ART 112 Final
A second version of this painting (Caravaggio st. Matthews) was made because: 1. The priests at the church were opposed the first version 2. The first version was destroyed 3. The first version was a great success, and other patrons commissioned Caravaggio to paint additional versions 4. The first version was too large for the chapel
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According to Karl van Mander, what reaction do Brueghel's paintings of peasants provoke in the viewer? 1. The viewer will laugh at the peasant's coarse behavior 2. The viewer will disapprove of the fact that the peasants are getting drunk and behaving wildly on a religious holiday 3. The viewer will have pity for the condition of poverty in which the peasants live 4. The viewer will be moved by the peasants' ability to enjoy humble, down-to-earth pleasures
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After World War II, the center of the art world in the West moved from: 1. Paris to New York 2. New York to Berlin 3. Paris to Berlin 4. Berlin to Paris
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Compared to Rococo architectural ornament, Neo-classical ornament is: 1. More austere and sober 2. Lighter and more playful 3. More dramatic and energetic 4. More elaborate and ornate
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Compared to the figures in Michelangelo's art, the figures in this painting (garden of earthly delights) are: 1. Less influenced by classical nudes 2. More influenced by classical nudes 3. Intended to express ideal human proportions 4. Answers 1 & 3 5. Answers 2 & 3
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Compared to the setting of Boucher's Toilet of Venus, the setting of this painting (Cornelia pointing to her children) is: 1. More austere and sober 2. Lighter and more playful 3. More dramatic and energetic 4. More elaborate and ornate
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Depictions of human life in most Impressionist art is characterized by which emotion? 1. Happiness 2. Sadness 3. Anger 4. Anxiety
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Given that this painting (garden of earthly delights) is a work of Flemish art, which of the following would you expect to find here? 1. lots of minute detail, and expert depiction of surfaces, and translucent objects 2. lots of nude figures with athletic musculature, based on the art of ancient Greece and Rome
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In comparing Bellori's concept of the distinction between the earthly and celestial realms to a pair of sandwiches, the point is that the earthly ream is: 1. More like the moldy sandwich 2. More like the un-moldy sandwich
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In comparison to Raphael's School of Athens, Rembrandt's image (Christ Preaching): 1. Shows more realism 2. Shows more influence from ancient Greco-Roman art 3. Is more abstract 4. Is more idealized
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In designing the figures who are raising the cross in this painting (the raising of the cross), Rubens was inspired by a detail from: 1. Michelangelo's Last Judgment 2. Masaccio's Trinity 3. Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights 4. Titian's Bacchanal on the Island of Andros
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In his Lives of the Modern Painters, Sculptors and Architects, Giovanni Pietro Bellori compares idealism in art to: 1. The perfection of celestial objects above the moon 2. Michelangelo's nudes 3. A lack of respect for Jesus's humble origins 4. Caravaggio's peasants
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In his Lives of the Modern Painters, Sculptors and Architects, Giovanni Pietro Bellori criticizes Caravaggio and his followers for: 1. Not idealizing the figures in their paintings 2. Depicting contorted, muscular nudes 3. Focusing on pagan rather than Christian subjects 4. Making images that violate the Second Commandment
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In which national or state park is Schroon Mountain located? 1. The Adirondacks 2. Yellowstone 3. Yosemite 4. Los Padres National Forest
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The Bauhaus aimed at producing: 1. Functional objects suitable for mass production 2. Luxury objects for wealthy elites 3. Objects with meanings that are difficult to understand 4. Objects that imitate the style of pre-modern Western art
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The French term "sans serif" means: 1. "Without serifs" 2. "With serifs" 3. "Elegant script" 4. "Typeface"
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The Impressionist movement began in: 1. France 2. Italy 3. Germany 4. England
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The appearance of the faces of the two figures on the right (demoiselles) is based on 1. traditional African Masks 2. Ancient Egyptian art 3. Early Medieval art 4. Byzantine art
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The architecture in the background of this scene (oath of the horatii) can best be described as: 1. Austere 2. Opulent 3. Playful 4. Otherworldly
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The artist who made this painting (Marilyn) was 1. American 2. German 3. French 4. British
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The artist who made this painting (autumn rhythm) was 1. American 2. German 3. French 4. British
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The artist who made this painting (the scream) was from: 1. Norway 2. The Netherlands 3. Portugal 4. Hungary
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The figures depicted in this image belong to which social class? 1. Middle-class 2. Upper-class 3. Lower-class 4. Aristocracy
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The iconography of this painting (Judith beheading Holofernes) derives from: 1. The Old Testament 2. The New Testament 3. Pagan mythology 4. A description in the writings of Pliny of a lost painting from ancient Greece
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The ideal of duty and sacrifice embodied by the young men in this picture (oath of the horatii) can be contrasted with the pleasure-seeking frivolity of the young man in: 1. Fragonard's The Swing 2. Boucher's The Toilet of Venus 3. Kauffman's Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures 4. Rembrandt's Christ Preaching
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The left panel of this triptych (garden of earthly delights) depicts: 1. The Garden of Eden 2. The terrestrial realm 3. Purgatory 4. Hell
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The medium of this painting (Marilyn) is: 1. Silkscreen 2. Collage 3. Diptych 4. Cinema
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The physiognomy and poses of the bodies in this painting (raft of the medusa) show the artist's admiration of: 1. Michelangelo 2. Botticelli 3. Brueghel 4. Rembrandt
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The rotten fruit and dirty fingernails seen in this painting (Caravaggio bacchus) are a stylistic link to: 1. Brueghel's Peasant Dance 2. Michelangelo's Last Judgment 3. Titian's Bacchanal on the Island of Andros 4. Botticelli's Annunciation
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The rotten fruit and dirty fingernails seen in this painting (Caravaggio bacchus) are examples of: 1. Realism 2. Idealism 3. Classicism 4. Naturalism
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The subject of this picture (Cornelia pointing to her children) comes from: 1. The history of ancient Rome 2. The Old Testament 3. The New Testament 4. An event that took place in France shortly before painting was made
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The subject of this picture (oath of the horatii) comes from: 1. The history of ancient Rome 2. The Old Testament 3. The New Testament 4. An event that took place in France shortly before painting was made
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These two paintings (Caravaggio st. Matthews) were made for: 1. A private chapel in a Roman church 2. The pope's apartment in the Vatican 3. The home of a rich merchant from Milan 4. The headquarters of the Florentine government
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This chapel and sculpture (ecstasy of saint teresa) are located in: 1. Rome 2. Florence 3. Milan 4. Paris
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This painting (impression:sunrise) is: 1. The first work of "Impressionist" art 2. An example of the later phase of Realist art 2. An example of Post-Impressionist art 4. An example of Cubist art
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Thomas Cole was a founding member of which artistic movement? 1. The Hudson River School 2. The Nazarene Movement 3. Impressionism 4. Cubism
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What does this image (Christ Preaching) have in common with Brueghel's Peasant Dance? 1. Both depict poor people in a realistic way 2. Both have strong contrasts between light and shadow 3. Both are strongly influenced by Italian Renaissance painting 4. Both are strongly influenced by Greco- Roman sculpture
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What does this painting (Judith beheading Holofernes) have in common with the poster for the newest Star Wars movie? 1. Both are expressions of female agency, because they show a woman in an active rather than a passive role 2. Both were painted in Italy in the seventeenth century, to promote an action film 3. Both depict a female figure being objectified by a male figure 4. Both show the influence of Brueghel
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What was the original intended location of the first version of this work (man, controller of universe) ? 1. New York City 2. Paris 3. Mexico City 4. London
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Which of following aesthetic categories refers to images characterized by ideal and strikingly pleasurable arrangements of color and form? 1. The Beautiful 2. The Sublime 3. The Picturesque
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Which of the following aspects of this painting (raft of the medusa) is especially characteristic of Romanticism? 1. The theme of human beings confronted by the dangerous forces of the natural world 2. The expression of solidarity and commitment to a shared ideal 3. The idealized, muscular bodies 4. The triangular composition 5. Answers 3 & 4
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Which of the following aspects of this painting (the raising of the cross) is characteristic of Baroque art? 1. The diagonal arrangement of forms 2. The use of oil paint 3. The minute details and naturalistic depiction of surfaces and textures 4. The twisting, foreshortened muscular nudes
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Which of the following aspects of this painting (the raising of the cross) was likely inspired by Caravaggio? 1. The strong contrast between light and shade 2. The inclusion of a landscape in the background 3. The muscular nude figures 4. The choice of Christian rather than pagan subject matter
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Which of the following does Joachim von Sandrart say in his biography of Rembrandt? 1. Rembrandt did not travel to Italy to study Italian art 2. Rembrandt did not study ancient Greco-Roman art 3. Rembrandt refused to associate with members of the lower classes 4. Answers 1 & 2 5. Answers 2 & 3
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Which of the following domed structures does Jefferson's Monticello most closely resemble? 1. The Pantheon 2. Hagia Sophia 3. The Duomo of Florence
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Which of the following is true about Post-Impressionist artists like van Gogh, Gaugin and Munch? 1. They continued the push toward abstraction, while giving an unsettling aura to their paintings that departed from the generally pleasant mood of Impressionism 2. They led a return to the academic artistic values of naturalism and classicism 3. They carried forward Courbet's realism, with paintings depicting the working class that conveyed a message of class conflict and political radicalism 4. None of the above
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Which of the following paintings represents the artistic tradition that Picasso's Demoiselles D'Avignon is most clearly subverting? 1. Boucher's Venus at Her Toilet 2. Monet's Impression: Sunrise 3. Munch's The Scream 4. Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q
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which of the 3 S's does this painting (autumn rhythm) lack? 1. Subject 2. Style 3. Significance 4. The painting lacks none of the "Three S's"
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"Action painting" emphasizes: 1. Highly naturalistic details 2. The process of making the work of art 3. The use of complex symbolism 4. The cruelty of war
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"Ready-made" art was subversive because it offered as a work of art an object that: 1. Expressed a pro-capitalist meaning 2. Was not physically made by the artist, and hence showed no artistic skill 3. Appropriated the art of non-Western cultures 4. Conformed to traditional academic expectations about what constitutes a work of art
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Adolf Hitler objected to Modern art because: 1. He associated it with moral degeneracy 2. It was not sufficiently nationalistic. 3. He thought it was influenced by Jews 4. All of the above
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At which of the following locations has this work (Alison lapper) NOT been displayed? 1. Trafalgar Square, London 2. The Acropolis, Athens 3. The opening ceremony of the Paralympics, London 4. Piazza San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
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Bellori criticizes Caravaggio for not learning from and imitating which of the following artists? 1. Brueghel 2. Raphael 3. Michelangelo 4. Bosch
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Caravaggio was from: 1. Flanders 2. Italy 3. Spain 4. France
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Caravaggio's technique of using a strong light source which casts dark shadows over much of the painting is called 1. Sfumato 2. Tenebrism 3. Modeling 4. Spotlighting
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Compared to Baroque-style architectural ornament, Rococo ornament is 1. More austere and sober 2. Lighter and more playful 3. Closer to ancient Greco-Roman architecture 4. Italian in origin
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Compared to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, this building (bauhaus): 1. Is closer to the Greco-Roman architectural tradition 2. Has less ornamental decoration 3. Uses more Gothic ornament 4. All of the above
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Compared to Titian's Bacchanal on the Island of Andros, this picture (peasant dance) displays more: 1. Naturalism 2. Realism 3. Idealism 4. Classicism
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In comparing Caravaggio's two versions of this painting (Caravaggio st. Matthews) to a set of guidelines for professionalism in job interviews, the point is that: 1. Caravaggio never had to interview for a job, because the job interview had not yet been invented 2. When Caravaggio painted the first version of the painting, he broke a code of decorum for proper depiction of religious subjects, similar to the code of decorum that applied to job interview etiquette. 3. When Caravaggio first applied for his job, he was dressed in rags and hadn't showered for days, which gave he and his art a bad reputation
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In its use of "readymade" objects, Pop Art is linked to: 1. Post-Impressionism 2. Dada 3. Abstract Expressionism 4. Answers 2 & 3 5. All of the above
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In pose and facial features, which of Cornelia's children is closest in appearance to Polykleitos's Doryphorus? 1. The boy in red on the far left 2. The boy in gold standing second from left 3. The little girl standing between the two adult women
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In what year was the Magna Carta signed? 1. 515 A.D. 2. 1215 A.D. 3. 1515 A.D. 4. 1815 A.D.
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Knowledge about the life of Sardanapalus derives from: 1. Ancient Assyrian texts that chronical the lives of the Assyrian kings 2. Greek texts dating to the time of the Roman Empire 3. Archaeological findings in the area of the Ancient Assyrian Empire 4. All of the above 5. Answers 1 & 2
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Loreto is: 1. A town near Jerusalem 2. A town in Italy 3. The name of this painting's patron 4. The name of the church for which this painting was made
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Rembrandt left the figures on the left side of this image (Christ Preaching) unfinished—why? 1. He died before the work was completed, leaving it in an unfinished state 2. To demonstrate his etching technique and make the image more "collectable" 3. He abandoned work on the image when his patron failed to pay him 4. As a protest against the privileges of the upper class
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Rubens is a Northern European artist known for 1. Rejecting the influence of Italian art 2. Combining Italian and Flemish stylistic influences 3. Rejecting the influence of Northern European art 4. Rejecting the influence of ancient Greco-Roman art
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The "painterly" facture of this work (impression:sunrise) links it to the art of: 1. Gérôme 2. Rembrandt 3. Michelangelo 4. Jan van Eyck
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The Impressionist movement marks a turn in modern art toward: 1. Naturalism 2. Abstraction 3. Realism 4. Idealism
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The Magna Carta established: 1. An absolute monarchy in England 2. A monarchy in England with limited powers 3. A democracy in England 4. A theocracy in England
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The Rococo style in art and architecture is associated with: 1. The French peasant class 2. The French aristocracy 3. French philosophes 4. French revolutionaries
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The architecture in the background of this scene (oath of the horatii) is in which style? 1. Egyptian 2. Greco-Roman 3. Gothic 4. Rococo
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The artist who "made" this work (fountain) is most closely associated with which artistic movement? 1. Cubism 2. Dada 3. Abstract Expressionism 4. Pop art
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The artist who "made" this work (fountain) is most closely associated with which artistic movement? 1. Paris 2. Rome 3. New York 4. Berlin
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The artist who made this painting (Christ Preaching) was from: 1. Italy 2. Holland 3. France 4. Spain
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The artist who made this painting (the raising of the cross) was from: 1. Italy 2. Flanders 3. France 4. Spain
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The artist who made this painting (the swing) was a student of: 1. Rembrandt 2. Boucher 3. David 4. Kauffman
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The distortions in the face link this image (Marilyn) to a work we discussed by: 1. Gropius 2. Grosz 3. Rivera 4. Quinn
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The kind of pediment seen above the niche containing the statue (ecstasy of saint teresa) is called a: 1. Curved pediment 2. Broken pediment 3. Baroque pediment 4. Oval pediment
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The marble medium, and the nudity of the figure in this work (Alison lapper), suggest a comparison with: 1. Egyptian art 2. Ancient Greco-Roman art 3. Byzantine art 4. Gothic art
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The name "Medusa" in the title of this painting refers to: 1. An ancient Greco-Roman goddess 2. A ship 3. An island 4. A French minister
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The original title of this painting (demoiselles) was: 1. Bacchanal in a Bordello 2. Philosophical Brothel 3. Cubist's Delight 4. The Young Ladies of Avignon
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The paintings in this room (salon de la princesse) were made by: 1. Rembrandt 2. François Boucher 3. Jacques-Louis David 4. Angelica Kauffman
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The social and ethical values signified by this painting (toilet of Venus) are most closely associated with which of the following? 1. The French peasant class 2. The French aristocracy 3. French philosophes 4. French revolutionaries
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The style of the architecture in this chapel (ecstasy of saint teresa) is: 1. Renaissance 2. Baroque 3. Rococo 4. Neoclassical
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The term "Ready-made" applies to a work of that: 1. Is made quickly, in under five minutes 2. Involves taking an everyday object, and offering it to the public as a work of art 3. Is produced accidentally, without the artist being conscious of the process that brings the work into existence 4. Is mass produced, and hence available to buyers with no waiting period
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The two figures in the lower right of this painting (madonna di loreto) are: 1. Saints paying homage to the Virgin Mary and Christ child 2. Pilgrims adoring the Virgin and Child 3. Peasants offering assistance to a poor woman and her child 4. Jesus's father Joseph and aunt Elizabeth paying homage to the Virgin and Child
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The women in this picture (oath of the horatii): 1. Display more agency than the male figures 2. Display less agency than the male figures 3. Are accorded agency equal to that of the males
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The word "Moulin" in French means: 1. Dance hall 2. Windmill 3. Patio 4. Restaurant
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This building (house of parliament) is: 1. An official residence of the British monarchy 2. The seat of the government of the United Kingdom 3. A cathedral in London 4. Answers 1 & 2 5. Answers 2 & 3
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This building (salon de la princesse) is located in: 1. Rome, Italy 2. Paris, France 3. Antwerp, Belgium 4. Venice, Italy
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This painting (garden of earthly delights) was made by an artist from: 1. Italy 2. The Netherlands 3. Greece 4. Germany
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This painting (raft of the medusa) depicts: 1. A scene from pagan mythology 2. An event that took place a few years before the painting was made 3. A story from the history of the Roman Republic 4. A story from the history of the ancient Near East
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This painting (victim of society) belongs to which artistic movement, which began in Germany after World War One? 1. Cubism 2. Dada 3. Abstract Expressionism 4. Pop art
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This work (demoiselles) is an early example of: 1. Post-Impressionism 2. Cubism 3. Dada 4. Pop art
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This work (victim of society) is a response to: 1. The failure of the French Revolution 2. The carnage of World War One 3. The victory of allied forces over Nazism and Fascism in World War Two 4. The threat of nuclear annihilation in the Cold War period
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This work is a satirical critique of: 1. The tragic violence of war 2. Artistic tradition as represented by the "Old Masters" 3. Social inequality and injustice 4. Outdated religious beliefs
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Thomas Jefferson was the author of: 1. A treatise on painting 2. The Declaration of Independence 3. The text on which Jacques-Louis David's Oath of the Horatii is based 4. A play about life at the French royal court
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What architectural style was dominant in Europe in the 1200s? 1. Romanesque 2. Gothic 3. Renaissance 4. Baroque
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What aspect of Brueghel's painting suggests that he empathized with the peasants who are the subjects of this painting? 1. The fact that the peasants look funny, and the viewer is inclined to laugh at them 2. The fact Brueghel shows some of the peasants interacting in tender, loving way toward each other, making the best they can of a tough life 3. The fact that some of the peasants are shown getting drunk and arguing, rather than observing the religious holiday in a more decorous way
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What does this painting (Caravaggio st. Matthews) have in common with Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece? 1. Both are triptychs 2. Both were made by an Italian artist 3. Both are altarpieces 4. Both depict the fons vitae
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What does this painting (Cornelia pointing to her children) have in common with Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Beheading Holofernes? 1. Both have subject matter derived from Greco-Roman antiquity 2. Both depict a woman who displays a type of agency more commonly associated with male figures 3. Both were painted by a female artist who was a member of an art academy 4. Both use the strong tenebrism associated with Caravaggio
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What is the term used for the style of 19th-century French academic painting that is characterized by an absence of visible brushstrokes, and hence no trace of the artist's hand or the process by which the image was produced? 1. Painterly finish 2. Licked finish 3. Sfumato finish 4. Impressionism
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What name did Andy Warhol use to refer to his studio? 1. The Studio 2. The Factory 3. The Graveyard 4. The Palace
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Which ancient statue inspired Rubens' depiction of Christ in this painting (the raising of the cross)? 1. Polykleitos's Doryphorus 2. The Laocoon Group 3. Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Knidos 4. The Athena Nike
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Which change began to occur in Europe and American in the decades leading up to the French and American revolutions? 1. People began to feel that politics and scientific pursuits were less important than religion 2. People stopped being primarily concerned with getting to heaven and started to focus on how to improve life on earth through political and scientific progress 3. People began to feel that Medieval culture was superior to ancient Greco-Roman culture 4. Interest in social problems decreased, and people began to focus on personal pleasure at the expense of the common good
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Which characteristic of the Romantic aesthetic does this painting (snake charmer) exemplify most clearly? 1. The sublime 2. The exotic 3. Gothic revival 4. Reverential regard for nature
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Which detail in this painting (schroon mountain) best represents the aesthetic category of the 'sublime'? 1. The sunlight that enters the painting from the upper left 2. The thunderstorm in the upper right 3. The pond near the center 4. The glowing red and yellow leaves in the foreground
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Which of the following aesthetic categories best applies to Géricault's painting (raft of the medusa)? 1. The Beautiful 2. The Sublime 3. The Picturesque
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Which of the following aesthetic categories refers to images that evoke feelings of awe mixed with fear? 1. The Beautiful 2. The Sublime 3. The Picturesque
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Which of the following aspects of this painting (the raising of the cross) was likely inspired by Flemish art? 1. The strong contrast between light and shade 2. The minute details and naturalistic depiction of surfaces and textures 3. The twisting, foreshortened muscular nudes 4. The diagonal arrangement of forms
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Baroque art? 1. Drama and intense emotion 2. Stable, symmetrical compositional arrangements 3. Scenes strongly lit by light emanating from a single, discernable direction 4. Compositional arrangements dominated by strong diagonal elements
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Which of the following is true about Théodore Géricault? 1. He belonged to a pro-slavery political party 2. He was a member of an abolitionist group 3. He was a member of the moderate Girondist faction during the French Revolution 4. He was a member of radical Jacobin faction during the French Revolution
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Which of the following passages is found in the Gospel of St. Matthew? 1. "My eyes, desirous of beautiful things, and my soul, likewise, of its salvation, have no other means to rise to heaven but to gaze upon all such things" 2. "Many shall be last who are now first, and many who are now last shall be first" 3. "Noble painters and sculptors, imitating that first maker... correct nature so that she is without fault either of color or of line" 4. Answers 1 & 2 5. Answers 2 & 3
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Which of the following structures does the portico of Jefferson's Monticello most closely resemble? 1. The temple of Amun at Karnak, in Egypt 2. The Parthenon, in Greece 3. Leon Battista Alberti's Sant' Andrea, in Mantua 4. The niche in Bernini's Cornaro chapel, in Rome
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Which of the following was said by the late 19th-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche? 1. "A painting should be something pleasant and cheerful. There are enough unpleasant things in life as it is, we don't need to make more of them." 2. "God is dead. And we have killed him. How shall we now comfort ourselves?" 3. "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of [life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government" 4. "Terror is only justice—prompt, severe and inflexible; it is thus an emanation of virtue"
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Which of these points does William Cullen Bryant make in the poem he dedicated to Thomas Cole? 1. European landscape painting would enrich his painting technique 2. Europe is "man made" while America is wild 3. Cole should study art in Europe to free himself from his provincial painting style 4. Cole should avoid looking at European art, which would corrupt his American values
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Which of these terms is used to refer to the style of "finish" on this painting (impression:sunrise), which is characterized by visible brushstrokes, quickly applied? 1. "Painterly" 2. "Licked" 3. "Sfumato" 4. "Tenebrism"
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Who was Maximillian Robespierre? 1. A moderate revolutionary who was killed by radicals 2. A radical revolutionary responsible for the execution of moderates 3. A supporter of King Louis XVI of France who was executed for defending the French monarchy 4. The artist who painted this picture
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Who was the patron of the first version of this work (man, controller of universe)? 1. Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary 2. Nelson Rockefeller, wealthy New Yorker 3. Harry Truman, President of the United States 4. Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary
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Why might a viewer have found Caravaggio's Bacchus more discomforting, or even scandalous, than Titian's Bacchanal on the Island of Andros? 1. Because Caravaggio's painting was painted earlier, before images of the pagan gods had become acceptable in Italian culture 2. Because Caravaggio does not set his scene in a remote, idealized world of classical myth, but in the realm of real, everyday human life 3. Because Titian's painting depicts a scene from the New Testament, and thus aids the viewer in battling sin and attaining salvation
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Why was the first version of this painting (man, controller of universe) rejected by its patron? 1. Because it casts human beings, rather than God, as the "controllers of the universe" 2. Because it contained portraits of Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky 3. Because it contained a portrait of Charles Darwin 4. Because it promoted the ideology of fascism
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At the meeting shown in this picture (tennis court oath), a group of Frenchmen swore an oath: 1. To protect king Louis XVI and defend the institution of monarchy in France 2. To depose king Louis XVI and abolish the French monarchy 3. Not to disband until the French king accepted a constitutional government 4. To initiate a "Reign of Terror" against the French aristocracy
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Bauhaus architecture is characterized by: 1. Elaborate ornamentation 2. Modest, austere ornamentation 3. Little or no ornamentation 4. Ornamentation that satirically criticizes traditional architectural styles 5. Answers 1 & 2
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Besides this one, which other painting (death of Sardanapalus) from our image list does Linda Nochlin discuss in her essay "The Imaginary Orient"? 1. Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Marat 2. Théodore Géricault's The Raft of the "Medusa" 3. Jean-Léon Gérôme's Snake Charmer 4. Gustave Courbet's The Stone Breakers
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Iconographically, this painting (Caravaggio bacchus) is most closely related to: 1. Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece 2. Michelangelo's Last Judgment 3. Titian's Bacchanal on the Island of Andros 4. Botticelli's Annunciation
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In his account of the making of this painting (demoiselles), what verb does André Salmon use to refer to Picasso's creation of the female figures? 1. "Caress" 2. "Disassemble" 3. "Attack" 4. "Launch"
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In which regard is the style of this image (the scream) different from the characteristic style of Impressionist art? 1. This work has a "painterly" surface, which Impressionist works typically do not 2. This work departs from the experimental, non-naturalistic use of color that typifies Impressionist art 3. This work shows a degree of abstraction in bodily proportions and spatial perspective not seen in Impressionist paintings 4. All of the above
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On which of the following grounds were the Impressionists criticized? 1. They painted politically controversial subject matter 2. They broke with academic idealism by painting figures that were wrinkled, blemished and imperfect 3. They broke with the academic tradition of naturalism and the "licked" finish 4. They preferred non-Western artistic styles to Western ones
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The Diptych format is a link between this painting (Marilyn) and the art of: 1. The 19th century 2. The 18th century 3. Pre-modern Western religious art 4. None of the above
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The German Bauhaus, or "School of Building" was founded by 1. Marcel Duchamp 2. George Grosz 3. Walter Gropius 4. Johann Friedrich Overbeck
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The Moulin de la Galette was a social gathering place located in: 1. The center of Paris 2. A rural, agricultural area of France 3. The suburbs of Paris
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The artist who painted this (Cornelia pointing to her children) was: 1. A member of the French royal family 2. A wealthy aristocrat and amateur painter 3. A member of the British Royal Academy of Arts 4. A revolutionary during the French Revolution
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The artist who painted this (oath of the horatii) was: 1. A member of the French royal family 2. A wealthy aristocrat and amateur painter 3. A professor of painting at the British Royal Academy of Arts 4. A revolutionary during the French revolution
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The artist who painted this (toilet of Venus) was: 1. A member of the French royal family 2. A wealthy aristocrat and amateur painter 3. A professor of painting at the French Royal Academy of Painting 4. A revolutionary during the French revolution
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The artist, David, never completed the painting for which this study was made (tennis court oath), because: 1. The outbreak of the American Revolution brought an end to the revolutionary movement in France 2. Napoleon rose to power in France 3. The revolutionaries in the painting turned against one another, and a period of political chaos ensued 4. An agreement was reached with the king of France that satisfied the demands of the revolutionaries
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The center panel of this triptych (garden of earthly delights) represents: 1. The "solution" to the problem of Original Sin 2. Souls that have received salvation and are now in paradise 3. Human pursuit of bodily pleasure in the Earthly realm 4. Human souls in Purgatory being cleansed of sin in preparation for entrance into Paradise
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The difference in body language between the two boys on the left of this painting (Cornelia pointing to her children) signifies: 1. The difference between Neo-classical and Romantic art 2. The varying fortunes of the Roman Republic from its founding to the beginning of the Empire under Augustus 3. The civilizing effect of a good education and principled upbringing 4. The emphasis in Neoclassical art of physical attractiveness over character and morals
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The disjointed effect created by the collage medium (victim of society) is a reference to which of the following? 1. Morphine 2. Antibiotics 3. Prosthetic body parts 4. Physical therapy
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The distaff in this picture (oath of the horatii) symbolizes: 1. The right to private property 2. The inferiority of the peasant class 3. The virtue of productive, physical labor befitting of a woman 4. The role of women in cultivating the fields to provide food for their children
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The feminist historians Griselda Pollock and Mary Garrard disagree as to: 1. Whether Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Beheading Holofernes was actually painted by Artemisia 2. Whether Artemisia Gentileschi should be regarded as a victim of sexism 3. Whether Artemisia's gender and sexual history should influence interpretations of her art 4. Whether Artemesia was raped by another artist
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The first version of this painting (Caravaggio st. Matthews) can be seen only in a black and white photograph because: 1. The painting was destroyed by an amateur restorer attempting to clean it 2. Caravaggio experimented with a new painting technique, which eventually caused the painting to disintegrate 3. The painting was destroyed by bombing during World War II 4. The current owners of the painting won a copyright case, and no new photos can be used without their permission
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The gesture of the three young men on the left (oath of the horatii) signifies: 1. Their reverence for the ancient Roman god Jupiter 2. Their commitment to defend Christianity from the infidels 3. Their commitment to defend their homeland from its enemies 4. Their commitment to seek revenge on the man who murdered their sister
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The moral values represented by the woman holding the gold chain on the far right of this picture (Cornelia pointing to her children) can be identified with the values represented in which of the following works? 1. Caravaggio's Madonna of Loreto 2. Rembrandt's Christ Preaching 3. Boucher's The Toilet of Venus 4. David's Oath of the Horatii
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The object on the chair next to Cornelia (Cornelia pointing to her children) is: 1. A necklace 2. A wig 3. A distaff 4. A plow
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The object on the pavement in the foreground, in front of the women, is (oath of the horatii): 1. A broom 2. A wig 3. A distaff 4. A plow
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The plow in this picture (oath of the horatii) symbolizes: 1. The right to private property 2. The inferiority of the peasant class 3. The virtue of productive, physical labor befitting of a man 4. The role of women in cultivating the fields to provide food for their children
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The setting of the scene (snake charmer) in this painting is: 1. The headquarters of a band of warriors 2. An Arab bazaar (marketplace) 3. A mosque 4. A town square in Algeria
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The style of the architecture in this room (salon de la princesse) is: 1. Renaissance 2. Baroque 3. Rococo 4. Neoclassical
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The subject of the work (ecstasy of saint teresa) is: 1. The Annunciation 2. The death of the Virgin Mary 3. The mystical experience of a female saint 4. The martyrdom of a female saint
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The subject of this painting (peasant dance) is: 1. A group of traveling musicians 2. A mythological drinking party in honor of the god Bacchus 3. A group of peasants dancing and drinking at a festival 4. A party held by Bruegel's patron, the merchant Hans Frankert
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The subject of this work (Marilyn) derives from: 1. Classical Greco-Roman mythology 2. The New Testament 3. American popular cultural 4. The history of the Middle East
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The subject of this work (the scream) is: 1. Human misery generated by poverty 2. Fear of eternal torment in hell 3. The anxiety of modern life 4. The artist's fear of floods
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The theme of humorous, mischievous eroticism is a characteristic that this painting (the swing) shares with: 1. Brueghel's Peasant Dance 2. Rembrandt's Christ Preaching 3. The Hellenistic Greek Aphrodite, Pan and Eros 4. David's Oath of the Horatii
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The touches of realism in this painting (madonna di loreto) link it to: 1. Raphael's School of Athens 2. Botticelli's Annunciation 3. Campin's Annunciation 4. Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling
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The two boys on the left of this painting (Cornelia pointing to her children)—Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus—grew up to be: 1. Roman emperors who tried to reestablish the Roman republic 2. Roman soldiers who died while defending Rome from an enemy army 3. Roman officials who attempted to redistribute wealth from wealthy patricians to impoverished plebeians 4. Roman senators who tried to establish a system of constitutional monarchy in Rome
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The writings of which of the following authors began to appear around the time this work (the scream) was created? 1. Karl Marx 2. Charles Darwin 3. Sigmund Freud 4. Albert Einstein
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The young man in the bottom left of this picture (the swing) is: 1. The gardener 2. The husband of the woman on the swing 3. The lover of the woman on the swing 4. The brother of the woman on the swing
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This building (house of parliament) represents a return to the characteristic architectural style of: 1. Ancient Greece 2. Ancient Rome 3. Medieval Europe 4. The Baroque period
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This painting (Judith beheading Holofernes) belongs to which art-historical category? 1. Gothic 2. Renaissance 3. Baroque 4. Romanticist
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This painting (autumn rhythm) is an example of: 1. Cubism 2. Dada 3. Abstract Expressionism 4. Pop art
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This painting (snake charmer) exemplifies Edward Said's concept of "orientalism" in that it: 1. Depicts with a high degree of accuracy the customs and appearances of life in the Middle East 2. Depicts a pattern on the wall that is based on a Persian carpet 3. Depicts life in the Middle East in a way that is shaped by Western prejudices and desires 4. Depicts life in the Middle East in a way that people native to the region would recognize as accurate and objective
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This painting (the swing) was made for: 1. A wealthy Parisian merchant 2. The queen of France 3. A member of the French aristocracy 4. A wealthy French artist
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This painting (toilet of Venus) was made for the dressing room of: 1. The King of France 2. The Queen of France 3. The mistress of the King of France 4. A corrupt priest
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This room (salon de la princesse) belonged to: 1. A wealthy Parisian merchant 2. The queen of France 3. A member of the French aristocracy 4. A wealthy French artist
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This scene (the swing) takes place in: 1. A village square 2. A forest 3. A garden 4. A field of crops
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This work (Christ Preaching) is an example of which kind of print? 1. Woodblock 2. Engraving 3. Etching
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This work (fountain) was refused entrance in an art exhibition held in: 1. Paris 2. Rome 3. New York 4. Berlin
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This work (oath of the horatii) is an example of: 1. Baroque art 2. Rococo art 3. Neoclassicism 4. Romanticism
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What does the panel on the right side of this painting (garden of earthly delights) have in common with the depiction of Hell in Giotto's Last Judgment? 1. Style 2. Medium 3. Subject matter 4. The artist's country of origin
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What is depicted amidst the trees in the foreground of this painting (schroon mountain)? 1. Thomas Cole and William Cullen Bryant 2. A pair of French Canadian fur trappers 3. Two Native Americans 4. A black bear and a white-tail deer
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What is the style of the couch on which the figure in this painting (toilet of Venus) is seated? 1. Renaissance 2. Baroque 3. Rococo 4. Neoclassical
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What is the style of this building (house of parliament)? 1. Romanesque 2. Neo-Classical 3. Neo-Gothic 4. Bauhaus
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What was it about this painting (raft of the medusa) that caused controversy when it was shown at the Salon (annual art exhibition) of 1819? 1. The style of the work broke with the rules of naturalistic academic painting, and was thus seen as an affront to established artistic ideals 2. The subject of the work was considered to lack any moral message, functioning only to indulge a morbid fascination with violence 3. The subject of the work was considered politically inflammatory, because it dealt with a tragedy for which the government and privileged classes in French society were blamed 4. The style of the work was regarded as a slavish, unimaginative imitation of the art of earlier masters, like Michelangelo and Caravaggio, who were now out of fashion
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Where was the second version of this mural (man, controller of universe) painted? 1. New York City 2. Paris 3. Mexico City 4. London
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Which characteristic of the Romantic aesthetic does this building (house of parliament) exemplify most clearly? 1. The sublime 2. The exotic 3. Gothic revival 4. Reverential regard for nature
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Which of the following aesthetic categories refers to an image or sight that is quaint, charming, homey, relaxing, or familiar? 1. The Beautiful 2. The Sublime 3. The Picturesque
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Which of the following are depicted in carved balconies on either side of this chapel (ecstasy of saint teresa)? 1. Martyr saints 2. Allegorical figures representing Christian virtues 3. Members of the family that owned the chapel 4. Jesus's apostles
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Which of the following artists WAS a Post-Impressionist? 1. Pierre Auguste Renoir 2. Claude Monet 3. Edvard Munch
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Which of the following artists was NOT an Impressionist? 1. Pierre Auguste Renoir 2. Claude Monet 3. Edvard Munch
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Which of the following characteristics of this work (Christ Preaching) suggest Rembrandt's empathetic character? 1. The strong tenebrism 2. The fact that the work is an etching, as opposed to a woodblock print or an engraving 3. The sensitivity with which he depicts the poor and the sick gathered around Christ 4. The fact that he left part of the work unfinished
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Which of the following does Impressionist art shares with other art in the Modern period, and that breaks with the academic tradition? 1. Impressionist art mainly focuses on religious themes 2. Impressionist art uses oil paint, which pre-Modern painting does not use 3. Impressionist art is executed in such a way as to draw attention to the medium in which it is made. 4. Impressionist art is highly naturalistic, representing a continuity with the art of the Renaissance
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Which of the following objects appears in the background of this picture, directly beneath the swords (oath of the horatii)? 1. A helmet 2. A shield 3. A plow 4. A broom
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Which of the following people is depicted in this image (tennis court oath)? 1. Thomas Jefferson 2. Angelica Kauffman 3. Maximillian Robespierre 4. King Louis XVI of France
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Which of the following shapes is characteristic of Baroque design and ornamentation? 1. The circle 2. The square 3. The oval 4. The triangle
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Which of the following statements was made by Maximillian Robespierre? 1. "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of [life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government" 2. "The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter." 3. "Terror is only justice—prompt, severe and inflexible; it is thus an emanation of virtue" 4. Answers 1 & 2 5. Answers 2 & 3
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Which of the following terms refers to "the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another person"? 1. Pathos 2. Penitence 3. Empathy 4. Comedy
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Which of the following was NOT typical subject matter for Impressionist art? 1. Landscapes and seascapes 2. Scenes of contemporary middle-class life 3. Historical events 4. All of the above are typical Impressionist subject matter
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For American Romanticists like Cole, Native Americans represented: 1. An obstacle to America's "manifest destiny" to expand from coast to coast 2. A population that would benefit from the civilizing influence of white settlers 3. A population that symbolized raw, aggressive masculinity 4. A population not corrupted by civilization and thus symbolic of humanity's innate goodness
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In the first version of this painting, (Caravaggio st. Matthews) the face of St. Matthew most closely resembles: 1. The face of the pharaoh Menkaure 2. The facial type of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ignudi 3. The face of Polykleitos's Doryphorus 4. The face of the bagpipe-playing peasant in Brueghel's Peasant Dance
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The artist who made this painting (demoiselles) was from: 1. Norway 2. The Netherlands 3. Portugal 4. Spain
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The artist who made this work (Alison lapper) is: 1. American 2. German 3. French 4. British
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The figure in the shadows in the lower right of this painting (the swing) was originally intended to be: 1. A peasant 2. Venus 3. Cupid 4. A priest
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The figure of Bacchus in this painting (Caravaggio bacchus) seems to be modeled on: 1. An ancient Greek statue that was especially revered for its beauty 2. A figure from Michelangelo's Last Judgment, which set the standard of excellence for the male nude 3. A formula for ideal human proportions devised by Leonardo da Vinci 4. A young man that Caravaggio met on the street, and dressed up as Bacchus in his painting studio
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The first version of this painting (man, controller of universe) can be seen only in a black and white photograph because: 1. The painting was destroyed by an amateur restorer attempting to clean it 2. Rivera experimented with a new painting technique, which failed 3. The painting was destroyed by bombing during World War II 4. The work's patron had the painting destroyed
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The gold color of the robe worn by the second figure from the left (Cornelia pointing to her children) is meant to express: 1. The wealth of the boy's family 2. The splendor of the celestial realm 3. The high status of the boy within his family, due to his being the oldest male child 4. The high worth of the boy's character and virtue, in contrast to the material worth of the gold chain held by the figure on the far right
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The inscription along the top of the wall in the background of this painting (snake charmer) is written in which language? 1. Greek 2. Latin 3. Hebrew 4. Arabic
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The late eighteenth-century artistic movement known as Neo-classicism takes which of the following as its source for artistic subject matter and style? 1. Baroque art 2. Gothic art 3. Early Medieval art 4. Ancient Greco-Roman art
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The medium of this work (Christ Preaching) is: 1. Painting 2. Drawing 3. Watercolor 4. Print
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The rubber tubes in this painting (victim of society) are a mocking reference to: 1. The snakes in the ancient Greek Laoocon 2. French Romanticism 3. The modern invention of the bicycle 4. The rich cloth drapery used in traditional portraiture
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The subject of this painting (Caravaggio st. Matthews) is: 1. St. Matthew learning to read 2. St. Matthew writing a letter to Jesus 3. St. Matthew teaching an angel to read 4. St. Matthew writing the Gospel of St. Matthew
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The subject of this picture (tennis court oath) comes from: 1. The history of ancient Rome 2. The Old Testament 3. The New Testament 4. An event that took place in France shortly before the picture was made
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This painting (Marilyn) is an example of: 1. Cubism 2. Dada 3. Abstract Expressionism 4. Pop art
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This painting (death of Sardanapalus) depicts: 1. A scene from pagan mythology 2. An event that took place a few years before the painting was made 3. A story from the history of the Roman Republic 4. A story from the history of the ancient Near East
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This painting (garden of earthly delights) was created in Flanders at the same moment which of the following paintings was being executed in Italy? 1. Masaccio's Trinity 2. Donatello's bronze David 3. Botticelli's Birth of Venus 4. Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling
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This painting (peasant dance) is an example of: 1. Fifteenth-century Italian art 2. Fifteenth-century Flemish art 3. Sixteenth-century Italian art 4. Sixteenth-Century Flemish art
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This painting (the raising of the cross) is an altarpiece for a church in: 1. Rome 2. Paris 3. Florence 4. Antwerp
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This picture (death of Sardanapalus) exhibits which of the following characteristic qualities of Romanticism? 1. Exoticism 2. Eroticism 3. The sublime 4. All of the above 5. None of the above
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This statue (Alison lapper) combines which of the following? 1. The abstraction of modern artists like Grosz and Picasso, and the pleasant, contented mood of Impressionist art 2. The drama of Bernini's seventeenth century baroque style, and the sensuality and playfulness of the Rococo 3. The religious concerns of Christian art and Romanticism's interest in the exotic 4. The dignity and virtue associated with the nude in the Greco-Roman tradition and the realist tradition of artists like Caravaggio
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This work is an example of: 1. Collage 2. Silkscreen 3. Cubism 4. An "assisted ready-made"
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Thomas Jefferson created a version of the Christian Bible which omits: 1. References to Jesus 2. Passages pertaining to morality 3. Passages pertaining to Jesus's apostles 4. References to supernatural phenomena and to Jesus's divinity
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What is the literal meaning of the French word "collage"? 1. "Gluing" 2. "Assembling" 3. "Cutting" 4. "Newspaper"
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What technique associated with Caravaggio does this painting (Judith beheading Holofernes) make use of? 1. Linear perspective 2. Sfumato 3. mosaic 4. Tenebrism
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Which characteristic of the Romantic aesthetic does this painting (schroon mountain) exemplify most clearly? 1. Eroticism 2. Exoticism 3. Gothic revival 4. Reverential regard for nature
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Which of the following artistic qualities does this painting (demoiselles) undermine? 1. Naturalistic perspective in the depiction of space 2. Ideal proportions in the depiction of the body 3. A crisply detailed, "licked" painting surface 4. All of the above
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Which of the following did Neo-classical architects like Jefferson believe was expressed in the architectural style of a building like Monticello? 1. The romantic, escapist fantasy of fairytales 1 2. The desire for a playful, carefree life 3. The aspiration toward eternal bliss in heaven after death 4. Commitment to democratic values and civic responsibility
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Which of the following is characteristic of Rococo iconography? 1. Religious subjects 2. Subjects imbued with moral severity 3. Current political events 4. Scenes of aristocratic luxury
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Which of the following passages did Thomas Jefferson write? 1. "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of [life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government" 2. "The day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin, will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerva in the brain of Jupiter." 3. "Terror is only justice—prompt, severe and inflexible; it is thus an emanation of virtue" 4. Answers 1 & 2 5. Answers 2 & 3
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Which of the following statements was made by Pierre Auguste Renoir? 1. "The smile of the Mona Lisa was, for two long perhaps, art's shining sun" 2. "The brushstroke should not be visible: otherwise, it prevents the illusion. Instead of the object represented, visible brushstrokes call attention to the process" 3. "Show me an angel and I'll paint one" 4. "A painting should be something pleasant and cheerful"
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With which eighteenth-century socio-cultural group is Rococo art associated? 1. The unemployed French poor 2. The French working class 3. The French middle class 4. The French aristocracy
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