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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. In his painting - Probla






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. Vik Muniz's Atlas (Carlao) was created by arranging_______ on his studio floor - photographing the arrangement - then painting from the photograph.






12. 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:






13. Michelangelo's painting The Last Judgment (p. 468) - for the Sistine Chapel - typifies a style that came to be known as:






14. The Rococo style (pp. 479-480) has been characterized as:






15. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






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






17. Mayan civilization (p. 464) reached its peak in Southern Mexico and Guatemala around:






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. _______ is the practice of self-induced bloodletting.






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






26. In his painting - Probla






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






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

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29. 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.






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






31. 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:






32. Freed from the rigidity of modernism - architects such as _______ have liberated structural walls - using three-dimensional computer modeling to make these new shapes possible.






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

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






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






36. ______ - 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.






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






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






39. Using her work to struggle with the question of identity - this photographer's images are self-portraits.






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






41. In Mesoamerican cultures - sacrificial _______ was seen as nourishment of the earth in its capacity of creator of life.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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

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49. _______ - the Aztec goddess of life and death is recognizable in the culture's art by her necklace of human hearts - severed hands and skull.






50. 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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