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Unit 4 Quiz Questions
- How does Manet's Olympia force the viewer to acknowledge their motivations and desire?
- How does Manet's Olympia draw attention to issues of class and race?
- What are some of the ways in which Millais rejected established artistic practice when painting Ophelia?
- What moral messages does Cole's The Oxbow contain?
- What role does the power of nature play in Turner's Slave Ship?
- What attitude did Constable have towards the future, as shown by his painting View on the Stour near Dedham?
- What role does light play in Fuseli’s The Nighmare?
- What are some of the themes of Friedrich’s Abbey among Oak Trees serves as a reminder of the futility of man's accomplishments?
- What is the “sublime,” and how is it shown in Friedrich’s Monk By the Sea?
- What was Géricault criticizing by painting The Raft of the Medusa?
- Why does Ingres distort anatomical forms in La Grande Odalisque?
- Why did Goya make the Los Caprichos series?
- What are some of the factors that make Goya's Third of May, 1808 so different from earlier traditions of European painting?
- What meaning was Klimt communicating by making the figures' faces stand out from the decorative elements of the composition in The Kiss?
- What details indicate the lack of power and wealth of the female artist in Osborn’s Nameless and Friendless?
- In what ways does Goya’s painting The Family of Charles IV criticize the monarchy?
- What was Goya’s attitude towards war, and how are these beliefs reflected in his work?
- How does Saturn Devouring One Of His Sons reflect Goya’s beliefs about power?
- What are the details Gros uses to try to convince the viewer of Napoleon’s heroism in Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Pest House in Jaffa?
- Why did Catlin decide to paint portraits of Native Americans?
- What are some of the theories for why Géricault painted his Portraits of the Insane?
- What details show how Leutze is attempting to glorify Washington in Washington Crossing the Delaware?
- How is Delacroix’s Scene of the Massacre at Chios different from David’s Oath of the Horatii?
- What are some of the ways that Delacroix’s The Death of Sardanapalus broke the rules of previous painting?
- How does Blake use light as a symbol in The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins?
- How does Turner contrast old and new in Rain, Steam, and Speed — The Great Western Railway?
- What moral lessons is Hunt trying to communicate in The Awakening Conscience?
- Why was Gonzàles interested in painting the theater, in her A Loge at the Théâtre des Italiens?
- What is Courbet’s attitude towards people who live in the country?
- What details of Johnson’s A Ride for Liberty show the painter’s attitude towards slavery?
- What innovations did Olmsted and Vaux make in their design for Central Park?
- How does Courbet show his commitment to realism in The Painter’s Studio?
- What details of Eakins’ The Gross Clinic show his obsession with accuracy?
- What does Bonheur’s Plowing in the Nivernais argue about the nation of France?
- What messages about the future of America is Tanner conveying in The Banjo Lesson?
- What are some of the ways that Millet uses to show the contrast between the gleaners and the other people in The Gleaners?
- Why did Cézanne want to paint still lifes?
- Is Millet’s L’Angélus a religious painting or not?
- Why is it so difficult to determine what Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l’herbe is about?
- What are some of the similarities of Manet’s paintings A Bar at the Folies-Bergère and Olympia?
- What are some of the ways that Guy treats African Americans and white characters differently in his Winter Scene in Brooklyn?
- What role do the African American characters play in Woodville’s War News from Mexico?
- Do you agree that Homer’s The Life Line is “inherently American”? Why or why not?
- How does Velasco celebrate Mexican history in The Valley of Mexico from the Santa Isabel Mountain Range?
- How did Seurat use scientific theories while making A Sunday on La Grande Jatte?
- What modern dilemma is Gauguin identifying in his Vision after the Sermon?
- What do you think that Gauguin is arguing about “where are we going?” in his painting Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?
- Do you agree that van Gogh’s Self-Portrait Dedicated to Paul Gauguin is a “harsh” painting? Why or why not?
- What are some of the theories about why van Gogh painted Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear?
- Does looking at van Gogh’s The Bedroom “rest [your] brain”? Why or why not?
- What aspects of van Gogh’s The Starry Night are based on direct observation of nature, and which come from van Gogh’s imagination?
- Do you think the distortions in Cézanne’s The Bather are deliberate, or the result of the painters lack of skill? Why?
- What are some of the different meanings that paintings of card players have had over time?
- What are some of the ways in which Cézanne paints landscapes differently than previous painters?
- What are some of the ways in which Cézanne’s The Large Bathers prepares the way for 20th century abstraction?
- What thoughts do you think are going through the woman in Morisot’s The Cradle, and why?
- How does Cassatt’s Little Girl in a Blue Armchair show “a radically new image of childhood”?
- How does Degas’ At the Races in the Countryside display issues of wealth and social class?
- What do you think Monet’s attitude towards new technology was, as show in The Gare Saint-Lazare?
- What are some of the ways that Rodin conveys emotions in The Burghers of Calais?
- How does Degas use asymmetrical composition in The Dance Class?
- How does Degas show the women’s engagement with the art in Visit to a Museum?
- Which of the theories about the meaning of Claudel’s The Age of Maturity do you find the most persuasive? Why?
- What are some of the ways in which Caillebotte is similar to and different from the other Impressionists?
- What role does synesthesia play in Munch’s The Scream?
- What mood does Sargent evoke in The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, and how?
- Why do you think that Sargent’s Madame X was so heavily criticized when it was painted, but is so admired today?
- Why was the opera so important to Cassatt, as a woman artist?
- What is the importance of touch in Cassatt’s The Child’s Bath?
- What are the different ways that Renoir’s The Grands Boulevards is a modern painting?
- What are the ways in which Renoir’s Moulin de la Galette is a painting about pleasure and well-being?
- How does The Argenteuil Bridge demonstrate Monet’s new method for painting outdoor light?
- What are some of the theories for why Monet chose Rouen Cathedral to paint?
- What are some of the reasons why it made sense for Monet to choose to paint water lilies near the end of his life for Les Nymphéas?
- What are some of the ways in which Klimt makes a traditional scene “wildly modern” in Death and Life?
- Do you think that Alma-Tadema is a “superficial artist” or not? Why?
- What are some of the ways that Toulouse-Lautrec engages the viewer and draws them into the scene in At the Moulin Rouge?
- What were some of the artistic influences we can see in Rodin’s The Gates of Hell?
- What are some of the ways in which Gaudí ties together symbolism and architectural structure in the Sagrada Família?
