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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. A technique of painting using pigment mixed with egg yolk






2. His works provided the basis for love poetry and popularized the theme of humanism - The Cazoniere






3. Part of the Counter Reformation. Displayed a religious theme - red and gold color scheme - dark (sinner) vs. light (saint) - and was intensely dramatic. Early Baroque art was dominated by Spain.






4. One of first artists to break away from Italio-Byzantine style - Giotto's teacher - Duccio's 'Virgin in Majesty'






5. What type of column has scrolls - and is taller?






6. Norwegian Playwright who carried realism into the dramatic presentation of domesticlife. Wrote 'A Doll's House'






7. 19th century French syle of painting that tried to capture the painter's immediate impressions - usually of the outdoors. In music - a term associated witht the music of Debussy and Ravel






8. School of nonsense and anti-art






9. Painter - sculpter - architect - engineer - musician; invented the court painter of the king of France; 'Mona Lisa -' 'The Last Supper'(classical) - 'Vitruvian Man'(anatomy)






10. Published Phenomenology of Mind in 1807 and Philosophy of Right in 1821 - According to the Hegelian dialectic - one thought (i.e. being) invariably leads to a thought of its antithesis (not being) - and the two must come together to form an entirely






11. A curtain or drop made of gauzelike fabric. when lighted from the front it is opaque but is transparent if lighted from the back






12. Considered America's greatest architect. Pioneered the concept that a building should blend into and harmonize with its surroundings rather than following classical designs.






13. French landscape painter - artist of 'Dusk' (1908) - considered to be one of the founders of impressionism






14. One of the first to use cubism - painted 'The Old Guitar Player' (1905) - predominantly painted in blue tones






15. Carried the motion picture into the new era with his silent epics (The Birth of a Nation - Intolerance - etc.) which introduced serious plots and elaborate productions to filmmaking.






16. Found on Easter Island - The South Pacific






17. 20 -000 Leagues Under the Sea - Around the World in Eighty Days. He is considered the Father of Science Fiction.






18. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






19. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father






20. Made the first talking movie in 1927..The 'Jazz Singer'






21. The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. i.e. hiss - hiss - buzz - buzz.






22. Plato's teacher - declared that the gods had named him the wisest of all humanity - because he was the only one who knew how little he knew - he was later condemned to death by drinking poison hemlock by fellow Athenians for his alleged atheism.






23. The farmer/ merchant caste in Hinduism






24. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






25. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






26. Artist of 'The Starry Night' (1889) - also painted 'Sunflowers' and 'Night Cafe'






27. Considered America's greatest architect. Pioneered the concept that a building should blend into and harmonize with its surroundings rather than following classical designs.






28. Austrian composer; leader of the 2nd Viennese school: Invented serialism same as 12 tone system; wrote Pierrot Lunaire Landmark piece of music moonstruck Pierrot.






29. Novelist who won Nobel Peace prize - advanced humanitarian causes. 'Americans in China'






30. The repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables established in a line of poetry






31. Character who comes to a bad end as a result of own behavior or character flaw






32. French 20th century architect






33. Leucippus and Democritus






34. Student of michelangelo - made the school of athens - and the madonna and child series. used pudgeyness to show that people aren't as perfect as they thought.






35. Ancient Greek philosopher - wrote Republic and Symposium - credited with being the most influential force on Western philosophy of all time. He taught the likes of Aristotle - and expressed his philosophical beliefs largely through fictional dialogue






36. Architect; Guggenheim museum Spain branch; see figure 14.19 on page 366






37. A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage






38. Modernist poet and theorist - The Waste Land






39. Italian Renaissance artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and sculpted the statue of David.






40. Wrote 'Les Miserables' which criticized the French Revolution






41. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person






42. Was an iconic and highly influential British filmmaker and producer - who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.






43. Painted 'Annunciation' - Annunciation - Siena Cathedral - Italy - international gothic - (Early 14th)






44. Pre-Socrates






45. Composed 'Rite of Spring'






46. Six-foot line






47. Spanish surrealist painter






48. A tapestry that recounts the battle of hastings - A piece of linen about 1 Ft.8 in. Wide by 213 ft.long covered with embroidery representing the incidents of Willam the conqueror's expedition to England.






49. Japanese Artist - Thirty six view of Mt. Fuji - most famous Japanese mountain






50. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'