Art 102 - Survey of Art History 2 » Spring 2022 » Nicolas Poussin, Et in Arcadia Ego

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Question #1
Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego speaks to . . .
A.   the 17th century's anxiety about the future. that ways that geography can reflect the divine.
B.   timelessness of beauty. that ways that geography can reflect the divine.
C.   a longing for the past. the brevity of human life.
Question #2
Arcadia, referenced in Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego, refers to . . .
A.   an idea of a perfect countryside that was created by Poussin.
B.   an island in the Aegean Sea.
C.   a mythic and ideal place (based on an area in Greece).
D.   a beautiful place discovered in the New World, now in South America.
Question #3
The figures in Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego were based on . . .
A.   Mannerist figures.
B.   stylized late Medieval figures.
C.   unidealized figures drawn from the work of Caravaggio.
D.   classical Greek and Roman figures.

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