Art Appreciation
d. because the artist included elements inspired by his communist beliefs
Why was Diego Rivera's mural for the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center controversial?
e. all of the other answers
Why was Tilted Arc controversial?
because renaissance artists admired greek mythology, philosophy and art
Why were the Greek god Apollo and the goddess Athena included in The School of Athens?
e. all of the other answers
Why were the Roman catacombs of sacred importance?
c. soaring height and spiritual light
A visitor to a Gothic cathedral would have found him or herself surrounded by:
a kouros
An Archaic Greek sculpture portraying a nude male is called ________.
all of the answers
An important feature of late Renaissance artwork, compared to art created during the early and high Renaissance, is ________.
b. temples and civic centers
Ancient Near Eastern ziggurats served as ________.
b. Asmat
Bis pole sculptures were made by which culture?
e. all of the other answers
Bis poles were made for what purpose?
building such an enormous dome was a technological challenge
Brunelleschi's design for the dome of Florence Cathedral was a triumph over adversity because ________.
b. inspired people to make pilgrimages to see them
Holy relics located in churches ________.
b. he transforms branches and twigs into artworks that extend the lifespan of a once-living material into the realm of art
How do Patrick Dougherty's sculptures relate to the cycle of life?
a. by raking the gravel regularly
How do practitioners cultivate mental calm in the Japanese zen garden?
flying buttresses
If you were to build a cathedral with a huge stained-glass window covering nearly an entire wall, you would use these architectural features to ensure the building's structural stability.
for contemplation
Japanese tearooms are designed ________.
a. tenebrism
Joseph Wright of Derby's An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump features this technique, which means a dramatic use of light and dark:
royalty, wealth, and spiritual purity
Kente cloth color: gold
growth and good health
Kente cloth color: green
strong political and spiritual feelings
Kente cloth color: red
holy and precious
Kente cloth color: yellow
true
Kente cloth is now worn by non-royal members of the Asante and Akan groups as well as people living entirely outside of Ghana.
d. social injustice
Krzysztof Wodiczko makes video installations that comment on ________ all over the world.
sfumato
Leonardo da Vinci invented a painting technique that consisted of applying a hazy or misty glaze over the painting. This technique is called ________.
represent the illusion of three-dimensional space in two dimentions
Linear perspective is used to ________.
The Inca ruler Pachacuti
Machu Picchu was built for ________.
a. their gods and deities
Many ancient Greek artists made artworks to honor ________.
b. to create an environment that transported the viewer beyond everyday reality
Mark Rothko wanted his paintings at the Rothko Chapel ________.
a. working in the maquiladora industry
People shown in Tijuana Projection share what common experience?
contemporary scholars looking like ancient artists
Raphael's The School of Athens contains:
mannerism
Sofonisba Anguissola was part of which of the following movements?
Clovis points
Some of the oldest human-made objects found in the Americas are ________.
d. all of the previous answers
Spirituality encompasses ________.
true
Synesthesia is when stimulation of one sense triggers an experience in another, for example visualizing color when one hears music.
Yoruba . . . Nigeria
Terra-cotta heads with prominent holes in the pupils, nostrils, mouth, and ears were made by the ________ culture of ________.
the Northern Renaissance
The Arnolfini Portrait is part of which period in art?
d. the vessel with a mask of Tlaloc
The Aztec of central Mexico are responsible for making which of the following sculptures?
e. all of the other answers
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa was meant to show Teresa ________.
a. Frank Lloyd Wright
The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed by:
true
The Hellenistic sculpture Laocoön and his Sons depicts an ideal young athlete.
d. all of the previous answers
The Maya flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers (4.4.4):
false
The Parthenon in Athens looks exactly the same today as it did when the Greeks originally built it.
ziggurat
The Pyramid of the Sun is a ________.
is surrounded by gardens that represent paradise
The Taj Mahal ________.
a Latin cross
The floor plan of the Romanesque Church of St. Foye in Conques, France, is ________.
all previous answers
The following are architectural orders developed by the Greeks:
b. life and death
The goddess Tlazolteotl was responsible for ________.
a. pollen, corn, and powdered stones
The materials used in Navajo sand paintings include:
fresco
The medium of the artwork that decorates the Sistine Chapel ceiling is ________.
terra-cotta
What is the medium of the soldiers in the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi?
c. to be a guiding spirit for the guardians of religious and historical traditions
What was the purpose of the Senufo mother-and-child figure?
c. near present-day St. Louis
Where is Monks Mound located?
d. the United States
Where is the Rothko Chapel located?
c. outside the city of Rome
Where were the Roman catacombs located at the time they were built?
c. Leonardo
Which Renaissance artist drew the Vitruvian Man (4.4.1)?
all of the answers
Which of the following architectural features did Renaissance artists borrow from the Classical tradition?
all of the previous answers
Which of the following statements is true of Michelangelo?
Mannerism
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?
renaissance
Which of the following terms means "rebirth" and is used to describe an artistic movement characterized by renewed interest in the Classical world of Greece and Rome?
Baroque
Which of the following terms refers to the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in Western Europe, a period when there was a general increase in motion and emotion in artworks?
e. all of these words relate to her work
Which of the following words can not be linked to the work of Yayoi Kusama?
d. all of the previous answers
Which of these artworks reveals a culture's understanding of astronomy?
gods
Which of these is not shown in Wang Meng's scroll painting of Ge Zhichuan Moving His Dwelling?
a. Shinto
Which religion specifically emphasizes the ways that natural elements, such as the sun, mountains, water, and trees, are connected to well-being?
all of the answers
Which term refers to part of a church doorway?
flying buttresses and rib vaults
Which two Gothic architectural innovations allowed cathedral walls to be built higher than before?
polykleitos
Who developed a canon of harmonious proportions to be used for the portrayal of the ideal human body in sculpture?
c. Gianlorenzo Bernini
Who is the artist of The Ecstasy of St. Teresa?
b. Andres Serrano
Who is the artist of The Morgue (Gun Murder)?
c. Gianlorenzo Bernini
Who is the artist of the painting Woman Holding a Balance?
c. Richard Serra
Who was the artist of Tilted Arc?
a. because they are the complements of the US flag's actual colors
Why did Jasper Johns paint his Flag (4.4.15) in green, orange, and black?
c. the artist wanted the viewer to rest their eyes on this rectangle after looking at the one in the painting's top half
Why is the flag in the bottom half of the canvas of Jasper Johns's Flag (4.4.15) a solid rectangle with a black dot in the middle?
a. because the site was visited repeatedly and painted again and again
Why might the paintings at Lascaux be considered sacred?
d. Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross
"It is a picture that even strong men find it difficult to look at long . . ."
a. acts as an intermediary between the invisible spirit world and the physical realm of humans
A shaman is a person who ________.
good to know...?
Abstract designs and patterns can convey information that is as important, recognizable, and specific as both representational and narrative imagery.
False
Art can only be made by a single individual.
true
Artists have often been influenced by scientific discoveries.
all of the answers
Artworks based on which of these religions can be found in India?
bronze
Donatello's David is made in what medium?
e. all of the other answers
Eastern Orthodox icons, such as the Virgin of Vladimir, display similar visual characteristics, including:
architect
Filippo Brunelleschi has been widely regarded as the first Renaissance ________.
all of the other answers
Giorgio Vasari believed that ________.
b. to heal an individual and restore balance to the community
Navajo sand paintings are made ________.
a. depicting mothers with their newborn children
Rineke Dijkstra's series Mothers focuses on ________.
true
Salvador Dalí was a member of the Surrealists, whose artworks were inspired by dreams or subconscious thoughts.
a. marking the intersection of the earthly realm and the underworld
The sarcophagus lid from the tomb of Lord Pacal shows him ________.
c. Aztec
The sculpture of the goddess Tlazolteotl giving birth to the maize god (4.3.1) was made by which culture?
the Trojan War
The story of Laocoön takes place during ________.
Ancient Rome
The structure of Romanesque churches recalls architectural elements from ________.
a. all of the other answers
The term "vanitas" in art includes references to ________.
Egyptians
The written language used by the ________ is hieroglyphics.
b. the patient's mother
Thomas Eakins painted a surgery he witnessed in person. Who is shown in the painting, but was unlikely to be at the actual surgery?
when a twin died at birth or in infancy
Twin figures were traditionally made by the Yoruba of western Nigeria:
a. a Roman architect
Vitrivius was:
all the previous answers
We know about cultures from the ancient Americas through ________.
b. wood
What is the medium of the Senufo mother-and-child figure (4.2.4)?
b. 15,000-13,000 BCE
When were the walls of Lascaux painted?
