Quiz 4

oil on canvas

What is the medium of Self-Portrait with Saskia in the Scene of the Prodigal Son in the Tavern?

sunken-relief carving

What technique was used to create the portrait of King Akhenaten, his wife Nefertiti, and their three daughters?

humility

What theme is not represented in the paintings that decorate the walls of the library of Pope Julius II inthe Vatican?

entasis

When columns are intentionally designed to swell at the midpoint, this is called ________.

15,000-13,000 BCE

When were the walls of the Lascaux Caves painted?

Judy Chicago

Who is the artist of The Dinner Party?

temples and civic centers

Ziggurats of the ancient Near East served as ________.

acts as an intermediary between the invisible spirit world and the physical realm of humans

A shaman is a person who ________.

all of the other answers

Community art may ________.

Islamic

Muqarnas are used in which type of architecture?

realistic still-life paintings

Pieter Claesz made which of the following types of artworks?

290 ft.

The Bayeux Tapestry is approximately ________ long.

has an entire law code written on it

The Stela of Hammurabi:

Classical Greek sculptures

The form of the goddess's figure in The Birth of Venus was based on ________.

thousands of nude bodies

The key component of Spencer Tunick's installation at Zócalo, Mexico City, is ________.

all of the other answers

The term "vanitas" in art includes references to ________.

a Roman architect

Vitruvius was: