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Art Appreciation

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






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






3. 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:






4. _______ are characteristic of Maya architecture - suggesting priests/rulers had great power.






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






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






8. Marianne Nicholson's cliffside pictograph (a 'copper') represents a Northwest Native American tradition that had been suppressed through most of the 20th century - called:






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






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






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

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13. 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






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






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






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






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

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






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






20. 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






21. As seen from the earth - _______ evokes a rabbit to some Native American cultures.






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






23. Cubism can best be described as:






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

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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. Teotihuacan was an __________important commercial center in Mesoamerica.






33. The Feathered Serpent Pyramid at Teotihuaca






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






35. What sets northern European artists (p. 454) apart from most artists of the Italian Renaissance is their interest in:






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






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






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






39. The relief carving of Pakal on his sarcophagus represents him connecting the Upperworld - Middleworld and Underworld of _______.






40. Diego Rivera - David Siquieros - and Jose Clemente Orozco formed a new school of _______ inspired by the intense nationalism following the _______.






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






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






43. Which of the following is a unique function of Inca textiles?






44. Which of these paintings is considered a Rococo painting?

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45. In the early nineteenth century - a recurrent and significant theme (p. 485) began to appear in Romantic painting. What was it?






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






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






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






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






50. What is the story behind Gericault's Raft of the Medusa?

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