3.3 Notable Artists and Their Contributions

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  • Which artistic movement did Pablo Picasso pioneer?
    Cubism
  • Which iconic structure did Antoni Gaudí design in Barcelona?
    Sagrada Familia
  • What characterizes the Baroque artistic style?
    Ornate, dramatic works
  • Salvador Dalí's *The Persistence of Memory* features melting clocks to symbolize the Surrealist focus on time and reality.

    True
  • Salvador Dalí was a leading figure in the Surrealist art movement.Surrealist
  • Which artistic movements did Dalí contrast his Surrealist style with?
    Cubism and Baroque
  • Diego Velázquez's *Las Meninas* includes a mirror reflection with Velázquez himself at work.

    True
  • Diego Velázquez is best known for his masterpiece *Las Meninas
  • Dalí's most famous work, *The Persistence of Memory*, features surreal landscapes with melting clocks
  • What are the key characteristics of Baroque art?
    Ornate, dramatic, emotionally-charged
  • Goya's *Saturn Devouring His Son* evokes emotions of fear and despair
  • Which artistic movement depicted objects from multiple viewpoints to create fragmented, geometric compositions?
    Cubism
  • Pablo Picasso was a pioneering artist in the Cubist movement, known for fragmented, geometric compositions.geometric
  • Antoni Gaudí's innovative architecture, such as the Sagrada Familia, exemplifies the Modernist movement.Modernist
  • Salvador Dalí's most famous work, *The Persistence of Memory*, depicts a surreal landscape with melting clocks.clocks
  • Dalí's Surrealist style contrasted with the rational approaches of Cubism and Baroque art.

    True
  • Goya's social commentary is evident in paintings like *The Third of May 1808*.

    True
  • Which painting by Goya evokes fear and despair due to its emotional intensity?
    Saturn Devouring His Son
  • Match the artist with their primary contribution:
    Pablo Picasso ↔️ Pioneered Cubism
    Salvador Dalí ↔️ Created dreamlike Surrealism
    Diego Velázquez ↔️ Renowned Baroque painter
  • Diego Velázquez's *Las Meninas* captures the elegance and realism of the Spanish royal family.

    True
  • Cubism is characterized by fragmented, geometric compositions depicting objects from multiple viewpoints
  • Velázquez's Baroque masterpieces, like *Las Meninas*, provide insight into the cultural dynamics of the 17th-century Spanish royal court
  • Match the artist with their significant cultural contribution:
    Picasso ↔️ Challenged artistic conventions
    Dalí ↔️ Explored the subconscious
    Velázquez ↔️ Captured Spanish royal court
    Gaudí ↔️ Broke from traditional forms
  • Match the artist with their artistic style:
    Diego Velázquez ↔️ Baroque
    Pablo Picasso ↔️ Cubism
    Antoni Gaudí ↔️ Modernism
    Salvador Dalí ↔️ Surrealism
  • Surrealism focused on creating dreamlike, fantastical imagery rooted in the subconscious.

    True
  • What role did Diego Velázquez serve in the court of King Philip IV?
    Court Painter
  • What is a key characteristic of Cubism?
    Fragmented geometric compositions
  • Match the artistic movement with its key characteristic:
    Cubism ↔️ Fragmented geometric compositions
    Surrealism ↔️ Dreamlike irrational imagery
    Baroque ↔️ Ornate dramatic works
    Modernism ↔️ Innovative experimental forms
  • Cubism depicted objects from multiple viewpoints to create fragmented, geometric compositions.
    True
  • Diego Velázquez was the court painter to King Philip IV and primarily painted in the Baroque style.Baroque
  • What was Diego Velázquez's role at the court of King Philip IV?
    Court Painter
  • Which artistic movement was Salvador Dalí a leading figure in?
    Surrealism
  • Match the artistic movement with its key characteristics:
    Cubism ↔️ Fragmented, geometric compositions
    Surrealism ↔️ Dreamlike, irrational imagery
  • What themes did Goya explore in his later works?
    War, injustice, suffering
  • Match the artist with their key contribution:
    Pablo Picasso ↔️ Pioneered Cubism
    Salvador Dalí ↔️ Created Surrealist works
    Diego Velázquez ↔️ Renowned Baroque painter
    Antoni Gaudí ↔️ Innovative Modernist architect
  • Diego Velázquez's *Las Meninas* is a prime example of Baroque art.

    True
  • Which artistic movement is characterized by ornate, dramatic, and emotionally-charged works?
    Baroque
  • What role did Diego Velázquez hold during his time?
    Court Painter
  • Match the artistic movement with its key characteristic:
    Cubism ↔️ Fragmented viewpoints
    Surrealism ↔️ Dreamlike imagery
    Baroque ↔️ Ornate, dramatic works
    Modernism ↔️ Experimental, breaks with tradition
  • Goya's later works often depicted themes of war, social injustice, and human suffering.suffering