Arts Flashcards

1
Q

“Romanticism is precisely situated neither in choice of subject nor in exact truth, but in a way of feeling.”

A

Charles Baudelaire (1846)

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2
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Romanticism began in ____ and in _____ in the early 1800s and thrived until middle of the century

A

Britain and france

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3
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Baroque artist aimed to ___ in their paintings, sculptures, architectures and other works

A

Evoke emotiond

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4
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Most romantic artists depicted these kinds of subject matter in their creations:

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Landscape, pastoral life, nationalism and revolution

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5
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Is this true or false, romanticism valued spiritualism over science and also democracy over suppression

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True

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6
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Romantic painters were inspired by the ___

A

Periods literature

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7
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_____ themes prevailed in romantic paintings

A

Tragic and catastrophic

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8
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Romantic painters were basically about ___

A

Emotions

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9
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Romantic painters gave their subject an atmosphere of:

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Greed, purity, virtue, insanity, solitude or selflessness

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10
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They also identify their emotions with the changing aspect of nature, thus, natural forces such as:

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Shipwrecks, storms, floods, storms, and earthquakes were commonly depicted in the paintings during the period

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11
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The Raft of the Medusa (1818-1819)

A

Theodore Gericault

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12
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Liberty Leading the people (1830)

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Eugene Delacroix

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13
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The Third of may, 1808 (1814) and Saturn devouring one of his children

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Francisco Goya (1746-1828)

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14
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The Night of Enitharmon’s Joy (1795) and Satan Arousing the Rebellious Angels (1808)

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William Blake (1757-1827)

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15
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Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth (1842), and Rain, Steam and Speed - The great western railway (1844)

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J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851)

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16
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The great day of his wrath (1853)

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John Martin (1789-1854)

17
Q

The death of sardanapalus (1827) and liberty leading the people

A

Eugene Delacroix

18
Q

Arnold Bocklin (1827-1901)

A

Mary Magdalene Grieving over the body of Christ

19
Q

Romantic sculptures used ___ and ___ as the main materials for their works

A

Marble and bronze

20
Q

Many romantic sculptures featured ___ and had a strong narrative

A

Nude subjects

21
Q

Greek Slave

A

Hiram Powers

22
Q

Nydia, The blind flower girl of pompeii

A

Randolph Rogers

23
Q

Championed the first type of romantic sculpture and was known for his animal sculptures

A

Antoine-Louis Barye

24
Q

Led the second type of the study

A

Francois rude

25
Q

Decorates the arc de Triomphe in paris

A

Departure of the volunteers of 1792

26
Q

Is the first important neo gothic church in france

A

The Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde

27
Q

This building is lined with spires and towers and futures the huge clock famously known as

A

Big ben