ARH 2000 Chapter 3 review
Look at this image. What is significant about the raised hoof of the horse Marcus Aurelius rides?
A fallen enemy was originally located beneath.
What makes art made from surrounding natural materials unique?
It almost always leaves behind evidence of its existence It's created with the understanding it will change appearance
Born in 1877, ____________ sought out themes that would help American blacks reconnect with their African heritage.
Meta Warrick Fuller
The work Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk gives viewers a glimpse into what aspect of daily life?
The domestic duties of court ladies
Pablo Picasso worked on ____________ in response to the brutalities of the Spanish Civil War.
Guernica
Click and drag each work of art to its most appropriate predominant theme.
The Natural World
What work illustrates a spiritual theme, serving as an image for worship?
Guernica
What group brought attention to institutions' lack of women and minority artists being featured?
Guerrilla Girls
What kind of art was created to provide space for people to worship?
Architecture
Built for rulers, ____________ were tombs to aid the buried in the afterlife.
the pyramids
Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) is a ________ that refers to a ________.
photograph; print
Determine if a characteristic is usually found in works with sacred themes by clicking and dragging each to the appropriate category.
Characteristics of Sacred Works Gods Halos Angels Meditative Acts NOT Characteristics of Sacred Works Pop Culture references Technology Still lifes
Identify which of the following images are concerned with observing life in the here and now by dragging each image to the appropriate category.
Focused on the here and now
Wang Jian gives the viewer an aerial view in White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang for what purpose?
He wants the viewer to travel through the landscape mentally.
Click and drag each work of art to its most appropriate predominant theme.
Politics and Social Order
Where did Henri Rousseau draw inspiration for his vibrant jungle scenes?
Reading materials, local museums, and zoos
In addition to paintings, prints, and combination pieces, what artist has done extensive set and costume design for Merce Cunningham, as well as graphic design for magazines and books?
Robert Rauschenberg
Known for breaking down boundaries between artistic mediums, ____________ had close working relationships with composer John Cage and choreographer Merce Cunningham.
Robert Rauschenberg
Piranesi used his imagination and what other source to create his print series Il Carceri (The Prison)?
Roman Justice System
The ________ often created equestrian statues of their emperors.
Romans
Click and drag each work of art to its most appropriate predominant theme.
Sacred
Determine whether or not the images carry a sacred theme by clicking and dragging each image to the appropriate category.
Sacred
The Egyptian pyramids guaranteed which of the following?
Safe passage to the afterlife for the pharaoh Prosperity for the land and its people Continued cycle of a prosperous society
For what genre is artist Frida Kahlo well-known?
Self-portraits
Click and drag each work of art to its most appropriate predominant theme.
Stories and Histories
What was the subject matter of Thomas Cole's work, The Oxbow?
The American landscape in the nineteenth century
Click and drag each work of art to its most appropriate predominant theme.
The Here and Now
Click and drag each work of art to its most appropriate predominant theme.
The Human Experience
What theme best describes the content of Wang Jain's painting, White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang?
The natural world
To understand Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai), the viewer must be familiar with what?
The work of art that inspired it
______ are broad areas of meaning that have been reflected in the arts of many cultures.
Themes
Why do artists rely on stories for subject matter?
They offer a culture's collective memory that is relatable.
Look at this image. The stone and gravel garden in Kyoto, Japan uses natural materials for what purpose?
To create a tranquil setting for the viewer to appreciate
In his painting White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang, artist ____________ was inspired by an earlier, similar 14th century work.
Wang Jian
After procrastinating for months, ____________ finished Guernica for the 1937 World's Fair.
Pablo Picasso
Identify which of the following images carry political or social themes by dragging the images to the appropriate categories.
Does not have political or social themes
Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty is an example of a(n) ______, which uses natural materials in its construction.
Earthwork
Look at this image. The bodhisattvas in the Transcendent Buddhas gives tangible form to what?
Enlightened beings assisting others in reaching nirvana
In what ways does Thomas Cole's The Oxbow indicate human presence in the landscape?
An artist at work in the landscape Shapes of the crop fields
How did Spiral Jetty creator Robert Smithson think artists could impact the natural world?
Artists could shape the landscape like a geological force.
Take a look at the image called Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting. Identify whether each event could be associated with works that are concerned with the here and now by dragging each text label to the appropriate category.
Associated with the Here and Now Interior design domesticity family entertainment NOT Associated with the Here and Now myths despair
Identify which of the following images carry themes of stories and histories by dragging each image to the appropriate category.
Does not have themes of stories and histories
What principle is idealized in Eugène Delacroix's painting, Liberty Leading the People?
Democracy
Which of the following was created for a large group to worship in?
Great Mosque
Identify which of the following images carry political or social themes by dragging the images to the appropriate categories.
Has political or social themes
Identify which of the following images carry themes of stories and histories by dragging each image to the appropriate category.
Has themes of stories and histories
____________ was a famous Japanese painter, known for his virtuosity in landscape images.
Hokusai
In many cultures, the presence of halos around a figure's head indicates ______.
Holiness
Christian Boltanski draws upon the _______ to create his work _______.
Holocaust; Altar to the Chases High School
What aspect is NOT similar between Cimabue's Madonna Enthroned and Rathnasambhava, the Transcendent Buddha of the South?
Identical iconography
How did Frank Henderson prevent the loss of Arapaho nomadic culture when they are forced onto reservations?
Images normally recorded on animal skins were recorded in ledgers
Click and drag each work of art to its most appropriate predominant theme.
Invention and Fantasy
Why is art important in connecting humans to the spiritual world?
It creates a tangible idea of an unknown world that can be interacted with emotionally.
How does Johannes Vermeer's painting Woman Holding a Balance depict the theme of the human experience?
It deals with issues of temptation and self-knowledge.
Look at this image. Why is the statue of Marcus Aurelius a political piece of art?
It depicts the emperor as he wanted to be portrayed.
What Christian idea does Johannes Vermeer's painting Woman Holding a Balance represent?
Last Judgement
Eugène Delacroix's ____________ is an example of an artist who was free to express the social events of his day.
Liberty Leading the People
Look at this image. According to Egyptian belief systems, what happens in the afterlife?
Life continues as usual.
Why would Self-Portrait with Monkeys give Frida Kahlo a sense of existence?
It was her way of validating her existence despite her crippling pain.
In Judith Baca's work, Great Wall of Los Angeles, images cover over a half-mile of length to tell a(n) ______ of the area.
Narrative
Determine whether or not the images carry a sacred theme by clicking and dragging each image to the appropriate category.
Not Sacred
Identify which of the following images are concerned with observing life in the here and now by dragging each image to the appropriate category.
Not focused on the here and now
The use of columns and arches in the Great Mosque allows for what kind of space?
Open space for large groups of worship
Click and drag each work of art to its most appropriate predominant theme.
The Sacred Realm
What was Pablo Picasso's Guernica a protest against?
The bombing of a civilian population
Meta Warrick Fuller tries to depict what in Talking Skull?
The desire to reclaim and communicate with ancestors
Showing the ideal of philosopher-king, ____________ is one of the finest examples of Roman works.
the statue of Marcus Aurelius
