1) The 19 th Century is often called the “century of –isms.” In terms of art, what three major styles (or
“-isms”) were predominant in Europe in the early and mid parts of the century?
2) What quote by Edgar Allan Poe did the text use to describe the essence of Neoclassical Art?
3) What two ancient Roman towns buried by Mount Vesuvius were excavated beginning in 1738?
4) List three major “hallmark” characteristics of Neoclassical painting.
5) Who was the major Neoclassical artist in France, what major radical was a good friend of his, and what major purpose did his artwork serve during the height of the French Revolution?
6) List the three major paintings by the artist in #5.
7) What disciple of the artist in #5 demonstrated an even greater devotion to Greco-Roman art and subjects? What insulting phrase did this artist use to describe Rubens?
8) List two famous paintings by the artist in #7 that are discussed and shown in the text.
9) What label is often used to describe Francisco de Goya in terms of his place in art history? What famous painting by Goya is in reality quite critical and unflattering of the Spanish ruling family?

10 Identify the following about Goya:
-- the title for his series of 65 etchings painted during the French occupation of Spain:
-- Goya’s famous painting depicting the slaughter of 5000 Spanish civilians by French troops:
-- the term for his darker, more depressing work later in his career:
11) What quote by Caspar David Friedrich does the text use to illustrate the essence of
Romanticism?
12) What term was used at the time to describe horror stories full of macabre and occult elements?
13) What is Theodore Gericault’s most famous painting? In 3-4 good sentences, explain the story behind the work and how he came to prepare for it.
14) Identify the following fun facts about Gericault:
-- the Romantic poet with whom he is compared in the text:
-- the reason that he was banned from the Louvre:
-- the age and manner of his death:
15) Who became the leading French Romanticist following Gericault’s death?
-- How did he feel about “passion?”
-- What famous violent painting did he complete after learning about Turks slaughtering
Christians?
-- What famous painting did he complete after being inspired by a visit to a Morocco harem?

16) List five important points about the major contributions made by Delacroix to the art world?
17) What was the major focus for English Romantic painting, who was the first major British painter from this era, and what famous painting by that individual is depicted on page 79?
18) List 5 “fun facts” about the artist in #17.
19) Name the second major English Romantic artist and his famous “abstract work.”
20) List 5 “fun facts” about the artist in #18.
21) In 3-4 good sentences, briefly explain how Realism changed from what came before it.
22) Who was the father of the French Realist movement, and what quote did he use to describe his approach to deciding what subject matter was valid for painting?

23) What did he consider to be his most important work, and how did he react when an art jury refused to display it?
24) What was the collective name for the group of French landscape painters influenced by
Constable, and who were the most famous names associated with this movement?