Humanity

Note: For the name of individuals, you may last names only.

Aside from knowing the answer to the questions with photos of artworks, also know their style

(Romanticism or Realism)

1) What is Romanticism?

2) The romantic artists we're fascinated by:

3) What is the subject this powerful work by Francisco Goya?

4) Who painted The Thenty-Eight of Lujy: Liberty leading the People?

5) Who painted The Slave Ship, and what is the contemporary event it reports?

6) Where (city, country) is the triumphal arch that has the following sculpture? What is the style?

7) What did Romantic architecture do regarding previous styles?

8) What is the architectural style revived in the Houses of Parliament? Where is it located? (city,

country)

9) What was a consequence of Paxton’s model for the Crystal Palace?

10) Which philosopher marked a radical shift from a philosophy that emphasizes authority and

power to one that celebrates freedom and individualism?

11) What lead to the increased criticism of the slave trade?

12) Who were the abolitionists? What did they believe and fought for?

13) Which was the bloodiest war ever fought on American soil? And what was the reason for its

eruption?

14) Which president abolished slavery in the United States?

15) What was the theme of much 19th century literature?

16) The poetry of this poet (name the author) focuses on innocence and experience, which are said

to be contradictory states of the soul

17) Who is the most influential writer of the Romantic era, who witnessed the shift in consciousness

from the Enlightenment emphasis on reason, objectivity, and scientific fact to the romantic

concern for emotion, subjectivity, unimaginative truths?

18) Which play (know the name of its writer too) has been described as a defining work of European Romanticism?

19) Name two American poets from the 19th century with different writing style who stand out

above others?

20) How was Romantic music not a break with the classical ideas of music masters?

21) What is absolute music and what is program music?

22) Who composed Symphonie Fantastique? Listen to the 1st movement at least (link below), also

know it is an example of Romantic style.

(1) Symphonie Fantastique -

23) Who composed the Polonaise in A flat major? Know this is a Romantic era/style composition

Polonaise op 53 A flat major

24) Who composed the opera Rigoletto? Listen to the famous aria (La donna e’ mobile) from this

opera (link below), you may be asked this question without the title of the Opera showing.

(1) Luciano Pavarotti - La donna e mobile - Live 1981 - YouTube

25) What are leitmotifs which composer initially used them?

26) Who composed the famous bridal chorus?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C5FOW2ekHo

27) Who composed the Nutcracker and what is the genre (ex. ballet, opera, other) of this type of

composition? (one of the movements shared below)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKcZL8q1eBw

28) Define Realism

29) Who painted The Luncheon on the Grass? How was the public’s reaction to it?

Note: know that he was an artist who bridged the gap between Realism and

Impressionism.

30) Who composed the Love’s Young Dream?

31) Where was photography invented? And in what century?

32) Who took this classic photograph titled Winter, Fifth Avenue?

33) In which year was the statue of liberty dedicated? Where is it located? Who gifted this sculpture

to the United States in commemoration of what?

34) What was the aim of realist writers?

35) Who was famous for his theory of evolution?