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1. French Post Impressionistic painter; Pointillism; Neo Impressionism or pointilism






2. Figure of speech that give human traits to animals - objects - or ideas. Example: the storm lashed the naked - helpless shore.






3. Wrote the first modern novel - Don Quixote






4. Subject is lying down away from the artist and looking over her shoulder






5. Believe in the four noble truths: existence is suffering - suffering is caused by need - suffering can cease - and there is a path to the cessation of suffering. Though Buddhists do not believe in a god - they follow the teachings of the mortal Budd






6. A brace or support placed on the outside of a building






7. God of Fire - the Forge and Blacksmiths






8. Italian director that made films of fantasy and boroque style. 'La Dolce Vita'






9. One of the first women of Impressionist painters; Young Girl by the Window






10. Famous for black and white erotic paintings






11. Wrote Waiting for Godot. The only scenery for the play was a cyclorama (a giant curtain onthe back of the stage) and a single tree with one branch and one leaf.






12. Famous French impressionist composer






13. Refers to the classical revival in European art - architecture - and interior design that lasted from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century






14. Writer of 'This Side of Paradise' and 'The Great Gatsby' who coined the term 'Jazz Age'






15. Bessanio along with others are courting a girl - they have to pick a certain box - Bessanio picks the right one and is allowed to marry her






16. Norwegian composer. 'Peer Gynt'






17. Wrote Billy Budd - Sailor; Moby Dick; classified as a Dark Romantic; American novelist - short story writer - essayist - and poet






18. Tall - 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point






19. Influential in establishing the heroic couplet - Alexander's Feast - heroic stanzas






20. Knowm for lean prose and ardently masculine themes and characters - The Old Man and the Sea - a Farewell to Arms - the Sun Also Rises






21. French impressionist painter; nude female paintings






22. Designed by Mayans - this was once a temple - next to the Pyramid of Sacrifice. Located at Uxmal - it was used for sacrificial ceremonies as late as 1673.






23. Architectural style of medieval Europe - characterized by semi-circular arches - massive quality - thick walls - round arches - sturdy piers - groin vaults - large towers - decorative arcading. Crossed England from France.






24. Repititions of geometric lines






25. Is an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin - containing the four Gospels of the New Testament together with various prefatory texts and tables.






26. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies '1812 Overture' and 'The Nutcracker'






27. Late 20th century style in which brief patter is textures - and other musical fragments are repeated for an extended period of time with trance-like persistence.






28. School of nonsense and anti-art






29. The basis for early Christian architecture; - created in the period of recognition - it had a dome shape at both ends similar to an apse - it had libaries - and it's official meaning was a meeting place in which the romans would meet to discuss thin






30. High quality rugs made by Persian Muslims - valued for their exquisite designs - vivid colors and skillful make. These rugs were in great demand from China to Europe - greatly improving the Abbasid's economy.






31. A classic form of Japanese drama involving heroic themes - a chorus - and dance






32. Most important of the French Romantic painters; profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists.






33. United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969)






34. Art produced from c. 450 BC to c. 700 AD by the Celts; mostly portable objects; Stone carvings - Crosses with interlace patterns - metal work - manuscripts






35. Greatest playwright of all time; wrote MacBeth - King Lear - Hamlet - Romeo and Juliet; introduced new words to the English language. Histories - tragedies - comedies






36. Played the xylophone and marimba






37. French female author of more than eighty novels who took a man's name and dressed in male attire to protest the treatment of women






38. What type of column is a simple - plain shaft?






39. A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: John swims like a fish.






40. American realist painter - 'Christina's World'






41. A stringed guitar-like instrument from India






42. This building was built in Athens around 450BC - Famous for its columns






43. Spanish surrealist painter






44. Perfected literary conversation and introduced everyday speech to theater






45. Composer - conductor and pianist






46. Fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century






47. A capella singers






48. Norwegian Playwright who carried realism into the dramatic presentation of domesticlife. Wrote 'A Doll's House'






49. An English writer who wrote 'Vindication of the Rights of Women' - arguing that women are not naturally inferior to men - but appear to be so because of lack of education






50. French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school. Known as the 'poet of the piano'







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