Art Appreciation Chapter 2
To understand art, we must consider the ______ conditions that give rise to art
cultural
Match the general styles with the correct specific examples
cultural style - aztec style period style - gothic style school style - impressionist style
Which artist did not hope for his art to be enshrined but displayed in public and private places
Claude Monet
Which of the following characteristics added to the fame of the Mona Lisa in Leonardo's lifetime?
The Mona Lisa had an almost lifelike appearance
Which of the following style did Pablo Picasso not work in
Trompe L'oeil
Which well-known artist live a meager life, struggling to find funds even for basic art supplies, only to have his painting sell for millions of dollars after his death?
Vincent Van Gogh
Art that uses the appearance of the world only as a starting off point and is then further radically stylized, so that it may not be immediately recognizable, is describe as
abstract
The role of art and understanding of its role in society has been consistent throughout history
false
Which of the following painting by Pablo Picassio demonstrates his ability to paint in a representational style
first communion
Determining the content of a work of art
helps with understanding its meaning begins with the objects of events the work depicits
One could conclude from the popularity of outsider art during the 20th century that there has been a collapse of the distinction between _____ and ____ culture
high low
What is one way a society demonstrates the value of art and artists?
museum
Works of art made specifically to be presented in museum and galleries
often question the implication of such a specialized context can lose context when removed to another setting
Beauty and art were discussed together during the 18th century because both were felt to provide ________
pleasure
In his composition of Piano Lesson, Henri Matisse used formal elements including
repetition of shapes a balance of color
What is the technique that best describes the foundation on which western art was built from the Renaissance to the 20th century
representational
Writers and poets of the 19th century were memorized by the Mona Lisa's ______, writing articles, stories, and poems that attracted crowds of visitors to a new installation at the Louvre.
smile
The term ______ helps us to categorize art by its appearance and refers to a characteristic or group of characteristics that we recognize as constant, recurring, or coherent
style
According to some theories what formal qualities contributing to the perception of beauty
symmetry simple geographic shapes pure colors
When history did the approach of artists by and large shift from a focus on the production of objects in a specialized realm, to focus on questions about the artistic process itself?
the 20th century
The Hamzanama an example of a work of art commissioned of what purpose?
the enjoyment of a royal patron and his court
In the royal court of the 16th century Mughal India
artist live in residence and were paid a monthly salary young apprentices studied with master artists to develop skills and establish their own positions and expertise
Andrea Del Verrocchio's David was ________ by Piero de'medici, one of wealthiest and most influential in 15th century Florence
commissioned
_____ is what a work of art is about
content
Analyzing an artist's journals and letters for biographic details that impact our understanding of a work of art is an example of establishing
context
_____ is the identification, description, and interpretation of background information related to the subject matter of a work of art
iconography
Match the right correspondence
iconography - identifying and describing subject matter in art context - the web of connections that an artwork has to the artist end the larger world form - the way an artwork looks and material it is made of content - what the artwork is about as intended by the artist subject matter - what is depicted in the artwork style - a characteristic or group of characteristics that are constant, recurring, or coherent
Trompe L'oeil works of art can be described as
representational convincingly lifelike