Art Final

In comparing Bernini's "David" to Michelangelo's "David," which is true?

Both are the same medium.

the Palatine Chapel in Aachen, though Carolingian in nature, draws heavily from which style in architecture?

Byzantine

As exemplified in the work of Caravaggio, which of the following best characterizes Baroque paintings?

Diagonal thrust and close-up action

Of the three most influential Mexican muralists from the 20th century, which is considered to have the most traditional painting style?

Diego Rivera

Who led the Punitive Expedition of 1897 against the Kingdom of Benin?

England

Fauvism was a style most closely associated with which of the following characteristics?

Expressive color

Which 20th century artists were influenced by African artforms?

Gauguin, Picasso, and Matisse

Which of the following 17th century Italian painters is best known for monumental ceiling frescoes?

Gaulli

What is a "blind arcade"?

It provides added support for the nave vault.

Which of the following is NOT true of Spanish Baroque architecture?

It sought to please the intellect rather than appeal to emotions.

Which English landscape painter was featured in the 1824 Salon de Paris and influenced subsequent French artists to take up landscape painting?

John Constable

Which assemblage artist created wooden, wall-like, collage-driven reliefs that held abstract shapes and found objects?

Louise Nevelson

Which of the following most accurately describes a polyptych?

Multi-paneled

How was Neoclassicism reflective of the shifts in thinking during the Enlightenment?

Neoclassicism echoed the clarity and rationality of Enlightenment thinking.

Which individual is credited with producing the first permanent photoetching in 1822?

Nicephore Niepce

Giotto's frescoes for the patron Enrico Scrovegni are located in which city?

Padua

Which best describes the fundamental nature of content in Abstract Expressionism?

Personal

Which American Pop Artist used the comic strip as his subject matter in order to highlight the parodies of mass culture?

Roy Lichtenstein

Which is most specifically associated with Rococo painting as compared to the earlier Baroque?

Sensual romance

Which photographer was influential to the advancement of modern European styles in New York?

Stieglitz

Which best describes the style of Piero della Francesca?

Still and geometric

What role did Okakura Kakazu and Ernest Fenollosa play during the Meiji Period in Japan?

They led a revival of appreciation for traditional Japaenese styles of art.

What was the goal of portal sculpture on medieval cathedrals?

To both intimidate and educate the viewer

Which of the following best captures the attributes of Rococo art?

use of a light color palette, curved line, and themes relating to myths of love

Compared to Impressionism, artwork of the Fauvism movement

used less natural colors and was less representational.

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Rococo salons?

wall-based (as opposed to free standing) furniture

How does Rudolf of Swabia's tomb reflect the Romanesque sculptural techniques of the time? (1) A bronze relief is encased inside a raised border edge. (2) The tomb is decorated with rich and vivid colors. (3) Its inscription demonstrates fine metalworking skill. (4) The depiction of his body is highly realistic.

(1) and (3)

Which famous photographers were associated with the "straight photography" style and Group F/64? (1) Walker Evans, (2) Ansel Adams, (3) Imogen Cunningham, (4) Dorothea Lange

(2) and (3)

The Impressionists got their name from reviews of an exhibit in which year?

1874

Dada, an influential "anti-art" movement, was fueled by anti-war and anti-bourgeouis sentiments and spanned which years in history?

1916-1924

The term "Impressionism" came from the title of which artist's landcape painting?

Claude Monet

In painting, Michelangelo is renowned for the ceiling and Last Judgment of the Sistine Chapel, where he depicted which of the following?

Creation, the Twelve Apostles, the Promise of Salvation, and the Genealogy of Christ

The short-lived British movement of Vorticism is characterized by

a geometric style, abstraction, and movement.

Which of the following would NOT have been a subject of paintings by ter Brugghen, van Honthorst, Hals or Leyster?

a landscape

The Pre-Raphaelites rejected an approach that they considered mechanistic; therefore they espoused

a return to the detail, intense colors and complex compositions of 14th c. Italian and Flemish art.

Giotto's use of naturalism can best be described as

a return to the early Classical style

Japanese art in the 1960s is best characterized as

abstract depictions of urban life.

Botticelli's "Birth of Venus" is based on which concept most explicitly related to subject matter?

allegory

In comparing berninis "David" to michangelos "David" which is true?

both are the same medium

All of the following are true of Italian Renaissance architecture EXCEPT:

buildings used the Greek orders of columns.

By rejecting autonomous art, Constructivism instead aimed to:

create public art for social purposes.

Carolingian painting consisted primarily of

frescos

Cezanne's "Dark Period," characterized by dark colors and the heavy use of black, occured

from 1861-1870.

The political and social purpose of Mexican murals from the 1920s to the 1950s was to

glorify the Mexican Revolution.

Dutch painter Vermeer is best known for which broad genre?

interiors

Which of the following is characteristic of painting from the Florentine School during the Middle Ages?

naturalism

The Igbo hand bell designed from forged iron and used in musical performances is known as the _____.

ogene

Which of the following best describes the artwork of North Korea?

patriotism and revolutionary images

which of the following 17th century Italian painter is best known for monumental ceiling frescoes?

pietro

Raphaels "school of Athens" fresco is focused on which two historical figures?

plato and Aristotle

Robern Campin, Jan Van Eyck, and Rogier Van de Weyden showed similarities in their work through their ________.

realistic portrayals

Which of the following descriptions accurately captures elements of High Renaissance Italian art?

sfumato and chiaroscuro, secular themes, the accurate representation of figures in space

Which of the following does NOT apply to Roman Baroque architecture?

simplicity of form

The moralistic message contained in Dutch still lifes, referring to life's brevity, was represented by which of the following symbols?

skull, half-peeled lemon, wilted flowers

Key elements of Neoclassicism included:

straight lines, minimal use of color, simplicity of form, and adherence to classical values

Which Carolingian workshop produced the earliest manuscripts and initiated a revival of Roman classicism?

the Court School of Charlemagne

Paintings during the Tudor dynasty revolved largely around

the portrait.

Abstract expressionist art includes which of the following attributes?

the whole canvas is treated with equal importance