Art

Question 1

mona lisa

Answer 1

1503-1519 leonardo da vinci

Question 2

the starry night

Answer 2

1889, vincent van gogh

Question 3

girl with a pearl earring

Answer 3

johannes vermeer, 1665

Question 4

the birth of venus

Answer 4

sandro botticelli, 1486

Question 5

the kiss

Answer 5

gustav klimt, 1907-1908

Question 6

the arnolfini portrait

Answer 6

jan van eyck, 1434

Question 7

a sunday afternoon on the island of la grande jatte

Answer 7

1884-1886, georges seurat

Question 8

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Answer 8

1907, pablo picasso

Question 9

rococo

Answer 9

A favoured theme of Rococo art was the leisure time of the wealthy
Rococo art is sometimes called “Late Baroque” as the two styles are similar
Philosopher Voltaire described Rococo as “superficial” and “decadent”
Jean-Antoine Watteau is seen by many as the first great Rococo painter

Question 10

baroque

Answer 10

Baroque architecture began in Rome with the Gesù Nuovo church
Another example of Baroque architecture is the Trevi Fountain also in Rome
The word Baroque is Portuguese. It means something like “strange”
A famous Baroque painting is “Love Conquers All” by Caravaggio

Question 11

renaissance

Answer 11

Leonardo da Vinci is known as the “Renaissance Man”
Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling took 4 years to paint
Renaissance artists dissected bodies to learn anatomy
The Renaissance centred on Italy, but the word the word is actually French

Question 12

neoclassicism

Answer 12

Neoclassicism was inspired by the classical art of ancient Greece and Rome
Engraving and etching were important media for early Neoclassicists
A famous Neoclassical painting is “Napoleon Crossing the Alps”
“Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss” is a famous Neoclassical sculpture
Neoclassical architecture was popular. One example is the USA’s Capitol

Question 13

romanticism

Answer 13

The main themes of Romanticism were emotion and drama
“El Tres de Mayo 1808” by Goya is a defining Romantic painting
Natural disasters were another common theme of Romanticism
The German word “weltschmerz” was an important feature in Romanticism
William Blake is perhaps the most famous British Romantic artist

Question 14

realism

Answer 14

Realism is considered by many to be the beginning of modern art
Realism artists tried to show the world as it appears, both ugly and beautiful
The Realism movement started in France after the 1848 revolution.
“The Stone Breakers” by Gustave Courbet is a good example of Realism
As is “The Spanish Singer” by Édouard Manet

Question 15

impressionism

Answer 15

Impressionism takes its name from the painting “Impression, sunrise”
All 3 women in “Women in the Garden” are Claude Monet’s wife
Impressionists used bright colours, not the subdued ones of the time
Impressionists painted post Industrial Revolution life, like cafés for example
Brush strokes are often visible in Impressionist paintings

Question 16

modern art

Answer 16

Modern Art relies on symbolism, much like poetry in pictures
The most famous Modern Artist was Pablo Picasso
Cubism was an early form of Modern Art
As was Art Nouveau
Andy Warhol’s Modern Art paintings of soup cans were “pop art”