ARTS - Revival of the Arts Flashcards
It is an artistic and cultural period that placed the importance of reason, order, and scientific inquiry.
Neoclassicism
When did Neoclassicism start and end?
1750-1850
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Neoclassicism characterized the _______ thinking and moderation of _______, but with a _______ charged spirit.
(1) rational
(2) Classicism
(3) politically
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Neoclassicism GAINS emotion and has clear form, shallow space, restrained colors, and strong vertical and horizontal lines.
FALSE; lacks
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The subject matter was _____, as opposed to the dynamic and temporal _______ works.
(1) timeless
(2) Baroque
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Thus, self-expression, newness, and improvisation ARE QUALITIES of Neoclassical art.
FALSE; Not qualities
In what year, did a purer school of Neoclassical art develop in France?
1780
He was a French painter who drew rousing subjects from Roman history to celebrate the virtues of fortitude, bravery, simplicity, and austerity.
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825)
It is defined as deep seriousness in historical Neoclassical paintings.
Gravitas
It was a neoclassical painting that possessed certain rhetorical qualities of gesture and posture.
Oath of the Horatii (1784) by David
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There were also patterns of drapery common in ROMAN sculpture.
FALSE; Greek
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The later French Neoclassical paintings were NOT UNCOMPROMISING as the early Neoclassical paintings made by the Italians in Rome.
FALSE; more uncompromising
In which painter, emotionally detached quality paintings can be seen?
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
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Neoclassical painters went for _____ and ______.
(1) outline
(2) linear design
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As to subject matter, Neoclassical painters were inspired by ______ Greek and _______ mythology and ______ as told in poetry, plays, and interpretations.
(1) ancient
(2) Roman
(3) history
He was one of the most important sources of subject matter in artworks.
Homer
What is the book authored by Homer?
Iliad and Odyssey
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Many __________ paintings are also portrayed important events from the _________ period and works by ______.
(1) Neoclassical
(2) Medieval
(3) Dante
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Neoclassical painters also appreciated GOTHIC art as they valued the historical accuracy of settings, costumes, and other details in their paintings.
TRUE
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Overall, Neoclassical _______, historical compositions, and ______ have ______ themes that highlight the ideals of simplicity and _______, logic and order, and ______ and clarity.
(1) landscape
(2) portraiture
(3) classical
(4) balance
(5) realisn