Art history final
When did the British first arrive in India?
17th century
When was the Republic of China founded?
1912
India gained independence from the British in what year?
1947
Which leading patron and collector of modernist American art ultimately founded a museum to display her own collection?
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Which of the following artists created large-scale, kinetic sculptures based on principles of engineering?
Alexander Calder
The Chrysler Building by William van Alen displays iconic elements of which style?
Art Deco
What style of the 1920s and 1930s had a universal application, to works ranging from buildings to jewelry and garments?
Art deco
who was the most renowned femail painter of the 17th century italy
Artemisia Geentileschi
Which artistic movement arose out of the ideas of John Ruskin and William Morris, with their emphasis on producing functional objects with high aesthetic value?
Arts and Crafts
Which artist argued that art is truthful and photographs lie?
Auguste Rodin
At the turn of the 20th century, artists who were viewed as being ahead of their time and who transgressed the limits of established art forms are referred to by what term?
Avant-Garde
What art historical term describes Monet's practice of painting his works outdoors?
En plein air
Which movement was a major impetus for political, social, and economic change in the 18th century?
Enlightenment
What is the name of the early-20th-century movement that painted works of simplified design but shockingly bright coloration?
Fauvism
Which following term refers to the painting Genre created by Antoine Watteau in which the amusements and entertainments of the upper classes are depicted ?
Fete Galante
Whose highly personal work is often described as autobiographical because of her unflinching self-portrait portrayals, which give the viewer a glimpse into her suffering?
Frida Kahlo
Who of the following was responsible for the new layout of the city of Paris, begun in 1852, that is referenced in Caillebotte's Paris: A Rainy Day?
Georges Haussmann
The Villa Savoye embodies Le Corbusier's theories about which genre of architecture?
Houses
The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was which of the following?
Jacques-Louis David
Who were the two leading painters of the Harlem Renaissance?
James Van Der Dee and Aaron Douglas
Which philosopher asserted that the human capacity for feeling, sensibility, and emotions came before reason?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which one of the following was generally considered to be the "Father of Modern Chinese architecture?"
Liang Sicheng
Which artist created Ashoka at Kalinga?
Meera Mukherjee
Which of the following pairings represents the two worlds of Jaswant Singh as seen in his portrait?
Necklace bib of emeralds and Order of the Star of India
Viewing the art treasures of Italy on the Grand Tour played a major role in the rise of which movement?
Neoclassicism
What element of architecture did German architect Adolf Loos theorize was unnecessary and wasteful?
Ornamentation
The elongated limbs and torso of Ingres's Grande Odalisque can be linked to which earlier artist and style?
Parmigianino, mannerism
In 1648, the Peace of Westphalia, with its recognition of religious freedom, served tovalidate what?
Protestanism
The last native Chinese dynasty was which of the following?
Qing
A gathering of wealthy socialites in the first half of the 18th century in France would most likely take place in a room decorated with which style?
Rococo
The leading French sculptor of the later 19th century was which Realist artist?
Rodin
Described as awe mixed with terror, the notion of the sublime had a role in which intellectual movement?
Romanticism
Géricault's gigantic painting Raft of the Medusa, with its writhing, tortured bodies, is his commentary on which contemporary sociocultural situation?
Slavery
The Neoclassical follies and other monuments created for the estates of English country houses were part of which trend in landscape architecture?
The picturesque garden
The results of the Spanish resistance to the invasion of their country by Napoleon's forces are highlighted in which painting by Goya?
Third of May 1808
Which leader embraced neoclassicism because of its associations with virtues such as morality, idealism, and patriotism?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was a leading advocate of the Enlightenment in France?
Voltaire
Bernini places his sculpture Ecstasy of Saint Teresa in a setting that resembles what?
a cloister
The British conceived of the Victoria Terminus as which of the following?
cathedral to modernization
What is the intended message of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks?
cosmopolitan atmosphere of big city life
What did Dadaists believe led to the destruction and loss of life of World War I?
enlightenment ideals
which best describes the plan of borromini's san carlo alle quattro fontane
greek cross in oval
Bernini's David differs from his predecessors by showing David in what moment
in the heat of battle
Which of the following is the preferred medium for East Asian literati?
ink on paper
During the Qing dynasty, what European group was invited to the imperial court?
jesuit missionaries
What was the occupation of the Qing court artist Lang Shining?
missionary
Which aspect does Courbet's Burial at Ornans most resemble traditional history paintings?
monumental size of painting
The Thankful Poor by Tanner is an example of the typical Realist focus on what?
ordinary people
What did Courbet employ in the The Stone Breakers to convey the dismal nature of manual labor?
pallet of dirty browns and grays
The aim of much italian baroque art was to restore the predominance of which group
roman catholic church
In her self-portrait, La Pittura, how does Artemisia Gentileschi break with earlier artist's self-portraits?
she is shown while engaged in painting
Extreme subjectivity and the wish to perceive a deeper reality were typical of which art movement?
symbolism
What do art historians regard as the real subject of Monet's Rouen Cathedral: The Portal (in Sun)?
the sunlight on the portal
Which of the following ideas was Vincent van Gogh trying to communicate in his Starry Night?
vastness of the universe
The portrait of Jaswant Singh was created in which of the following media?
watercolor on paper
