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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. Donatello's sense of naturalism in figurative sculpture (p. 453) was in part inspired by:






2. Noted for their agricultural system of terraces and irrigation - the Inca used bundles of knotted string called _______ for accounting and census purposes.






3. The relief carving of Pakal on his sarcophagus represents him connecting the Upperworld - Middleworld and Underworld of _______.






4. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:






5. The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:






6. Teotihuacan was an __________important commercial center in Mesoamerica.






7. Fred Wilson's exhibit for the Maryland Historical Society made the point that the Historical Society:






8. The relief carving of Pakal on his sarcophagus represents him connecting the Upperworld - Middleworld and Underworld of _______.






9. Which of these paintings is an example of Neo-classical art?

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10. Vernacular architecture - like that in Tijuana - with cast-off materials scavenged from dumpyards serving as walls - fences - structures - and roofs is important to this young architect.






11. Artists often find that the art they make has unintentional meaning. Georgia Papageorge's Africa Rifting: Lines of Fire: Namibia/Brazil is an example of this because:






12. The sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini created Ecstasy of St. Theresa - a centerpiece of a chapel in Rome. It is typical of which style?






13. Who was the most influential painter of the Baroque period in Europe?






14. Cubism can best be described as:






15. The Post-Impressionists (p. 496) were united by their interest in:

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16. The _______ included in panels of Maya relief carvings and ceramics decoration aide in their interpretation.






17. Joan Mira






18. Leonardo was as known in his time for his work as a(n) ____________ -as much for his work as an artist.






19. The Post-Impressionists (p. 496) were united by their interest in:

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20. The Temple of the Sun at Teotihuaca






21. The archaeological site plan of _______ shows the site's slightly west-of-north alignment - a characteristic of several Mesoamerican that may be associated with ritual processions.






22. Which of these paintings is an example of Romanticism?

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23. On the relief carving on the lid of his sarcophagus - Pakal is depicted falling off the Wacah Chan - _______.






24. A leading painter in the Realist movement - the artist of Burial at Ornans declared that 'painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist of the presentation of real and existing things.' The artist is:






25. Pablo Picasso's Guernica represents an event in the:






26. The three _______ made of serpentine at the Olmec site of La Venta are unusual; they were not meant to be seen as they were buried soon after completion.






27. The urge to rebel against the norm lost its impact when such rebellion _______ the norm in most Western cultures.






28. On the relief carving on the lid of his sarcophagus - Pakal is depicted falling off the Wacah Chan - _______.






29. Though weaving was already a tradition to their culture - the _______ adopted upright loom from Pueblo peoples.






30. The artist who painted Houses at L'Estaque worked with Picasso to promote the style called Cubism. The artist's name is:






31. Stylistic characteristics of Neo-Expressionism include all of the following EXCEPT






32. The short-lived Nazca culture in present-day Peru is known primarily for its _______.






33. The Cubists freed painting from the necessity of representing the world in order to dwell on:






34. Consummate empire builders - the _______ arose from humble beginnings as a displaced tribe to commanding rulers of a vast network of luxury tributes from millions of people over a large geographic area in a 300-year period.






35. Great Serpent Mound is an example of a(n) _______.






36. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






37. The Post-Impressionists (p. 496) were united by their interest in:

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38. The _______ were the largest civilization in pre-Columbian Americas.






39. Like many contemporary sculptors - Kiki Smith - as seen in her Ice Man - seems to be asking questions about:






40. The artist Andra Breton issued a manifesto that described the point of 'resolution between these two states - dream and reality.' What was this movement?






41. In Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks painting by Yin Hong - from the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century - the peacock symbolizes:






42. In the Aztec culture - sacrifices of prisoners-of-war from neighboring peoples were necessary to honor and re-create the sacrifice of _______ in ancient times (Teotihuaca






43. This artist of The Large Bathers pushed toward an idea of painting that established for the work an independent existence:






44. _______ is Fred Wilson's response to common practices of museum display that contribute to racism and class bias.






45. As seen from the earth - _______ evokes a rabbit to some Native American cultures.






46. What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style (p. 482) for his home in the United States?






47. Characteristics of postmodern photography include all of the following EXCEPT






48. In addition to the sophisticated stone masonry that built Machu Picchu - the Inca also engineered over _______ through their mountainous empire - allowing messages to be transported throughout the empire in less than one week.






49. Which of these is an example of Baroque painting?

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50. What is Kerry James Marshall saying about the public housing projects in his work Many Mansions?