AP Art History : Identifying artists, works, or schools of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century 2D art

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Art History

varsity tutors app store varsity tutors android store

Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Art

Which eighteenth-through-twenty-first-century Western architectural movement drew inspiration from Roman and Greek art and culture and coincided with the eighteenth-century Age of Enlightenment?

Possible Answers:

Neoclassicism

Mannerist Architecture

Art Nouveau

Art Deco

The Renaissance

Correct answer:

Neoclassicism

Explanation:

The term neoclassicism can be broken down into two parts: "Neo" and "Classic." This refers to the fact that is a new ("neo") interpretation of classic architectural and artistic concepts pioneered by the ancient Greeks and Romans. Art Deco and Art Nouveau are movements firmly planted in the twentieth century, and Mannerism and the Renaissance are much too far in the past to even be considered for a question that is about an eighteenth-through-twenty-first-century artistic movement.

Example Question #22 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Art

Who is the creator of this painting?

Wright of derby  the orrery

Possible Answers:

Thomas Cole

Joseph Turner

Jacques-Louis David

William Hogarth

Joseph Wright of Derby

Correct answer:

Joseph Wright of Derby

Explanation:

Joseph Wright of Derby painted A Philosopher Giving a Lecture on the Orrery. It was painted between 1763 and 1765 CE. He was later considered the unofficial artist of the Enlightenment as a result of his paintings that largely had to do with scientific topics.

Image is in the public domain, accessed through Wikipedia Media Commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wright_of_Derby,_The_Orrery.jpg

Example Question #23 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Art

Goya

What artist created this and other, similar etchings between 1797 and 1798?

Possible Answers:

Velasquez

Tiepolo

Rembrandt

Goya

Guardi

Correct answer:

Goya

Explanation:

Goya created these etchings as a series of criticisms leveled at the frivolity of Spanish society at the time. This fits with Goya's other work, in which social commentary was a frequent presence. Rembrandt and Velasquez were 17th century painters, while Tiepolo and Guardi were not quite contemporaries of Goya, both being from a previous generation and dying before these etchings were made.

Image is in the public domain, accessed through WikiArt: http://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya/what-will-he-die-1799

Example Question #24 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Art

Goya

http://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya/what-will-he-die-1799

What is the name of the series of 80 etchings that includes this work?

Possible Answers:

The Madhouse

The Disasters of War

Witches' Sabbath

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters

Los Caprichos

Correct answer:

Los Caprichos

Explanation:

Los Caprichos is Goya's series created from 1797-1798, and it is notable for its recurring portraits of asses, bats, and other figures. The Disasters of War is a later series of etchings Goya made between 1810 and 1820 as a war protest. The Sleep of Reason... is perhaps the most famous etching from Los Caprichos, and Witches' Sabbath and The Madhouse are unrelated Goya works.

Image is in the public domain, accessed through WikiArt: http://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya/what-will-he-die-1799

Example Question #25 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Art

Old man with turban

On the basis of style, the work shown can be attributed to _____________________.

Possible Answers:

Renoir

Rembrandt

Matisse

Goya

El Greco

Correct answer:

Rembrandt

Explanation:

This image is recognizably Rembrandt. Rembrandt is famous for portraits and self-portraits with stark lighting on the subject's face and a dark background behind. In addition, he often had his subjects pose in elaborate costumes like this, which depicts an old man in a turban.

Image is in the public domain, accessed through WikiArt: http://www.wikiart.org/en/rembrandt/old-man-with-turban

Example Question #26 : Identifying Artists, Works, Or Schools Of Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century 2 D Art

Jacques louis david  le serment des horaces

On the basis of style, the work shown here can be attributed to ______________.

Possible Answers:

Francisco de Goya

Jean-Honore Fragonard

Eugene Delacroix

Jacques-Louis David

Correct answer:

Jacques-Louis David

Explanation:

Jacques-Louis David was the foremost Neoclassical painter of late eighteenth century France, who was especially well known for his history paintings, such as The Oath of the Horatii shown here. Neoclassicism was a response to the excesses and embellishments of Rococo art, finding a clarity and precision in adopting classical themes from Ancient Greece and Rome. The Oath of the Horatii is based on a story from the Roman author Livy, and David presents the work in a highly composed format which reflects on the theme of loyalty to country and family.

Artwork from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jacques-Louis_David,_Le_Serment_des_Horaces.jpg

Learning Tools by Varsity Tutors