Living With Art Ch. 7
dissolves in something other than water.
A nonaqueous paint is one that:
cartoon
In fresco painting, a drawing called a __________ is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment.
a binder
In oil painting, linseed oil acts as:
True
Jacob Lawrence is a Harlem Renaissance painter.
False
Oil paint is much older than tempera paint.
all of the above
One of the advantages of oil painting is that it dries very slowly. This allows for:
To create funerary portraits as a way to remember the dead
One of the first uses of encaustic painting techniques was..
Michelangelo and Raphael
Pope Julius II employed which two Italian Renaissance artists to paint frescos for him?
Acrylic
By the 1950s this new synthetic paint would replace oils as the principle painting medium. What is it?
Diego Rivera
The 20th-century master of the fresco technique who created the work Mixteca Cultura is:
John Singer Sargent's Mountain Stream.
The 20th-century master of the fresco technique who created the work Mixteca Cultura is:
encaustic
The painting technique used in the 1st century in Egypt, Greece and Rome that involves the use of wax is:
True
The term alla prima in Italian means "all in one go" referring to completing a painting all at once.
encaustic and fresco
Two ancient painting media that are still in use today are:
powdered color
What is pigment in paint?
Raphael, Fresco
Which of the following artists painted this Renaissance work which honors the geniuses of the Classical and Renaissance worlds, and in which medium was this work executed in?
Oil paint
Which of the following is an example of a nonaqueous medium?
Gouache
_________ is watercolor that has been made opaque by adding inert white pigment to it.
Primer
After building a canvas and before painting it, a painter generally applies a coat of
Jacob Lawrence
Considered one of the leading figures in 20th-century American art, the painter __________ studied at the Harlem Art Workshop and was one of many prominent artists to work for the W.P.A. during the Great Depression.