WorksheetsSTUDY GUIDE_Art History_Last major_Spring 2024
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
What is the name of the painting style that describes the work of Claude Monet?
Surrealism
Impressionism
Realism
What inspired Monet to create his paintings?
his family
his dreams
his gardens
What is the true subject of Impressionism? (Hint: Monet studied haystacks to understand this.)
light & true color
landscapes and water
flowers and lily pads
Which of these sayings best explains how to paint in Impressionism?
carefully and slowly taking your time
loosely and quickly to just get the idea across
paying close attention to small details making it look realistic
What artist painted 'Starry Night' and is considered one of the greatest artists in history?
Pablo Picasso
Claude Monet
Vincent Van Gogh
While Impressionism focuses on light, Post-Impressionism focuses on ____________.
using the exact colors of objects
making viewers feel an emotion
making objects look realistic
True or False: Post-Impressionism uses un-natural, exaggerated, or distorted colors to help convey an emotion.
True
False
What future art movement did Post-Impressionism help to inspire? (relates to emotion).
Expressionism
Impressionism
Realism
List one similarity and one difference between Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.
Both styles use lose and quick brush strokes, but the colors used are different.
Both styles show outdoor scenes, but the brush strokes used are different.
Both styles use the same colors, but the brush strokes are different.
Who painted the following?
Renoir
Monet
Cassatt
Degas
The phenomena of many small areas of different colors viewed together in the brain as one overall color (like pixels) is called
optical mixing
spectral mixing
light spectrum
separation reversal
Which of the following artworks would be considered a landscape?
What came first?
Post Impressionism
Impressionism
How did the artist Van Gogh show texture in his work?
Printing with objects found in nature.
Brushstroke layering with his paintbrush
Collage using textured paper
Which Post-Impressionist painting is being spoofed by the Simpsons in this image?
The Ballet Class, Edgar Degas
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat
The Water Lilly Pond, Claude Monet
Cafe Terrace at Night, Van Gogh
Which artistic technique consists of a thick application of paint, which creates a surface texture.
Japonisme
Impasto
Contrapposto
Pointillism
Which of the following paintings was painted by Degas?
Instead of focusing on displaying light and color in a naturalistic manner post-impressionists used juxtaposition and symbolism as tools
true
false
Which of the following are the Post-Impressionist Artists?
Claude Monet
Edouard Manet
Paul Cezanne
Vincent Van Gogh
Name the Title & Artist
Portrait of Émile Zola
Édouard Manet
The Water Lilies
Claude Monet
Name the Title & Artist
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Moulin de La Galette
Edgar Degas
Little Dancer Fourteen Years Old
Name the Title & Artist
Auguste Rodin
The Thinker
Georges Seurat
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Name the Title & Artist
Auguste Rodin
The Thinker
Georges Seurat
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Van Gogh painted many different types of flowers, which ones are he most known for?
Sunflowers
Dandelions
Crabgrass
Piranha Plants
How many paintings did Van Gogh sell while he was alive?
100,000
-4
1
50
How many dots are in Sunday in the Park?
3,456,000
52
500
5,978
What is "Optical Mixing"
Constructed to assist sight or to correct defects in vision.
When you mix fiber optics together, you get a bundle.
When two colors are right next to each other, your eye visually mixes them.
An illusion caused by the visual system and characterized by a visual precept that arguably appears to differ from reality.
Who invented Pointillism?
Georges Seurat
George Washington
George Clooney
George Clinton
What are the Primary Colors?
Red, Orange, Pink
Red, Yellow, Blue
Blue, Brown, Green
Orange, Violet, Green
What are the Secondary Colors?
Orange, Violet, Green
Sepia, Monochromatic, Hue
Black, White, Gray
Pink, Yellow, Green
The artistic style that catered to the wealthy aristocracy and included pastel colors and a lighthearted spirit was ______________?
Baroque
Rococo
Neoclassical
Which artistic style was inspired by ancient Greece and Rome with a more serious/noble attitude?
Baroque
Rococo
Neoclassical
Identify the style of art.
Baroque
Rococo
Neoclassical
Name the art style.
Baroque
Rococo
Neoclassical
David
Rubens
What is a characteristic of Rococo painting as seen in the work of Antoine Watteau?
precise, smooth brushwork with no individual strokes visible
the depiction of elegant parties set within idyllic landscapes
the depiction of figures in twisted, distressed positions
the use of solid areas of color with little variation
How was David's "Oath of the Horatii" inspired by Classical Greek and Roman art?
The figures are modeled after Classical sculpture.
The story that it tells focused on emotion rather than reason.
The vibrant colors are similar to those of ancient frescoes.
The figures are posed in distorted positions for added drama.
What is a true statement about Neoclassical painting as seen in Jacques Louis David's "Oath of the Horatii"?
Its details are elaborate and ornate.
Its figures were modeled after Egyptian sculpture.
It inspired patriotism and taught moral values.
It was made using loose, energetic brushstrokes.
What is "Genre"
the middle class
the basic structure of all cameras
the use of light and dark to show highlights and shadows on objects
an artwork that depicts a scene from everyday life.
Renaissance
Baroque
Rococo
Renaissance
Baroque
Rococo
He was a chief propagandist of the militant intellectuals who aimed to overthrow the French monarchs
Jacques Louis David
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
He used his knowledge in classical culture and literature in expressing political views against the French monarchy.
Jacques Louis-David
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
The patriotic three sons on the left firmly saluted in the gestures of a gladiator who is ready to die.
Oedipus and the Sphinx
The Death of Socrates
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
The Oath of the Horatii
Portrays the majesctic pose of a leader
Oedipus and the Sphinx
The Oath of the Horatii
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
The Death of Socrates
Romantics value industry over nature.
True
False
Romanticism is...
desolate, full of remote settings, and violent.
an attitude toward nature, humanity and society emphasizing freedom, imagination, and individuality.
a philosophy that says truth is reached through intuition over reason.
events and social conditions presented as they really are, with no idealization.
Put the art movements in chronological order.
Rococo, Romanticism, High Renaissance, Realism
Baroque, Neoclasscism, Futurism, Romanticism
Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, Neoclassicism
High Renaissance, Northern Renaissance, Rococo, Romanticism
What best describes romanticism
A focus on emotions
A focus on rationalism
A focus on unrequited love
A focus on poetry
The artistic style that catered to the wealthy aristocracy and included pastel colors and a lighthearted spirit was ______________?
Baroque
Rococo
Neoclassical
the Enlightenment thinkers developed a way of understanding the universe called __________the idea, more or less, is that there is a God, but that this God is not the figure of the Old and New Testaments, actively involved in human affairs.
DEISM
MONOTHEISM
LIGHT THINKING
PROTESTANTISM
What is the meaning of fête galante?
a painting style that emphasizes color and soft lines
an art exhibition that was popular among aristocrats
a period of French aristocratic rule before the Revolution
a type of outdoor entertainment for the aristocracy
Vigée Le Brun was the personal portrait painter of _______________
Queen Elizabeth II
King Charled IV
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon
Fragonard's The Swing is a classic example of Rococo painting because of
The subject matter
the colors
the textures & location
all of these are correct
Neo-classicism was a child of the ____________________________
Renaissance
Age of Reason
Industrial Revolution
Enlightenment
The Oath of the Horatii is an example of which idea depicted visually
Duty to country over self/family
Duty to self/family over country
Independance
Rebellion
In the Death of Marat David makes a visual comparison of Marat to Christ with which part of the painting
The letter
The knife
His arm
His head
Napoleon sat for David to paint his portrait of Napoleon Crossing the Alps while on his horse outside
TRUE
FALSE
Napoleon led his troops through the Alps at the front of the charge as depicted in David's portrait of Napoleon Crossing the Alps
TRUE
FALSE
After Goya went Deaf he created a series of paintings for the walls of his home. Because of the subject matter these are commonly called his_______________________
Black Paintings
Blue Period Paintings
Domestic Paintings
Joyous Paintings
Rococo shifted the capital/center of culture, art and fashion in Europe from Rome to _____________
PARIS
ROME
FLORENCE
ENGLAND
