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CLEP Humanities All In One

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1. School of nonsense and anti-art






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






3. 20th Century American composer






4. London's Great Fire of 1666 led to ___________'s appointment as Surveyor General - overseeing all the reconstruction work on the royal palaces.






5. Known for non-traditional forms of poetry - Tulips and Shimneys






6. Palace constructed by Louis XIV outside of Paris to glorify his rule and subdue the nobility. Exp. of Baroque style in France






7. Real name was Domenicos Theotocopoulos - Much of his work expressed religious ecstasy - and El Greco painted many revealing works of devoted ascetics - most notable of which was Burial of the Count Orgaz. An expressionist - his work often included fl






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






9. French impressionistic; studied in Italy; became famous in his lifetime (see page 290). Structural form from the Romantics. By The SeaShore






10. Composed 'Symphonie Fantastique'






11. Frank Lloyd Wright designed what?






12. Beuatiful with ornate borders






13. Three-foot line






14. Greatest playwright of all time; wrote MacBeth - King Lear - Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet; introduced new words to the English language. Histories - tragedies - comedies






15. Three dimensional work of art - statue






16. God of Wildlife






17. Abstract sculptor who used rounding techniques and very little detail






18. Wrote Robinson Crusoe; known as the father of the English novel






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






20. Tragic figure of the play - moorish general - desdemonas husband






21. Implied comparison between two normally unrelated things - indicating a likeness between them. Words can also be used to replace other words. Example: His room is a dump.






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






23. Penned the famous phrase 'I think - therefore I am.' - Perhaps better known for his contributions to geometry than philosophy (the Cartesian plane is named after him) - Descartes is actually considered the founder of modern rationalism.






24. Former monk. French humanist - wrote the comic masterpieces Gargantua and Pantagruel - stories contained gross humor.






25. Action painting - put his canvas on the floor and brought his whole body into action while he splashed and dripped colors in swirling configurations






26. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






27. Author of Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim






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






29. Members of the highest caste in Hinduism






30. United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)






31. Author of Faerie Queene in Elizabethan era - one of the greatest moral epics in any language






32. United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989)






33. 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.






34. He used light and shadows to convey moods and emotions-Painted the Blinding of Samson






35. Church in Ravenna - Italy built by Justinian. Known for color - mosaics - and gold.






36. Consists of lines that do not have regular meter or rhyme






37. The 'old' stone age - during which humankind produced the first sculptures and paintings






38. Protrayed the west by painting cowhands and natives






39. Alexander the Great's tutor and a student of Plato - He disagreed with Plato that form and matter could be perceived as two separate things - and wrote such works as Rhetoric - Poetics - and Metaphysics.






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






41. A Dutch painter who used a great deal of light. He enjoyed painting people doing everyday things.






42. Goddess of Hunting






43. Female Movie Director/Producer who motivated women to do film...Big - A League of Their Own - Jumping Jack Flash






44. Known for ragtime music - piano player. Composed 'The Entertainment'






45. Gainsborough (1727-1788) was one of the first great landscape artists of his time - and was recognized for painting every section of his works himself






46. 1900 to the Present






47. Story of man - Christian - journey faces hobglobins/dragons

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48. Wrote Pride and Prejudice






49. 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.






50. Artist of 'Jack in the Pulpit IV' (1930) - 'Petunia' (1925) - 'Cow's Skull - Red - White - and Blue' (1931) - and 'Red Amaryllis' (1937) - Realistic nature images with strong - vibrant colors identify the works of O'Keeffe

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