Posted: June 12th, 2015

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Write short essay answers for THREE of the following:

1.    Discuss how David’s , Oath of the Horatti reflects Neo-Classical style. Be specific.
2.    Disscuss how Renoir’s Le Moulin de la Galette reflects both major interests of the Impressionists-light and atmosphere and Parisian upper-middle class life of leisure entertainment. Discuss some of the elements of modernity that this painting presents.
3.    Explain how the Realist artists of the early nineteenth century reacted against the previous dominating art styles of Neo-Classicism and Romanticism.Select a Realist, Neo-Classical, and Romantic painting as samples to support your answer.
4.    Explain the innovative characteristics of Fauvism and tell why the Fauve artists were called “ Wild Beasts.” Use specific works of art to support your answer.