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19th Century Art

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What historical event changed European Art in the early 1800's?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

The Civil War

c)

The French Revolution

d)

The discovery of the "New World"

2.

True or False: Romanticism was all about love

a)

False

b)

True

3.

Which 19th Century art movement only portrayed things that could be seen or experienced by the artist?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Art Nouveau

c)

Romanticism

d)

Realism

4.

What invention from the 1830's almost put portrait painters out of a job?

a)

The Wheel

b)

Photography

c)

The Printing Press

d)

Acrylic Paint

5.

In the 1800's, what could a painter do that a photographer couldn't?

a)

Use color

b)

Depict a realistic landscape

c)

Use linear perspective

d)

Depict a still life that has depth and value

6.

Which Impressionist painter painted Rouen Cathedral multiple times to show how light changed throughout the day?

a)

Mary Cassatt

b)

Pierre August Renoir

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Georges Suerat

7.

How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell in his lifetime?

a)

Enough to be financially independent

b)

Only one

c)

Over 10,000

d)

158

8.

Where was Vincent Van Gogh when he painted The Starry Night?

a)

At his brother Theo's house

b)

In a hospital room

c)

On a trip to America

d)

Rome

9.

Although its title is Symphony in White No. 1, what is the subject matter of Whistler's painting?

a)

The artist's girlfriend

b)

A blank, white canvas

c)

An orchestra of musicians, all dressed in white suits

d)

A landscape from Antarctica, which had just been explored for the first time.

10.

What kinds of shapes did Art Nouveau architect Antoni Gaudi use in his building designs?

a)

Geometric shapes

b)

Organic shapes

c)

Pentagons only

d)

Glass pyramids