Art
Which statement best describes conventions that influenced Italian Renaissance architecture?
Architects incorporated features from Classical Greek and Roman construction into their designs.
How is humanist thought represented in Italian High Renaissance painting?
Artists depicted religious figures in earthly settings rather than gold backgrounds.
Which of the following statements describes Mesopotamian architecture?
Important buildings are surfaced with glazed and baked mud bricks.
Which complementary colors did Henri Matisse use in The Red Room?
blue, orange, red, and green
Which sentence describes a convention of Classical Greek sculpture?
Figures are depicted with idealized beauty and perfect proportions.
Which of the following is a characteristic of Hindu sculpture of the human figure?
Figures show idealized representations of the human form.
How does Michelangelo's David reflect Classical conventions?
The figure is depicted in the nude and conveys beauty and strength.
What characteristic best describes West African Yoruba portrait sculpture?
The sculptures depict idealized facial features that represent the artist's vision of perfect beauty.
Which of the following is a convention used by Inca women to create woven textiles?
They used colors and patterns to convey the regional identity, wealth, and status of the wearer .
Which of the following is a convention of early Renaissance art?
depicting the beauty of the human form and nuances of human expression
What technique did German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer use to create this highly detailed image?
engraving scratched fine lines into a copper sheet.
Which of the following are characteristics of Mannerist painting?
exaggerated figures and ambiguous space
What is aesthetics?
exploring fundamental questions such as "What is art?" and "What is beauty?"
Which of the following are common design elements found in Persian carpets?
floral patterns and geometric designs
Which of the following conventions did Egyptian artists use in tomb sculptures?
forms with no projecting parts that could break
In which step of the critical analysis process would you discuss what you think Velázquez intended to convey in Las Meninas?
interpretation
What type of relief sculpture did Mesopotamian artists create?
low relief
Which of the following correctly describes the Parthenon in Greece?
mathematical ratios, symmetry, and proportion
Which is a characteristic of the Roman Pantheon?
s exterior design incorporates features of Greek architecture.
Which of the following elements are common to Gothic cathedrals?
sculpted portals and stained-glass windows
Which statement about Velázquez's Las Meninas is based on the interpretation step in the critical analysis process?
"I think Velázquez intended to convey a sense of nobility and honor."
What convention did Chinese artist Shen Zhou use in his brush painting?
He depicted humans as being small alongside towering trees and mountains.
What is a convention that Byzantine artists used to create icon paintings?
Painters depicted stylized clothing using gold lines to highlight folds.
What is an aesthetic question a viewer might ask about a work of art?
What qualifies a functional object like this as a work of art?
What describes the use of the principles of design in Pieter Brueghel the Elder's Return of the Hunters?
unity created by using similar colors throughout the entire composition
Which statement is true about the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
It depicted figures with body parts in their most recognizable position.
Which of the following describes Mesopotamian relief sculpture?
It depicts figures with exaggerated muscles.
What is a distinguishing characteristic of Roman figurative sculpture as seen in Augustus of Primaporta?
It has idealized features that glorify the youth and authority of the emperor.
How do Japanese artists create woodblock prints like The Drum-Bridge at the Kameido Tenjin Shrine?
They brush ink onto hand-carved wooden blocks and then transfer the image onto wa-shi paper.
Which of the following describes how ancient Roman triumphal arches reflect beliefs of the time
They commemorate and glorify Roman emperors and war victories.
Which statement best describes the purpose of North American Tlingit totem poles?
They contain symbolic imagery that tells the story of a Tlingit clan's family history.
Which of the following describes how Classical Greek sculptors created the relief sculpture on the Parthenon frieze?
They created figures that reflect a combination of naturalistic detail and ideal beauty.
How did Egyptian artists and architects create works that reflect the beliefs of ancient Egyptian civilization?
They glorified Egyptian royalty and gods to reflect their importance in society.
Which statement best describes Byzantine icon paintings?
They stress Christian symbolism over realistic portrayal.