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A burial at Ornans depicts a common or royal funeral?
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Common funeral for his great uncle.
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Rosa Bonheur is known for what subject matter?
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Domesticated and wild animals.
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Are realist painters inspired by Greek Mythology?
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No. No mythology. No history.
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Did they paint only subjects with which they had direct experience in Realism?
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Yes. Real Life.
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Who was the artist that is famous for political cartoons in La Caricature Magazine?
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Honore Daumier
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What specific printmaking technique did Daumier famously use?
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Lithography
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The luncheon on the grass and Olympia shocked viewers by frankly depicting what occupation?
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Prostitution
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Who painted the painting Olympia?
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Edouard Manet
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Is Millet know for his agricultural scenes?
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Yes
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Who coined the term "Impressionism"
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Louis Leroy
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Name 2 influences on Impressionism
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Japanese Wood Block Prints
Photography Science |
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Monet repeatedly painted scenes that showed what difference?
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Same subject, Different light at different times.
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Monet was particularly fond of capturing reflections of trees and (???) in his garden lake.
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His bridge
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Was the first impressionism exhibition in Paris well received by the critics and public?
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NO
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What was one of Pissarro's preferred perspectives?
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Upstairs, looking down on the city.
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Did Renoir prefer to paint somber, serious occasions?
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No. Joy of living. Garden parties, lovers, summer days, sensual nudes.
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What was the preferred subject matter of Edgar Degas?
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Everyday Life. Ballerinas, horse races, streets of paris.
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Whistler's Old Battersea Bridge was strongly influenced by what Asian art form?
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Japanese Prints whose subjects were arranged with carefully plotted negative space.
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Berthe Morisot was a good friend of which realist painter?
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Edouard Manet
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What is a popular subject matter with Mary Cassat?
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The world of the theatre and domestic scenes of mothers and children.
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Did the Post-Impressionists believe in depicting color accurately in their paintings?
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No. They painted whatever color they pleased.
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Do the Post-Impressionists all paint very similarly to each other, or do they have distinct styles?
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Individual styles.
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Seurat is known for what technique?
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Pointillism
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Where was Van Gogh when he painted Starry Night?
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A patient at Asylum of St. Remy.
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Which artist had a tense encounter with Vincent Van Gogh that led Vincent to slice his ear off?
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Paul Gauguin
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Van Gogh is known for writing many letters to which of his family members?
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His brother Theo.
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Are Van Gogh's paintings full of energetic brushstrokes or tightly rendered?
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Very expressive, filled with energy.
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Did Van Gogh prefer thin glazes or thick application of paint?
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Thick.
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Paul Gauguin left Paris to live on which remote South Pacific Island?
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Hiva Oa
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Are Paul Gauguin's preferred colors dark and muddy or bright and pure?
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Bright and Pure
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What did Suzanne Valadon do for artists like Renoir and Lautrec?
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Model for them.
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The Paintings of Cezanne are known for their perfect rendering or complicated, mixed perspectives?
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Complicated, mixed perspectives.
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Toulouse-Lautrec lived and worked in what region of Paris?
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Montmarte District (Moulin Rouge)
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The Pre-Raphaelites are fond of what types of subject matter?
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Romantic Poetry, Shakespeare, The Bible, Medieval and Folk Legends.
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Who was the model for Rossetti's Beata Beatrix?
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Elizabeth Siddal, his wife.
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Did William Morris form a collaboration with other Pre-Raphaelite artists?
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Yes
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Why do the sitters in Julia Margaret Cameron's photographs have serious staring expressions?
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Because she was unhampered by dogma, she could make or break her rules. She depicted the emotional state of her sitter.
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Waiting by Lytras
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Burial at Ornan's by Courbet
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Rue Transonian by Daumier
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The Gleaners by Millet
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Olympia by Manet
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Rouen Cathedral Series by Monet
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Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Renoir
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Dancer with Bouquet by Degas
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Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge by Whistler
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Whistlers Mother by Whistler
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At the Opera by Cassett
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Sunday afternoon on the island of la grand jatte by Seurat
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Portrait of Dr Gachet by Van Gogh
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Starry Night by Van Gogh
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Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? by Gauguin
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Basket of Apples by Cezanne
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The Blue Room by Valadon
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La Gouloue by Toulouse Lautrec
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Beata Beatrix by Rossetti
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Melody by Bunce
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Gismonda by Mucha
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Gates of Hell by Rodin
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The Burghers of Calais by Rodin
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Photography by Julia Margaret Cameron
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The Paris Opera House
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The Crystal Palace
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Eiffel Tower
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The Statue of Liberty
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Who was the architect for the Crystal Palace?
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Joseph Paxton
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What was the 1st prefabricated building?
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Crystal Palace
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What did Suzanne Valadon paint?
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Nudes of herself and other models.
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Who painted the Potato Eaters?
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Van Gogh
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Who was the official painter of Buffalo Bill?
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Rosa Bonheur
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Who Painted A Burial at Ornans?
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Gustave Courbet
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What is Realism.
What are the Characteristics? |
Paint everyday life and experiences.
Expressive brush strokes. Agriculture and livestock. Dirty Colors - Brown, Yellow, Grey. Shock Value. Sympathy for common people. |
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The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from what nation?
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France
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Was the Eiffel Tower intended as a permanent building?
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No. It was an exhibition.
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True or False?
When Finished, the Eiffel Tower was beloved by most Parisians. |
False
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What was the purpose of the Crystal Palace?
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To house the worlds first universal exhibition.
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The Crystal Palace was made of ? and ?
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Iron and Glass
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The 19th Century was an age of revivals. Often many different styles were used in the same building. What was it called?
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Eclectic
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Did the newly invented iron construction open up new architectural forms?
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Yes
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Alphonse Mucha is known for his advertisements that portrayed ?
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Glamorous Women
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True or False?
Art Nouveau was popular in commercial applications like advertising. |
True
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Is Art Nouveau characterized by straight or curvilinear lines?
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Curvilinear
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Rodin favored the additive or subtractive sculpture technique?
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Additive
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Who helped Rodin create the Gates of Hell and the Burghers of Calais?
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Camille Claudel
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Name two parts of the Gates of Hell that are famous as independent sculptures in their own right.
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The Thinker
Three Shades |
