The Enlightenment, Rococo, and Neoclassical Art

Artist

• LeBrun

• Houdon

• David

• Jefferson

What French painter was Marie Antoinette's portrait painter, was invited to the Palace at Versailles, and could also paint the queen by heart?

• Jean-Honore Fragonard

• Elisabeth Louise Vigee-LeBrun

• William Hogarth

• Johannes Vermeer

What is the role of the landscape in Fragonard's The Swing?

• It suggest the timeless presence of a creator

• It shows man's control over nature

• It shows an interest in the botanical sciences

• It emphasizes the lushness and sensuality of the scene

Who is not a French artist?

• LeBrun

• Houdon

• David

• Jefferson

The popularity of Hogarth's Marriage å la Mode reflects what cultural change in 18th century England?

• the growth of middle class audiences and taste for art

• the rise of a powerful aristocracy

• increased urbanization

• the rejection of traditional moral values

The English scientist who discovered the law of universal gravitation

• Kepler

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Isaac Newton

How were classical themes and historic moments often used in Neoclassical painting?

• To suggest that original ideas had faded and not used by artists.

• To inspire people to reject national styles and identities.

• To show how far society had progressed since ancient times.

• To show the virtues of patriotism

The simple and elegant artistic style of the late 1700s that borrowed themes from classical Greece and Rome

• Neoclassical

• Baroque

• Rococo

• Expresionism

According to your Barron's book and class discussion, this painting shows

• The secret meetings of the Illuminati

• The ideals of the American Revolution

• A group of intellectuals called the Lunar Society

• The recent discoveries of Neptune and Saturn

A new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems?

• Enlightenment
• Renaissance
• American Revolution
• French Revolution