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