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