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Art Appreciation

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


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


3. 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.






4. Early Renaissance architect Brunelleschi is best known for:






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






6. The color schemes and flat patterns illustrated in Amrita Sher-Gil's The Swing were directly influenced by the Post-Impressionism of Paul Gauguin and:






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






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


9. In What aspect of the twentieth century were Umberto Boccioni and other Futurist artists most interested?






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






11. The Limbourg Brothers' manuscript Les Tra


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






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


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






15. 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:






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






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






18. Leonardo was as known in his time for his work as a(n) ____________ -as much for his work as an artist.






19. In What aspect of the twentieth century were Umberto Boccioni and other Futurist artists most interested?






20. 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.






21. The Baroque can be characterized as/by:






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






23. 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:






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






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


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






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






28. Rococo painting can best be characterized as:






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






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






31. Rejecting the frenetic approach of Pollock and de Kooning - Mark Rotho's Abstract Expressionist pantings convey a _______ - not _______space.






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


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






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






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


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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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:






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






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






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






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






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






48. In his painting - Probla






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


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