Art Movements Quiz

Which art movement, inspired by Classical Greek & Roman art, was characterized by a focus on nature, individualism, and the precise study of human anatomy?

• Renaissance

• Rococo

• Baroque

• Mannerism

Which art movement rejected order, harmony, and rationality, and instead emphasized the individual and imagination?

• Romanticism

• Fauvism

• Neoclassicism

• Realism

Which art movement sought to capture an immediate snapshot of a particular moment and used short, quick brushstrokes?

• Impressionism

• Post-Impressionism

• Expressionism

• Art Nouveau

Which art movement was characterized by intense color, line, and brushwork, and was a precursor of Cubism and Expressionism?

• Fauvism

• Abstract Expressionism

• Cubism

• Surrealism

Which art movement was led by Pablo Picasso and George Braque, and rejected the idea that art should copy nature?

• Surrealism

• Cubism

• Impressionism

• Realism

Which art movement emerged in New York after WWII and used spontaneity and improvisation to create abstract works of art?

• Pop Art

• Fauvism

• Surrealism

• Abstract Expressionism

Which art movement attempted to create a new, entirely authentic movement free of imitation and had a strong influence on graphic art and architecture?

• Baroque

• Rococo

• Neoclassicism

• Art Nouveau

Which art movement was characterized by ornate, over-the-top visual arts and architecture, and is characterized by an intense contrast between light and dark?

• Rococo

• Baroque

• Realism

• Mannerism

Which art movement drew upon classical antiquity for inspiration and renewed interest in classical ideals of harmony, simplicity, and proportion?

• Romanticism

• Realism

• Impressionism

• Neoclassicism

This movement spawned during WWI, and was a negative reaction to the horrors and "folly" of war. It is often satirical and nonsensical in nature.

• Surrealism

• Dadaism

• Fauvism

• Art Nouveau