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1: Why is Manet considered the father of Impressionism? His bold style, contemporary subject matter, and rejection of traditional academic painting techniques significantly influenced the younger artists who would later become known as Impressionists.  2: What is Manet's most significant contribution to art? Depicting contemporary subjects from modern life in an unflinching and direct matter this helped pave the way for modern art and the things that we see in paintings today and how they came to life.

1:   Do a little research  on the artists featured in the film. Which artist appeals to you the most? Why? The artists that I did research on was Claude Monet and A uguste Renoir and what I found was that both artists were both founders of the impressionists way of painting. This helped both of them draw nature how they saw it which is something that is used a lot in modern art as a way of helping how to depict the artists surroundings and how to paint it on a canvas. Claude Monet appealed most to me because he is mostly known for his work on realistic paintings like his surroundings and how he would express himself based on his surroundings.  2:   How are paintings of the Impressionists distinctly different than those before them? What does Avant Garde mean? How does it relate to the art in this film? Is Impressionism a step in the right direction? Why? Do you think that these paintings are visually appealing? Why? They wanted to capture the different stokes and how...

 What did Goya portrait in his artwork?  He wanted to show many of the leaders of the French community in Madrid Why did Mrs. Jones leave the door open? So that they now they weren't being imprisoned What were Davids reasoning behind his paintings? He wanted to argue that his paintings were not just paintings and they were more than that and something that could make history

What artistic style did David use on his paintings? He used an art style called neoclassicism in his paintings which is most evident in a painting called "The Death of Marat. Which one of David's paintings is interpreted as a symbolic call to revolution? The name of the painting is called "The Oat of the Horatii" What was the relationship between  Schama's film and David's Paintings? Schama explores the meaning of David's painting Death of Marat and the role it played in the French Revolution

1. Who is Matthew Collings? Why should we believe his stories? Collings chose to discuss a wide range of art history. Why? What was his point? Mathew Collings is a British  art critic, writer, broadcaster, and artist who  was best known for his work on talking about ancient art and the meaning  behind them. We should believe his stories because of the deep knowledge of art history and where and  when some of the most popular paints and art work came from. His honesty and reputation for his views  on the art world is what makes people believe what he has to say and his stories. Collings wanted to make sure that everyone got a good look at art history and made sure that it was accessible  to everyone.  His point was that he wanted everyone to be exposed to art and know the history  2. What storytelling approaches did Collings use to tell his stories? Compare his film to those of Marlow, Bruce, Schama, Greenaway, Hockney and Me. Who is the worst stor...