Living With Art Ch. 7

dissolves in something other than water.

A nonaqueous paint is one that:

cartoon

In fresco painting, a drawing called a __________ is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment.

a binder

In oil painting, linseed oil acts as:

True

Jacob Lawrence is a Harlem Renaissance painter.

False

Oil paint is much older than tempera paint.

all of the above

One of the advantages of oil painting is that it dries very slowly. This allows for:

To create funerary portraits as a way to remember the dead

One of the first uses of encaustic painting techniques was..

Michelangelo and Raphael

Pope Julius II employed which two Italian Renaissance artists to paint frescos for him?

Acrylic

By the 1950s this new synthetic paint would replace oils as the principle painting medium. What is it?

Diego Rivera

The 20th-century master of the fresco technique who created the work Mixteca Cultura is:

John Singer Sargent's Mountain Stream.

The 20th-century master of the fresco technique who created the work Mixteca Cultura is:

encaustic

The painting technique used in the 1st century in Egypt, Greece and Rome that involves the use of wax is:

True

The term alla prima in Italian means "all in one go" referring to completing a painting all at once.

encaustic and fresco

Two ancient painting media that are still in use today are:

powdered color

What is pigment in paint?

Raphael, Fresco

Which of the following artists painted this Renaissance work which honors the geniuses of the Classical and Renaissance worlds, and in which medium was this work executed in?

Oil paint

Which of the following is an example of a nonaqueous medium?

Gouache

_________ is watercolor that has been made opaque by adding inert white pigment to it.

Primer

After building a canvas and before painting it, a painter generally applies a coat of

Jacob Lawrence

Considered one of the leading figures in 20th-century American art, the painter __________ studied at the Harlem Art Workshop and was one of many prominent artists to work for the W.P.A. during the Great Depression.