Art Appreciation Unit 7 Review
Where is the Rothko Chapel located?
-Houston -1409 Sul Ross St, Houston, TX 77006
The Stela of Naram-Sin shows ________.
-It depicts the King Naram-Sin of Akkad leading the Akkadian army to victory over the mountain people, the Lullubi.
Why did Jasper Johns paint his Flag (4.4.15) in green, orange, and black?
because they are the complements of the US flag's actual colors
The AT&T Stadium is noteworthy in the study of art and architecture because ________.
it is the world's largest domed structure with interior columns
One important similarity between Stonehenge and The Gates is that ________.
it took a highly organized team to construct them
Krzysztof Wodiczko makes video installations that comment on ________ all over the world.
social injustice
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed by:
Frank Lloyd Wright
The ziggurat at Ur was dedicated to:
Honored Nanna/Sin
Who advised artists in his treatise On Painting that paintings should look like illusionary windows?
Leon Battista Alberti
The sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal shows him ________.
Marking the intersection of the earthly realm andthe underworld
Amongst other entertainments, Roman citizens watched ________ in the Colosseum.
Mock sea battles
Ziggurats were made of what material?
Mud Brick
Which artist was investigated by the US Treasury Department for counterfeiting because his painting of a dollar bill looked so real?
William Harnett
What elements have an ambiguous reflection in Édouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère?
all of the other answers(i.e. the bar top,the barmaid ,liquor and wine bottles)
The term "vanitas" in art includes references to ________.
all of the other answers
Why was Tilted Arc controversial?
-Those against the sculpture, for the most part people who work at Federal Plaza, say that the sculpture interferes with public use of the plaza. They also accuse it of attracting graffiti, rats, and terrorists who might use it as a blasting wall for bombs. The jury of five, vote 4-1 in favor of removing the sculpture. -wall may be used by terroist -people didnt like how they had to walk around it
Which cultural practices are highlighted in Wenda Gu's United Nations—China Monument?
-all the other answers -Is reminiscent of a Buddhist temple in which one partakes of a tea ceremony, and uncludes ancient-looking Chinese tables and chairs
Why might the paintings at Lascaux be considered sacred?
-because the site was visited repeatedly and painted again and again -ceremonial meeting places
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa was meant to show Teresa ________.
-being pierced by an angel's arrow -being infused with divine love as a devout Christian -as a role model to be followed by other devout Christians
The Stela of Naram-Sin is made of what material?
-pink limestone -Limestone
What is significant about August 13, 3114 BCE?
-the start of the Mayan calendar -the flint depicts the story of creation, said by the Maya to have occurred precisely on August 13, 3114 BCE, when the first father was sacrificed after losing a ball game against the lords of death. -Flint depicting a crocodile with passengers
When were the walls of Lascaux painted?
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What was the purpose of the Senufo mother-and-child figure?
As a guiding spirits for the guardians of religious and historical traditions
The sculpture of the goddess Tlazolteotl giving birth to the maize god (4.3.1) was made by which culture?
Aztec
Why was Diego Rivera's mural for the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center controversial?
Because the artist included elements inspired by his communist beliefs
In ancient Egypt, what is a book of the dead?
Book that help navigate the dead to the afterlife
Why were the Roman catacombs of sacred importance?
Pagan, Christians and Jewish Romans used them
Which religion specifically emphasizes the ways that natural elements, such as the sun, mountains, water, and trees, are connected to well-being?
Shinto
The subject matter of Buddhist art consists of ________.
Stories from buddhas life, teachings and beliefs
Ancient Near Eastern ziggurats served as ________.
Temples and civic centers
The Greek pediment on the temple dedicated to the god Zeus at Olympia (4.2.1) depicts a scene from ________.
The battle between the lapiths and centaurs
The painting called Dead Christ focuses the viewer's attention on ________.
The immediacy of Christ body and the fact that he is no longer alive
Pablo Picasso's Girl before a Mirror can best be described as ________.
a realistic still life painting
People who gathered at Stonehenge on the summer solstice would have seen:
the sun rise over the heelstone
Why are the bodies of the damned in the Last Judgment tympanum from the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare so graphically grotesque?
to give a strong warning to viewers that they should live a virtuous life
