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Homework 8.3: Impressionism
Name _________________________________________________________________
Monet, Gare St. Lazare https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/avant-garde-france/impressionism/v/claude-monet-gare-st-lazare-1877
Renoir, Grand Boulevards https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/avant-garde-france/impressionism/v/pierre-auguste-renoir-the-grands-boulevards-1875
1. Based on what you learned from these resources, what is the subject
matter of these two pictures, and what do they have in common? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
2. Based on what you learned from these resources, what is distinctive about how these pictures were painted? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
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Renoir, Moulin de la Galette http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/renoir-moulin.html
3. Explain the subject matter of this picture; what kind of ambience
does the artist capture? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
4. What do the speakers say about the way this picture is painted? What “effect” does this style achieve? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________
Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/gustave-caillebottes-paris-street-rainy-day.html
5. According to the speakers, what aspect of this painting is not typical
of Impressionism? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. What do the speakers mean when they say this picture is “all about intersections”? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What aspects of this picture make it seem like a “snapshot”?
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8. What do you notice about the relationships between people in this
picture? How is it different from the relationships depicted in Renoir’s Moulin de la Galette? ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Degas, The Dance Class http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/degas-dance-class.html
9. What do the speakers seem to emphasize in their description of the ballerina’s poses (be sure to provide examples) ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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