26. Name the most eminent Spanish painter. 27. Which of the countries of Europe came last into prominence? 28. Who was Sir Joshua Reynolds? 29. Who are the Landseers? 30. Mention noted modern English painters. 31. Has America attained a distinct type of painting? 32. Name a number of well known American painters. 33. How has a great French writer divided the art of the world? SCULPTURE. 34. What is the meaning of the term Sculpture? 35. What is meant by the ideal in art? 36. What materials are employed in the work of sculptors? 37. Which of the arts has best withstood the ravages of time? 38. How long is sculpture supposed to have existed as an art? 39. What nation excelled in workmanship, and what criticism can be made on early sculpture? 40. What early people left tokens of their skill in pottery? 41. What period in sculpture is known as the "archaic" age? 42. At what age did a rapid improvement take place in sculpture? 43. What nation carried sculpture to its highest perfection? 44. When did the great period of sculpture begin? 45. What are the Elgin Marbles? 46. Describe the Apollo Belvidere. 47. What is the Laocoon? 48. Who was the sculptor of Venus de Medici, and where was it found? 49. Name some of the distinguished sculptors of the 5th and 4th cen turies B. C. 50. With what sculptor did the great school end? 51. Which was one of the last remarkable works of classic times? 52. What changes were brought about in Greek sculpture when Corinth and Athens were conquered by the Romans in the 2d century B. C.? 53. When did sculpture revive in Italy? 54. Who were among the most noted artists of that period? 55. Name some of the most famous artists from the 15th to 18th cen turies. 56. What three sculptors, an Icelander, an Italian, and an Englishman, all of great note, flourished at the beginning of the 19th century? 57. Who was Thorwaldsen, and what of his works? 58. What was the career of Canova, and his principal works? 59. Who was John Flaxman, and what of his works of art ? 60. After Canova, who is considered the most famous of modern sculptors? 61. What modern sculptor has rendered his name immortal by executing the largest statue the world has ever seen? 62. Name some of our most famous American artists. 63. What may be said of the future of American sculpture? ARCHITECTURE. 64. What are the first traces of architecture among any people? 65. Are there any inscriptions on the oldest monuments? 66. Describe style of the first buildings which are architectural. 67. Where are there other relics of these ancient buildings to be seen? 68. In the history of a nation what strange architectural feature is noticable? 69. What is remarkable about the architecture of the pre-historic race, or races of America? 70. Where are found in India the earliest architectural monuments? 74. What is the story of the Corinthian Capital? 75. To what was the cultivation of Greek architecture largely due? 76. When was Greek architecture most perfect, and who was her best architect? 77. What styles of architecture followed the Greek and Roman? 78. What is the difference between Florentine, Roman, and Byzantine Mosaics? 79. What was characteristic of Byzantine Architecture? 80. Describe Elizabethan Architecture. 81. What is the characteristic of Renaissance Architecture? 82. Who was the most famous of English architects? 83. Who is John Ruskin ? 84. Name the principal styles of Architecture now in vogue? 85. What is the prevailing style of Architecture in the United States? 86. What cause is given by Ruskin for decline of ancient Architecture? 87. What ideas does Ruskin advance regarding honesty in Architecture? 88. With what three classes of architectural deceit does Ruskin deal? 89. What does Ruskin say regarding the decline of every art of man? MUSIC. 90. What musical instruments were in use among the Hebrews? 91. What are the Gregorian Chants? 92. What is the "Dies Ira"? 93. What is the "Stabat Mater," and why so called? 94. Who were the greatest musical composers of modern times? 95. What composers are at the head of the Italian Opera? 96. Who was Mendelssohn? 97. Who was Meyerbeer? 98. What is an Oratorio? 99. What is the definition of an opera? 100. Who was the author of the English national air? 101. Who is the best known contemporary composer? |