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Art Appreciation

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1. Joan Mira






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






3. The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:






4. Teotihuacan was an __________important commercial center in Mesoamerica.






5. Considered one of the greatest artistic responses to political oppression - Picasso's _______ was painted as condemnation of the blitzkrieg that leveled the city center of a small Basque town in the Spanish Civil War.






6. Noted for their agricultural system of terraces and irrigation - the Inca used bundles of knotted string called _______ for accounting and census purposes.






7. The Baroque can be characterized as/by:






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


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






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






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






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


13. Wassily Kandinsky's Sketch I for Composition VII is an example of:






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






15. 'Postmodernism' has been defined in part as:






16. The 'Big 3' of the Italian High Renaissance - based in Florence - and later in Rome - and then Milan were:






17. 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?






18. Discontent with International Style's _______ compelled architects to look forward in new directions.






19. 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:






20. Sandro Botticelli's paintings - such as The Birth of Venus - reflect his interest in a philosophy called _______.






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






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






23. The Cubists freed painting from the necessity of representing the world in order to dwell on:






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






25. Chari Samba's Probla






26. 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.






27. As a reaction against Abstract Expressionism - Frank Stella's Empress of India exhibits the elegant - sparse content-less shape of _______.






28. ______ - 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.






29. The twentieth-century painting movement most often associated with Henri Matisse is:






30. What is Kerry James Marshall saying about the public housing projects in his work Many Mansions?






31. _______ - the most powerful of Palenque Maya kings - ruled for 67 years - July 29 - 615 CE - August 31 - 683 CE.






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






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






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






35. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:






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






37. The Incas are well known for their __________ construction - as can be witnessed in Machu Picchu.






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


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






40. 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.






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


42. Considered one of the greatest artistic responses to political oppression - Picasso's _______ was painted as condemnation of the blitzkrieg that leveled the city center of a small Basque town in the Spanish Civil War.






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


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






45. In works such as Olympia - realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to:






46. The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:






47. 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






48. Chari Samba's Probla






49. Joan Mira






50. Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19th century refers to what?