AP Art History : Answering other questions about nineteenth-century 2D art
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Example Question #11 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Art
The above photo is taken from what conflict?
The Napoleonic Wars
The Mexican American War
The Franco-Prussian War
The American Civil War
The Spanish American War
The American Civil War
During the American Civil War, the medium of photography was still relatively new, having only been invented a few decades before the outbreak of war in 1861. The photographer Matthew Brady was the pioneering figure in developing photography throughout the war. By capturing war in the realistic medium of photography, Brady both helped people see war in a different manner and appreciate the possibilities of photography.
Example Question #3 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Visual Art
The artistic movement known as Impressionism was reacting against what establishment that set standards in French culture?
Le Sorbonne
Le Salon d'Automne
Le Salon de Paris
Le Exposition Universelle de 1889
L'ecole des Beaux Arts
Le Salon de Paris
The Salon was the absolute pinnacle of the French art world from 1725 to 1890. In the late nineteenth century, the committee in charge of what art work was shown at the Salon valued grand historical and dramatic landscape paintings done in a clean realist style. The Impressionists desired to make paintings of vivid emotion with visible brushstrokes about scenes of everyday life.
Example Question #12 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Art
Pictured above is a work entitled Impression, Sunrise.
This style of art is most known for which of the following?
painting indoors and the use of free-form brush strokes
painting outdoors and painting hyper-realistic works
painting outdoors and the use of free-form brush strokes
painting indoors and painting hyper-realistic work
painting outdoors and the use of free-form brush strokes
Impressionists where innovative in their brush work, freeing their hand to capture the essence of a work instead of a realistic depiction of the scene portrayed. They also broke with tradition and began to paint outdoors instead of in a studio.
Example Question #13 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Art
Pictured above is a work entitled Impression, Sunrise.
Roughly when was this work painted?
The late eighteenth century
The early twentieth century
The early nineteenth century
The late nineteenth century
The late nineteenth century
The work was completed in 1872 and marks the beginning of the Impressionist movement in France.
Example Question #317 : 2 D Art
Pictured above is a work entitled Impression, Sunrise.
The effect of this work on an audience is best described as __________.
creating an impression
creating a surrealistic effect on psychology
showing what a sunrise looks like
didactically avant-garde
creating an impression
Monet was intending only to capture the feeling of the sunrise and expresses it in only a semi-realistic way. It is not surreal because it lacks the nonrealistic and fantastical quality. It is of this earth, but is not meant to be incredibly realistic.
Example Question #14 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Art
Pictured above is a work entitled Impression, Sunrise.
The subject of the work speaks to __________.
the necessity of the fish markets at the port
the harsh and domineering power of industry at the turn of the twentieth century
a revitalized and industrializing France
the melancholy of a hazy morning in working-class France
a revitalized and industrializing France
The painting is neither melancholic nor frightened. It is hazy and light, meant to give the impression of a new day and a new era, especially for a France that was recovering and industrializing after their defeat in the Franco-Prussian war.
Example Question #15 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Art
Pictured above is a work entitled Impression, Sunrise.
The audience of this work was likely __________.
the Parisian social class
other like-minded artists
the individual who commissioned it
high-society government officials and wealthy patrons
other like-minded artists
The impressionist work was not commissioned, and likely would have put off Parisians used to seeing the works at the Salon de Paris. It was highly criticized at the time of its completion, and only appealed to other Impressionists.
Example Question #16 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Art
Pictured above is a work entitled Impression, Sunrise.
The artist of this work most directly influenced all of the following EXCEPT __________.
Camille Pissarro
Paul Gauguin
Mary Cassatt
Berthe Morisot
Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin is the only one listed who is not an Impressionist, whose work post-dated Monet's Sunrise. He is a post-impressionist who deviated purposefully from the work of his predecessors.
Example Question #17 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Art
Pictured above is a work entitled Impression, Sunrise.
The piece aims to do all of the following EXCEPT __________.
give an impression of a realistic and symbolic sunrise over the water
draw attention to the industrial power of France
escape the ennui of the work at the Salon de Paris
gain recognition and fame for the artist
gain recognition and fame for the artist
Monet was not popular until much later in his career, and painted as a statement of rebellion instead of as an attempt to gain popularity.
Example Question #18 : Answering Other Questions About Nineteenth Century 2 D Art
Impressionist artists __________.
focused on showing natural light and movement
were untrained amateurs who captured the public's imagination
frequently painted still-life images in private studios
began developing their style in Moscow
were immediately embraced by the Salon and the public
focused on showing natural light and movement
Impressionism as a movement began in Paris, France, and it was initially rejected by the Salon there. Impressionists were trained artists and they often worked outdoors as they tried to capture natural changing light.
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