Art appreciation
Where was the 1917 un-juried exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists held?
New York
__________ is the visual beat or tempo within a work of art.
Rhythm
Chartres Cathedral, begun during the ________________ period and then continued in Gothic style, reflects the transition from the early to the mature Gothic style
Romanesque
In what Roman city is the Pantheon located?
Rome
The purity of a color is its ______________, which is often described as a color's brightness.
Saturation
Art expresses the __________________ in which it was produced
culture
The illusion of space can be created in a 2-dimensional work of art using a variety of methods, such as more complex techniques like linear perspective and simple techniques like _____________________.
overlapping
The _______________ plant grows abundantly along the Nile River in Egypt. It became an important element in the development of a paper-like substance that was used to make scrolls in Ancient Egypt.
papyrus
Chartres became a major ____________ because it housed a piece of linen believed to have been worn by the Virgin Mary when she gave birth to Jesus.
pilgrimage site
For the 1917 exhibition of the Society of Independent Artists, Marcel Duchamp __________________________________
purchased an existing urinal from a plumbing supply store and titled it "Fountain."
As a result of their belief in the eternal life of the soul, the ancient Egyptians built _________________________ to protect the remains of the dead.
pyramid tombs
When King Louis IX acquired the crown of thorns worn by Christ, he built a glorious cathedral to house this holy relic. Because of this fact, the cathedral is often referred to as a ________________.
reliquary
Cave art from the Paleolithic era provides us with some of our earliest examples of _______________ art.
representational
While the entrance to the Pantheon is a traditional portico or square porch with columns, the Pantheon's inventive element is the 142 foot tall ____________ capped by a dome.
rotunda
Baroque art is characterized by energy, intense emotions, and dramatic light. Because of these qualities, Baroque Art is often described as ____________________.
theatrical
How many coffins were found inside the stone sarcophagus of King Tutankhamun?
three
Raphael uses a __________________ composition to create balance and stability in his painting, Madonna of the Meadow.
triangular
Paleolithic artists included hand prints in their cave paintings.
true
The figures in The Calling of St. Matthew are painted wearing contemporary clothing of the Italian Baroque.
true
What term describes the 3-dimensional element of art that has volume (length, width, and height)?
Form
In The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci uses _______________ linear perspective to direct the viewer's eyes to the most important figure in the narrative composition.
1-point
In _____________, Pablo Picasso began his monumental work titled Guernica.
1937
Using carbon dating of the charcoal on the cave walls at Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc, historians believe the paintings were created over ____________ years ago.
30,000
___________ is the artist who created multiple pictures of Campbell's Soup cans.
Andy Warhol
In 1991, the year Untitled (L.A.) was created, Gonzalez-Torres' partner Ross Laycock died of complications from:
AIDs
In what Greek city is the Parthenon located?
Athens
Artemisia Gentileschi admired the art of Caravaggio. She even repeated some of the same subjects such as _________________________.
Beheading of Holefernes
Stonehenge was constructed using 2 different stones; a locally sourced sandstone and bluestone. Which stone surprised archaeologists because the people who built Stonehenge would have to carry the stones from very far away?
Bluestone
The interior of Saint Nicholas is painted with religious imagery in the ________________ style.
Byzantine
Time is the use of __________ as an element of art, important in performance art, kinetic art, and video art.
Change
In what French city is the Gothic Cathedral of our Lady located?
Chartres
Who was the Roman Emperor who moved the capital of the Roman Empire to the Eastern city of Byzantium?
Constantine
__________________ lines define the edge of objects, or where differing areas meet.
Contour
The architect of Saint Nicholas Antiochan Orthodox Church in Springdale, Arkansas, is __________________.
Marlon Blackwell
Who created the painting The Calling of St. Matthew in 1599?
Michelangelo da Caravaggio
Following the example of other Minimalist artists, Gonzalez-Torres placed his sculpture "Untitled (L.A.)" ______________________ instead of using a pedestal.
Directly on the floor
The Thorncrown Chapel designed by E. Fay Jones is located in ______________, Arkansas.
Eureka Springs
Many of our ideas about artists come from the 20th century, when artists began working more independently, creating works of art that were personal or ________________ in nature.
Expressive
One of the most remarkable facts about Stonehenge is that it is the only structure of stones from the Neolithic Period in Britain, Ireland, and France.
False
Since the oculus is the only direct light source of the rotunda, the architects of the Pantheon created glass doors to help further illuminate the cathedral.
False
The 4 minarets that flank the Taj Mahal are used in their traditional role as a tall tower where a man calls Muslims to prayer.
False
The Egyptian pyramids have a triangular base with triangular sides.
False
The plans of Sainte-Chapelle and Thorncrown Chapel are similar in that they embody the cross shape of many Gothic cathedrals.
False
The potter's wheel was not available as a technology to the Ancient Greeks. Greek artists had to rely on hand-building techniques to construct amazingly symmetrical designs.
False
The sculptural elements located in the pediment of the Parthenon were made of polished marble so that the white stone would shine from a distance?
False
The tomb of King Tutankhamun is very important to scholars because King Tutankhamun was a ruler that made profound changes to Ancient Egyptian society.
False
When Maya Lin was awarded the commission to design the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial on the National Mall in Washington D.C., she was only 30 years old.
False
in contrast to Caravaggio's painting of Judith Beheading Holofernes, Gentileschi paints Judith as a timid and meek woman.
False
Pablo Picasso objected to the political faction ruled by _____________.
General Franco
The Ancient Sumerian text, __________________, tells the story of a hero in mourning who sets out to find eternal life in order to escape death.
Gilgamesh
Why did Marcel Duchamp resign from the Society of Independent Artists in 1917?
He resigned in protest because he did not agree with the Society's rejection of the entry "Fountain."
How did Marcel Duchamp sign his sculpture, Fountain?
He signed it "R. Mutt, 1917."
After the fire of 1194, the design features of the rebuilt Chartres are typical of ______________ architecture.
High Gothic
Of the many books of the dead that had been written to be housed in Egyptian tombs, who was the author of the well preserved Book of the Dead that historians have learned so much information from?
Hunefer
____________ are a series of points that are connected by the viewer's eyes. The actual line is not literally present.
Implied lines
In what Turkish city is the former Byzantine cathedral Hagia Sophia located?
Istanbul
Emperor _____________ built the Hagia Sophia or the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom.
Justinian
_____________ shapes are irregular, asymmetrical, and often found in nature.
Organic
The regular and planned repetition of an element of design is ______________.
Pattern
The Athenian sculptor _____________________ skillfully carved the hard marble in such a way that the stone resembled the soft folds of drapery that fell over the bodies of these lifelike figures.
Phidias
In 2-dimensional works of art, the __________ space is called the figure while the negative space is called the ground.
Positive
Cuneiform the earliest form of writing was created by the Ancient ________________________.
Sumerians
In Young Hare, Albrecht Duerer masterfully uses this element of art to describe the animal's fur.
Texture
A satelite TV dish was used to create the dome for Saint Nicholas Antiochan Orthodox Church.
True
Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the most important female artists in history because she painted the same types of images that her male peers were painting.
True
As a way to include the viewer directly in the creation of Gonzalez-Torres' sculpture, viewers are encouraged to take and to eat a piece of the wrapped candy that makes up the green rectangle.
True
Having been dated at 43,900, the cave paintings in Sulawesi, Indonesia are more than 13,000 years older than the oldest known cave paintings in Europe.
True
In the 19th century and early 20th century, art historians chose the name Venus, the Roman goddess of beauty, to describe the small female figurines because they believed these stone carvings symbolized beauty and fertility.
True
Spanish military troops did not attack Guernica. Instead, the German Air Force was authorized to bomb the city.
True
The architects of the Parthenon purposefully distorted elements of the temple.
True
The cave paintings at Lascaux date from around 15,000 years ago.
True
The minarets positioned around the dome of Hagia Sophia were later additions to the Roman cathedral and were not an element of the original plan.
True
In Broadway Boogie Woogie, Mondrian creates ___________ by using a limited color palette and repeating hard edged shapes.
Unity
___________ both defines form and creates the illusion of light.
Value
Numerous carved figurines of females have from the paleolithic period have been found throughout Europe. The most famous figurine has been called the ________ of Willendorf or the Woman of Willendorf.
Venus
Picasso used these symbols of Spanish culture to mythologize the destruction of Guernica.
a bull and a horse
Scholars have suggested that Gentileschi was familiar with Galileo's research on parabolic trajectory because she painted such __________________.
accurate descriptions of natural light
Drawing is a process that artists use as a tool _________________________. to investigate a subject to explore new ideas to create a study for a larger work all of the above
all of the above
Whistler's Arrangement in Grey and Black, No.1, is a great example of this principle of design.
asymmetrical balance
The concept of the _________________ artist celebrates individuality and originality.
avant-garde
Art helps define our ideals of ________________ within our own time.
beauty
Paleolithic artists used many techniques and materials to create their representations on cave walls. To create the image of a handprint, it is theorized that the paleolithic artists ___________________________.
blew pigment and spit
The Calling of St. Matthew positions Christ out of the way. Christ is no longer in the ______________ of the composition as it was common during the Renaissance.
center
The colors opposite each other on the color wheel are ____________.
complementary
Roman architects were the first builders to use ____________. The Pantheon's dome is an example of this new technology for the Roman empire.
concrete
Caravaggio's style, especially his use of ____________________, influenced a new generation of artists during the Baroque period. Incorrect answer:
dramatic lighting
In The Swing, Fragonard ________________ the figure on the swing by placing her near the center and painting her dress in a contrasting color to the background.
emphasizes
After her death, many of Gentileschi's painting were falsely attributed to _________________.
her father
The male figure waving red fabric in Gericault's The Raft of Medusa is most likely _________________
hoping to catch the attention of a passing boat.
For the Byzantines, ________________ was a symbol of the presence of the spiritual world.
light
The High Gothic chapel, Sainte-Chapelle, exemplifies the Gothic concept of __________ as an expression of the divine.
light
Chiaroscuro is an Italian term used to describe the vivid use __________________ in artworks.
light and dark
Some of the animal images at the Chauvet cave include deer, owls, oxen, panthers, and ____________.
mammoths
The tombs at the burial pits of Ur contained not just the remains of people but also included precious objects such as jewelry, gold, valuable minerals, and ____________.
musical instruments
The term neolithic means ___________ stone age.
new
The artists at Lascaux used the earth pigment, _____________, which can create a range of yellows, oranges, and reds.
ochre
The term paleolithic means _________ stone age.
old
The Parthenon was built as a temple for the patron goddess of the city of Athens, Athena. In Greek mythology, Athena is the goddess of _______________
wisdom and war
The Ancient Sumerians built elevated temples or ______________ . They believed these buildings could be bridges between earth and heaven.
ziggurats
In the two paintings of shipwrecks by Turner and Gericault, the artists use the relationship of the waves to the boat or ________________ in order to carry their message.
scale and proportion
