Test 3

Marcel Duchamp's Biceycle Wheel is an example of

A readymade

Picasso was influenced by art objects from..... in his creation of Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Africa

Filippo Brunelleschi has been widely regarded as the first Renaissance

Architect

Which of the following terms is used to describe the mid to late sixteenth-century style of art that elongated human figures and elevated grace as an ideal?

Baroque

Why did Jean-Michel Basquiat paint and then cross out certain words in his painting The Nile?

Because he wanted to challenge existing meanings

The earliest examples of Christian art have been discovered in?

Catacombs

Which painting was included in the first Salon des Refuses?

Edouard Manet's Le Dejeuner Sur l'Herbe

Artworks based on which of these religions can be found in India?

a. Buddhism b. Hinduism c. Islam d. Buddhism and Hinduism e. All of the other answers <-

Artworks in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries can

a. Consist of recognizable objects b. Consist of abstract objects c. Draw inspiration from popular culture d. Draw inspiration from traditional culture e. All of the other answers <-

We know about cultures from the ancient Americas through

a. Indigenous accounts, both oral and written b. Accounts by Europeans that had direct contact with Indigenous people c. Inscription on stone monuments d. The archaeological record e. All of the other answers <-

Artwork in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries can be

a. Representational b. Abstract c. Non-objective d. Experimental e. All of the other answers <-

Which of the following are qualities of mot Impressionist artists and their paintings?

a. They rejected the traditional values of the Academy b. They evoked the sensations of everyday life c. They painted outdoors and captured natural light d. Their brushstrokes were visible and paintings appeared unfinished e. All of the other answers <-

A lamassu is a...

Guardian Beast

Over time, Nok sculptures of human figures have:

Had parts broken off many of them

What role did photography play for the artist Thomas Eakins?

He used photography to study anatomy and proportion

The Great Stupa

Holds the Buddha's remains

The Taj Mahal

Is surrounded by gardens that represent Paradise

Gold was important to the Moche culture because

It was associated with sun's energy and power

The Great Sphinx of Giza is associated with the pyramid of which pharaoh?

Khafre

Which of the following terms means "rebirth" and is used to described an artistic movement characterized by renewed interest in the Classical world of Greece and Rome?

Renaissance

The process used to create the beaten-silver face of the twelfth-century reliquary of the Head of Saint Alexander is called

Repousse

The small pieces of glass that make up mosaics are called

Tesserae

Paracas textiles have been preserved becasue

The climate in Peru is very dry

Conceptual art emphasizes

The ideas behind the artwork over its realization

William Hogarth's Marriage a-la-Mode series tells the story of:

The trials of an arranged marriage in which the couple behave immorally

Monticello was built for and by

Thomas Jefferson

Twin figures were traditionally made by the Yoruba of western Nigeria:

When a twin died at birth or in infancy

African masks are most meaningful to the groups that made them:

When they are being used in ceremonial performances or masquerades

What does the horn-shaped object in the Venus of Laussel signify?

a. A musical Instrument b. A phallic symbol c. An animal horn used to prepare for a hunt d. A waning crescent moon e. All of the other answers <-

Neoclassical paintings, such as those by Jacques-Louis David and Angelica Kauffmann

a. Are inspired by ancient Greece and Rome b. Convey a moral message c. Place an emphasis on civic duty d. Are serious in tone e. All of the other answers <-