Views of Paris & Beyond the West
French Sculpture
American Painting
Art for Art's Sake
Painting in France
100
In what year was Renoir's "Pont-Neuf" created?
What is 1872.
100
Who was the most well-known sculptor in the 19th century?
Who is Auguste Rodin.
100
What common theme do Winslow Homer's two paintings (included in the section) share?
What is a visual recording of the war.
100
Which two painters are known for engaging in a famous quarrel?
Who are James Abbott McNeill Whistler and John Ruskin.
100
Who painted "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere?"
Who is Edouard Manet
200
What does the term "japonisme" mean?
What is the French term for the Japanese aesthetic.
200
True or False: Rodin utilized traditional poses in his works.
What is false.
200
What natural influence did Winslow Homer draw from in producing his works?
What is weather conditions and their effect on light and color.
200
What was a questionable physical characteristic regarding Whistler's persona?
What is his tight patent leather shoes with pink ribbons and his carrying of two umbrellas.
200
What is an "obi?"
What is a wide sash worn by rowers.
300
What is the Japanese word for "floating world?"
What is ukiyo-e.
300
Who asked Rodin to take over a commission from the French Society of Men of Letters?
Who is Zola.
300
What issue does John Singer Sargent mean to communicate through "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit?"
What is the inner tension of the four young sisters despite their comparable lifestyle.
300
What is the significance of the feud between Whistler and Ruskin?
What is to reveal aesthetic conflict in the late nineteenth century and to prove that one cannot legislate taste.
300
What is another word for "a slice of life?"
What is absinthe.
400
What is the artistic difference between "The Pont-Neuf" and "Place du Theatre Francais?"
What is the depiction of figures in a softer focus in "Place du Theatre Francais" as to depict a rainy setting; depiction of figures in sharper focus in "The Pont-Neuf."
400
Who was "The Thinker" originally intended to be?
Who is Dante.
400
What Impressionistic concept is expressed in "The Daughter's of Edward Darley Boit?"
What is "slice of life" or "absinthe."
400
In cross-examination, what did Whistler say about the subject matter of "Nocturne in Black and Gold?"
What is "a night piece representing fireworks at Cremorne."
400
Which artist used the technique of "broken color?"
Who is Claude Monet.
500
What other time in history has apprenticeship been prominent, other than in the Japanese culture in the 1800s?
What is Western Europe during the Renaissance.
500
What material was the "Balzac" made from?
What is plaster.
500
What other painting is connected to John Singer Sargent's "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit?"
What is Diego Velazquez's "Las Meninas."
500
What fault did Ruskin find in Whistler's work that led Whistler to sue in the first place?
What is that the painting was overpriced, quickly and sloppily executed, technically "unfinished," and devoid of recognizable form.
500
What is a major characteristic of Edgar Degas' works?
What is the depiction of motion.