Art Movements Quiz

Which art movement was characterized by rulers and popes commissioning works based on classical styles and geometric perspective?

Italian Renaissance

The Northern Renaissance differed from the Italian Renaissance primarily in that it

Focused more on religious themes and everyday life

Mannerism is described as

A bridge between the High Renaissance and Baroque

Which art movement was heavily employed by monarchs to illustrate state power and promoted religious feeling

Baroque

The Dutch Golden Age art reflected

Commercial and bourgeois society values

Neoclassicism expressed:

Enlightenment ideals of citizenship and political participation

Romanticism emerged as

A challenge to Enlightenment rationality, emphasizing emotion and nature

The Salon des Refusés was

An exhibition for art rejected by the official Paris Salon

Impressionism was characterized by

Short, quick brushstrokes and an unfinished look

Which movement emphasized the 2-dimensionality of the canvas by flattening painted objects

Cubism

Dadaism was primarily

A rejection of capitalist aesthetics and conformity

Modern art in the 20th century moved

Beyond the representational to the subjective and abstract

What new ideas did the Italian Renaissance incorporate, and what purposes did Italian Renaissance art serve? Discuss the role of rulers and popes in commissioning works and the artistic techniques used

It incorporated ideas of the Renaissance. Its purpose was to promote personal, political, and religious goals.

How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Italian Renaissance in terms of focus and subject matter? What made Northern Renaissance art unique in its representation of subjects?

The Northern Renaissance had a more religious focus than the Italian Renaissance. It was unique because it represented its subjects in its art, showing people’s everyday lives.

Explain the relationship between Mannerism and Baroque art. How did Mannerism serve as a transition period? What were the main purposes and characteristics of Baroque art until 1750

Mannerism served as a transition period by taking the Renaissance’s ideas but a step further with exaggerated colors

What Enlightenment ideals did Neoclassicism express

Citizenship and political participation

How did Romanticism emerge as a response to Enlightenment rationality

Romanticism broke with Neoclassical forms of artistic representation and with rationalism, placing more emphasis on intuition and emotion