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Praxis Introduction To Fine Arts
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1. 1.) Linear perspective 2.) Shadow3.) Overlapping 4.) Color tone
Sarcophagi
Methods artists employ to create or enhance the illusion of three - dimensional space
Riace Warrior
Humanisn
2. A muslim's sacred pilgrimage to Mecca.
Romanesque Basilica Churches
Ictinos
Formal Art Criticism
Hajj
3. Columns - often decorative - that are part of - and project from - a wall surface.
Primary colors
Palace of Knossos
Engaged Columns
Romanesque Basilica Churches
4. 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.
Classicism
Mansonry
As a work representative of Late Roman art - the stone sculpture of the Tetrarchy reflects a tendency to_________.
Hebrew Bible
5. One of the Greek architectural decorative and elevational conventions and systems of proportion - characterized by columns with scroll - like capitals and circular bases.
Ionic Order
Torah
Hieratic Style
Climax
6. The moment of maximum dramatic tensions within a theatrical performance or narrative.
Trompe L'oeil
Pax Romana
Climax
Mosaic
7. A decorative work for walls - vaults - floors - or ceilings - composed of pieces of colored material set in plaster or cement.
Late Classical Period
Cella
Mosaic
Classicism
8. In his writings - St. Augustine demonstrates a profound influence from which this pre - christian thinker.
Plato
Amarna period
Hebrew Bible
Classicism
9. Stone or brickwork - a structural architectural feature at which the Romans excelled.
Phidias
Mansonry
Humanisn
Amarna period
10. 1.) Suggest an interest in survival and the success of the hunt.2.) Demonstrate an advanced understanding of suggested 3- D form.3.) Belong to the Paleolithic period.
Contrapposto
Mesopotamian politics or religions
Amarna period
The Caves of Lascaux contain images of animals that__________.
11. One of the Greek architectural decorative and elevational conventions and systems or proportion - characterized by columns employing an elaborate leaf motif in the capital.
Riace Warrior
Corinthian Order
Leads to a truer understanding of God
Mesopotamian politics or religions
12. Sculptor in charge of the Parthenon's sculpture program.
Cuneiform
Rebus
Leads to a truer understanding of God
Phidias
13. 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.
Contrapposto
Constantine
Prehistoric wal paintings and Fertility Figures
Head of Constantine the Great
14. 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
Myceneans
Amarna period
Contrapposto
Classical Period
15. One of the architects who designed the Parthenon.
Romanesque Basilica Churches
Ictinos
Humanisn
A symbol
16. The practice of adhering to the accepted traditional and established religious - in this case christian - faith.
Humanisn
Cuneiform
Orthodoxy
Ictinos
17. Stone coffins - a notable type of Roman sculpture.
Sarcophagi
As a work representative of Late Roman art - the stone sculpture of the Tetrarchy reflects a tendency to_________.
Plato
Hebrew Bible
18. 1.) Individual city states often had a local God.2.) A hierarchy of Gods existed within Mesopotamian religion.
Mesopotamian politics or religions
Amarna period
Ionic Order
Riace Warrior
19. A riddle composed of symbols suggesting the sounds they represent.
Constantine
Late Classical Period
Melismatic
Rebus
20. Judging a work within the context of its culture or time.
Organum
Apse
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
Contextual Art Criticism
21. He was responsible for initiating the building project on the Athenian acropolis after seizing funds of the Delian League.
Primary colors
Romanesque Basilica Churches
Palace of Knossos
Pericles
22. An image that is either intangible or not obvious considered
A symbol
Judaism
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
What was the central focus of the Egyptians in?
23. It is often symbolic rather than representational and paintings are usually found in catacombs.
What distinguishes much of early Christian art from later Byzantine and Medieval art
Organum
An example of a 'closed' form of music
Pax Romana
24. The senate and the Roman people.
Basilica
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Apse
Mansonry
25. The speed of the beats in music.
Tempo
A symbol
Rebus
Myceneans
26. The system of writing developed first by the Sumerians.
Humanities
What distinguishes much of early Christian art from later Byzantine and Medieval art
Cuneiform
Phidias
27. 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.
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
Classical Period
Primary colors
Ictinos
28. St. Augustine's philosophy of art suggest that art...
Delian League
Hellenistic Period
Mosaic
Leads to a truer understanding of God
29. Virtuosity of the sculpture is on display - often characterized by highly emotionally charged representation.
Late Classical Period
Hellenistic Period
Delian League
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
30. He is responsible for the legalization of Christianity.
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
Constantine
Engaged Columns
Romanesque Basilica Churches
31. Not a component of color.
Meter
Judaism
Mesopotamian politics or religions
Hellenistic Style
32. Examining the work itself without dealing with external factors.
Delian League
Ictinos
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
Formal Art Criticism
33. Refers to a system of weight distribution and was demonstrated with the Doryphorus.
Prehistoric wal paintings and Fertility Figures
Plato
Meter
Contrapposto
34. An approach to art characterized by individuality - virtuosity - and emotion
Climax
Clerestory
Hellenistic Style
Leads to a truer understanding of God
35. This type of warrior belongs to the classical period.
Riace Warrior
Pericles
What was the central focus of the Egyptians in?
Torah
36. Art is created by people who want to express themselves.
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37. 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.
Corinthian Order
Orthodoxy
Late Classical Period
fundamental characteristics that distinguish Greek Black figures from Red figure pottery
38. Aspects of culture that focus on the human spirit
Ictinos
Humanities
Mosaic
Phidias
39. A large niche or niche - like space projecting from and expanding the interior space of a building.
fundamental characteristics that distinguish Greek Black figures from Red figure pottery
Aethetics
Apse
Torah
40. Characterized by balance - perfection of form - and control over rational intellect.
Plato
Classical Period
First four books of the New Testament
Trompe L'oeil
41. 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
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
Aethetics
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
42. 'The Teaching' the old Testament books of Genesis - Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - and Deuteronomy - which include Statements of Jewish doctrine - Practice - Religion - and Morals.
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
Organum
Delian League
Torah
43. Why is it unhelpful or unproductive to judge art solely on subjective likes or dislikes - and what alternative is there to this approach?
Mansonry
Hebrew Bible
Meter
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
44. 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.
Head of Constantine the Great
Melismatic
Basilica
Hellenistic Period
45. 1.) Focus on message at the expense of sensuous.2.) Idealized or 'classicized' beauty and focus on individualism and idealism of form.
Hebrew Bible
Amarna period
Provide your own definition of art - and state what you think makes a work of art qualify as 'artistic.'
As a work representative of Late Roman art - the stone sculpture of the Tetrarchy reflects a tendency to_________.
46. 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.
What was the central focus of the Egyptians in?
Amarna period
Delian League
The text of the Code of Hammurabi is important as it represents the first written and comprehensive
47. The principal enclosed room of a Roman temple.
Polyclitus
Myceneans
Classicism
Cella
48. Red - Blue - and Yellow
Primary colors
The Caves of Lascaux contain images of animals that__________.
Polyclitus
Ionic Order
49. A style of art relying on the fundamentals of simplicity - clarity or structure - and appeal to the intellect.
Leads to a truer understanding of God
Classicism
Head of Constantine the Great
Oligarchy
50. A row of windows in the upper part of a wall.
A symbol
Clerestory
Palace of Knossos
Constantine