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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19th century refers to what?






2. _______ photos quote satirically the stereotypes of women in popular film - recycling them as a uniquely pure form of postmodernism.

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

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4. In his painting - Probla






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






6. Coatlicue (p. 465) is a major _______ deity.






7. One of most important - best preserved and extensively studied Mayan cities is _______.






8. The Arapaho Ghost Dance dress would have been worn _____________.






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






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






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






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






13. The Arapaho Ghost Dance dress would have been worn _____________.






14. The two major art movements of the 1960s were:






15. Rococo painting can best be characterized as:






16. One of the primary subjects of Neoclassical art (p. 481) is:






17. What did the early-Renaissance sculptor Donatello do that hadn't been done since Classical Antiquity?






18. Which of these pieces is a Cubist painting?

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19. Marianne Nicholson's cliffside pictograph (a 'copper') represents a Northwest Native American tradition that had been suppressed through most of the 20th century - called:






20. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:






21. 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?






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






23. Most art critics and historians agree that the era of modern art ended in the _____.






24. Native American kachinas - like Buffalo Kachina (p. 494) - are:






25. In his painting - Probla






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






27. One of most important - best preserved and extensively studied Mayan cities is _______.






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

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

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






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






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






33. Creating a work densely packed with information concerns most postmodern artists more than _______.






34. Which of these paintings is considered a Rococo painting?

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35. Romanticist artists - like Frederic Edwin Church - viewed nature as:

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






37. Florence became a cultural center of the Renaissance (p. 452) in a large part due to:






38. 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:






39. Florence became a cultural center of the Renaissance (p. 452) in a large part due to:






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






41. The Limbourg Brothers' manuscript Les Tra

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






43. Which of these is an example of High Renaissance painting?

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44. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






45. Romanticist artists - like Frederic Edwin Church - viewed nature as:

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46. Michelangelo is considered a Mannerist and High Renaissance artist. What is it about his paintings that characterize the Mannerist style?






47. _______ photos quote satirically the stereotypes of women in popular film - recycling them as a uniquely pure form of postmodernism.

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48. Images such as View of Suzhou reveal the 18th century Chinese interest in__________.






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






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