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Neoclassicism

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Neoclassicism game quiz
"See how well you know the Neoclassical period of art, which stretched from about mid 18th century until the mid 19th century. Topics include paintings, artists, and buildings."

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1. Neoclassicism was originally a reaction against the previous generation of artists from what style?
    baroque
    gothic
    luminism
    rococo


2. How many eras is neoclassicism generally broken down into?
    5
    7
    4
    2


3. L'Arc de Triomphe is one of the recognizable products of the late 18th century romantic neoclassical movement. The monument is at the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly the Place de l'Étoile) and was completed for Napoleon in what decade?
    1840s
    1850s
    1820s
    1830s


4. What 18th century French sculptor created both 'Saint John the Baptist' and 'Saint Bruno' in 1766 and is known for being on the outer fringes of neoclassicism in terms of relating Greco-Roman themes?
    François Bosio
    Jean Gros
    John Constable
    Jean Antoine Houdon


5. What painting by Jacques Louis David glorifies a martyr of the French Revolution and employs chiaroscuro to portray the aftermath of the man's assassination?
    'The Death of Danton'
    'The Death of Hébert'
    'The Death of Robespierre'
    'The Death of Marat'


6. The sudden popularity of the neoclassical style was due to new discoveries, travels, and publications in the field of archeology at sites excavated in what country?
    Greece
    Italy
    France
    Egypt


7. Theoretical treatises by this man contributed to the rise of neoclassicism in Europe with his writings advising artists to not copy, but observe nature through their own eyes as the ancients did.
    James Stuart
    Anton Raphael Mengs
    Johann Winckelmann
    Nicholas Revett


8. This famous painter of the first half of the 19th century won the Prix de Rome in 1801 with 'Ambassadors of Agamemnon Arriving at the Tent of Achilles'. His later works, such as 'Turkish Bath' (1859) and 'Grande Odalisque' (1814), showed his unorthodox style, which earned him a spot on the French Academy in Rome and a Cross of the Legion of Honor from Charles X.
    Jean Ingres
    Pierre Narcisse Guérin
    Théodore Géricault
    Eugène Delacroix


9. One of the most widely propagandized works of art during the French Revolution was painted by Jacques Louis David in 1784. It depicts three triplets honoring Rome, willing to fight to the death against triplets from a rival empire, with their wives crying behind them. This is 'The Oath of the __________'.
    Venii
    Sabinii
    Horatii
    Appianii


10. As the neoclassical style was declining in the mid 19th century, from what source did the neoclassicism derive new inspiration?
    southern Africa
    Persia
    the New World
    China


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Compiled Jun 28 12