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The Embarkation for Cythera, by Antoine Watteau - Test
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  • 1. Who painted 'The Embarkation for Cythera'?
A) Antoine Watteau
B) Eugène Delacroix
C) Jean-Honoré Fragonard
D) Jacques-Louis David
  • 2. In which artistic movement is 'The Embarkation for Cythera' considered a masterpiece?
A) Baroque
B) Romanticism
C) Neoclassicism
D) Rococo
  • 3. What year was 'The Embarkation for Cythera' accepted by the French Academy?
A) 1770
B) 1717
C) 1685
D) 1742
  • 4. What is Cythera in the context of this painting?
A) An imaginary utopian city
B) A French coastal town
C) A real island in the Mediterranean
D) The mythical island of love and Venus
  • 5. What type of painting did Watteau invent with this work?
A) Portrait d'apparat
B) History painting
C) Vanitas
D) Fête galante
  • 6. Which French king's reign coincided with the creation of this painting?
A) Louis XV
B) Louis XIV
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Louis XVI
  • 7. Where is the main version of 'The Embailation for Cythera' currently housed?
A) Uffizi Gallery, Florence
B) Louvre Museum, Paris
C) Prado Museum, Madrid
D) National Gallery, London
  • 8. What are the couples in the painting doing?
A) Preparing to leave the island of love
B) Having a picnic
C) Dancing at a ball
D) Arriving at the island of love
  • 9. What is the mood conveyed in the painting?
A) Dreamy and melancholic
B) Heroic and triumphant
C) Tragic and dramatic
D) Comic and satirical
  • 10. What type of landscape dominates the painting?
A) Mountainous and rugged
B) Pastoral and idyllic
C) Urban and architectural
D) Desert and barren
  • 11. How does the painting reflect aristocratic society of the time?
A) Illustrates peasant life
B) Shows leisure and romantic pursuits
C) Shows religious devotion
D) Depicts military conquests
  • 12. In which century was 'The Embarkation for Cythera' created?
A) 17th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 16th century
  • 13. What type of figures populate Watteau's painting?
A) Working class peasants
B) Biblical prophets
C) Elegant aristocrats
D) Mythological gods
  • 14. What was the painting's purpose?
A) Watteau's reception piece for the Academy
B) Royal commission for Versailles
C) Private family portrait
D) Church altarpiece
  • 15. How does Watteau handle the painting's lighting?
A) Nocturnal darkness
B) Harsh dramatic contrast
C) Soft, diffused light
D) Artificial candlelight
  • 16. How does the painting handle space?
A) Tight compressed space
B) Atmospheric perspective
C) Geometric division
D) Flat decorative pattern
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