SDSU ART 157 (4.3-4.5) Inquizitive
The latest restoration of the Sistine Chapel began in - and took - years to complete, - as long as the Michelangelo took to paint it originally. When the restoration was completed, some thought the paintings were - than Michelangelo's originals, and that the restorers had made a mistake.
1980 nine twice brighter
How long did it take the artist to paint this artwork?
3 years
What is the name for an impromptu art action, initiated and planned by an artist, the outcome of which is not known in advance?
A happening
What did the restorers of the Sistine Chapel have to consider before carrying out their restoration work?
ALL BUT admission price... how to transport...
Which of the following artworks are oil on canvas?
ALL BUT multiple black and white mona lisa lady in painting staring at lady blue sky thing with people looks weird
Identify the following within this artwork.
Balustrade: big circle Juno: bottom part of circle putto: bottom right circle white viel: right below balustrade
Match each of the following illusionistic artworks from the twentieth century with the artist(s) who created it.
Chuck Close: old lady Julian Beever: just a normal street MC Escher: toy town building black and white Rene Magritte: out a window Ralph Helmick: weird water droplet lights face Georges Braque: dark color painting
Match each of the following art movements with the most appropriate image. Also identify each artwork's connection with the cycle of life.
Color Weird Pic: suggests that... cubism Multiple Pics: shows a future... contemporary person laying: renaissance commemorates the passing...
Four paintings cover the walls of the room shown. Match the title of each painting with the appropriate theme.
Disputa: theology School of Athens: philosophy Parnassus: poetry Jurisprudence: justice
Which of the following artists have artworks in the Vatican that have been restored?
Raphael Michelangelo
Match the quote with the artwork to which it relates.
Red: state of self... ocean: i hear with... flag: seen but not... melting clock: soft...
Compared to audiences that lived during the -, - viewers can find - of the dead particularly - due to the - of interaction with deceased bodies and the community's detachment from -.
Renaissance Era Contemporary Images Shocking Lack Death
Identify what is shown on the interior of this building.
Sky one with totems
Match the terms to the definitions. (4.5)
Stylobate: an architectural feature... Stucco: Designed to give the... Frieze: the strip that is located... Triglyph: a projecting, carved block... Architrave: a beam that rests... Entasis: the slight swelling in the...
Identify the symbolism in this Aztec calendar stone.
Top to bottom: calendar day (middle left top) destruction of earth sun god tonatiuh
If a woman died in childbirth she would be as revered as a warrior who lost their life on the battlefield according the beliefs of the culture associated with this sculpture.
True
How does each artwork include memento mori? Match each characteristic or symbol with the appropriate artwork.
Violin: food and wine timepiece skull Weird Color Pic: youthful beauty death's head in the...
Which of the following are some of the established interpretations of Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergére?
ambiguities in the... the artist is... the figure on...
Which of the following techniques or features were used to create an illusion of depth and three-dimensionality in this painting?
atmospheric perspective balustrade foreshortening
Identify which of the following artists, if any, have been described as Photorealists.
audrey flack chuck close
What material is used on the exterior of this building?
brick stucco
How did the maker of this sculpture indicate that it represented more than a routine daily event?
by painting it white...
Which of the following things served as influences and references for the artist in this artwork?
characters from art history popular culture technology family genealogy
Which of the following can be related to this artwork?
cheese Einstein's theory... impotence
To ensure that his experiments with -worked correctly in Sunday on La Grande Jatte, - painted - around the edges of the painting using the same - technique.
color theory georges seurat a border frame pointillist
Match the term with the painting that best relates to it.
convex: circle pic anamorphosis: pool oculus: circle ceiling humanism: room
Match the term with its definition.
cubism: a 20th centure... monochromatic: a palette... linear perspective: creates an... vanitas: a genre that... planes: a flat surface...
Who is the main deity depicted in this artwork and what is she known for?
eating filth tlazolteotl giving birth to maize god
What parts of this artwork are painted illusions instead of actual objects?
everything but the envelope
What is the title of this artwork?
fall of the giants
Although designed according to the rules of Classical architecture, this building was not made to exacting standards and requires constant repair to stop it falling apart.
false
In this artwork, William Hogarth follows the rules of perspective to create an illusion of reality.
false
In this painting, the artist painted a mirror in the background that perfectly reflected the objects in the foreground.
false
Renaissance artists were the first to try to create illusionistic painting.
false
René Magritte believed that the purpose of a painting should be to convincingly recreate reality.
false
The point of this artwork is to emphasize the end of life as a physical event rather than a spiritual process and to suggest that all of life is ultimately hopeless.
false
Put these artworks in chronological order, starting with the earliest.
gods with blue sky black and white violin pool
Match each artwork with the appropriate culture.
hindu: person in circle maya: brown wood asmat: blue wall aztec: weird face sculpture yombe: sculpture with a hat
What do the dots represent in Yayoi Kusama's work?
holes stars people the artist herself
Match the terms to the definitions.
humanism: scholarship... oculus: architectural... satire: a work that... frontispiece: illustration... trompe: technique
Which of the following is true about this painting?
it is a self-portrait it is painted on a piece of wood it is painted on a convex surface
Which of the following descriptions apply to this artwork?
it is an example of tenebrism it depicts a scientific... it was made during the englightment
What is written on the small newspaper article seen in this artwork?
it is gibberish
How is this sculpture associated with the cycle of life?
it shows... it serves... it honors...
Match the term with the artwork to which it refers
lake: synesthesia flag: afterimage effect lakefront: optical mixture afterimage effect
Who advocated in his writing that artists should design their paintings as illusionary windows?
leon battista alberti
-, the creator of this artwork (which is commonly called -), was also - and a maker of accurate -.
leonardo da vinci vitruvian man an engineer maps
Match the artwork with the culture that made it.
moche: gold circle aztec: rock circle
Which of the following did Chuck Close use to create this artwork?
oil paint a grid thumb- and fingerprints
With whom did the artist Georges Braque work closely?
pablo picasso
Prior to their restoration of the Sistine Chapel, scientists took samples from the artwork to determine how to carry out the work. Which materials/substances did they test?
paint wax glue varnish
Place these artworks in order from the oldest/earliest to the most recent.
people around fire george washington looking fool lakefront tree with clocks melting
Which of the following terms can be applied to Georges Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte?
pointillism optical mixture afterimage effect
Science is often thought of as - and objective, while art is perceived as - and intuitive, but both in fact rely on - and observation. Artists have always been particularly keen on manipulating the perception of the viewers of artworks, and some have become involved in the - of perception.
rational emotional experimentation physiology
How does the artist create a sense of drama in this artwork?
realism light by portraying a distraught...
Identify the author of this quote: We see it as being outside ourselves even though it is only a mental representation of it that we experience inside ourselves.
rene margritte
Science and technology have often influenced the size of artworks. Place these artworks in order, from smallest to largest.
statue libery back bone thing floating heads aztec circle rock
Match each term with the appropriate definition.
still life: a scene of... trompe: extremely detailed... memento: label for artworks... low relief: the design stands... foreshortening: perspective technique that... vanitas: type of art that...
The - at the base of the Parthenon -slightly upwards at the - to give the visual illusion to the viewer that it is perfectly -.
stylobate swells center flat
- was inspired by Sigmund Freud's theories of -. One of the leading artists of the movement invented the term "-", which he defined as the "spontaneous method of - knowledge."
surrealism psychoanalysis paranoiac-critical irrational
Match the artwork with its creator.
suzanne: purple squares willard: statue liberty people round fire: joseph george washington looking fool: thomas
What is the name for the process whereby one of the five senses perceives something that was stimulated by a trigger from one of the other senses?
synesthesia
What is true about the columns on the Parthenon?
the columns are: slightly swollen slightly tilted
Which of the following optical effects occur when one stares at the top of this artwork and then looks at the bottom half?
the complementary colors... a red, white, and blue...
The artist of this artwork created it while studying a treatise on architecture, and the artwork illustrates many principles about human proportion found in the treatise. Which of the following statements about proportion are true?
the distance from.. a man's foot... the length of both...
What is samsara?
the endless cycle of death and rebirth
When was this photograph made and how does it compare to typical mother-and-child imagery?
the image make public... this artwork was... the composition...
Which of these statements, if any, are true about this artwork?
the object is used... the object shows... the carved heads...
Which of the following are topics related to the cycle of life?
the passage of time childbirth
Identify the central dramatic focal points in this artwork.
the three central ish circles (put on 20 pts)
Pieter Claesz painted the artwork shown here. What are some characteristics of still life that entice artists like him to create artworks in this genre?
they allow...
What do Yayoi Kusama and Georges Seurat have in common?
they both use lot of dots in their work
How does this artwork relate to the cycle of life?
this ruler carries...
Which of these artists was American?
thomas eakins robert rauschenberg jasper johns
How can creative myths help people to understand questions of existence?
to reflect beliefs... to help people...
Where can the following elements be found on this New Guinea ancestor pole?
top to bottom: roots from the... representations of the dead... canoe to take the...
Where can the following elements be found on this sarcophagus lid?
top to bottom: world tree pacal intersection between... face of the setting sun
Which following reason(s) and/or purpose(s) relate to these sculptures?
tracing family... representing and...
Which of the following terms are illustrated in this painting?
trompe illusionism fresco
Cubist artists were interested in emphasizing the two-dimensional painted surface rather than recreating the illusion of three-dimensionality.
true
If one were to follow the implied lines created by the columns on the four corners of the Parthenon, they would intersect about a mile and a half into the sky.
true
The nose in the center of this painting, with its tongue and long eyelashes, is a self-portrait of the artist.
true
This sculpture depicts the dance that balances creation and destruction.
true
Yayoi Kusama believes that by seeing oneself as part of the cosmos, the ego is lessened.
true
What takes place in the myth of the sculptor Pygmalion?
venus brought... pygmalion...
Which of the following artists (identified by their painting) was investigated for counterfeiting money?
violin
Which instruments does the artist Marcia Smilack hear when she looks at this artwork?
violin cello
Match each description or characteristic with the appropriate artwork.
white person laying: death of an anonymous... identified only by... contemporary uses foreshortening old man laying: emphasizes the importance of... death of an identified... uses foreshortening renaissance
Match each of the following words, descriptions, or characteristics with the appropriate artwork.
wooden sculpture: pfemba maternity wood blue wall: virility wood bis
