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17 Cards in this Set
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What time period is associated with Neoclassical Art?
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1720's
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Name several Neoclassical artists.
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Poussin, Jacques Louis David, Jean Baptiste Greuze, William Hogarth, Jean Antoine Houdon
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Who was Jacque Louis David, polictically? His profession?
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a member of the National Assembly; artist
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What kinds of ideas did Jacque Louis David's paintings show?
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the French Revolution, Napoleon, the Enlightenment
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What were some of the specific ideas protrayed in Jacques Louis David's paintings?
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-stand up for your ideas
-secularism -pledging self to country -willing to die for 'truth' -question the 'truth' -sacrifice -republicansim -celebrates Napoleon |
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What is noticeable about Jacques Louis David's 'Marat'?
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-mimics the Pieta (Mary holding Jesus): compares Marat with Jesus/God/saints/deities
-it's created to honor him after his death |
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What did Jean Baptiste Greuze write and what was interesting about it?
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'Villiage Betrothal': depicts commoners as virtuous, honest, hardworking
during a time when the commoner is becoming more important |
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What is William Hogarth saying in his etchings 'Beer Street' and 'Gin Lane'?
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he is pointing out the chaos associated with the gin surplus in England in contrast to the good will and industrialness of the people drinking beer moderately
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What can we see in William Hogarth's 'Credulity, Superstition, and Fanticism?
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-He may agree with Voltaire in things things
-he is criticizing organized religion |
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What is William Hogarth suggesting in 'The Sleepy Congregation'?
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If people aren't being terrified during church, they're sleeping
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In what work does William Hogarth question the way people see the world and their assumptions about it?
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Satire of a False Perspective
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What do we notice in Jean-Antoine Houdon's sculpture of Voltaire?
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-columns, toga: suggesting Ancient Rome
-smiling: optimistic |
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What do we notice in Jean-Antoine Houdon's sculpture of George Washington?
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-fasces: 13 columns representing the greatness of Rome-- and the thirteen colonies
-plow: he will return to farming (like Cinncinatus?) |
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Which US president was a frequent visitor to France and was a French culture enthusiast?
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Thomas Jefferson
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How did Thomas Jefferson use his enthusiasm for French culture?
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his architectural designs incorporated columns and domes (a reference to Greece and Rome that was being used in France at the time)
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What did Thomas Jefferson design?
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Monticello and the University of Virginia Rotunda
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What was philosophically significant about the University of Virginia Rotunda's design?
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it had weight bearing columns suggesting honesty and integrity
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