Chapter 24 (Paintings/Book) Flashcards
What does the follies-bergere depict? Who painted it? What type is it?
It depicts a woman standing at a bar with a mirror behind her. The atmosphere is foggy and there is a slight blur indicating smoke. It is by Manet. It is an impressionist artwork.
Where does cropping come from?
Photography
What is the social commentary?
Contrasting her from the clientele
What does Moulin de la galette depict? Who painted it? What style is it?
It depicts people at a party and they have patches of light on them that depicts sunlight. It is by Renoir and is an impressionist painting.
What type of textures and brushwork does Renoir’s Galette painting have
Soft textures and soft brushwork
What is the structure of the galette painting
Diagonal line of the bench bottom right and backdrop of the architecture
What does absinthe depict? Who painted it? What is it’s style?
It depicts a drunk man and woman sitting at a table. The man is cropped and they only take up the right part of the painting like it is a POV picture of someone sitting at the bar looking at them. The painter is degas and the style is Impressionism.
What did degas use for contours in his painting
Black lines
What does the boating party painting depict? Who painted it? What influenced it? What style is it? What is there a strong sense of?
It depicts a man rowing a boat with a woman holding a baby. The baby’s face is foreshortened and so is the arm and leg of the rower. It was painted by Cassat, and It was influenced by Japanese woodblock prints. It is an impressionist style. There is a strong sense of silhouette.
What does impression:sunrise depict? Who painted it? What style is it?
It depicts a boat at sea with a harbor behind it. It is very impressionistic and adventurous because it is just shapes with no detail like a shadow. It was painted by Monet and is an impressionist style.
What does en plein air mean
It means a painting out in the open
What does the Rouen cathedral depict? Who painted it? What style is it? What direction is it facing?
It is an impressionist painting of the Rouen cathedral by Monet. It is an impressionist style. It is facing west and painted at sunset.
What is the thinker? Who made it? What style is it? Are there multiple? How was it made? What inspired the thinker?
The thinker is a statue depicting a man sitting and thinking. Rodin made it and the style is impressionist. Rodin would make wax and clay models and then bronze and plaster casts to create the statues. Multiple exist. It was inspired by Michelangelo’s school of Athens
What is the Balzac? Who made it? What style is it? How was it cast? How many pieces was it made out of? Did the patrons like it? What is he wearing?
The Balzac is a statue made by Rodin that depicts a famous novelist. It is an impressionist style. It was cast in plaster and was very experimental. It was made from two pieces, a body piece and then a head piece that was later out on. The patrons rejected it. He is wearing a monks robe.
