Rococo

The word Rococo comes from the French word meaning:

• Broken shell
• Light humor
• Sarcasm
• Light

The Rococo Period covers what period of time?

• 17th and 18th centuries
• pre-Biblical times
• 18th and 19th centuries
• 14th and 15th centuries

Which of the following had the greatest effect on the people and art of the time?

• Religious disputes
• World Wars
• Discovery of color
• Overpopulation

Which of the following wars did not occur during the Rococo Period?

• American Civil War
• American Revolution
• French and Indian War
• Wars of Austrian Succession

Which of the following best describes Rococo art?

• Elaborate, light, and ornate
• Dark , grim, and mysterious
• Rational, logical, and reasonable
• Realistic, industrial, and clean

Which of the following was not from the Rococo period?

• Pablo Picasso
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Jean-Honore Fragonard

Jean-Honore Fragonard painted which piece?

• “A Young Girl Reading”
• “The Blue Boy”
• “Madame Perregaux”
• “The Immaculate Conception”