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Art Appreciation
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1. Marie-Louise-Elizabeth Vigae-LeBrun's The Duchess of Polignac (p. 480) combines all the compositional tools of the ______ sensibility.
earthwork of the Adena culture (Ohio)
more of their African identity in their works
Baroque
rigid style.
2. Who was the most influential painter of the Baroque period in Europe?
epicanthic fold
Caravaggio
ironies of modern political life
the Chinese emperor.
3. Native American kachinas - like Buffalo Kachina (p. 494) - are:
glyphs
likenesses of supernatural characters endowed with powers that can be evoked when the figure is danced.
more of their African identity in their works
15000 miles of roads
4. The mid-to-late 19th century saw dramatic changes in non-Western cultures. Which of these best describes these changes?
Western culture increasingly imposed itself upon other cultures whose values were often diametrically opposed to the sense of centeredness of these indigenous cultures.
Large stone temple complexes
garbage
it is not known which culture built it
5. Which of the following is a unique function of Inca textiles?
Quetzalcoatl
Leonardo DaVinci - Michelangelo - and Raphael.
for armor
a literal 'sign' for the divine spirit.
6. One of the primary subjects of Neoclassical art (p. 481) is:
virtue.
the Baroque - eroticized - and depictions of the wealthy aristocracy at play.
Romanticism
talud-tablero
7. Her untitled photographic self-portraits - posed with props in scenes corresponding to female characters in popular culture - are performances that allow _______ to address the ways in which culture views women.
eternal beauty or shock value
Manet's Olympia
Cindy Sherman
shield
8. Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of 'primitive' island culture such as in The Day of the Gods?
Paul Gauguin.
Romanticism
became
art that is about the process of painting.
9. Pablo Picasso's Guernica represents an event in the:
Greek and Roman sculpture.
Georges Braque's Violin and Palette
Spanish Civil War.
Cindy Sherman
10. Joan Mira
Marcel Duchamp's The Fountain
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
monumental architecture and stone sculpture.
abstract
11. Wassily Kandinsky's Sketch I for Composition VII is an example of:
rope bridges
objectivity of the camera.
German Expressionism.
Willem de Kooning's Woman and Bicycle
12. The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:
rigid style.
Thomas Jefferson
El Greco.
he sculpted nude figures
13. Machu Picchu was a 'getaway' for a(n) __________ruler.
250.
Inca
the personality of the sitter.
Paul Gauguin.
14. What is Kerry James Marshall saying about the public housing projects in his work Many Mansions?
the impossibility of transforming the concrete urban environment into a garden
the Chinese emperor.
meditative - active
objectivity of the camera.
15. Characteristics of postmodern photography include all of the following EXCEPT
objectivity of the camera.
shield
Bettye Saar
cultural and personal identity
16. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is thought to have had appeal to the Renaissance imagination in part because the portrait reveals:
military engineer and weapons-designer
the personality of the sitter.
Caravaggio
the Chinese emperor.
17. Though weaving was already a tradition to their culture - the _______ adopted upright loom from Pueblo peoples.
250.
Maya cosmology
Navajo
abstract
18. The Cubists freed painting from the necessity of representing the world in order to dwell on:
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.
La Venta
form.
more of their African identity in their works
19. The Realist movement (p. 489) was influenced by many ideas and worldviews including:
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20. Discontent with International Style's _______ compelled architects to look forward in new directions.
narration
Fauvism.
sterile anonymity
Donatello's.
21. What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style (p. 482) for his home in the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
form.
garbage
domination
22. Showing irreverence for tradition and rationality - Marcel Duchamp's Mona Lisa [L.H.O.O.Q.] exemplifies the _______ movement.
Light itself - the way it plays across forms like architecture and landscape
Large stone temple complexes
Dada
the impossibility of transforming the concrete urban environment into a garden
23. 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.
Spanish Civil War.
Church's The Heart of the Andes
art that is about the process of painting.
24. 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?
for armor
Surrealism
he sculpted nude figures
Cindy Sherman's
25. ______ - at its peak a cosmopolitan commercial center - remained a mythic center for Mesoamerican cultures for a thousand years after its decline - including an important pilgrimage site for Aztec rulers.
virtue.
the moon
Teotihuacan
Minimalism and Pop Art.
26. This artist reflects on identity and cultural heritage in works such as Petroglyph Park.
David's The Death of Marat
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
cultural and personal identity
Autosacrifice
27. Sandro Botticelli's paintings - such as The Birth of Venus - reflect his interest in a philosophy called _______.
had ignored and caricatured African Americans and Native Americans.
movement and speed
Minimalism
Neoplatonism
28. Marianne Nicholson's cliffside pictograph (a 'copper') represents a Northwest Native American tradition that had been suppressed through most of the 20th century - called:
the potlatch.
the presence of diverse traditions in a single work.
rendering believable space in realistic detail.
Large stone temple complexes
29. As a reaction against Abstract Expressionism - Frank Stella's Empress of India exhibits the elegant - sparse content-less shape of _______.
Minimalism
masonry
eternal beauty or shock value
the beginning of time in the Maya calendar
30. The Rococo style (pp. 479-480) has been characterized as:
15000 miles of roads
masonry
dramatic - emotional - and subjective art reflecting the artist's personal style.
the Baroque eroticized.
31. Michelangelo is considered a Mannerist and High Renaissance artist. What is it about his paintings that characterize the Mannerist style?
Fauvism.
masonry
his turbulent compositions and contorted - highly musculatured figures
the Baroque eroticized.
32. The Post-Impressionists (p. 496) were united by their interest in:
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33. 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.
Olmec
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Aztec
blood
34. In Mesoamerican cultures - sacrificial _______ was seen as nourishment of the earth in its capacity of creator of life.
blood
Teddy Cruz
Teddy Cruz
Georges Braque.
35. In What aspect of the twentieth century were Umberto Boccioni and other Futurist artists most interested?
movement and speed
Aztec
Paul Cazanne
Marcel Duchamp's The Fountain
36. In works such as Olympia - realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to:
Romanticism
his modernity and break with the past.
humanities.
Palenque
37. Like many contemporary sculptors - Kiki Smith - as seen in her Ice Man - seems to be asking questions about:
Gustave Courbet.
monumental architecture and stone sculpture.
he sculpted nude figures
the symbolism of shape.
38. _______ are characteristic of Maya architecture - suggesting priests/rulers had great power.
domination
movement and speed
Large stone temple complexes
Paul Cazanne.
39. In Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks painting by Yin Hong - from the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century - the peacock symbolizes:
Plato; Aristotle.
the Chinese emperor.
Large stone temple complexes
extending Impressionism's formal innovations.
40. Images such as View of Suzhou reveal the 18th century Chinese interest in__________.
European depictions of perspective and aerial views of cities
the Medici family.
his modernity and break with the past.
the use of everyday people and activities in the paintings
41. The urge to rebel against the norm lost its impact when such rebellion _______ the norm in most Western cultures.
became
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rendering believable space in realistic detail.
Teotihuacan
42. In School of Athens - Raphael represents the two significant schools of philosophy - signified by the portrayal of _______ and ________ in the center of the composition.
Paul Cazanne
the personality of the sitter.
the sensuousness of light and color.
Plato; Aristotle.
43. Stylistic characteristics of Neo-Expressionism include all of the following EXCEPT
the sensuousness of light and color.
Paul Cazanne.
rigid style.
extending Impressionism's formal innovations.
44. The artist Andra Breton issued a manifesto that described the point of 'resolution between these two states - dream and reality.' What was this movement?
Surrealism
17th century - theatrical compositions rendered in very high contrast.
Neoclassical
Dada
45. Mayan civilization (p. 464) reached its peak in Southern Mexico and Guatemala around:
the impossibility of transforming the concrete urban environment into a garden
European depictions of perspective and aerial views of cities
250.
the use of everyday people and activities in the paintings
46. The Incas are well known for their __________ construction - as can be witnessed in Machu Picchu.
blood
Baroque
sterile anonymity
masonry
47. Noted for their agricultural system of terraces and irrigation - the Inca used bundles of knotted string called _______ for accounting and census purposes.
Mining the Museum
15000 miles of roads
quipu
Quetzalcoatl
48. In works such as Olympia - realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to:
Western culture increasingly imposed itself upon other cultures whose values were often diametrically opposed to the sense of centeredness of these indigenous cultures.
Palenque
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his modernity and break with the past.
49. The cultures of the Pre-Columbian peoples (p. 463) are distinguished by their:
the moon
Cindy Sherman
mosaics
monumental architecture and stone sculpture.
50. Angelica Kauffmann painted in the _______ style (p. 481) - which was based on Greek and Roman models.
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Neoclassical
'cast shadows'
sterile anonymity