Lecture and Reading
Notes 4
Chapter 26
| Key Images: | |
| Germain Boffrand. Salon de la Princesse, Hotel de Soubise. Begun 1732. | |
| Jean-Antoine Watteau. Pilgrimage to Cythera. 1717. | |
| Jean-Honore Fragonard. The Meeting. 1771 - 73. | |
| William Hogarth. The Marriage Contract. 1743 - 45. | |
| Joshua Reynolds. Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces. 1765. | |
| Thomas Gainsborough. Portrait of Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan. 1785 - 87. | |
| Benjamin West. The Death of General Wolfe. 1770. | |
| John Henry Fuseli. The Nightmare. 1781. | |
| Jean-Baptiste Greuze. The Drunken Cobbler. Late 1770s. | |
| Jacques-Louis David. Oath of the Horatii. 1784 - 85. | |
| Jacques-Louis David. Death of Marat. 1793. | |
| Jean-Antoine Houdon. George Washington. 1788 - 92. | |
| Thomas Jefferson. Monticello. 1770 - 84, 1796 - 1806. | |
| John Trumbull. The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775. 1786. |
| What philosophical movement had a great impact on the Eighteenth century? |
| What three revolutions greatly influenced the Eighteenth century? |
| Who were the philosophes? What were their basic beliefs? |
| What three styles prevailed during the Enlightenment? How are each characterized? |
| What artist's work does your book regard as epitomizing the French Rococo style? What new kind of painting did he create? |
| Why is the canvas of The Signboard of Gersaint have a cut down the middle? What vanitas message is conveyed by this work? |
| What kind of painting did Chardin specialize in? What kind of paintings was he inspired by later on in his career? |
| Why were the Salon's so important? |
| How did the French Revolution change the Academy? What did the Academy become? |
| What was the basis of Acadmeic training? What artistic conflicts did this create? |
| How is Fragonard's brushwork characterized? |
| From the late 1600s into the 19th century, how was the education of a young northern European or American completed? What city was the focus? |
| What is a vedute? |
| Were women allowed into the Academies during the 18th century? If so, what restrictions were placed on their participation? What influence did this have on the success of women artists? |
| What two discoveries ignited a new interest in classical art and spurred the development of Neoclassicism? |
| Who does your book recognize as the leading Neoclassical sculptor of the late 18th and early 19th centuries? What types of work did he specialize in? |
| In what way were the British prepared for Neoclassicism? |
| What did the group of architects led by Scot Colen Campbell advocate? What building is the group's most famous work? |
| What kind of subjects did English patrons prefer in painting? What influence did these themes reflect? |
| What did Hogarth believe was the purpose of art? |
| What were Reynold's basic beliefs on art? |
| How did Reynold's attempt to elevate the status of portraiture? What term is used to describe his style of portraiture? |
| What message is conveyed by An Experiment on a Bird in the Air-Pump? |
| What is history painting? |
| Why was Benjamin West's painting, The Death of General Wolfe shocking to his art friends? What movement did the work help launch? |
| How did the Romanticists counter the Enlightenment's faith in reason and empirical knowledge? |
| Who is considered by many to be the father of modern art criticism? What artist earned Diderot's highest praise? Why is this not surprising? |
| What artist dominated French art during the Revolution and the reign of Napoleon? |
| What virtues did works like Oath of the Horatii extol? |
| How does David handle the depiction of Marat's murder? What influences doe the Death of Marat exhibit? |
| What style dominated American architecture in the 18th century? |
| What influenced does Thomas Jefferson's Monticello exhibit? |
| Does The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775 depict a real event? Characterize the scene. |