Art history unit 3 McGraw hill
During which period of Greek history did Rome become prominent
Hellenistic
Why is Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty considered part of the Great Salt Lake landscape
It used the surrounding materials to create a permanent presence
Why would The Two Fridas give Frida Kahlo a sense of existence
It was her way of validating her existence despite her crippling pain
In which ways is the Laocoön Group emblematic of the third Hellenistic style of sculpture
Laocoön's reaction to the murderous serpents is violent and anguished. The three figures writhe in agony, thrusting their bodies outward in intense poses. The figural group's subject matter is filled with drama and tension.
Which sites contain examples of Paleolithic art
Lascaux Cave Willendorf, Austria Chauvet Cave
Why did some Greek funerary vessels have a hole in their base
Libations (offerings of wine and water) were poured into them to pass directly into the earth of the grave beneath
Why does the monumental winged lion from the gate of Assurnasirpal's palace have five legs
The lion appeared motionless from the front but in motion from the side
Which factors resulted in the exceptional preservation of Roman frescoes as a result of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 C.E.
The Pompeiian ruins lay undisturbed for more than sixteen centuries. The emitted lava and ash created a form of natural time capsule.
Why do artists rely on stories for subject matter
They offer a culture's collective memory that is relatable
Which subjects were commonly featured in Minoan frescoes
marine life servants carrying wine vessels dancers
all the conditions the Egyptian pyramids guaranteed
safe passage to the afterlife for the pharaoh wealth for the land and its people continued cycle of a prosperous society
Based on the subject matter of numerous surviving frescoes found at Knossos, which was a preoccupation of Minoan culture
sport
Giovanni Battista Piranesi likely created his prints, The Prisons, in response to what historical movement
the Enlightenment
When was the Babylonian empire established by the Amorites
1830 B.C.E.
When was the Ishtar Gate constructed
Around 575 B.C.E.
How did Spiral Jetty creator Robert Smithson think artists could impact the natural world
Artists could shape the landscape like a geological force
How did Eugène Delacroix change the role of the artist in politics
Artists had the ability disagree with those in power
To which goddess was the Parthenon dedicated
Athena
When are the rock paintings of the Tassili n'Ajjer region of Algeria estimated to have been made
Between 5000 and 2000 B.C.E.
Which factor has complicated the study of Cycladic art
Very little is known about the culture and people who made the art
Which column type were used in the construction of the Parthenon
Doric
Based on the scenes depicted in the rock paintings of Tassili n'Ajjer, what roles did women play in this Neolithic society
Women harvested grain. Women cared for the children.
The greatest honor that could be bestowed on a Roman ruler was:
a portrayal in bronze on horseback
Which leadership qualities are conveyed by this equestrian portrait of Marcus Aurelius
a sense of calm in victory a sense of wisdom
Where did the Mycenaean culture primarily develop
along the southern coast of the Greek mainland
Which are unique Roman architectural features of the Maison Carrée in France
an enclosed interior chamber framed by half-columns its placement atop a tall platform a single point of access up a tall staircase
______ is defined as a Postmodern practice in which one artist reproduces an image created by another artist and claims is as their own
appropriation
The principal theme of Egyptian art is:
continuity
What kind of subject matter falls under the theme of the everyday life, the here and now
daily chores of ordinary people
The monumental carved winged lion from the gate of Assurnasirpal's palace wears a horned cap, indicating
divine status
Frank Henderson's ledger art, like Off to War, allowed him to do what
document the collective memory of his culture
The work Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk gives viewers a glimpse into what aspect of daily life
domestic duties of court ladies
The Romans are best known for which two areas of artistic development
engineering architecture
The bodhisattvas in the Transcendent Buddhas gives tangible form to what
enlightened beings assisting others in reaching nirvana
Art about the self is primarily explored through the use of portraiture
false
Where was the Cycladic culture located
on a group of small islands in the Aegean Sea
The palace at Knossos features Blank______ construction with painted columns
post-and-lintel
What is the most famous architectural creation of the Egyptians
pyramids
Where did Henri Rousseau draw inspiration for his vibrant jungle scenes
reading materials, local museums, and zoos
Based on the accounts of ancient historians, Greek painters strove for which of the following qualities in their work
realism
What is the Egyptian symbol of stability, order, and endurance
sphinx
What implies to the viewer that Robert Rauschenberg is using New York as his subject in the work Windward
statue of liberty
When the Babylonians again came to power in Mesopotamia, late in the 7th century B.C.E., they formed a kingdom now called Neo-Babylonian. These "new" Babylonians were great architects who developed Blank______ before the Romans did
the arch
To which mythological event does the Laocoön Group implicitly refer
the construction of the Trojan Horse
The beginning of the Hellenistic era is usually dated to which historical event in 323 B.C.E.
the death of Alexander the Great
What does the term iconoclasm mean
the destruction of religious imagery due to idolatry
The disjointed images in Robert Rauschenberg's Windward is reminiscent of what
the energy associated with New York
This carved alabaster figure from ancient Sumer is depicted performing which action
Offering prayers
Which surviving artifacts have largely informed archaeologists' and scholars' knowledge of Greek painting
painted terra-cotta vessels
Which civilization was the most influential to the development of the Roman artistic cannon
Greece
Following the establishment of the Roman Republic, there was a long period of expansion and consolidation of territories. Which territories came to be subsumed under Roman rule
Greece present-day Great Britain Egypt
What did the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius help to preserve
Roman frescoes
Piranesi used his imagination and what other source to create his print series Il Carceri (The Prison)
Roman justice systems
Robert Rauschenberg's friendships with artists such as Jasper Johns, John Cage, Josef Albers, and Joan Miró greatly influenced his artistic style
false
Which artistic medium or process primarily survives in what was once the Minoan city of Knossos
fresco
Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's few female rulers, is well known to history for her commission of a massive Blank______, one of the largest and most famous architectural structures from ancient Egypt
funerary temple
Select all the adjectives that describe Cycladic art
geometric abstract simplified
Which precious material is known to have been highly prized by the Mycenaeans
gold
What are landscapes
visual representations of a view of the natural world
What was the most famous structure in England built during the Neolithic Period
stonehenge
What is the purpose of an amphora? Multiple choice question.
storage vessel
Egyptian kings or pharaohs derived their authority from Blank______, from whom they were assumed to be descended
the sun god Ra
What does Judith Baca's piece Great Wall of Los Angeles document
the unknown history of Los Angeles
Wang Jian's Shade of Pines in a Cloudy Valley is more concerned with what
the viewer's experience
How is iconoclasm dangerous to populations with low literacy
These populations rely on images to read
How do the Guerrilla Girls explore the art world
They created posters detailing discrimination by art galleries and museums against women artists and artists of color
In the Chinese painting tradition, landscape artists sought to create the most accurate visual representations of a particular place
false
The technique of creating a sculpture by grouping or piecing together distinct elements, as opposed to casting, modeling, or carving is also known as:
assemblage
Roman emperors did what to demonstrate their political power visually
commissioned statues in their likeness to be distributed
Henri Rousseau was inspired to paint images of the jungle after a trip he took to South America in his youth
false
The age of Aegean art and culture followed the collapse of the Egyptian civilization
false
Which are examples of Roman architecture and engineering
Pont du Gard Colosseum Pantheon
How does Frida Kahlo explore the concept of the self in this painting
The double-self portrait reflects two sides of her identity
In the context of Aztec culture, which of the following statements is true about the feathers depicted in the Florentine Codex
The feathers were used to make clothing
What does an ornately designed dressing table made with silver and ivory suggest of its owner
wealth and prestige
One of many standard Greek pottery shapes, a krater was a vessel used for:
wine
What was the name of the primary city in Minoan culture
Knossos
William Hogarth used his print The Harlot's Progress to do what
influence how society viewed sex workers
Which are Greek contributions to art
contrapposto red-figure painting technique realism in painting
When, approximately, did the Mycenaean culture flourish
between 1600 and 1100 B.C.E.
The temples atop Sumerian ziggurats also housed Blank______ placed by the faithful before an image of a god or goddess
small figures
The small statuette from Willendorf was carved approximately how long ago
25,000 years ago
How did political art change for the modern era
Artists chose the message they wished to create
How does Hieronymus Bosch explore fantastical ideas in his painting, The Garden of Earthly Delights
Bosch depicts a false paradise of sorts, revealing a bizarre and outlandish hellscape
During the Hellenistic phase of Greek art, Greek culture spread eastward into which territories
Egypt Western Asia Mesopotamia
What is the last phase of Greek art that also refers to the spread of Greek culture eastward
Hellenistic
all the ways art made from surrounding natural materials is unique
It almost always leaves behind evidence of its existence. It's created with the understanding it will change appearance
Why is the statue of Augustus of Primaporta a political piece of art
It depicts the emperor as he wanted to be portrayed
What is the most significant trait of this Neo-Babylonian gate
It features a true arch, an architectural feature often associated with the Romans
With whom was this gold Mycenaean death mask once associated
King Agamemnon
Which processes accurately describe the red-figure painting technique
The red hue that results is the natural color of the fired clay. The ground of the pottery is painted black. The figures are mostly left unpainted, with only thin black lines to delineate the forms.
What are characteristics that define the Neolithic Period
cultivation of fruits and grains new types of stone tools domestication of animals
Which were common characteristics of Roman public sculpture depicting prominent leaders
historical and mythological symbolism idealized body emblems of strength and leadership
In many cultures, the presence of halos around a figure's head indicates:
holiness
Which animal was commonly depicted in art associated with martial aspects of ancient Greece and Rome
horse
What type of subject matter is portrayed in the theme of the natural world
humans and their connection with nature
In addition to death masks, what other gold objects have been uncovered in Mycenaean graves
jewelry cups armaments
What is this fresco from the house known as Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii believed to portray
secret cult rituals
Minoan culture can be traced back to approximately when
3000 B.C.E.
Kouroi and korai figures were created largely during the Blank______ century B.C.E. in the Archaic period of Greek art.
6th
What did the Sumerians leave behind in addition to artifacts
A writing system
In which ways does the limestone relief Akhenaten and His Family diverge from traditional conventions in Egyptian art
Akhenaten and his family are depicted with more relaxed, naturalistic postures. The intimate scene of family life humanizes royal figures with absolute power.
The Blank______ consolidated their rule over the Mesopotamian region by about 1830 B.C.E. and established a more stable empire with its capital city at Babylon
Amorites
What does the rounded limestone female statuette from Willendorf, present-day Austria, often serve as
An emblem of prehistoric art
Which ancient culture's political ideals served as a model for contemporary democracy
Ancient Greece
What are some of the ways in which artists explore art itself
Artists learn to make art by looking at art of the past and present. Artists place themselves in works of art as the subject. Artists sometimes critique the very institutions that support them
The British Museum has stated that it would consider loaning the Parthenon marbles to Greece for a limited time on the condition that:
British ownership is officially recognized
Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People supported a revolution in which country
France
all the descriptions about art and the sacred realm
From earliest times, art has played an important role in the relationship of humans with the sacred. Each society has formed its own view of the sacred realm and how it interacts with our own.
all the choices that describe the significance of gold as a precious material to the Egyptians
Gold signified wealth. Gold was associated with eternity and immortality Gold was associated with the life-giving rays of the sun.
Which structure was created for a large group to worship in
Great Mosque
What piece depicts the history of populations often left out of major history books
Great Wall of Los Angeles
Who were the first to speculate on the nature and purpose of art
Greek philosophers
What group brought attention to institutions' lack of women and minority artists being featured
Guerrilla Girls
______ is the only complete body of laws to survive from the ancient world, and it has provided historians with valuable insight into the nature and structure of Mesopotamian society
Hammurabi's Code
What is significant about Augustus of Primaporta's clothing
He wears soldier's clothing, which prominently features Roman gods
In which ways does Old Market Woman stylistically diverge from Classical values of sculpture
Her body shows age as opposed to idealized youth. Her body is not depicted as being restrained and balanced. Her body conveys weakened muscles and joints.
What was unique about Robert Rauschenberg's art
His experimental style challenged the boundaries between art, life, and media
Despite not knowing who are in the portraits, Boltanski's Altar to the Chases High School evokes what event
Holocaust
Which statements accurately describe the roles of men and women in Greek society
Ideal male bodies were associated with nobility and goodness. Women were largely confined to the domestic sphere. Men in ancient Greece had public lives.
By the time Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, had been appointed as ambassador of England to the Ottoman court, which factors, in addition to the passage of time, accounted for the Parthenon's dilapidated state
Invading Venetian forces fired on the Parthenon, which was being used to store Ottoman gunpowder, resulting in an explosion. Early Christians had converted the Parthenon into a church and had destroyed many of its sculptures in the process.
What is one reason art can be its own theme
It is created for visual pleasure
The writing system that was developed in Blank______ and used for 3,000 years was called cuneiform, which is Latin for "wedge-shaped."
Mesopotamia
What were the three major ancient Aegean cultures
Minoans Mycenaeans Cycladics
The Minoan culture's name comes from the legendary king called Blank______, who supposedly ruled at Knossos and whose queen gave birth to the dreaded half-human and half-bull creature known as the Minotaur
Minos
When the Babylonians again came to power in Mesopotamia, late in the 7th century B.C.E., they formed a kingdom now called:
Neo-Babylonian
Which stylistic traits indicate that this krater attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop dates to the Late Geometric period
Overlapping figures offer a superficial suggestion of depth. The painted figures are highly abstracted.
Ziggurats were designed to be a symbolic mountaintop, which could be seen for miles around. For which groups of individuals were they designed
Priestesses Priests
Which are works of art that have been purposefully damaged
Rembrandt's Sortie of Captain Banning Cocq's Company of the Civic Guard (The Night Watch) Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa Head of an Akkadian Ruler (possibly Sargon I?)
Which are characteristics common to the architecture of ancient Sumer, Egypt, Greece, and Rome
Structures were built with lasting permanence in mind. The largest structures were often temples or shrines.
The first cities of Mesopotamia arose in the southernmost area, a region called:
Sumer
Because the Blank______ did not have stone, they built ziggurats with sun dried clay bricks
Sumerians
For what reasons have many U.S. states and cities removed monuments to Confederate soldiers
The Confederacy is no longer in political power. The monuments represent the institution of slavery that the Confederacy fought to preserve
For which reasons has UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property recommended that the British Museum return the Parthenon marbles to Greece
The Parthenon marbles are of Greek origin. They are concerned about the leaky roof at the British Museum.
Prior to the dawn of so-called Western art, what period began around 9,000 B.C.E. and continued over 4,000 years
The Old Stone Age or Paleolithic Period evolved into the New Stone Age or Neolithic period
In which ways does this kouros figure differ from Egyptian figural sculpture, of which Greek sculptors were aware
The figure is carved with space between its legs and between the arms and the body. The figure is nude. The figure depicts a type, not a specific person
How does Wang Jian portray a person's relationship with nature in Shades of Pine in a Cloudy Valley
The human activities near the river revel the coexistence of human and nature
Which statements are true about the Riace warriors
They are some of the few bronze figures that survive from ancient Greece. The figure stands in contrapposto to express the potential for motion. The figures depict idealized male physiques.
all the beliefs scholars have about the significance of Cycladic figures such as this example in marble
They may be associated with fertility. They may represent a certain female deity.
In which ways did kouroi and korai figures play a role in Greek society and ritual
They were placed as offerings to the gods in sanctuaries. They were set as grave markers in cemeteries
What was the significance of the carved alabaster figure and others like it in ancient Sumer
They were substitutes for their owners offering prayers to deities
Which subject is depicted in the surviving fresco of the northern entrance to Knossos palace
a charging bull in a landscape
Where was this gold Mycenaean death mask uncovered
in a circular complex of graves near the fortified palace at Mycenae
It is suggested that Sargon I, an Akkadian ruler, is depicted. How is his face rendered
in a naturalistic manner
Where have Cycladic figures such as this example in marble typically been found
in burial settings
In what ways does The Garden of Earthly Delights demonstrate Bosch's unique innovation
landscapes filled with unknown plants depictions of otherworldly plants and animals imaginative interpretations of textual sources
In ancient Mesopotamia, Blank______ were associated with kingly power, and was often seen in sculptures depicting rulers
lions
Friar Bernadino de Sahagun used what to document the daily lives of Native peoples in Central America
local artists to create the images for his book
The use of columns and arches in the Great Mosque allows for what kind of space
open space for large groups to worship
While most surviving Cycladic figures are depicted with their arms folded across the body, some examples are carved to portray which activity
playing a harp
Lacking stone, the Sumerians built their cities of ______ using the ______ construction technique.
sun-dried brick; load-bearing
Sculpture, painting, and architecture were discussed as Blank______, roughly "things requiring a special body of knowledge and skill to make."
techne
Why does William Hogarth use iconography in The Harlot's Progress
to assist viewers in understanding the narrative
Why is art used in the sacred realm
to give tangible form to unknown beings and ideas
Which were goals of Perikles' massive construction program for the city of Athens
to restore the past glory of Athens to replace the temples on the Acropolis to achieve greater splendor than the past
Which elaborate structure did the Mycenaeans build that were influenced by neighboring Egypt
tombs
How is Robert Rauschenberg's Windward able to communicate the location depicted
use of symbols shared by a specific society and culture
How does Alice Neel's painting Andy Warhol depict the theme of the human experience
It focuses on evoking feeling rather than portraying realistic details
