Historical analysis
The Rite of Sprin" rel="nofollow">ing was not well received at its public premiere in" rel="nofollow">in 1913. Answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions about its reception, and be sure to number each section's response. Write 6.7 sentences per
section.
1. What did the audience not like about its music? Provide specific examples to support your ideas. 2. What did the audience not like about its dancin" rel="nofollow">ing? Provide specific examples to support your
ideas.
The artist Jacques-Louis David really embodied the Neoclassical spirit in" rel="nofollow">in his work. like in" rel="nofollow">in The Oath of the Horatii. While depictin" rel="nofollow">ing a morally complex tale from Roman history, this pain" rel="nofollow">intin" rel="nofollow">ing also
stood as a message from the current French Kin" rel="nofollow">ing. Louis XVI, to his people on the brin" rel="nofollow">ink of rebellion. Answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions about this artwork listed below. Be sure to number each response.
Write 6-7 sentences for each poin" rel="nofollow">int.
1. Discuss both the Roman and French political contexts expressed in" rel="nofollow">in David's The Oath of the Horatii. 2. How does the pain" rel="nofollow">intin" rel="nofollow">ing exemplify Neoclassicism in" rel="nofollow">in its artistic qualities of composition,
colors, and brushwork?
Edouard Manet's Luncheon on the Grass (Dejeuner sur I'Herbe) didn't adhere to the prescribed Academy Standard set by the French Royal Academy. By discardin" rel="nofollow">ing convention, the pain" rel="nofollow">intin" rel="nofollow">ing came to be
considered radically different and set a course for future modern works. Answer the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions about this artwork listed below.
1. How does Manet's Luncheon on the Gross discard convention with regard to nudity? 2. What other artistic techniques are considered radically different? How does this work set a course for future
modem works?