Part 7 (pictures)

Question 1

What theme from the Renaissance is shown in the School of Athens painting?

Question 2

How is Leonardo’s Mona Lisa representative of Renaissance painting?

Answer 2

It treats its subject with realistic detail and perspective

Question 3

What is Jacques-Louis David’s painting The Death of Marat typical of the Neoclassical Style?

Answer 3

a) It uses sharp, clean lines and chiaroscuro
b) The figure has a sculpted quality, inspired by Classical statues.

Question 4

How does the painting Saturn Devouring his Son by Francisco de Goya exemplify the characteristics of Romantic art?

Answer 4

It draws upon myth to explore irrationality, superstition, and the dark side of artistic creativity.

Question 5

Why is Henry Ossawa Tanner’s painting, The Thankful Poor, a significant work of the Realist Period?

Answer 5

Why is Henry Ossawa Tanner’s painting, The Thankful Poor, a significant work of the Realist Period?

Question 6

Tanner’s painting is widely regarded as a classic portrayal of African American dignity, and it enables viewers to relate emotionally to the man and the boy.

Answer 6

Japonisme