Consider Rousseau's The Dream and Piranesi's "The Sawhorse." Both works are imaginative rather than realistic. Compare the methods each artist uses in creating these images.
What will be an ideal response?
Painting, like poetry, can bring an imaginary world to life. Rousseau's indifference to art traditions resulted in paintings like The Dream, which depicted a lush, complex design that does not exist in real life. Piranesi's "The Sawhorse," has a far darker atmosphere, featuring images of torture devices and objects of horror. The work is an etching, a medium whose aggressive strokes and cut lines emphasize the violent mood.
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a. a human, solemn dignity. b. a quiet, stately presence. c. naturalistic drapery. d. all of these. e. none of these.
How did the photographer Alfred Stieglitz use his art to contradict the goals of the Ashcan School?
A. He made poetic pictures of modern New York. B. He documented the gritty side of New York. C. He created a uniquely American style of photography. D. He promoted regionalist styles of American art.
How did the musicians of the New German School view the question of how the great music of the past should be played? a. They had no concern for the music of the past and were only interested inperforming modern works
b. Performers should adhere exactly to the score. c. Scores should be freely interpreted, rearranged, and altered to suit themodern performer.
Which artist carried the "organic" principle the furthest, incorporating it even into the structure of his architecture?
a. Antoni Gaudi b. William Morris c. Louis Sullivan d. Gustave Eiffel