Art History 2 Final
Which of the following artists presented a sumptuous and sensual image in the Apparition? Puvis de Chavannes Moreau Manet Redon
Moreau
Neoclassicism invoked classical references of patriotism and trust in unshakable authority serving imperial agendas. Which of the following leaders embraced these aspects of Neoclassicism? George IV George Washington Napoleon Thomas Jefferson
Napoleon
Which of the following artists traveled to Italy yet chose not to incorporate classical elements into his work? Jan Gossaert Pieter Bruegel Hans Holbein Dürer
Pieter Bruegel
Which of the following cities established itself as a major shipping power? Pisa Rome Padua Siena
Pisa
A good example of Postmodernist architecture is __________. Portland Building, Portland Guggenheim Museum, New York Notre Dame du Haut, Ronchamp Seagram Building, New York
Portland Building, Portland
Which of the following artists was most closely associated with the style known as classical Baroque? Poussin Rubens Bernini Caravaggio
Poussin
Poussin was fascinated by ancient Rome and Italian Renaissance cultures. In his Et in Arcadia Ego that fascination has been translated into a visual text illustrating rational order and classicism. It is reminiscent of which of the following artists? Raphael Tintoretto Michelangelo Titian
Raphael
Which of the following artists is categorized as a Symbolist? Cassatt Whistler Morisot Redon
Redon
Who was the artist who portrayed contemporaries participating in the great events of the latter half of the eighteenth century? Gainsborough Stubbs Reynolds Wright of Derby
Reynolds
Of the following, who was one of the most important Roman patrons of Michelangelo? Julius II Ludovico Sforza Lorenzo de' Medici Federigo da Montefeltro
Julius II
In this image Balla uses multiple images to give a sense of _________. color movement calm darkness
movement
When complimentary colors are mixed together in equal amounts, the resulting color is a __________. greater intensity primary color fuzzy color neutral
neutral
Which of the following describes Happenings? planned controlled individualized participatory
participatory
The term _________ refers to the size relationships between parts of a whole. scale unity balance proportion
proportion
Courbet preferred to paint which of the following themes? scenes of suffering, pathos, and ecstasy realistic scenes as he saw them mythology in the Pompeian style the "beautiful" as defined by the Academy
realistic scenes as he saw them
In Pieter Aertsen's Meat Still-Life, the artist has created what appears to be a descriptive genre scene, a butcher's shop displaying its products, as well as fish and pretzels. This work also has embedded within it which of the following? social references religious references cultural references political references
religious references
Pop Art, and art that utilized the techniques of advertising, industrial design, and Hollywood movies were at their heights during which of the following decades? 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
1960s
The politics of the Italian city-states were turbulent and violent. Governments were overthrown and reinstated. The Sienese government commissioned a series of frescoes offering a new view, the need for a fair and just administration. The artist of note for this series is which of the following? Pietro Cavallini Duccio Giotto Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Timothy O'Sullivan's documentary photographs were of which of the following wars? War of Spanish Succession Crimean War American Civil War Boer War
American Civil War
Which city derived its wealth from banking and the wool trade? Munich Dijon Bruges Paris
Bruges
The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____________. Brunelleschi Uccello Ghiberti Donatello
Brunelleschi
In Leonardo's Last Supper, how did the artist break with traditional iconography? By including the Magdalene in the role of servant By including the Virgin seated at the table By the placement of Judas on the same side as Christ and the other Disciples By not including Judas at all
By the placement of Judas on the same side as Christ and the other Disciples
José de Ribera was most strongly influenced by the work of which of the following artists? Guido Reni Caravaggio Annibale Carracci Bernini
Caravaggio
Who said: "...we rejected imitative colors, and that with pure colors we obtained stronger reactions..."? Max Beckmann Pablo Picasso Ernst Kirchner Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
The Ruler of France in 1700 was _____________. Louis XIV Charles I Louis XVI Louis XIII
Louis XIV
Leonardo painted the Virgin of the Rocks, and it is said this work is a masterpiece in expressing emotional states. He modeled the figures with light and shadow-- a technique he learned from earlier works. Which 15th century Italian artist would have influenced Leonardo? Piero della Francesca Gentile da Fabriano Masaccio Fra Angelico
Masaccio
Which of the following was the most prominent patron of fifteenth-century Florentine art? Medici family Riccardi family Pazzi family Gonzaga family
Medici family
Who was Raphael's teacher? Perugino Bronzino Andrea del Sarto Signorelli
Perugino
Julia Margaret Cameron used a short focal length lens that allowed only a small area of sharp focus. What kind of effect would a lens like this produce? intense, psychological images ethereal, dreamlike images precise character studies small, intimate images
ethereal, dreamlike images
All colors have three properties, hue, value, and chroma. true false
true
" . . . I believe in the future resolution of the states of dream and reality, in appearance so contradictory, in a sort of absolute reality, or surreality." This definition of Surrealism was written by __________. Salvador Dalí Friedrich Nietzsche Guillaume Apollinaire André Breton
André Breton
The gallery ceiling in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome was arranged as framed easel paintings. Who was the artist? Guido Reni Annibale Carracci Caravaggio Artemisia Gentileschi
Annibale Carracci
Who is the architect for the cathedral of Florence? Giotto Pietro Cavallini Orcagna (Andrea di Cione) Arnolfo di Cambio
Arnolfo di Cambio
Caravaggio's Conversion of St. Paul presents the same dynamic emotion and dramatic religious fervor with the use of eloquent pictorial devices and stage lighting in much the same way as in which of the following works of art? Velásquez's Water Carrier of Seville Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa Rembrandt's Return of the Prodigal Son Carracci's Flight into Egypt
Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Which of the following would support the argument that the Well of Moses created by Claus Sluter did not actually spout water? The Well of Moses was never finished, so it never worked. The Well of Moses was not the actual device used to spout water. There was no water source in the Carthusian monastery Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any sound making device.
Carthusian commitment to silence would preclude any sound making device.
Which of the following influenced Paul V's decision to convert the central plan of Saint Peter's into a basilican plan through the addition of a nave? The longitudinal plan resembled Byzantine churches Paul V wanted a larger space for symbolic purposes Central plan buildings evoked pagan temples The Papacy wanted to outshine St. Paul's in London
Central plan buildings evoked pagan temples
Which of the following was a dynastic symbol of Burgundian power? Chateau Blanc St. Bavo Valois Castle Chartreuse de Champmol
Chartreuse de Champmol
Which of the following artists is best known for his large-scale portraits? Willem de Kooning Chuck Close Jackson Pollock Francis Bacon
Chuck Close
Titian's Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne was most likely inspired by ________. the sermons of Savonarola Scholastic philosophy the tradition of romance poetry Classical art
Classical art
Which of the following artists painted in the United States? Cole Turner Constable Friedrich
Cole
What style is described as compositions of shapes and forms abstracted from the conventionally conceived world? Fauvism De Styl Cubism Neoplasticism
Cubism
Which of the following artists explored the properties of light, plane, and color and their interrelationships? Gauguin Toulouse-Lautrec Cézanne van Gogh
Cézanne
Which of the following earlier art styles formed the characterizing spirit of Performance Art? German Expressionism Cubism Dada Abstract Expressionism
Dada
Which of the following statements about Dada is true? Dada had no fixed ideas The Dada artists were Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, and Kurt Schwitters Dada originated in Copenhagen All Dada works were created in marble
Dada had no fixed ideas
Who belonged to the Pittura Metafisica movement, which greatly influenced Surrealism? De Chirico Ernst Kandinsky Matisse
De Chirico
The great "Romantic dialogue" about color and form was carried on in the famous contest between which of the following artists? Delacroix and Courbet Girodet-Troison and Gros Delacroix and Ingres Ingres and Gericault
Delacroix and Ingres
Which of the following episode from Christ's life was NOT included in Jan van Eyck's Ghent Altarpiece? Adoration of the Lamb Adam and Eve God the Father Deposition
Deposition
Who photographed the rural poor displaced by the Great Depression in the 1930s? Alfred Stieglitz Charles Sheeler Dorothea Lange Edward Weston
Dorothea Lange
Who most strongly influenced the art of Pietro Lorenzetti? Giotto Simone Martini Duccio Cimabue
Duccio
Inigo Jones created a clear and dignified design for the Banqueting House at Whitehall. He superimposed two orders by using columns in the center and pilasters near the ends. The balustrade roofline has an uninterrupted horizontal sweep that predates which of the following structures? East façade, Louvre Garden Façade, Versailles St. Paul's, London San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, Rome
East façade, Louvre
Which artist stated that she wanted her pieces to be "non art, non connotative, non anthropomorphic, non geometric, non nothing, everything, but of another kind, vision, sort"? Helen Frankenthaler Judy Chicago Sonia Sheridan Eva Hesse
Eva Hesse
In the 15th century, the Dukes of Burgundy wielded power over which of the following counties? Lombardy Flanders Bavaria Galicia
Flanders
Hans Holbein, a master portraitist, combines realism with monumental composition and sculpturesque form. Which of the following traditions does this describe? Flemish and French French and Italian Dutch and Italian Flemish and Italian
Flemish and Italian
This historian, Giovanni Villani, wrote in the 14th century that this city was, "the daughter and creature of Rome" suggesting a preeminence inherited from the Roman Empire. Which of the following city-states does this phrase describe? Pisa Siena Florence d. Padua
Florence
Which of the following painters illustrates Clement Greenberg's insistence "on purity in art"? Frank Stella Francis Bacon David Smith Jean Dubuffet
Frank Stella
Her work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals. She gives the viewer a personal glimpse into herself and suffering. Which of the following artists does this describe? Georgia O'Keeffe Dorothea Lange Frida Kahlo Hannah Höch
Frida Kahlo
How does Fra Andrea Pozzo create the illusion of Heaven opening above the heads of the congregation in the church of Sant'Ignazio? He illusionistically lowered the church's actual architecture so the roof seems to be lifting off. He illusionistically continued the church's actual architecture into the vault so the roof seems to be lifting off. He narrowed the nave ceiling so it is difficult to see the vault. He widened the vault so the perspective is skewed.
He illusionistically continued the church's actual architecture into the vault so the roof seems to be lifting off.
Color field painting emphasized painting's basic properties. Color field painters poured diluted paint onto unprimed canvas. Which of the following artists was a color field painter? Jasper Johns Jackson Pollock Helen Frankenthaler Barnett Newman
Helen Frankenthaler
Which of the following artists represented what was called the "sublime" in eighteenth-century art? Henry Fuseli Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun Jacques-Louis David Gainsborough
Henry Fuseli
One aspect of Rodin's work that ties him to Impressionism is ____________________. breaking up the surface into intersecting planes his focus on exotic and imaginative themes His concern for light on sculpted surfaces the pastel coloring of his sculptures
His concern for light on sculpted surfaces
Which artist served as the dean of the painters' guild of Ghent and worked for Tommaso Portinari? Rogier van der Weyden Dirk Bouts Jan van Eyck Hugo van der Goes
Hugo van der Goes
Which of the following characterizes Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece? It has a flat gold background It is portraits of its patrons It is an exclusive concern in adhering to the teachings of Martin Luther It is an exacting rendering of anguish
It is an exacting rendering of anguish
In Masaccio's Trinity, he embodies two principal Renaissance interests. One is realism based on observation. Which of the following is the other? It is the application of mathematics to pictorial organization of perspective. It is the introduction of the donors into the context of the work. It is the use of antique elements as components of the work. It is using architecture as a frame.
It is the application of mathematics to pictorial organization of perspective.
Performance Art can be described as movements, gestures and sounds of persons communicating. Which of the following describes the focus of Performance Art? It imitates live theater. It is a commentary on contemporary art. It replaces physical objects. It is purposefully confusing the audience.
It replaces physical objects.
Which of the following describes Joseph Beuys purpose for his art? It was illuminating the condition of the political classes. It was illuminating the condition of women. It was illuminating the condition of modern humanity. It was illuminating the condition of the homeless.
It was illuminating the condition of modern humanity.
Hardouin-Mansart's Church of the Invalides in Paris is reminiscent of which of the following styles? Italian Baroque Versailles Banqueting Hall, London English Baroque
Italian Baroque
The illusionism found in French manuscript was influenced by contact with ___________________? London Constantinople Italy Bruges
Italy
The terms gestural abstraction and Action Painting are most appropriately applied to the work of __________. Jackson Pollock Robert Motherwell Ellsworth Kelly Barnett Newman
Jackson Pollock
Cassatt's style of work owes much to which of the following? Japanese prints Leonardo's sketchbooks Michelangelo Giorgione
Japanese prints
Who was the sculptor who believed that "the only stable thing is movement"? Donald Judd David Smith Jean Tinguely Claes Oldenburg
Jean Tinguely
Sargent, an expatriate American artist living and working in London, developed a style of applying paint in thin layers in order to create a quick and lively illusion. He learned this technique after studying which of the following works? You Answered Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan Conversion of St. Paul Las Meninas
Las Meninas
William Morris helped to shape the Arts and Crafts movement through his support of high quality craftsmanship and design based on natural forms. Which of the following artists was also a member of the Arts and Crafts movement? Louis Comfort Tiffany Louis Sullivan Auguste Rodin Aubrey Beardsley
Louis Comfort Tiffany
The New York artist whose paintings became compositionally simple and focused on color was ________. Jackson Pollock Jean Dubuffet Mark Rothko Willem de Kooning
Mark Rothko
The Neo-Platonic ideals of the Medici circle were most congenial to the thinking of which of the following artists? Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci Raphael Bronzino
Michelangelo
Which sculptor believed that the artist must proceed by first finding the idea—the image—locked in the stone and then release it by chipping away the stone? Michelangelo Benvenuto Cellini Christoforo Foppa Caradosso Giovanni da Bologna
Michelangelo
The mood in The Thankful Poor by Tanner is one of quiet devotion, not far removed from the Realism of which of the following artists? Manet Courbet Sargent Millet
Millet
Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church? Paris Avignon Rome Florence
Rome
At the beginning of the 18th century, the Academy in France was sharply divided between two doctrines. Which thought that color was the more important element? Poussinistes Rubenistes Grand Manner Naturalists
Rubenistes
Which of these did not occur in the 18th Century. Industrial Revolution Russian Revolution French Revolution American Revolution
Russian Revolution
Who is the Surrealist? Henri Matisse Pablo Picasso Salvador Dalí Jacob Lawrence
Salvador Dalí
How did Carolee Schneeman transform Performance Art? She introduced a political dimension. She introduced a social dimension. She introduced a racist dimension. She introduced a feminist dimension.
She introduced a feminist dimension.
In Judith Leyster's Self-Portrait she portrays herself as a confident, accomplished painter, seated in front of her easel working yet taking time to stop work and meet the viewer's eye. Unlike Rembrandt she does not portray herself in a painter's smock. Which of the following would account for this? Her vanity would not allow herself to be seen in the dull and dirty smock. She wanted to indicate her social prominence. She wanted to show off her costume. She wanted to demonstrate her ability to paint the textures of cloth.
She wanted to indicate her social prominence.
The Escorial is in which country? Germany France England Spain
Spain
Wren synthesized the design elements from the Italians, French, and Inigo Jones into a unified monumentality for which of the following churches? St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London St. Paul's, London St. Dunstan's, London All Hallows, London
St. Paul's, London
Which one of the following statements is not true? One of the leading proponents of Surrealism was Salvador Dalí. The Surrealists considered dreams to be an area in which people could reengage their deeper selves that society had repressed. Titles of Surrealist works were intended to challenge the expectations of the viewer. Surrealism ignored the ideas of psychoanalysis put forth by Jung and Freud.
Surrealism ignored the ideas of psychoanalysis put forth by Jung and Freud.
Extreme subjectivity and the need to see through reality to a deeper reality was most typical of which of the following styles? Realists Impressionists Neoclassicists Symbolists
Symbolists
_________________ studied with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts before moving to Paris? Tanner Cassatt Whistler Muybridge
Tanner
How did museum commissions of performance events neutralize Performance Art? The commissions neutralized the purpose of art. The commissions made the events mundane. The commissions neutralized the subversiveness. The commissions nullified Performance Art
The commissions neutralized the subversiveness.
Bernini's statue of David differs from previous generations of this depiction. His David seems to be moving through time and space. Which of the following would support this description? The pivoting motion of the figure implies the movement through space and time. The action of raising the sling above his shoulder implies movement. The figure's upright stance implies movement through space and time. The crouching figure implies movement through space and time.
The pivoting motion of the figure implies the movement through space and time.
In Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp, he has clustered the participants on the left side and has placed Dr. Tulp on the right side with the diagonally placed foreshortened corpse disrupting the strict horizontal, planar orientation. This is in sharp contrast to which of the following traditions of group portraiture? Group portraits of professional organizations were never portrayed Only guilds were allowed as subjects for group portraits The subjects were placed evenly across the canvas Only five subjects were allowed per group portrait portrayals
The subjects were placed evenly across the canvas
In The Night Café, Van Gogh has shown us a benign scene yet the scene has a sense of charged energy and oppressive atmosphere. How did the artist communicate this? Through use of soft color and tilted perspective Through use of a bar always a bad place Through use of the crowds create the tension Through us of vivid hues whose juxtaposition augmented their intensity
Through us of vivid hues whose juxtaposition augmented their intensity
The ceiling fresco for Gran Salone in the Palazzo Barberini in Rome is a visual eulogy to the family. The papal tiara and keys seen in the fresco announce the personal triumph of a family member. Who is that family member? Alexander VII Gregory VII Urban VIII Leo III
Urban VIII
The curved pediment above Christ's the head in Leonardo's Last Supper represents which of the following? mere ornamentation pagan Rome a halo the Parthenon
a halo
An important competition in 1401 was held to determine the design of the Baptistery doors for the Cathedral of Florence. Even at this early date Renaissance traits were evident. Which of the following is one of those traits? maintaining artist anonymity humility of civic pride a new pictorial illusionism adherence to the 14th century frame
a new pictorial illusionism
Mixing equal amounts of any two primary colors together creates ___________. orange, purple and yellow-green a secondary color black, white, and red a gray
a secondary color
Which of the following was one of the favorite compositional devices of painters of the High Renaissance? an oval a flat triangle a. pyramid a trapezoid
a. pyramid
Textures we experience through the sense of touch are called ___________ textures. rough illusionistic visual actual or tactile
actual or tactile
Which of the following describes the Portland Building located in Portland, Oregon? a Las Vegas monstrosity a tribute to Philip Johnson an enlarged jukebox a sham palace
an enlarged jukebox
The term "sublime" was considered to inspire which of the following feelings? heroic action awe mixed with terror the natural goodness of all beings sentimentality
awe mixed with terror
Symetrical, asymetrical and radial are the three types of ____________. balance line color texture
balance
A line of site is an example of _________ line. implied contour wavy cross contour
implied
Vermeer was known to have used which of the following tools? camera obscura photo lens stencils clip targets
camera obscura
Reflected in Poussin's Et in Arcadia Ego, the dominant style in France during the Baroque period was ___________________ classicism orientalism mannerism tenebrism
classicism
Colors located directly across from one another on the color wheel are called ________. complimentary dark secondary primary
complimentary
Berthe Morisot focused her work in the only area allowed her as a woman in upper-class French society. Which of the following was that area? demimonde domestic scenes business world night life
domestic scenes
When did the center of the Western art world shift from Europe to the United States? with the Armory Show of 1913 during the 1920s during the 1940s during the 1960s
during the 1940s
Which phrase best expresses the sculptural style of Boccioni? sharply intersecting planes dynamic movement sinuous organic curves nervous agitation
dynamic movement
The form of a work has to do with the arrangement of the ______ in the piece. elements of design artist connotations meanings
elements of design
In paintings utilising atmospheric perspective the sharpest things are in the background. false true
false
Shapes are ________ as opposed to masses which has three dimensions. long spherical wide flat
flat
Shapes are ________ as opposed to masses which has three dimensions. long wide flat spherical
flat
Which is not a way to create the illusion of three dimensional space on a 2 dimensional picture plane. atmospheric perspective transparency overlapping focal point
focal point
What is the name of the specific style of Rococo painting that depicted the outdoor amusements and entertainments of the upper classes? sans souci fête de jour pays bonheur fête galante
fête galante
How did the Fluxus group see aesthetic potential? in the traditional in the nontraditional and commonplace in the traditional and unique in the experimental
in the nontraditional and commonplace
What did Thomas Eakins believe was a prerequisite for his art? fortune support knowledge poetry
knowledge
What are confraternities? papal guards protectors of the king lay people dedicated to strict religious observance political action groups
lay people dedicated to strict religious observance
The Italian term chiaroscuro means _________. value tone clarity of colors light/dark
light/dark
Titian's altarpiece, the Madonna of the Pesaro Family, differed from High Renaissance compositions in central Italy in the __________________. placement of the figures on a steep diagonal the gesturing of figures toward the viewer creation of a dark background symmetrical arrangement of figures
placement of the figures on a steep diagonal
During the Great Schism, Philip the Bold of Burgundy supported ____________________. the king of France pope in Avignon the pope in Rome the king of England
pope in Avignon
Which art form grew in popularity partially because of its ability to memorialize the sitter? church construction small altarpieces reliquaries portraiture
portraiture
Which of the following describes the work of Jackson Pollock. quiet and intense remaining true to conventional painting strictly organized adhering to conventional painting colorful remaining true to conventional painting significant departure from conventional painting
significant departure from conventional painting
Beuys wanted "to shape our thoughts into words." Which of the following did he want to create? social sculptures word sculptures no sculpture formless sculptures
social sculptures
Paul III convened the Council of Trent in 1545. It was part of which of the following? the League of Cambrai the Hanseatic League the Hundred Years War the Counter-Reformation
the Counter-Reformation
Géricault's Raft of the Medusa represents which of the following? a piece of historical Romanticism related to the Greek war for independence a Romantic dream image the Gothic emphasis on terror and the sublime the aftermath of a nineteenth-century French shipwreck and was considered an attack on government ineptitude
the aftermath of a nineteenth-century French shipwreck and was considered an attack on government ineptitude
François Rude's sculpture La Marseillaise for the Arc de Triomphe represents which of the following moments in French history? the birth of individual freedoms in the country Louis XV's entry on the battlefield protecting their borders against foreign enemies of the revolution a mythical battle
the birth of individual freedoms in the country
How did historical fact replace the fanciful notions of Rome and its ancient society? the paintings of David the work of Johann Winckelmann, History of Ancient Art the monumental work of Edward Gibbon, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire the discovery and excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii
the discovery and excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii
Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride contains many symbols. Which of the following is an allusion to God? the dog the whisk broom the mirror the bedpost
the mirror
What element did Duccio bring to the Maestà? his experience as a sculptor the influence of Giotto his teacher the modeled figures his personal experience
the modeled figures
The Triumph of Death is a powerful depiction of death and the folly of pleasure and the inevitability of death. The Dominicans, an order committed to a life of poverty, participated in the design of this work. Based on this which of the following groups would be portrayed in a negative light? the hermits the coffin-encased corpses the young aristocrats St. Macarius
the young aristocrats
Red , yellow and blue are considered primary colors because ___________. mixed together they can make all the other colors they are the prettiest they are spectrum hues they cannot be mixed from other colors
they cannot be mixed from other colors
Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the Baptistery of Pisa Cathedral? large rectangular relief panels trilobed arches densely packed, large-scale figures on the panels the figures have bulk and weight
trilobed arches
Light creates the illusion of texture in this painting by Andrew Wyeth. false true
true
Repetition in a work of art helps create __________. anxiety emphasis unity variety
unity
Which is not a term used to describe the relative purity of a color? chroma saturation value intensity
value
In linear perspective, parallel lines receding into the distance seem to converge, until they meet at the ___________. epicenter vanishing point picture plane focal point
vanishing point
Which of the following ideas did Vincent van Gogh attempt to communicate in his Starry Night? birth of a galaxy myopia of humanity vastness of the universe Stygian darkness of night
vastness of the universe
