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Art Appreciation

Subject : art
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1. The artist Andra Breton issued a manifesto that described the point of 'resolution between these two states - dream and reality.' What was this movement?






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






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

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






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






6. Which of these pieces is a Cubist painting?

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






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






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






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

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11. The mid-to-late 19th century saw dramatic changes in non-Western cultures. Which of these best describes these changes?






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






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






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






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






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

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






19. What was the name of Robert Venturi's seminal text regarding Postmodern architecture?






20. 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






21. At La Venta - a(n) _______ site near present-day Villahermosa - Mexico - colossal heads were unearthed exhibiting what some scholars identify as fetal facial characteristics.






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






23. Romanticism can best be described as:

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






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






26. Early Renaissance painter Masaccio is best known for:






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






28. In his painting - Probla






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






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






31. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque helped pioneer Cubist landscapes. What earlier painter of landscapes inspired them?






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. Chari Samba's Probla






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






42. Anish Kapoor - the Indian-born British sculptor - explores the spiritual meanings of _______ - posing questions about the origination and persistence of those meanings when displaced from their traditional context.






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






44. 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.






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

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46. Wassily Kandinsky believed that the greatest device to express emotion was ________.






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. Pakal is the Maya word for _______.






49. ______ - 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.






50. 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: