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Chapter 29

Visual and Style Analysis

Visual and Style Analysis

This activity contains 5 questions.

	In your text, look at the image of Watteau's Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera(fig. 29-8). As your book indicates, we are not certain whether the visitors are departing for or from Cythera. Using the evidence of the image and any other materials you may find in books, journals, or the Internet, decide whether you think the painting shows visitors going to or departing from Cythera. Explain your answer and be sure to credit your sources.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Look at An Experiment on a Bird in the Airpump (fig.29-29). Explain what is meant by the phrase "the romance of science" in the eighteenth century.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	View Houdon's statue of George Washington (fig. 29-43). Are the references to classical antiquity appropriate to this subject? Explain your answer.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	In your text, look at the reproduction of Mengs' Parnassus (fig. 29-16). What characteristics of the painting make it "neoclassical?"   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Look at Canova's Cupid and Psyche in your text (fig. 29-17). Is this a work that appeals mostly to the intellect or to the senses? Explain.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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