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Fine Art 3.19 Unit 3 Test

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What structural characteristic made Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace unconventional?
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The iron support structure was visible.
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Which of the following is a characteristic of the daguerreotype as seen in Louis Daguerre's The Artist's Studio?
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The image captures great details, pattern, and texture.
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How does French artist Rosa Bonheur use Realist conventions in Plowing in the Nivernais: The Dressing of the Vines?
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She depicts an everyday, contemporary scene without idealization.
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Which statement describes The Gleaners by French Realist and Naturalist Jean-François Millet?
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The figures are painted as they really appeared, with the solid shapes and earthy colors
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What statement best describes American Realist painter Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Thankful Poor?
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Dramatic light and shadow create mood and convincing space in a scene of contemporary life.
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Which statement best describes American Realist painter Winslow Homer's artistic approach in Prisoners from the Front?
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Homer based his oil paintings on preparatory sketches that he made in the field.
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What is a technique used by French Impressionist painter Claude Monet?
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painting a subject multiple times, under different lighting and weather conditions
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What type of subject matter did French Impressionist painters such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir depict?
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vignettes of carefree Parisians enjoying leisure activities
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What characteristic of Impressionism did American artist Mary Cassatt use in Mother Combing Her Child's Hair?
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loose strokes of vibrant color
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What characteristic of Japanese woodblock prints did French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas use in Four Dancers?
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cropping figures off the edge of the picture
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How did French Post-Impressionist artist Georges Seurat create a unique optical effect in A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte?
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He used Pointillism, placing tiny dots of pure color on the canvas to create forms.
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Which statement best describes French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne's approach to painting?
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He carefully arranged his compositions, using patches of color to show the surface planes of an object
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How did Post-Impressionist artist Paul Gauguin convey emotion in Ia Orana Maria?
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by using bold color and organic lines and shapes
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How does Wheatfield with Crows by Post-Impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh show the threat of a coming storm?
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The painting has short, slashing brushstrokes in vibrant hues that intensify each other.
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How does Norwegian painter Edvard Munch's painting The Scream reflect Symbolist conventions?
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The Scream uses the figure and the landscape to communicate personal feelings and ideas
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What is a distinguishing feature of Auguste Rodin's sculpture Burghers of Calais?
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Movement and emotion are captured through textural variations
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How did Louis Comfort Tiffany incorporate a convention of Art Nouveau in Magnolias and Irises?
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Tiffany used curvilinear lines and organic shapes drawn from the natural world.
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Which sentence best describes the way that Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta designed the interior spaces of his buildings?
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Horta oversaw every detail, from banisters to stained glass, to ensure a unified effect.
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Which pair of statements best describes a difference between Realist and Impressionist painting?
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Impressionist painters applied pure color to canvas; Realist painters mixed paint on a palette.
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In what way are these paintings of Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir and those of Post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh similar?
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Both paintings have color and brushwork that express the artist's impressions of or emotions about a subject