Art Appreciation

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1. What did the early-Renaissance sculptor Donatello do that hadn't been done since Classical Antiquity?
he sculpted nude figures
Palenque
Mining the Museum
cultural and personal identity


2. Florence became a cultural center of the Renaissance (p. 452) in a large part due to:
the Medici family.
Fragonard's Bathers
Paul Cazanne
Aztec


3. These Hopewell figures are unusual because of their depiction of the _______ - a trait that may be found in people from many different parts of Asia as well as areas from which great migrations from this cradle of civilization occurred - including th
Baroque
epicanthic fold
Fauvism.
the Tree of Life


4. Though weaving was already a tradition to their culture - the _______ adopted upright loom from Pueblo peoples.
Navajo
Pyramid of the Sun
Fragonard's Bathers
Teotihuacan


5. Angelica Kauffmann painted in the _______ style (p. 481) - which was based on Greek and Roman models.
Surrealism
Neoclassical
during a Plains Indian ritual meant to help transform the West back to what it had been before the settlement of Euro-Americans
Raphael's School of Athens


6. Because of the diversity and plurality of postmodernism - many contemporary artists address the issues of _______ in their work.
cultural and personal identity
Pyramid of the Sun
developing linear perspective and designing the dome over the huge crossing in Florence Cathedral.
'Wild Beasts'


7. _______ is Fred Wilson's response to common practices of museum display that contribute to racism and class bias.
rigid style.
rendering believable space in realistic detail.
Mining the Museum
extending Impressionism's formal innovations.


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

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

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10. Most art critics and historians agree that the era of modern art ended in the _____.
1980s
he sculpted nude figures
became
military engineer and weapons-designer


11. Michelangelo is considered a Mannerist and High Renaissance artist. What is it about his paintings that characterize the Mannerist style?
his turbulent compositions and contorted - highly musculatured figures
the Baroque - eroticized - and depictions of the wealthy aristocracy at play.
Aztec
the notion of the sublime


12. Which of these is an example of Dada art?

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13. Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of 'primitive' island culture such as in The Day of the Gods?
talud-tablero
poets - calligraphers - and painters.
Paul Gauguin.
glyphs


14. As a reaction against Abstract Expressionism - Frank Stella's Empress of India exhibits the elegant - sparse content-less shape of _______.
individuality.
masonry
form.
Minimalism


15. The Rococo style (pp. 479-480) has been characterized as:
'Wild Beasts'
the Baroque eroticized.
Dada
meditative - active


16. As seen from the earth - _______ evokes a rabbit to some Native American cultures.
the moon
the beginning of time in the Maya calendar
Las Vegas
the Baroque eroticized.


17. Pakal is the Maya word for _______.
shield
one of their principal days of filming was 9/11/2001 and the banners came to signify the rifts separating humanity on a global scale.
Gustave Courbet.
15000 miles of roads


18. In the late 1950s - a group of students in Nigeria formed the Zaria Art Society with the goal of expressing:
art that is about the process of painting.
he sculpted nude figures
Surrealism
more of their African identity in their works


19. The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali illustrates how he looked to his subconscious (dreams - hypnosis - psychoanalysis) for his subject matter. What artistic movement is he associated with?
Las Vegas
Surrealism
Autosacrifice
Manet's Olympia


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

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21. _______ - the most powerful of Palenque Maya kings - ruled for 67 years - July 29 - 615 CE - August 31 - 683 CE.
humanities.
extending Impressionism's formal innovations.
Lord Pakal
Frank Gehry


22. The relief carving of Pakal on his sarcophagus represents him connecting the Upperworld - Middleworld and Underworld of _______.
European depictions of perspective and aerial views of cities
Maya cosmology
likenesses of supernatural characters endowed with powers that can be evoked when the figure is danced.
mosaics


23. The two major art movements of the 1960s were:
Thomas Jefferson
Inca
for armor
Minimalism and Pop Art.


24. One of the primary subjects of Neoclassical art (p. 481) is:
Aztec
virtue.
Autosacrifice
European depictions of perspective and aerial views of cities


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

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26. Donatello's sense of naturalism in figurative sculpture (p. 453) was in part inspired by:
Surrealism
likenesses of supernatural characters endowed with powers that can be evoked when the figure is danced.
Greek and Roman sculpture.
Aztec


27. In the 1330s - Petrarch (p. 452) conceived of a philosophy that emphasized the value of the individual and the pursuit and study of classical languages - literature - history - and philosophy. Today we call these disciplines the:
color
humanities.
17th century - theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast.
the Tree of Life


28. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is thought to have had appeal to the Renaissance imagination in part because the portrait reveals:
the personality of the sitter.
Cindy Sherman
cultural and personal identity
utilitarianism


29. The Realist movement (p. 489) was influenced by many ideas and worldviews including:

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30. _______ - the Aztec goddess of life and death is recognizable in the culture's art by her necklace of human hearts - severed hands and skull.
Romanticism
Plato; Aristotle.
Coatlicue
Olmec


31. Which of the following is a unique function of Inca textiles?
for armor
he sculpted nude figures
introducing complex narrative into painting and indicating a single - fixed light source that increased the overall naturalism of his compositions.
Baroque


32. Fred Wilson's exhibit for the Maryland Historical Society made the point that the Historical Society:
Surrealism
the Baroque - eroticized - and depictions of the wealthy aristocracy at play.
Bettye Saar
had ignored and caricatured African Americans and Native Americans.


33. Stylistic characteristics of Neo-Expressionism include all of the following EXCEPT
the Tree of Life
Quetzalcoatl
objectivity of the camera.
rigid style.


34. Using her work to struggle with the question of identity - this photographer's images are self-portraits.
quipu
Cindy Sherman
Guernica
glyphs


35. What was the name of Robert Venturi's seminal text regarding Postmodern architecture?
the painting of traditional Persian miniatures
objectivity of the camera.
17th century - theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast.
Learning from Las Vegas


36. Vik Muniz's Atlas (Carlao) was created by arranging_______ on his studio floor - photographing the arrangement - then painting from the photograph.
Valdivia
Minimalism and Pop Art.
the Baroque eroticized.
garbage


37. Fred Wilson's exhibit for the Maryland Historical Society made the point that the Historical Society:
had ignored and caricatured African Americans and Native Americans.
Learning from Las Vegas
Plato; Aristotle.
muralists - Mexican Revolution


38. 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.
Dada
15000 miles of roads
Guernica
'Wild Beasts'


39. What is the subject matter of most Impressionist painting?
meditative - active
Neoplatonism
Light itself - the way it plays across forms like architecture and landscape
The Medusa sunk off the coast of Africa due to the captain's incompetence and its poor survivors were adrift for days (most of them dying) while the captain and crew saved themselves.


40. Thaodore Garicault's The Raft of the Medusa (p. 485) helped to fuel which style?
Inca
Romanticism
likenesses of supernatural characters endowed with powers that can be evoked when the figure is danced.
objectivity of the camera.


41. Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of 'primitive' island culture such as in The Day of the Gods?
ironies of modern political life
Light itself - the way it plays across forms like architecture and landscape
Pyramid of the Sun
Paul Gauguin.


42. On the relief carving on the lid of his sarcophagus - Pakal is depicted falling off the Wacah Chan - _______.
Las Vegas
the Tree of Life
Romanticism
sterile anonymity


43. The sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini created Ecstasy of St. Theresa - a centerpiece of a chapel in Rome. It is typical of which style?
Baroque
form.
became
Plato; Aristotle.


44. The _______ were the largest civilization in pre-Columbian Americas.
color
Inca
extending Impressionism's formal innovations.
dramatic - emotional - and subjective art reflecting the artist's personal style.


45. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:
developing linear perspective and designing the dome over the huge crossing in Florence Cathedral.
Las Vegas
El Greco.
Dr. Strangelove


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

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47. The two major art movements of the 1960s were:
Minimalism and Pop Art.
a literal 'sign' for the divine spirit.
Surrealism
humanities.


48. _______ are characteristic of Maya architecture - suggesting priests/rulers had great power.
humanities.
Large stone temple complexes
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
sterile anonymity


49. The Cubists freed painting from the necessity of representing the world in order to dwell on:
form.
the sensuousness of light and color.
introducing complex narrative into painting and indicating a single - fixed light source that increased the overall naturalism of his compositions.
'cast shadows'


50. Henri Matisse was a leader of early 20th century artists who felt free to use color 'arbitrarily' and were labeled - derogatorily - 'Fauves' - which translates __________.

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