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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






2. Famous artists during this time: Leonardo da Vinci - Rafael - and Michaelangelo - From 1490 to 1520 - High Renaissance style was composed of order - grace - and harmony - with perfectly proportioned subjects.






3. Wrote 'Appalachian Spring'






4. Author of the first real historical drama and first English tragedy - The Tragedy of Doctor Faustus - Edward the Second






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






6. German composer who developed the Romantic style of both lyrical and classical music






7. Spanish Romantic Painter - Disaster of war series - Third Day of May - Rembrandt influence - moral issues - court painter to Charles IV






8. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






9. A style of art in the mid to late 16th century that permitted artists to express their own 'manner' or feelings in contrast to the symmetry and simplicity of the art of the High Renaissance.






10. Found on Easter Island - The South Pacific






11. Flemish Baroque painter who had assistants complete parts of his work






12. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures






13. Opaque watercolor






14. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






15. Architectural style of medieval Europe - characterized by semi-circular arches - massive quality - thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers - decorative arcading. Crossed England from France.






16. Wrote the play 'A Raisin in the Sun' about a working-class African American family struggling against poverty and racism.






17. Place known for the earliest documented Jazz






18. Method of composition by which the composer extends the technique of twelve tone composition to other areas such as rhythm dynamics timbre and duration. Most important invention in the 20th century.






19. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






20. 20th Century American composer






21. Wrote Anna Karenina - War and Peace; Russian writer - realistic fiction






22. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






23. The language used to represent things - actions - or ideas - in a descriptive manner. Example: the brook - babbling and bubbling around rocks and stones.






24. Fast






25. Bessanio along with others are courting a girl - they have to pick a certain box - Bessanio picks the right one and is allowed to marry her






26. American realist painter - 'Christina's World'






27. Made a valuable contribution to American folk music by capturing the plaintive spirit of the slaves. 'Camptown Races'






28. Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style - Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style






29. An artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art






30. The creator of the twelve-tone system of atonal music.






31. The text of the opera






32. Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas






33. Visual artist and poet who defined neoclassical convention - Songs of Innocence - Songs of Cxperience






34. Mannerism painter






35. Russian film maker who pioneered the use of montage and is considered among the most influential film makers in the history of motion pictures






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






37. Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century






38. Goddess of Marriage






39. Both wrote music based on Don Juan






40. Poetry that rhymes at the end of lines






41. Artist of 'Purple Robe' (1937) - 'The Blue Nude' (1907) - 'The Piano Lesson' (1916) - and 'The Moorish Screen' (1921) - Known for his bold colors and thick - vibrant brushstrokes - pioneer in the modernist movement






42. Chiefly responsible for bringing literature to the middle-class - The Canterbury Tales






43. French Painter - Post impressionism - pointellism (using several small dots of color to create a larger image)Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte






44. Music consistently constructed on a pattern of the twelve chromatic tones selected prior to composition.






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






46. Short-Short






47. A capella singers






48. Wrote 'The Three Musketeers' and 'The Man in the Iron Mask' and The Count of Monte-Cristo






49. French Post-impressionistic painter; moved to Tahiti to look for the unspoiled life. Mahana No Atua(Day of the Gods). He used flat - 2 dimensional surfaces with strong outlines.






50. A theatrical representation of a story performed to music by ballet dancers. Originally based on court dance