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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. Opaque watercolor






2. Mannerism painter






3. A term that was originally coined during the Renaissance - it was a belief that man was the center of the universe. Humanism in general is a philosophy that centers around the capabilities of man.






4. Took inspiration from Schiller's 'Ode to Joy'






5. French impressionist painter






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






7. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






8. A musical composition for voices and orchestra






9. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






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






11. 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.






12. Court dances






13. Decorative drinking cup or goblet






14. Three dimensional work of art - statue






15. Created the motion picture titled 'The Kiss'






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






17. American who became a British citizen; won the Nobel Peace prize in literature; wrote poetry and drama. 'Murder in the Cathedral'.






18. I and the Village






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






20. Most famous American architect; Kaufman house also called 'Falling Water' Guggenheim museum - New York City Branch.






21. 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.






22. The hero of William Shakespeare's tragedy who was betrayed and mistreated by two of his scheming daughters






23. Twentieth-century novelist - used the stream-of-consciousness technique in his novel The Sound of Fury - whose intense drama is seen through the eyes of an idiot.






24. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






25. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






26. (1469-1527) Wrote The Prince which contained a secular method of ruling a country. 'End justifies the means.'






27. Writer of 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby' who coined the term 'Jazz Age'






28. Long days journey into night - the iceman center - ah wilderness - desire under the elms - mourning become electric

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29. Principally known for novels of manners and middle class English society - Sense and Sensibility - Pride and Prejudice






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






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






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






33. God of the Sea






34. Frescoe painter - founded flourentine school - realisitc poses






35. French Post Impressionistic painter; Pointillism; Neo Impressionism or pointilism






36. 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.






37. Who is the architect of this building? (Uses glass walls - abstract - etc.)






38. Long-Short






39. An imitation of the style identified with the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Usually associated with European art and literature from the mid-1600s through the eighteenth century.






40. Spanish writer best remembered for 'Don Quixote' which satirizes chivalry and influenced the development of the novel form (1547-1616)






41. Goldsmith and sculptor - wrote one of the first autobiographies






42. 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






43. This building was built in Rome and contains remains of may Roman Emperors






44. Chinese Painter; harp player in a pavillion






45. Using two or more types of media together to create an art object such as glitter or beads on a painting






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






47. An English maker of pottery and china - he developed mass production of quality porcelain. Signature blue or pink with cameo inset.






48. Free-standing statues of nude male youths






49. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






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