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Chapter 24 (Art in the Age of Romanticism, 1789-1848)
1. s The Raft of the Medusa (24.17) ________________.
a. exemplifies the Neo-Baroque trend in Romantic art
b. responded to a political scandal
c. explored the extremes of the human condition
d. all of the above
2. The greatest creative achievement of Romanticism was in __________.
a. painting
b. sculpture
c. architecture
d. all of the above
3. s prints ________________.
a. ridicule human folly
b. often communicate terrifying scenes
c. utilize the etching medium
d. all of the above
4. s Plowing in the Nivernais (25.6) ______________.
a. is a Neoclassic landscape
b. communicates the union of human and animal life with nature
c. was a private commission
d. displays a reverence for French nobility
5. s The Slave Ship (24.7) ____________.
a. relates to an actual event
b. poses questions of interpretation
c. uses color as a vehicle to evoke emotions
d. all of the above
6. The Hudson River School _________________.
a. was best represented in the works of Monet
b. elevated the American landscape to a symbolic level
c. fostered a Neoclassic approach in American art
d. all of the above
7. John Constable was best known for his _____________ paintings.
a. portrait
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b. political
c. landscape
d. religious
8.
a. pantheistic
b. filled with figures
c. filled with color
d. nostalgic
9.
_____________.
a. Ingres
b. Poussin
c. Girodet
d. David
10. Portrait of Napoleon
a. poor upbringing
b. divinity
c. wisdom
d. compassion
11. While Ingres considered himself a history painter, his strength was in __________.
a. portraiture
b. landscape painting
c. still lifes
d. moral genre scenes
12. Portrait of an Insane Man (24.18) underscores the Romantic interest in
___________.
a. landscapes
b. exotic locations
c. states of mind
d. philosophy
13. Plein-air paintings are painted in the _____________.
a. studio
c. exhibition hall
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d. open air
14. The Barbizon School took their aesthetic lead from _____________.
a. David
b. Ingres
c. Constable
d. Turner
15. The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792 I (24.27) is part of the sculptural
decoration of the ___________.
a. Arc de Triomphe, Paris
b. Consols Office, Bank of England
c. Royal Pavilion, Brighton
d. Houses of Parliament, London