HUM 2250 Final Test With 100%
Correct Solution
What did the Romantic artists primarily react against? - ANSWER Neoclassicism's
order, control, and balance
How did the Neoclassical genre differ from the Romantics? - ANSWER Neoclassical arts
were defined by clear and intentional lines, proportional harmony, and above all, a
sense of rational logic
Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that flourished from about
1800-1850 (give or take a few years on either end). It rejected Neoclassicism by
creating artwork that was very emotional, dramatic, and personal. Brushstrokes
became thicker and unrestrained, perfect symmetry was abandoned, and colors were
contrasted in theatrical ways. In the Neoclassical movement, art often depicted historic
themes, building a canon of examples for the ideal citizen to emulate. In the Romantic
movement, the focus was on contemporary themes,
The Romantics revered Prometheus for what aspects? - ANSWER For being a suffering
but noble champion of human freedom
What was Francisco Goya's main goal in painting The Third of May, 1808? - ANSWER To
portray the brutality and horror of the mass murder taken place on 1808 between the
Spanish and Napoleon. The citizens of Madrid rising up against Napoleon
How did lithography revolutionize printmaking? - ANSWER Prints became quick and
cheap
What other movement did Sojourner Truth and others view as connected to the
Abolitionist movement? - ANSWER Women's Suffrage
What was a controversial aspect of the Abolitionist movement? - ANSWER Some
methods would result in not freeing slaves, but leaving the slaves to free themselves
Daguerreotype - ANSWER a photograph taken by an early photographic process
employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor.
Lithography - ANSWER is a method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil
and water. The printing is from a stone or a metal plate with a smooth surface.
Haussmanization - ANSWER It included the demolition of medieval neighborhoods that
were deemed overcrowded and unhealthy by officials at the time; the building of wide
avenues; new parks and squares; the annexation of the suburbs surrounding Paris; and
the construction of new sewers, fountains and aqueducts.
Correct Solution
What did the Romantic artists primarily react against? - ANSWER Neoclassicism's
order, control, and balance
How did the Neoclassical genre differ from the Romantics? - ANSWER Neoclassical arts
were defined by clear and intentional lines, proportional harmony, and above all, a
sense of rational logic
Romanticism was an artistic and intellectual movement that flourished from about
1800-1850 (give or take a few years on either end). It rejected Neoclassicism by
creating artwork that was very emotional, dramatic, and personal. Brushstrokes
became thicker and unrestrained, perfect symmetry was abandoned, and colors were
contrasted in theatrical ways. In the Neoclassical movement, art often depicted historic
themes, building a canon of examples for the ideal citizen to emulate. In the Romantic
movement, the focus was on contemporary themes,
The Romantics revered Prometheus for what aspects? - ANSWER For being a suffering
but noble champion of human freedom
What was Francisco Goya's main goal in painting The Third of May, 1808? - ANSWER To
portray the brutality and horror of the mass murder taken place on 1808 between the
Spanish and Napoleon. The citizens of Madrid rising up against Napoleon
How did lithography revolutionize printmaking? - ANSWER Prints became quick and
cheap
What other movement did Sojourner Truth and others view as connected to the
Abolitionist movement? - ANSWER Women's Suffrage
What was a controversial aspect of the Abolitionist movement? - ANSWER Some
methods would result in not freeing slaves, but leaving the slaves to free themselves
Daguerreotype - ANSWER a photograph taken by an early photographic process
employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapor.
Lithography - ANSWER is a method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil
and water. The printing is from a stone or a metal plate with a smooth surface.
Haussmanization - ANSWER It included the demolition of medieval neighborhoods that
were deemed overcrowded and unhealthy by officials at the time; the building of wide
avenues; new parks and squares; the annexation of the suburbs surrounding Paris; and
the construction of new sewers, fountains and aqueducts.
