Algerian Women In Their Apartments - Eugène Delacroix, 1834
Things to think about when studying:
- Why were Oriental scenes so popular in Europe during this time?
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Théodore Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa, 1819From the Louvre:
Géricault drew his inspiration from the account of two survivors of the Medusa—a French Royal Navy frigate that set sail in 1816 to colonize Senegal. It was captained by an officer of the Ancien Régime who had not sailed for over twenty years and who ran the ship aground on a sandbank. Due to the shortage of lifeboats, those who were left behind had to build a raft for 150 souls—a construction that drifted away on a bloody 13-day odyssey that was to save only 10 lives. The disaster of the shipwreck was made worse by the brutality and cannibalism that ensued. Géricault decided to represent the vain hope of the shipwrecked sailors: the rescue boat is visible on the horizon—but sails away without seeing them. The whole composition is oriented toward this hope in a rightward ascent culminating in a black figure, the figurehead of the boat. The painting stands as a synthetic view of human life abandoned to its fate.
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Wanderer Over the Mists (Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog) - Caspar David Friedrich, 1818
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Thomas Gainsborough, Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1785-86
Things to think about when studying:
- Is this a Neo-classical portrait, or a Romantic portrait? How do you know?
- How does Gainsborough depict the landscape? The sitter in the landscape?
- How does this painting reflect certain ideas from the time?
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The Marriage Contract from Marriage à la Mode - William Hogarth, 1743-1745
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Even though this blog is on a semi-permanent hiatus due to me finally being an adult and having a job, I couldn’t let another year of AP Art History students go by without sharing my AP Art History Crash Course. Now in its third year, this (semi) comprehensive review over the next three days will feature key artworks students should know for the exam, along with study questions for you to think about while reviewing.
Please note that there is no answer key for the questions: they’re for your benefit, so if you don’t know an answer, do some research to figure it out!
As someone who took the exam way back in high school, I also have a list of tips and tricks for taking the exam, including some helpful dos and donts. Please remember to always listen to your teacher over me, though.
One last tip: the Cave to Canvas homepage is a great study guide—the artist, title, and dates of artworks won’t appear until you mouse over the yellow box below, so treat it like a set of flashcards to quiz yourself with.
For those of you wanting to keep up with me and what I’m currently working on (Instead of CtC), you can find me on Twitter.
GOOD LUCK.
Day 2 of the Crash Course is in full swing! For those of you wondering why this blog is suddenly alive again, and why I’m posting canonical art history pieces…
PS - thanks for all the kind messages I’ve received. It’s nice to know that even though I’ve been gone, y’all haven’t.
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Toilet of Venus - François Boucher, 1751
Things to think about when studying:
- What movement is this painting from?
- What elements tell you that it’s from the mid 18th century?
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Jean-Antoine Watteau, Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera, 1717
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