Art History Midterm
Who designed the dome of St. Peter's?
- Michelangelo
The call to prayer given five times daily by a muezzin is issued from the
- Minaret
Beehive tombs are typical architecture of
- Mycenae
Is the Parthenon Roman?
- No
The Gero Crucifix is an example of which style
- Ottonian
What type of painting reflects the expanding interest in the the individual in 15th-century Florence?
- Portraiture
Which medium is primarily used to make multiple copies of an image?
- Printmaking
Other than Constantinople, where can Byzantine art be see
- Revenna
What are the unifying themes of Islamic art
- Reverence for the word and artistic expression independent of the human figure
What is the style of arch found at the Great Mosque at Cordoba?
- Roman
Which civilization first made widespread use of concrete as a building material?
- Roman
Which culture eventually conquers and absorbs Etruscan civilization?
- Roman
Which partially inspired Charlemagne's palace chapel?
- San Vitale
The four main pilgrimage routes through France ended up at which Spanish church?
- Santiago de Compostela
The Tell Asmar figures may have large eyes because
- Seeing was a major channel of communication with the gods
__________ evolved from a mastaba
- Step pyramids
An indirect axial approach was typical of which type of structure?
- Sumerian ziggurats
Etruscan temples
- The cella was generally dived into three compartments - They had a deep porch - They had a stone foundation; the buildings themselves were mostly built of wood.
The CHI RHO IOTA page from the Book of Kells shows
- The relationship between manuscript illumination and precious metalwork
Who is thought to be the patron of Leonardo's Mona Lisa?
- The sitter's husband
In the fresco technique pigments are mixed with water and applied to the surface of wet plaster.
- True
Romanesque means in the Roman manner
- True
Sumerian temples were called ziggurats.
- True
The lost wax process enabled Greek sculptors to create spatially freer forms than was possible in stone
- True
There is a major Etruscan necropolis at Cerveteri.
- True
The art made by Neolithic peoples reflects
- a settled, agrarian existence
Typically, what covers a Romanesque nave?
- barrel vault
What material was used to make the Chimaira sculpture?
- cast bronze
The Treasury of Atreus was constructed with
- corbelling
The square or rectangular market and meeting place in the heart of Roman cities and towns was called the
- forum
Chauvet is a cave that
- has Paleolithic murals
The adjective referring to the architectural use of many columns is
- hypostyle
Whose was the first architect's name to have been recorded in history?
- imhotep
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck shows
- much symbolism - much detail - oil glazes
The Greek Pediment
- often contains sculpture
What is the gateway of an Egyptian temple that leads to a series of pillared halls or courts called?
- pylon
Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Delights:
- shows mankind doomed by its carnal appetites
On what part of Romanesque churches were scenes of the Last Judgment were commonly carves?
- tympanum
Where is sculpture commonly found in a Romanesque church?
- tympanum
Who was one of the foremost patrons of art during the High Renaissance
- Julius II
The angular, horizontal alphabet of early Islam is called
- Kufic
Sfumato is seen in the work of
- Leonardo da Vinci
What is the term for the round extension at the end of the Roman basilica hall?
- Apse
Who was Odo of Metz?
- Architect of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne
Where can a westwork be found
- At the entrance of a church
Which Florentine painter fused Christian faith with pagan mythology in his works?
- Botticelli
Which architect designed the dome for the Florence Cathedral?
- Brunelleschi
Patronage for art in 15th-century Florence consisted of
- Catholic church - wealthy patrons - guilds
What is the name of the central room of a Greek temple where the statue deity was placed?
- Cella
Under the patronage of which Roman emperor was Christianity first allowed to be worshipped openly
- Constantine
Female nudes with arms folded across the waist, and toes extended are typical of
- Cycladic art
What was the first freestanding life-size nude since classical antiquity?
- David by Donatello
A version of the classical contrapposto stance is not found on Gothic sculpture.
- False
Gothic architecture spreads from France to England and Germany, among other areas.
- False
Homer was a greek statesman
- False
Monumental sculpture from the Etruscan civilization was predominantly made of marble
- False
Pottery making is known from the Paleolithic period
- False
The Mediterranean Sea effectively served to separate and isolate ancient cultures
- False
The earliest surviving Christian art can be dated to within the lifetime of Christ
- False
The so-called "Treasury of Atreus" was originally a Mycenaean royal residence
- False
The term "Gothic: was used in the 16th century to describe a style of building thought to have descended from the Goths.
- False
The term pagan is another word for believers in early Christian traditions.
- False
What kind of church was Santa Croce in Florence?
- Franciscan
What kind of painting was generally used for painting on walls?
- Fresco
In the mosaic, Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, what is Justinian demonstrating?
- He is the head of the church - He is the head of the Byzantine Empire - He is the head of the Western Empire
Sculpture that is often very emotional, individualized and realistic is typical of which style?
- Hellenistic
Who was the architect of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara?
- Imhotep
Which is true of the Pantheon?
- It had a dome atop a drum
Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece demonstrates the international character of the businessmen of Florence because its patron was from
- Italy
The Venus of Urbino may have been intended as a(n
- Julius II