by edyth.boyle
Step into the world of Enlightenment art, a period where reason, science, and a renewed interest in classical antiquity reshaped the artistic landscape. This quiz will challenge your understanding of the key figures, styles, and works that defined this era. Ready to put your knowledge to the test? Let’s get started!
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Enlightenment Art Quiz Questions Overview
1. Which artist is known for his neoclassical style and works like ‘Oath of the Horatii’?
Jacques-Louis David
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Francisco Goya
Thomas Gainsborough
2. Which Enlightenment thinker greatly influenced the art and culture of the period?
Voltaire
John Locke
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Immanuel Kant
3. What is the primary characteristic of neoclassical art?
Emotional intensity
Ornate details
Classical simplicity and symmetry
Abstract forms
4. Which of the following works is NOT by Jacques-Louis David?
The Death of Socrates
The Death of Marat
The Swing
The Coronation of Napoleon
5. Which artist is known for his satirical engravings during the Enlightenment period?
William Hogarth
Joshua Reynolds
Thomas Gainsborough
Francisco Goya
6. Which painting by Jacques-Louis David depicts the assassination of a revolutionary leader?
The Death of Marat
The Tennis Court Oath
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
7. Which Enlightenment artist is known for his portraits of the British aristocracy?
Thomas Gainsborough
William Hogarth
Joshua Reynolds
George Stubbs
8. What is the title of the painting by Francisco Goya that depicts the horrors of war?
The Third of May 1808
Saturn Devouring His Son
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
The Nude Maja
9. Which of the following is a characteristic of Rococo art, which preceded the neoclassical movement?
Ornate and decorative elements
Strict geometric forms
Dark and moody tones
Abstract and non-representational
10. Which neoclassical artist painted ‘The Death of Socrates’?
Jacques-Louis David
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
11. Which artist is known for his painting ‘The Nightmare’, which reflects the darker side of the Enlightenment?
Henry Fuseli
William Blake
John Constable
Thomas Lawrence
12. Which of the following is a famous work by Jean-Honoré Fragonard?
The Swing
The Death of Marat
The Third of May 1808
Oath of the Horatii
13. Which neoclassical artist painted ‘Napoleon Crossing the Alps’?
Jacques-Louis David
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
14. Which Enlightenment artist is known for his series of prints titled ‘Los Caprichos’?
Francisco Goya
Diego Velázquez
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
El Greco
15. Which painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicts a Turkish harem?
The Grand Odalisque
The Death of Socrates
The Coronation of Napoleon
The Raft of the Medusa
16. Which of the following artists was a prominent female painter during the Enlightenment?
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Mary Cassatt
Artemisia Gentileschi
Berthe Morisot
17. Which neoclassical artist painted ‘The Apotheosis of Homer’?
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Jacques-Louis David
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
18. Which painting by Jacques-Louis David depicts the aftermath of a Roman tragedy?
The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons
The Death of Socrates
The Oath of the Horatii
The Death of Marat
19. Which artist is known for his painting ‘The Raft of the Medusa’, which depicts a contemporary shipwreck?
Théodore Géricault
Eugène Delacroix
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Jacques-Louis David
20. Which of the following works is by Jean-Baptiste Greuze, known for his moralizing genre paintings?
The Broken Jug
The Swing
The Death of Marat
The Grand Odalisque
21. Which Enlightenment artist is known for his dramatic use of light and shadow in works like ‘The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters’?
Francisco Goya
Diego Velázquez
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
El Greco
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