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Art Appreciation

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






2. Using derogatory images of African-Americans from popular culture - _______ transformed the negative image of black servitude into an image of revolutionary heroism.






3. Shazia Sikander combines her training in _______ with her graduate studies at Rhode Island School of Design in addressing the heterogeneity of her background.






4. 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:






5. Angelica Kauffmann painted in the _______ style (p. 481) - which was based on Greek and Roman models.






6. 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






7. Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is thought to have had appeal to the Renaissance imagination in part because the portrait reveals:






8. Joan Mira






9. 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.






10. In The Green Stripe (Madame Matisse) - Henri Matisse dispensed with the use of _______ color in favor of _______ color to explore the expressive possibilities of color.






11. Mesoamerican cultures believed that humans first emerged from a hole in the ground now situated under the _______.






12. Marie-Louise-Elizabeth Vigae-LeBrun's The Duchess of Polignac (p. 480) combines all the compositional tools of the ______ sensibility.






13. From the traditions of most cultures - leadership and shamanism went hand-in-hand. Successful leaders mediated between the spiritual and physical worlds to assure the survival of their peoples. This mediation characteristically involved rites all of






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






15. The early Renaissance in Italy can be traced to:






16. In the early nineteenth century - a recurrent and significant theme (p. 485) began to appear in Romantic painting. What was it?






17. What is the story behind Gericault's Raft of the Medusa?

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18. Which of these paintings is considered an Abstract Expressionist painting?

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19. Chari Samba's Probla






20. From 960 until 1279 - during the Song Dynasty - (p. 447) Taoists in China emphasized the importance of self-expression. Their most important state positions were held by:






21. What is the story behind Gericault's Raft of the Medusa?

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22. This artist reflects on identity and cultural heritage in works such as Petroglyph Park.






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






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






25. In the late 1950s - a group of students in Nigeria formed the Zaria Art Society with the goal of expressing:






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






27. Mesoamerican cultures believed that humans first emerged from a hole in the ground now situated under the _______.






28. Joan Mira






29. Florentine Renaissance art prioritized disegno - drawing and delineation of forms - while Venetian Renaissance art prioritized:






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

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31. 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.






32. In Romanticism (p. 484) - regardless of the subject matter - paintings revealed the artist's:






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

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34. In School of Athens - Raphael represents the two significant schools of philosophy - signified by the portrayal of _______ and ________ in the center of the composition.






35. The paintings of Giacomo Balla capture the fascination with movement characteristic of artists of Which movement?






36. Whose David was the first life-size nude sculpture since antiquity?

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






38. Anish Kapoor - the Indian-born British sculptor - explores the spiritual meanings of _______ - posing questions about the origination and persistence of those meanings when displaced from their traditional context.






39. Known for their elaborate textiles used as status symbols - the Inca also used fiber in the construction of armor and _______.






40. Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of 'primitive' island culture such as in The Day of the Gods?






41. Stylistic characteristics of Postmodern architecture include all of the following EXCEPT






42. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:






43. 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






44. Yasumasu Morimura's Portrait (Twins) appropriates the imagery of _______ to illustrate Japanese culture as slave to the dominant (male) forces of Western society.

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45. 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:






46. Thaodore Garicault's The Raft of the Medusa (p. 485) helped to fuel which style?






47. At La Venta - a(n) _______ site near present-day Villahermosa - Mexico - colossal heads were unearthed exhibiting what some scholars identify as fetal facial characteristics.






48. Cuzco - the capital of Inca empire was laid out to resemble giant_______.






49. In The Green Stripe (Madame Matisse) - Henri Matisse dispensed with the use of _______ color in favor of _______ color to explore the expressive possibilities of color.






50. Which of the following is a unique function of Inca textiles?







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