In what modern-day country did the Renaissance originate?
Italy
100
In what two countries did Romanticism originate?
Germany & France
100
In what country did Impressionism originate?
France
100
The term “Renaissance man” was coined after this Italian artist who was also a sculptor, mathematician, inventor, anatomist, and geologist. The Mona Lisa would agree. Who is this man?
Leonardo da Vinci
200
What devastating event, which killed 1/3 of the European population, was often depicted in Medieval Art?
The Bubonic Plague or Black Death
200
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
200
The word “Romantic” originally meant ___________ .
Derived from Latin
200
Impressionist art depicted among other things everyday life. Name a hobby or pastime common during this art movement.
Dancing, enjoying the outdoors, photography, sailing, polo, tennis, croquet, rugby
200
Rare for the Middle Ages, what female, who was also a nun, is known for her illuminated manuscripts like The Tree of Life?
Hildegard of Bingen
300
Who had the most control over medieval society?
The pope
300
What philosophical movement was most prevalent in the Renaissance?
Humanism
300
The Romantics were drawn to __________ because of its uncontrollable power, unpredictability, and potential for cataclysmic extreme.
Nature
300
Some Impressionist artists like Edgar Degas were influenced by art from this Eastern country.
Japan
300
What famous French Impressionist painter is famous for his water-color and landscape paintings? His work was featured in the movie Titanic.
Claude Monet
400
What did peasant men in the Middle Ages typically wear?
Peasant men wore tight pants, tunics, and wool capes
400
What’s the name of the art movement during the Renaissance in which artists not only wanted to copy other artists and works of art, but also outdo them?
Mannerism
400
What event greatly affected European life, especially in the major cities, during the Romantic Era?
The Industrial Revolution
400
The term “Impressionist” was coined by a French journalist after looking at what artist’s paining called “Impression: Sunrise”?
Claude Monet
400
_______ David Friedrich is a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He has the same first name as a friendly ghost. What's his first name?
Caspar
500
Name a type of art prevalent during the Middle Ages.
Illuminated manuscripts
Mosaics
Paneled and frescoed paintings
Sculptures
500
Besides paintings and frescoes, Renaissance art was also evident in ____________.
Sculptures, tapestries, buildings
500
What’s a common theme from Romantic Art?
Imagination and freedom
Feelings and emotion
Ancient Greek and Roman art and mythology
Folklore
Nature
Exotic places
500
What’s a stylistic characteristic of Impressionist Art?
Freely brushed colors, Not blended smoothly or shaded strokes, Optical innovations
500
Despite spending many years of her life in France, what Impressionist artist is American born?