CHAPTER 28 - AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT - STUDY GUIDE
1. How does the art of the Rococo generally differ from that of the Baroque?
2. Is Watteau a Poussiniste or Rubeniste? Why?
3. List 4 characteristics of Watteau's Return from Cythera, 28-4, that are typical of Rococo art in general:
4. Name a sculptor who worked in the Rococo style:
List characteristics of his work:
5. In what ways does Wright of Derby's Philosopher Giving a Lecture at the Orrery, 28-9, reflect the scientific
view of the universe?
VOLTAIRE VS ROUSSEAU
6. What effect did Rousseau's views have on 18th-century art?
7. From what social class did the majority of Chardin's patrons come? Why did his work appeal to them?
8. What kind of subject matter did Hogarth portray?
9. Briefly describe the style of Gainsborough--To what genre did his portraits belong?
10. How does Copley's portrait of Paul Revere, 28-18, differ from contemporary British and continental
portraits?
11. What is a veduta painting?
THE REVIVAL OF INTEREST IN CLASSICISM
12. What is the importance of the subject matter in the Oath of the Horatii (28-21)?
13. List 2 Neoclassical stylistic features that are found in that work:
a.
b.
14. Briefly explain the politics behind David's Death of Marat (28-22):
15. In what ways does the Coronation of Napoleon (23) document the relationship between church
and state?
16. Which aspect of Canova's portrait of Pauline Borghese (26) comes from the earlier Rococo style?
Which aspect is realistic? Neoclassical?
17 List 4 stylistic features of Chiswick House, 28-27:
18. Name 2 buildings that probably influenced Jefferson's designs for Monticello:
a.
b.
19. Why did Jefferson believe that the Neoclassic style was appropriate for the architecture of the
new American republic?
20. In what respect does Gros's Pest House at Jaffa, 28-34, differ stylistically from Oath of the
Horatii?
21. In breaking with David, Ingres adopted a manner that he felt was based on true and pure Greek
style. List 2 characteristics of that style:
a.
b.
22. Who was William Blake? Briefly describe his style:
23. Goya's work cannot be confined to a single stylistic classification. Explain this by using examples
of his varied work.
24. What was the political message behind Gericault's Raft of the Medusa, 28-45?
List 3 devices he used to add drama to his presentation:
25. List 4 characteristics of Delacroix's style that are seen in The Death of Sardanapalus, 28-47:
26. How does the work of Delacroix relate to the interests of the Romantics? Give examples.
IMAGINATION AND MOOD IN LANDSCAPE PAINTING
27. What did Caspar David Friedrich believe that the artist should paint?
28. How does Turner's Slave Ship, 28-54, reflect the practices of 19th-century slave traders?
List adjectives to describe Turner's style:
29. To what school of art did Thomas Cole belong? Example?
30. What relationship did western U. S. paintings have to the doctrine of Manifest Destiny? Example?
VARIOUS REVIVALIST STYLES IN ARCHITECTURE
31. What style did Barry and Pugin use for rebuilding the Houses of Parliament in London, 28-58?
32. What relationship does the style of Nash's Royal Pavilion in Brighton, 28-59, have to British imperialism?
33. List 3 features that the Paris Opera House, 28-60, shares with the east façade of the Louvre, 24-66:
34. Describe the effect of the use of iron on 19th-century architectural structures:
35. What was the significance of the techniques used by Paxton to construct the Crystal Palace, 28-62?
36. Who was Eugene Durieu, and why is he important to the history of painting?
37. What is the difference between camera obscura and camera lucida?
38. When did Daguerre present his new photographic process in Paris?
Briefly describe the Daguerreotype process:
In general, how did artists react to Daguerre's invention?
39. For what type of work were Nadar and Cameron most famous?
40. Name two photographers who documented the American Civil War.