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Praxis Introduction To Fine Arts
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1. 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.
Primary colors
Delian League
The Caves of Lascaux contain images of animals that__________.
Formal Art Criticism
2. He was responsible for initiating the building project on the Athenian acropolis after seizing funds of the Delian League.
Hajj
Phidias
Orthodoxy
Pericles
3. A large niche or niche - like space projecting from and expanding the interior space of a building.
Contextual Art Criticism
Head of Constantine the Great
Apse
Ionic Order
4. Represents a good example of Late Roman art.
Romanesque Basilica Churches
Ictinos
Head of Constantine the Great
Constantine
5. 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
Primary colors
Palace of Knossos
Basilica
6. The principal enclosed room of a Roman temple.
Cella
Provide your own definition of art - and state what you think makes a work of art qualify as 'artistic.'
Rebus
Pericles
7. An approach to art characterized by individuality - virtuosity - and emotion
Delian League
Hellenistic Style
Ictinos
Late Classical Period
8. Form of plainchant in which each syllable is spread out over several notes.
Humanisn
Sarcophagi
Humanities
Melismatic
9. 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.
Prehistoric wal paintings and Fertility Figures
Engaged Columns
Humanities
Mansonry
10. 'The Roman Peace' was a 200- year span of stability during the Roman Empire - beginning with the Emperor Augustus.
Melismatic
Corinthian Order
Organum
Pax Romana
11. Sculptor in charge of the Parthenon's sculpture program.
Corinthian Order
As a work representative of Late Roman art - the stone sculpture of the Tetrarchy reflects a tendency to_________.
Tempo
Phidias
12. Characterized by balance - perfection of form - and control over rational intellect.
What was the central focus of the Egyptians in?
Contextual Art Criticism
Classical Period
Humanities
13. 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.
Prehistoric wal paintings and Fertility Figures
fundamental characteristics that distinguish Greek Black figures from Red figure pottery
Apse
Tempo
14. 1.) Law Code 2.) Epicb 3.) Scale Hierarchy
Hebrew Bible
The text of the Code of Hammurabi is important as it represents the first written and comprehensive
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
Clerestory
15. 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.
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
Classicism
Hieratic Style
Tempo
16. 'Trick of the eye' or 'Fool of the eye' - a two dimensional artwork designed to make the viewer believe it is in 3D.
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17. 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.
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
Amarna period
Apse
Romanesque Basilica Churches
18. One of the architects who designed the Parthenon.
Ictinos
Orthodoxy
Corinthian Order
Hieratic Style
19. He is responsible for the legalization of Christianity.
The text of the Code of Hammurabi is important as it represents the first written and comprehensive
Constantine
Corinthian Order
Judaism
20. Aspects of culture that focus on the human spirit
Contrapposto
Organum
Humanities
Torah
21. 'The Teaching' the old Testament books of Genesis - Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - and Deuteronomy - which include Statements of Jewish doctrine - Practice - Religion - and Morals.
A symbol
Torah
Constantine
Primary colors
22. 1.) Focus on message at the expense of sensuous.2.) Idealized or 'classicized' beauty and focus on individualism and idealism of form.
Contextual Art Criticism
Mesopotamian politics or religions
Ictinos
As a work representative of Late Roman art - the stone sculpture of the Tetrarchy reflects a tendency to_________.
23. It is often symbolic rather than representational and paintings are usually found in catacombs.
An example of a 'closed' form of music
Basilica
What distinguishes much of early Christian art from later Byzantine and Medieval art
Delian League
24. The system of writing developed first by the Sumerians.
Cuneiform
First four books of the New Testament
What was the central focus of the Egyptians in?
Judaism
25. St. Augustine's philosophy of art suggest that art...
Delian League
Leads to a truer understanding of God
Mesopotamian politics or religions
An example of a 'closed' form of music
26. 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
First four books of the New Testament
Contextual Art Criticism
Tempo
Pericles
27. Examining the work itself without dealing with external factors.
Plato
Formal Art Criticism
Hellenistic Style
Torah
28. 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.
What distinguishes much of early Christian art from later Byzantine and Medieval art
Myceneans
Hebrew Bible
The text of the Code of Hammurabi is important as it represents the first written and comprehensive
29. He is the creater of the Doryphorus (Lance Bearer) - Author of the written and sculptural canon of proportions.
Hellenistic Style
Pericles
Contrapposto
Polyclitus
30. Philosophy concerned with human beings - their achievements - and interests - as opposed to abstract beings and problems of theology.
Basilica
Humanisn
Trompe L'oeil
As a work representative of Late Roman art - the stone sculpture of the Tetrarchy reflects a tendency to_________.
31. Red - Blue - and Yellow
Primary colors
Hebrew Bible
Tempo
Prehistoric wal paintings and Fertility Figures
32. Government by the few - especially by a small fraction of persons or families - as opposed to a democracy.
Delian League
Oligarchy
Humanities
Aethetics
33. Style of medieval music in which a second melodic line was added to plainchant.
Myceneans
Organum
Hellenistic Period
Leads to a truer understanding of God
34. In his writings - St. Augustine demonstrates a profound influence from which this pre - christian thinker.
Primary colors
Romanesque Basilica Churches
Plato
First four books of the New Testament
35. 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
Organum
Riace Warrior
Amarna period
36. The practice of adhering to the accepted traditional and established religious - in this case christian - faith.
Orthodoxy
Humanities
Ionic Order
Polyclitus
37. An image that is either intangible or not obvious considered
A symbol
Opinions based on critical process allows for more informed conclusions.
Trompe L'oeil
Oligarchy
38. 1.) Suggest the illusion of distance. 2.) Convey mood 3.) Suggest emotion
Ionic Order
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
Romanesque Basilica Churches
Riace Warrior
39. 1.) Individual city states often had a local God.2.) A hierarchy of Gods existed within Mesopotamian religion.
Primary colors
Mesopotamian politics or religions
Late Classical Period
Tempo
40. 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.
Basilica
Riace Warrior
Classical Period
Palace of Knossos
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.
Climax
Corinthian Order
Riace Warrior
Mosaic
42. Judging a work within the context of its culture or time.
Ionic Order
Classical Period
A symbol
Contextual Art Criticism
43. A row of windows in the upper part of a wall.
Doors of Hildesheim Cathedral
Clerestory
Trompe L'oeil
Riace Warrior
44. A riddle composed of symbols suggesting the sounds they represent.
fundamental characteristics that distinguish Greek Black figures from Red figure pottery
Late Classical Period
Primary colors
Rebus
45. 1.) Linear perspective 2.) Shadow3.) Overlapping 4.) Color tone
Meter
Romanesque Basilica Churches
Pax Romana
Methods artists employ to create or enhance the illusion of three - dimensional space
46. Refers to a system of weight distribution and was demonstrated with the Doryphorus.
Mosaic
First four books of the New Testament
Formal Art Criticism
Contrapposto
47. Stone coffins - a notable type of Roman sculpture.
Organum
Leads to a truer understanding of God
Sarcophagi
Engaged Columns
48. A branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty and art and their relation to human beings.
Aethetics
What Color can do when applied to the work of art
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Myceneans
49. A decorative work for walls - vaults - floors - or ceilings - composed of pieces of colored material set in plaster or cement.
Hellenistic Style
S.P.Q.R. (Senatus Populusque Romanus)
Corinthian Order
Mosaic
50. A muslim's sacred pilgrimage to Mecca.
Polyclitus
Oligarchy
Hajj
Apse