AHIST 1401: Art History
The realist painter who often shocked the Salon was:
Courbet
Area where the nave and transept intersect is called a:
Crossing
All of the following were artists of the Northern Renaissance EXPECT:
Donato Bramante
Christian churches were oriented so that the space was to the:
East
What separated Cezanne from the Impressionists was his focus on____over color.
Form
HISTORY, MYTHOLOGY, PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE are examples of______of art.
Generes
Which of the following painters worked in both the Neoclassic and Romantic Romantic style?
Ingres
As a part of the Catholic Counter-Reformation the Council of Trent was significant because it
Reaffirmed the use of religious art
As a part of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, the Council of Trent was significant because it
Reaffirmed the use of religious art
The Gross Clinic is an American example of which artistic style?
Realism
The period term "Renaissance" originated from a French word meaning:
Rebirth
In general, Expressionism uses which of the following to convey meaning?
Religious themes or the formal elements
REPRESENTATIONAL and ABSTRACT are the two basic types of:
Style
The French artist Henri Matisse is associated with the style of painting called:
Fauvism
In discussing art,______refers to HOW the object is made:
Form
The Rococo style began in_____, at the end of the region of Louis XIV.
France
_________made paintings and prints that condemned the Napoleonic occupation of Spain.
Francisco Goya
A painting on wet plaster is known as a:
Fresco
Jackson Pollock is best known for_____abstraction.
Gestural
According to the standards of the Royal Academy_____painting was the most noble.
History
"Man is the measure of all things" is a key belief of:
Humanism
In many early societies art was used for teach purposes since many people were:
Illiterate
Stylistic techniques found in Japanese prints influenced which group of artists?
Impressionists
In contrast to Baroque art, Rococo paintings show a life of romance and_____.
Leisure
Which formal element of art CREATES OUTLINE and DEFINES SPACE?
Line
Ingres' technique and style is best described as______.
Linear
Artificiality and elegance are key characteristics of which of the following styles?
Mannerism
The material a work of art is MADE OF is referred to as its:
Medium
Both Pop Art and_______can be described as reactions against Abstract Expressionism.
Minimalism
Sculpture was the main form of:
Minimalism
During the Middle Ages the interiors of churches were most commonly decorated with:
Mosaics
Entrance foyer of a church is called a:
Narthex
Renaissance art displayed a new interest in:
Naturalism
The central space in a Christian Church is called a:
Nave
The artists of the Northern Renaissance preferred____as their medium.
Oil paint
The method for creating a convincing illusion of space on a flat surface is called:
Perspective
The earliest images of Jesus Christ in art depict him as a:
Philosopher
The Daguerreotype was a single_____image on a silver-plated sheet of copper, developed in mercury fumes.
Photographic
A fresco is a painting on:
Plaster
The architectural element most commonly associated with the Gothic style is the:
Pointed Arch
The sculptor best known for creating a set of ideal human proportions to be used in sculptures of the body was:
Polykleitos
Which contemporary style originated in post-world War 2 Great Britain?
Pop Art
The majority of Roman painting that has survived can be found as decoration in:
Private Homes
The Middle Ages (or Medieval period) began with the end of the:
Roman Empire
The architectural element most commonly associated with the Romanesque style is the:
Rounded Arch
Line is a formal element of art that is most often used to create
Shape
PERSPECTIVE and FORESHORTENING are ways that artists convey:
Space
The abstract expressionists were most directly influenced by:
Surrealism
Automatism was the main process for the creation of_____art.
Surrealist
To help make divine concepts accessible, Northern Renaissance artists used:
Symbolism
To help make divine concepts accessible, Northern artists used:
Symbolism
________is the SURFACE QUALITY, or FEEL, of a work of art.
Texture
The primary patron of art in the Middle Ages was
The church
William Hogarth's print series' "A Harlot's Progress," and "A Rake's Progress", and "Marriage a la Mode" were marketed to:
The middle class
A painting consisting of three panels is known as a:
Triptych
An arched roof or ceiling is called a:
Vault
The two types of Roman portrait sculpture are ______and classicizing.
Veristic
The______style of Roman portrait sculpture often showed all the wrinkles and imperfections of the subject.
Veristic
The Dada style originated primarily as a reaction to
World War 1
The Dada movement had its beginning in the city of______.
Zurich
The area around the altar, reserved for clergy is called a:
Choir/Chancel
A row of windows near the top of the nave is called a:
Clerestory
The contemporary movement that sought to remove all trace of the artists authorship was:
Conceptual art
The BIOGRAPHY and INTENTIONS of the artists, as well as political and/or ECONOMIC CONCERNS, are examples of the______.
Context
Who is considered to be the inventor of modern photography?
Daguerre
Small wings extended from the nave is called a:
Transept
Artists use____to convey DEPTH and SPACE.
Perspective
As practiced in ancient Greece and Rome, Humanism is best defined as:
A respect for human accomplishments
Spontaneity and improvisation were valued highly in
Abstract Expressionism
An aisle in the apse behind the altar to allow for the movement of pilgrims is called a:
Ambulatory
Semi-circular extension at the end of the nave, holds the altar is called a:
Apse
Impressionist paintings focused on____conditions.
Atmospheric
The type of Roman building adapted for use by the early Christian church was the:
Basilica
The preferred medium for Greek sculptures was:
Bronze
_______was a wealthy American who painted with the French Impressionists.
Cassatt
Which earlier artist was most influential to Fauvism and Cubism?
Cezanne
Which author was influential in the development of realism?
Charles Baudelaire
The use of strong contrast of light and dark within a painting is known as:
Chiaroscuro
The weight shift seen in the David sculptures of Donatello and Michelangelo is known as:
Contrapposto
Which of the following painters believed if they could not see something, they could not paint it?
Courbet
Collage become a popular technique for artists beginning with:
Cubism
Fractured, simultaneous views of an object are commonly found in:
Cubism
Which Italian Renaissance artist was best known for uniting the real and the spiritual?
Da Vinci
The three main architectural styles in ancient Greece were the_______, Ionic, and Corinthian.
Doric
Which characteristics of Bernini's David is most characteristically Baroque?
Dynamic Movement
Romanticism can be described as being more______Neoclassicism.
Emotional
Romanticism can be described as being more______than Neoclassicism.
Emotional
The______was a mid-18th century movement that focused on reason.
Enlightenment
Art which distorts reality through exaggeration, vigorous and visible brushwork and strong color, in order to express an artists ideas or emotions is known as:
Expressionism
The mid-fifth century B.C. is referred to as the ____of Greece.
Golden Age
A diverse population led to greater range of subject matter in which period of Greek history?
Hellenistic
Which of the following is NOT a visual characteristic of Neoclassicism?
Highly charged emotions
Elongated pictorial formats, asymmetrical compositions, and aerial perspective were stylistic techniques the impressionists learned from:
Japanese prints
"Everyone is an artist" was a belief of the performance artist:
Joseph Beuys
All of the following are Imperial Roman monuments, EXCEPT:
Parthenon
The Athenian statesman responsible for the rebuilding of the Athenian Acropolis (including the Parthenon) was:
Perikles
The Neoclassical style can be seen as a reaction against which artistic style?
Rococo
All of the following were artists of the Italian Renaissance EXCEPT:
Rogier van der Weyden
Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque collaborated
To create the Cubist style
In early societies where most people were illiterate, art was often used:
To teach
How did the emperor Constantine visually justify his power on his triumphal arch?
By reusing reliefs of earlier emperors.
The_____style of Roman portrait sculpture allowed emperors to link their previous emperors.
Classicizing
The Salon was an art exhibit sponsored by the:
The Royal Academy