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Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art
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
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