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Compare Impressionism and Post-Impressionism.
Both built on modern content, but Impressionism focused on capturing light and fleeting moments, while Post-Impressionism emphasized personal expression and symbolic meaning.
Compare Romanticism and Neoclassicism.
Romanticism rejected the order and reason of Neoclassicism, emphasizing emotion, individuality, and the supernatural instead.
Compare the goals of the WSPU and other feminist movements of the time.
The WSPU was more militant and focused on suffrage, while other feminist movements had broader goals related to social and economic equality.
Compare Pointillism and Cubism.
Pointillism used dots of color to create images, while Cubism used geometric shapes to depict objects from multiple perspectives.
Compare the views of women before and after the feminist movements.
Before: women's roles remained largely unchanged. After: Feminist movements began in the mid-19th century and continued into the 20th century.
Compare the painting styles of Claude Monet and Edgar Degas.
Monet focused on light and color, while Degas focused on dance halls and ballerinas.
Compare the painting styles of Paul Cezanne and Paul Gauguin.
Cezanne focused on modern content, while Gauguin built upon Cezanne's work, depicting life in the South Pacific.
Compare the painting styles of Caspar David Friedrich and Francisco Goya.
Friedrich painted landscapes evoking awe and the sublime, while Goya painted dark and intense Pinturas Negras.
Compare the painting styles of Romanticism and Impressionism.
Romanticism emphasized emotion and individuality, while Impressionism focused on capturing fleeting moments of light.
Compare the painting styles of Romanticism and Post-Impressionism.
Romanticism emphasized emotion and individuality, while Post-Impressionism emphasized personal expression and symbolic meaning.
What is Romanticism?
An artistic movement emphasizing emotion, individuality, and the supernatural, reacting against Neoclassicism.
What is Impressionism?
An art movement focused on capturing fleeting moments, light, and color with loose brushstrokes.
What is Post-Impressionism?
An art movement building on Impressionism, emphasizing personal expression and symbolic meaning.
What is Pointillism?
A Post-Impressionist technique using tiny dots of color to create an image.
What is Cubism?
An early-20th-century art movement that depicts objects from multiple perspectives using geometric shapes.
What is Nationalism (in Romanticism)?
Pride in one's own culture and history, often expressed through art and literature.
What is the Suffragette movement?
A militant feminist movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries advocating for women's right to vote.
Define 'emotion' in Romanticism.
Emphasis on feelings and intuition over logic and reason in artistic expression.
Define 'individuality' in Romanticism.
Celebrating the unique experience and personal perspective in art and life.
What is modern content in art?
The depiction of everyday life, leisure activities, and urban scenes in art.
Who was Francisco Goya?
A Spanish Romantic artist known for his dark and intense Pinturas Negras, reflecting the turmoil of his time.
Who was Caspar David Friedrich?
A German Romantic painter famous for landscapes evoking awe and the sublime, like Wanderer above the Sea of Fog.
Who was Ludwig van Beethoven?
A revolutionary composer who pushed the boundaries of classical music, expressing intense personal emotions.
Who was Claude Monet?
A key figure in Impressionism, famous for his Water Lilies and focus on light and color.
Who was Edgar Degas?
An Impressionist painter known for his paintings of dance halls and ballerinas.
Who was Georges Seurat?
The developer of Pointillism, a Post-Impressionist technique.
Who was Paul Cezanne?
Focused on modern content, including the effects of imperialism.
Who was Paul Gauguin?
Built upon Cezanne's work, depicting life in the South Pacific.
Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
Leader of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in England and a key figure in the suffragette movement.
Who was Pablo Picasso?
Pioneered Cubism, depicting objects from multiple perspectives using geometric shapes.