Cal Poly Art 112 Midterm 1 - Greece
Contrapposto means:
"set against"
About when was the Metropolitan Kouros statue made?
600 BC
What is meant in Snyder's article by the phrase "gender construction"?
Artistic representations of men and women "construct" the assumptions about gender roles that predominate in a given culture
This work, Gods and Goddesses was made around the same time as:
Athena Nike
This Doryphoros statue was created around the same time that
Democracy was introduced to Athens
Which of the following is TRUE about the passage you read from Plato's Symposium?
Plato says that the perception of physical beauty is a step toward the goal of perceiving 'absolute beauty'
What seems to be Snyder's point in referring to Alma-Tadema's nineteenth-century painting of Sappho?
That, as in the ancient Greek vases, in this painting Sappho again appears in an inactive role
What event took place just before the Acropolis was rebuilt?
The army of the Persian King destroyed the temples on the Acropolis
This Discobolus statue is (in regards to material):
a copy in marble of a bronze original
What is depicted in this image of Gods and Godesses?
a group of gods attending a parade held by the Athenians
This Discobolus statue is best characterized as:
a harmonizing of energetic, athletic action and stable, balanced forms
The inscription at the base of the Anavysos Kouros statue is best described as:
a mournful tribute to the deceased person's bravery in battle
The sculptor Polykleitos is known to have written:
a treatise on perfect proportions in the human body
Which of these did NOT occur in Classical Greece? a. the Athenian philosopher Democritus led a return to supernatural beliefs b. the Athenian statesman Pericles developed early theories of democracy c. a stylistic turn toward naturalism in art d. the Persian arm destroyed the Athenian Acropolis
a. the Athenian philosopher Democritus led a return to supernatural beliefs
What is the goddess Nike shown doing of relief of from the Temple of Athena Nike
adjusting her shoelace
The key to the contropposto formula for posing a figure is:
alternation of relaxed and engaged limbs
Compared to Egyptian art, in Greek art the gods:
appear in more casual poses
Plato makes what argument in his Symposium?
beauty is the quality that physically attractive people and correct moral actions have in common
Which of the following best approximates a point that Plato makes in his Symposium?
beauty is the quality that physically attractive people and persons of virtuous character have in common
Which part of a classical entablature helps to keep rain off the parts beneath it?
cornice
Which of the following does Plato refer to as examples of 'beautiful' entities? a. Scientific ideas b. Human bodies c. Laws d. All of the above
d. All of the above
Statues like this (Metropolitan Kouros) functioned as: a. grave markers honoring the deceased b. votive offerings c. vessels for the deceased person's spirit d. both a and b e. both a and c
d. both a and b
Which of the following, according to Snyder, is Sappho never shown doing in depictions of her in ancient vase painting? a. Eating b. Sleeping c. Writing d. Singing
d. singing
Plato says that 'absolute beauty' is:
eternal and unchanging
Which part of a classical entablature is often decorated with relief sculpture or an inscription?
frieze
Quintilian's remarks in this passage suggest that he would value which of the following qualities in a work of art:
innovation
Which of the classical orders is employed in the temple of Athena Nike?
ionic
This figure (Anavysos Kouros) is closest to the Egyptian statue of Menkaure with respect to:
its pose
Compared to the Anavysos Kouros, Polykleitos's Doryphoros is:
later in date and more naturalistic
Compared to the Metropolitan Kouros, the Anavysos Kouros is:
later in date and more naturalistic
Why does Aristotle suggest that exposure to 'ribaldry' can be permitted to those who have reached maturity?
mature persons are protected by the wisdom they derive from the education they receive in youth
Compared with the Egyptian statue of Menkaure this (Metropolitan Kouros) figure is
more abstract
Compared to the poses of the figures in Hunefer's Book of the Dead, the poses in the figures of the Parthenon frieze exhibit:
more variation
In our comparison between architecture and jeans, what feature of both are we focusing on?
proportion
The Acropolis was an area of Athens that primarily served what kind of purpose?
religious
In this passage, Quintilian compares the art of writing and speaking to the art of:
sculpture
"Doryphoros" means
spear-bearer
In this passage, Aristotle:
suggests that 'indecent' paintings and sculptures can be permitted in some cases
In Greek, the term kouros means:
young man