What does D�jeuner sur L'herbe mean?
Lunch on the grass
Who painted D�jeuner sur L'herbe?
Edouard Manet
What was the artist trying to do in the painting? (D�jeuner sur L'herbe)
Rework Renaissance ideas through modern eyes
What was the setting represented in Manet's last painting?
In the bar of the Folies Berg�re
What is in the top left corner of the painting? (Folies Berg�re)
A trapeze artist in green tights
Which artitst particularly liked painting scenes of women?
Edgar Degas
Did Degas like painting in his studio or outside?
Studio
Name three things that Edgar Degas painted
Ballet Dancers, Women brushing their hair, Women washing themselves
What new painting technique did Georges Seurat invent?
Pointillism
What was the name of the artist who had been a stock broker before he became a full-time artist?
Paul Gauguin
Did Paul Gauguin prefer to paint from real life for from his imagination?
imagination
Which artist did Paul Gauguin have a big quarrel with?
Vincent Van Gogh
Three things about Van Gogh
Only sold one painting during his lifetime, influenced by art from Japan, ...
What does Fauve mean?
Wild beast
What did Fauvist artists use?
Brighter colors than normal
Three Fauve artists
Andr� Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Georges Braque
Well-known Fauve artist painted a picture with..
A red beach
The salon was..
the state-sponsored annual art show
Art work shown at the Salon was..
academic
The work of Paul Delaroche is...
smoothly finished
Paul Delaroche painted...
Execution of Lade Jane Grey
Who else exhibited his work at the same time as Delaroche?
Ingres
The impressionist subject matter is often..
scenes of modern life, landscapes
What was the name of the poet and critic who exhorted poets and artists to embrace the Heroism of Modern Day life?
Charles Baudelaire
What was the name of the artist who championed the idea of celebrating modern day life?
Manet
A fl�neur is...
A leisurely saunterer/stroller along boulevards
The impressionists had their first exhibition in a room in...
Boulevard des Capucines
When was the first Impressionist exhibition held?
1874
When was the last Impressionist exhibition held?
1886
Who are impressionist artists?
Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley
Although he did not exhibit with them, which artist was immensely influential on the Impressionists?
Manet
The hallmarks of Impressionism are..
bright, often sketchy renderings of landscape
19th century factory-made paints produced new colors such as...
cobalt blue, vridian green, chrome yellow
The impressionists often painted outside to...
catch the ephemeral quality of the day
Underline some of the things the Impressionists used...
oil paint in tubes
portable easels
flat-headed brushes
Who was the architect responsible for creating the grand boulevards in his redesigning the streets in Paris?
Baron Haussmann
The Prix de Rome was..
an award allowing a French artist to study in Rome
In which period was the National Gallery built?
1800-1850
By the time the national gallery was build had other Western European Countries already established national art institutions?
Yes
The "Coronation of the Virgin" is an example of which period in art:
Gothic
Egg tempera is made with the:
yolk of the egg
Where was oil painting first developed?
Northern Europe
Name the artist who is thought to have first perfected oil painting?
Jan Van Eyck
What is gold leaf made of?
Real gold coins that are beaten to the thickness of a hair
What is an advantage of oil paint over egg tempera?
Oil paint lasts longer
Who is "The Ambassadors" by?
Holbein, German artist
What is something unexpected about "The Ambassadors"?
Uses a technique called Anamorphosis when he draws the skull
Which country does Rembrandt come from?
Netherlands
Is "The Ambassadors" and the Rembrandt self-portrait painted using the same type of paint?
yes - oil
Does Rembrandt use bright colors or dark colors?
Dark colors
Which city did Canaletto paint?
Venice