple times, under different lighting and weather conditions
• used the camera obscura as a sketch tool, to record landscape compositions

What type of subject matter did French Impressionist painter such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir depict?

• Classical images with idealized depictions of the human form
• vignettes of carefree Parisians enjoying leisure activities
• narrative painting that expressed political ideas
• religious images that served the Catholic Church

What characteristic of Japanese woodblock prints did French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas use in 'Four Dancers'?

• depicting the scene from a low vantage point
• the use of solid, flat colors to fill shapes
• cropping figures off the edges of the picture
• the use of subtle, understated lines

What characteristic of Impressionism did American artist Mary Cassatt use in 'Mother Combing Her Child's Hair'?

• loose strokes of vibrant color
• spontaneous, unstructured compositions
• lifelike modeling of forms
• work completed outdoors