Art Appreciation Chapter 2

To understand art, we must consider the ______ conditions that give rise to art

cultural

Match the general styles with the correct specific examples

cultural style - aztec style period style - gothic style school style - impressionist style

Which artist did not hope for his art to be enshrined but displayed in public and private places

Claude Monet

Which of the following characteristics added to the fame of the Mona Lisa in Leonardo's lifetime?

The Mona Lisa had an almost lifelike appearance

Which of the following style did Pablo Picasso not work in

Trompe L'oeil

Which well-known artist live a meager life, struggling to find funds even for basic art supplies, only to have his painting sell for millions of dollars after his death?

Vincent Van Gogh

Art that uses the appearance of the world only as a starting off point and is then further radically stylized, so that it may not be immediately recognizable, is describe as

abstract

The role of art and understanding of its role in society has been consistent throughout history

false

Which of the following painting by Pablo Picassio demonstrates his ability to paint in a representational style

first communion

Determining the content of a work of art

helps with understanding its meaning begins with the objects of events the work depicits

One could conclude from the popularity of outsider art during the 20th century that there has been a collapse of the distinction between _____ and ____ culture

high low

What is one way a society demonstrates the value of art and artists?

museum

Works of art made specifically to be presented in museum and galleries

often question the implication of such a specialized context can lose context when removed to another setting

Beauty and art were discussed together during the 18th century because both were felt to provide ________

pleasure

In his composition of Piano Lesson, Henri Matisse used formal elements including

repetition of shapes a balance of color

What is the technique that best describes the foundation on which western art was built from the Renaissance to the 20th century

representational

Writers and poets of the 19th century were memorized by the Mona Lisa's ______, writing articles, stories, and poems that attracted crowds of visitors to a new installation at the Louvre.

smile

The term ______ helps us to categorize art by its appearance and refers to a characteristic or group of characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent

style

According to some theories what formal qualities contributing to the perception of beauty

symmetry simple geographic shapes pure colors

When history did the approach of artists by and large shift from a focus on the production of objects in a specialized realm, to focus on questions about the artistic process itself?

the 20th century

The Hamzanama an example of a work of art commissioned of what purpose?

the enjoyment of a royal patron and his court

In the royal court of the 16th century Mughal India

artist live in residence and were paid a monthly salary young apprentices studied with master artists to develop skills and establish their own positions and expertise

Andrea Del Verrocchio's David was ________ by Piero de'medici, one of wealthiest and most influential in 15th century Florence

commissioned

_____ is what a work of art is about

content

Analyzing an artist's journals and letters for biographic details that impact our understanding of a work of art is an example of establishing

context

_____ is the identification, description, and interpretation of background information related to the subject matter of a work of art

iconography

Match the right correspondence

iconography - identifying and describing subject matter in art context - the web of connections that an artwork has to the artist end the larger world form - the way an artwork looks and material it is made of content - what the artwork is about as intended by the artist subject matter - what is depicted in the artwork style - a characteristic or group of characteristics that are constant, recurring, or coherent

Trompe L'oeil works of art can be described as

representational convincingly lifelike