Art History Midterm

Who designed the dome of St. Peter's?

- Michelangelo

The call to prayer given five times daily by a muezzin is issued from the

- Minaret

Beehive tombs are typical architecture of

- Mycenae

Is the Parthenon Roman?

- No

The Gero Crucifix is an example of which style

- Ottonian

What type of painting reflects the expanding interest in the the individual in 15th-century Florence?

- Portraiture

Which medium is primarily used to make multiple copies of an image?

- Printmaking

Other than Constantinople, where can Byzantine art be see

- Revenna

What are the unifying themes of Islamic art

- Reverence for the word and artistic expression independent of the human figure

What is the style of arch found at the Great Mosque at Cordoba?

- Roman

Which civilization first made widespread use of concrete as a building material?

- Roman

Which culture eventually conquers and absorbs Etruscan civilization?

- Roman

Which partially inspired Charlemagne's palace chapel?

- San Vitale

The four main pilgrimage routes through France ended up at which Spanish church?

- Santiago de Compostela

The Tell Asmar figures may have large eyes because

- Seeing was a major channel of communication with the gods

__________ evolved from a mastaba

- Step pyramids

An indirect axial approach was typical of which type of structure?

- Sumerian ziggurats

Etruscan temples

- The cella was generally dived into three compartments - They had a deep porch - They had a stone foundation; the buildings themselves were mostly built of wood.

The CHI RHO IOTA page from the Book of Kells shows

- The relationship between manuscript illumination and precious metalwork

Who is thought to be the patron of Leonardo's Mona Lisa?

- The sitter's husband

In the fresco technique pigments are mixed with water and applied to the surface of wet plaster.

- True

Romanesque means in the Roman manner

- True

Sumerian temples were called ziggurats.

- True

The lost wax process enabled Greek sculptors to create spatially freer forms than was possible in stone

- True

There is a major Etruscan necropolis at Cerveteri.

- True

The art made by Neolithic peoples reflects

- a settled, agrarian existence

Typically, what covers a Romanesque nave?

- barrel vault

What material was used to make the Chimaira sculpture?

- cast bronze

The Treasury of Atreus was constructed with

- corbelling

The square or rectangular market and meeting place in the heart of Roman cities and towns was called the

- forum

Chauvet is a cave that

- has Paleolithic murals

The adjective referring to the architectural use of many columns is

- hypostyle

Whose was the first architect's name to have been recorded in history?

- imhotep

The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck shows

- much symbolism - much detail - oil glazes

The Greek Pediment

- often contains sculpture

What is the gateway of an Egyptian temple that leads to a series of pillared halls or courts called?

- pylon

Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Delights:

- shows mankind doomed by its carnal appetites

On what part of Romanesque churches were scenes of the Last Judgment were commonly carves?

- tympanum

Where is sculpture commonly found in a Romanesque church?

- tympanum

Who was one of the foremost patrons of art during the High Renaissance

- Julius II

The angular, horizontal alphabet of early Islam is called

- Kufic

Sfumato is seen in the work of

- Leonardo da Vinci

What is the term for the round extension at the end of the Roman basilica hall?

- Apse

Who was Odo of Metz?

- Architect of the Palace Chapel of Charlemagne

Where can a westwork be found

- At the entrance of a church

Which Florentine painter fused Christian faith with pagan mythology in his works?

- Botticelli

Which architect designed the dome for the Florence Cathedral?

- Brunelleschi

Patronage for art in 15th-century Florence consisted of

- Catholic church - wealthy patrons - guilds

What is the name of the central room of a Greek temple where the statue deity was placed?

- Cella

Under the patronage of which Roman emperor was Christianity first allowed to be worshipped openly

- Constantine

Female nudes with arms folded across the waist, and toes extended are typical of

- Cycladic art

What was the first freestanding life-size nude since classical antiquity?

- David by Donatello

A version of the classical contrapposto stance is not found on Gothic sculpture.

- False

Gothic architecture spreads from France to England and Germany, among other areas.

- False

Homer was a greek statesman

- False

Monumental sculpture from the Etruscan civilization was predominantly made of marble

- False

Pottery making is known from the Paleolithic period

- False

The Mediterranean Sea effectively served to separate and isolate ancient cultures

- False

The earliest surviving Christian art can be dated to within the lifetime of Christ

- False

The so-called "Treasury of Atreus" was originally a Mycenaean royal residence

- False

The term "Gothic: was used in the 16th century to describe a style of building thought to have descended from the Goths.

- False

The term pagan is another word for believers in early Christian traditions.

- False

What kind of church was Santa Croce in Florence?

- Franciscan

What kind of painting was generally used for painting on walls?

- Fresco

In the mosaic, Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, what is Justinian demonstrating?

- He is the head of the church - He is the head of the Byzantine Empire - He is the head of the Western Empire

Sculpture that is often very emotional, individualized and realistic is typical of which style?

- Hellenistic

Who was the architect of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara?

- Imhotep

Which is true of the Pantheon?

- It had a dome atop a drum

Hugo van der Goes's Portinari Altarpiece demonstrates the international character of the businessmen of Florence because its patron was from

- Italy

The Venus of Urbino may have been intended as a(n

- Julius II