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Praxis Introduction To Fine Arts
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1. Not a component of color.
Hellenistic Style
Meter
The Caves of Lascaux contain images of animals that__________.
Classical Period
2. Refers to a system of weight distribution and was demonstrated with the Doryphorus.
Amarna period
Contrapposto
Cella
Leads to a truer understanding of God
3. 1.) Hold central heating and a form of air conditioning. 2.) Had running water. 3.) Was constructed by the Minoans. 4.) Contains images celebrating nature.
Formal Art Criticism
What was the central focus of the Egyptians in?
Delian League
Palace of Knossos
4. 'Trick of the eye' or 'Fool of the eye' - a two dimensional artwork designed to make the viewer believe it is in 3D.
5. 1.) Belong to the Paleolithic or Neolithic periods. 2.) Are among the first known representational works of art.3.) Were created to ensure survival - abundance - and fertility.4.) Exist as symbols or abstractions of larger ideas.
Oligarchy
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Prehistoric wal paintings and Fertility Figures
Contrapposto
6. Art is created by people who want to express themselves.
7. One of the architects who designed the Parthenon.
Ictinos
Methods artists employ to create or enhance the illusion of three - dimensional space
Prehistoric wal paintings and Fertility Figures
Hebrew Bible
8. A riddle composed of symbols suggesting the sounds they represent.
What distinguishes much of early Christian art from later Byzantine and Medieval art
Rebus
Corinthian Order
Mesopotamian politics or religions
9. Red - Blue - and Yellow
Hajj
Delian League
Primary colors
Pax Romana
10. It is often symbolic rather than representational and paintings are usually found in catacombs.
Mansonry
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
What distinguishes much of early Christian art from later Byzantine and Medieval art
Hebrew Bible
11. Government by the few - especially by a small fraction of persons or families - as opposed to a democracy.
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Hebrew Bible
Oligarchy
12. A branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and art and their relation to human beings.
Classical Period
Mansonry
Aethetics
Melismatic
13. 'The Roman Peace' was a 200- year span of stability during the Roman Empire - beginning with the Emperor Augustus.
Pax Romana
Riace Warrior
Judaism
Late Classical Period
14. 1.) Linear perspective 2.) Shadow3.) Overlapping 4.) Color tone
Clerestory
Methods artists employ to create or enhance the illusion of three - dimensional space
Pax Romana
Contextual Art Criticism
15. A term in Roman times referred to building functions - usually a law court - it was later used by Christians to refer to Church buildings and to a specific form of Church buildings.
Phidias
Torah
Basilica
Climax
16. Stone or brickwork - a structural architectural feature at which the Romans excelled.
Mansonry
Melismatic
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
Amarna period
17. An approach to art characterized by individuality - virtuosity - and emotion
Plato
Classicism
Hellenistic Style
Judaism
18. A & ABA
19. Oldest written text originates from the first united Monarchy in the 10th century BCE. 2.) Was not canonized until after the first Jewish revolt in the 1st century. 3.) Included the New Testament.
Plato
Hajj
The text of the Code of Hammurabi is important as it represents the first written and comprehensive
Hebrew Bible
20. Judging a work within the context of its culture or time.
Contextual Art Criticism
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Hellenistic Style
Cuneiform
21. Style of medieval music in which a second melodic line was added to plainchant.
Organum
Humanisn
Constantine
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
22. The religious traditions and ethnical system of the Jewish people: a group of beliefs and practices springing from a common identity - genealogy - and history. A cultural ethos as well as spiritual practice.
Orthodoxy
A symbol
Amarna period
Judaism
23. A style of art relying on the fundamentals of simplicity - clarity or structure - and appeal to the intellect.
Provide your own definition of art - and state what you think makes a work of art qualify as 'artistic.'
Ictinos
Classicism
Mesopotamian politics or religions
24. 1.) Suggest the illusion of distance. 2.) Convey mood 3.) Suggest emotion
Hebrew Bible
Contextual Art Criticism
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
Romanesque Basilica Churches
25. Represents a good example of Late Roman art.
Tempo
What was the central focus of the Egyptians in?
Sarcophagi
Head of Constantine the Great
26. 1.) For a brief time Egyptian art became curvilinear and informal rather than rigid and timeless.2.) The pantheon of Egyptian Gods was temporarily broken and new monotheistic faith was created.3.) The prominence of the Egyptian queen.4.) The singular
The text of the Code of Hammurabi is important as it represents the first written and comprehensive
Hajj
An example of a 'closed' form of music
Amarna period
27. 1.) An alliance of Greek city - states against outside (non - Greek) threats.2.) It was lead by the Athenians.3.) Established after the defeat of the Persians.
Humanities
Aethetics
Delian League
Mansonry
28. A large niche or niche - like space projecting from and expanding the interior space of a building.
Hajj
Apse
Provide your own definition of art - and state what you think makes a work of art qualify as 'artistic.'
Cella
29. The speed of the beats in music.
Leads to a truer understanding of God
Apse
Tempo
Late Classical Period
30. 1.) Focus on message at the expense of sensuous.2.) Idealized or 'classicized' beauty and focus on individualism and idealism of form.
Oligarchy
Hieratic Style
As a work representative of Late Roman art - the stone sculpture of the Tetrarchy reflects a tendency to_________.
Myceneans
31. 1.) Individual city states often had a local God.2.) A hierarchy of Gods existed within Mesopotamian religion.
fundamental characteristics that distinguish Greek Black figures from Red figure pottery
Mesopotamian politics or religions
Ictinos
Hellenistic Style
32. 1.) Stone sculpture was reserved mainly for architectural adornment. 2.) These massive churches reflect a militiant and triumphant church.3.) The tendency in the north was for stone rather than wooden ceilings. 4.) Originates from Roman Law Court.
Romanesque Basilica Churches
Ictinos
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
Hellenistic Period
33. 1.) The gospel of St. Matthew includes a lengthy genealogy of Jesus Christ.2.) They tell us little about Jesus' youth or education. 3.) Help to establish a birth date for Jesus around the year 4 BCE.4.) Maintain that on the third day Jesus rose from
Climax
What distinguishes much of early Christian art from later Byzantine and Medieval art
First four books of the New Testament
Organum
34. This type of warrior belongs to the classical period.
Contrapposto
Riace Warrior
Rebus
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
35. St. Augustine's philosophy of art suggest that art...
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Pax Romana
Methods artists employ to create or enhance the illusion of three - dimensional space
Leads to a truer understanding of God
36. Form of plainchant in which each syllable is spread out over several notes.
Delian League
Engaged Columns
Melismatic
A symbol
37. Why is it unhelpful or unproductive to judge art solely on subjective likes or dislikes - and what alternative is there to this approach?
Rebus
Tempo
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
Cuneiform
38. Characterized by balance - perfection of form - and control over rational intellect.
Hellenistic Period
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
Classical Period
Palace of Knossos
39. The moment of maximum dramatic tensions within a theatrical performance or narrative.
Mesopotamian politics or religions
Basilica
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
Climax
40. The principal enclosed room of a Roman temple.
Torah
Cella
Formal Art Criticism
Pax Romana
41. One of the Greek architectural decorative and elevational conventions and systems or proportion - characterized by columns employing an elaborate leaf motif in the capital.
Humanities
Corinthian Order
As a work representative of Late Roman art - the stone sculpture of the Tetrarchy reflects a tendency to_________.
Pax Romana
42. An image that is either intangible or not obvious considered
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
Humanisn
A symbol
Torah
43. Stone coffins - a notable type of Roman sculpture.
Sarcophagi
Cuneiform
Polyclitus
Ionic Order
44. 1.) Part of a war - like society.2.) Created walled citadels instead of open - air palaces.3.) Ultimately conquered the Minoans.4.) They are the protagonists of the ILLIAD.
Myceneans
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
Mosaic
Constantine
45. An artistic style of depicting sacred persons or offices: it means 'holy' or 'sacred' and its treatment of the proportions of the human body is elongated as opposed to naturalistic.
Hieratic Style
Aethetics
Myceneans
Ictinos
46. 1.) Scenes from Old and New Testament are represented.2.) The number of scenes reflects medieval number symbolism.3.) Scenes focus on direct and forceful messages.4.) Doors are found on Early Medieval Church.
Apse
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
Late Classical Period
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
47. 1.) Black figure has details etched in - while details on Red figure vessels are mostly painted on. 2.) Whether for the background or whole figures - the red you see is the color of the clay on Archaic Greek Vessels.
fundamental characteristics that distinguish Greek Black figures from Red figure pottery
Tempo
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Methods artists employ to create or enhance the illusion of three - dimensional space
48. He was responsible for initiating the building project on the Athenian acropolis after seizing funds of the Delian League.
Corinthian Order
Melismatic
Riace Warrior
Pericles
49. Virtuosity of the sculpture is on display - often characterized by highly emotionally charged representation.
Hellenistic Period
Hellenistic Style
Humanities
Judaism
50. A row of windows in the upper part of a wall.
Organum
Clerestory
Sarcophagi
Mesopotamian politics or religions