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Art Appreciation

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1. 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






2. 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:






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






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

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5. 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:






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






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






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

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






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






11. Romanticism can best be described as:

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






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






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






15. The Limbourg Brothers' manuscript Les Tra

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16. ______ - 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.






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






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






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






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

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22. 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






23. The Baroque can be characterized as/by:






24. The _______ culture from modern-day Ecuador is one of the oldest settled cultures recorded in the Americas.






25. Pakal is the Maya word for _______.






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






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






28. Which of these pieces is a Cubist painting?

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29. In his painting - Probla






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






31. The Limbourg Brothers' manuscript Les Tra

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






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






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






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






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






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

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38. Because of the diversity and plurality of postmodernism - many contemporary artists address the issues of _______ in their work.






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

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






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






43. Rococo painting can best be characterized as:






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






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.







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