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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which word best describes the images on pages 72 and 73?
2. Which words best describe the setting of "Demoiselles au bord de la Seine"?
3. Which word best describes the position of artists as traditional oil painting develops?
4. What does Nattier's "Mademoiselle de Clermonte" depict?
5. What words best describe the gaze of the subjects on their own material goods in a traditional oil painting?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how an oil painting depicts subjects differently than other art forms, as discussed by the authors.
2. How does Courbet's two paintings, reproduced in Chapter 6 on facing pages 124 and 125, titled "Girl in White Stockings" and "Demoiselles au bord de la Seine" illustrate two distinct styles of his work?
3. Describe how the wealthy influence the ways of seeing through oil paintings, as explained by Berger et al.
4. How is the meaning of the images in Chapter 6 on pages 120 and 121, that depict daily life, of any significance?
5. Describe the difference in the artist portrayal of a portrait versus a self-portrait.
6. According to Berger et al., how do traditional oil paintings perpetuate the wealth and power of the ruling class?
7. Describe the mood of the collection of religious iconic images presented in Chapter 4 on pages 66 and 67.
8. Describe the images of death in Chapter 4 on pages 68 and 69, and name some of the specific paintings.
9. What is the significance of the images on pages 120 and 121 that depict family and other social groupings of common, ordinary daily life?
10. Explain how Rembrandt's two self-portraits, the first at age twenty-eight and the second at age fifty-eight, evolve to include content that is not conventionally found in traditional oil paintings of his time.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a three-part essay to explain the ideas presented on the differences between men and women.
Part 1 - Describe the authors' opinions on the difference between how a man and woman are positioned in society, and discuss why.
Part 2 - Explain the difference between how a man views himself and how a woman must view herself.
Part 3 - Explain Berger et al.'s idea on how a woman must see herself as a sight.
Essay Topic 2
Describe how the reproduction of original paintings changes their meaning and value. Discuss the following questions in your writing. What happens to the value of an original work when numerous reproductions are made? What happens to the meaning of a painting if it is moved to a different location? How does the addition of titles or text affect the meaning of an art work?
Essay Topic 3
Woman nudes are a common subject in traditional European oil paintings. Write the following three-part essay to describe the portrayal of women in these paintings.
Part 1 - Describe how female nudes are positioned and situated in paintings that are tailored to the male viewer.
Part 2 - Explain some of the various ways that artists manipulate the depiction of female nudes to shape the viewer's way of seeing.
Part 3 - Contrast the assumed humanism in European oil paintings with the portrayal of women nudes in traditional European oil paintings.
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