Nineteenth-Century Art Question Paper
1. Did Nietzsche believe that the nineteenth century and its art were an improvement on the past?
Nietzsche did not believe that the nineteenth century and its art were an improvement on the past. He critical of his own time. He also rejected organized religion, attacking Christianity and other institutionalized religions as contributors to the formation of a “slave morality”.
2. Who were the symbolist poets? What were they trying to achieve?
Symbolist poets, such as Paul Verlaine, and Arthur Rimabaud, devised a language of sensation that evoked rather than described feeling.
3. What is a faun? A nymph? What role does each play in Mallarmé’s “Afternoon of a Faun”?
Mallarme’s pastoral poem “Afternoon of a Faun” feature two mythological woodland …show more content…
Symbolists gave emphasis to the simplification of line, arbitrary color and expressive, flattened form. Impressionism departed from both the romantic effort to idealize nature and the realist will to record the natural world with unbiased objectivity.
5. How were the theories of Henri Bergson reflected in the arts of the late nineteenth century?
The theories of Henri Bergson reflected in the arts of the late nineteenth century by intellect and intuition.
6. What were the unique features of African art in the late nineteenth century?
The unique features of Africa art in the late nineteenth century were reliquaries, masks, and freestanding sculptures were among the power objects created to channel the spirits of ancestors, celebrate rites of passage and ensure the well-being of the community.
7. In what ways did Parisian urban life influence the art of the impressionists and postimpressionists?
Parisian urban life influence the art of the impressionist and postimpressionist by creating an illusion as well as the feeling effects in the painting.
8. How did the subject matter and style of Gauguin differ from that of the impressionists and other
Nietzsche did not believe that the nineteenth century and its art were an improvement on the past. He critical of his own time. He also rejected organized religion, attacking Christianity and other institutionalized religions as contributors to the formation of a “slave morality”.
2. Who were the symbolist poets? What were they trying to achieve?
Symbolist poets, such as Paul Verlaine, and Arthur Rimabaud, devised a language of sensation that evoked rather than described feeling.
3. What is a faun? A nymph? What role does each play in Mallarmé’s “Afternoon of a Faun”?
Mallarme’s pastoral poem “Afternoon of a Faun” feature two mythological woodland …show more content…
Symbolists gave emphasis to the simplification of line, arbitrary color and expressive, flattened form. Impressionism departed from both the romantic effort to idealize nature and the realist will to record the natural world with unbiased objectivity.
5. How were the theories of Henri Bergson reflected in the arts of the late nineteenth century?
The theories of Henri Bergson reflected in the arts of the late nineteenth century by intellect and intuition.
6. What were the unique features of African art in the late nineteenth century?
The unique features of Africa art in the late nineteenth century were reliquaries, masks, and freestanding sculptures were among the power objects created to channel the spirits of ancestors, celebrate rites of passage and ensure the well-being of the community.
7. In what ways did Parisian urban life influence the art of the impressionists and postimpressionists?
Parisian urban life influence the art of the impressionist and postimpressionist by creating an illusion as well as the feeling effects in the painting.
8. How did the subject matter and style of Gauguin differ from that of the impressionists and other