Chapter 7

Question 1

French neoclassical painter
Supporter of the French Revolution, paintings were propaganda
“The Oath of the Horatii” (1784) and “Death of Marat” (1793)
“death of Marat” is often compared to Michelangelo’s “Pieta”
Oath of the Horatii has themes of patriotism and sacrifice for the state
Influenced by Caravaggio

Answer 1

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)

Question 2

Movement based on the art of ancient Greece and Rome
Characterized by symmetry and straight lines
Backgrounds had columns and arches

Answer 2

NEOCLASSICISM (1730-1850)

Question 3

French Neoclassical artist
Student of David
Called the greatest draftsman of western art
known for his intricate use of lines
Known for “Princesse de Broglie” (1853) and “La Grande Odalisque” (1814)

Answer 3

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)

Question 4

This was about the the massacre of 5k Spanish Civilians by French soldiers during an invasion of Spain

Answer 4

“The Third of May 1808” Goya (1814)

Question 5

Spanish romantic painter
Earlier work was often compared to Watteau and Fragonard
Inspired generation of later artists like Manet, Picasso and Francis Bacon
Known for “The Third of May 1808” (1814)

Answer 5

Francisco de Goya (1746-1828)

Question 6

Movement all about feelings and strong emotions
Stressed inherent goodness in humanity and strayed away from reason and intellect
“The Raft of the Medusa” (1819) by Theodore Gericault is an example

Answer 6

ROMANTICISM (1790-1850)

Question 7

What type of artist was Jean-Antoine Houdon?

Answer 7

Neoclassical

Question 8

English Romantic painter
BEST known for his landscape painting
“Boat-building near Flatford Mill” (1815)

Answer 8

John Constable (1776-1837)

Question 9

French painter and one of the founders of the Romantic movement
“The Raft of Medusa” (1819) and “The Charging Chasseur” (1812)

Answer 9

Theodore Gericault (1792-1824)

Question 10

French Romantic painter
Characterized by passion, violence and exotic images
Criticized for the rough unfinished look of his paintings
“Liberty Leading the People” (1830) and “Death of Sardanapalus” (1827)
Liberty Leading the People is about the July Revolution of 1830

Answer 10

Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)

Question 11

French painter
called the Father of Realism
Drab figures performing every day tasks
“Burial at Ornans” (1849) and “Les Demoiselles du bord de la Seine” (1856)

Answer 11

Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)

Question 12

Medieval style of art
Started in France and spread to the rest of Europe
Cimabue, Duccio, and Giotto were all Gothic painters

Answer 12

GOTHIC (1150-1500)

Question 13

Has been called the “Father of modern art”
Influenced Claude Monet
associated with impressionism
Known for defiling classical themes

Answer 13

Edouard Manet (1832-1883)