Art Appreciation - ART 1910- Final

Surrealist artists used techniques that the psychologist ________ had originally pioneered to access his patients' unconscious minds. none of the other answers Lucian Freud Alfred Kinsey Sigmund Freud Salvador Dalí

Sigmund Freud

Vincent Van Gogh

Starry Night Mona Lisa

The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí is done in an illusionistic style, typical of Old Master painting. With which artistic movement is Dalí associated? Impressionism Surrealism Pop Art Abstract Expressionism American Regionalism

Surrealism

Gustav Klimt

The Kiss (painting) Gustav Klimt was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objects d'art. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works are marked by a frank eroticism.

In the Cathedral in San Gimignano there are frescos lining the right and left wall depicting stories from the bible. The fresco at the back of the church, which is the last thing one would see before walking out is: The story of Santa Fina The story of Adam and Eve The Last Judgement The Last Supper

The Last Judgement

After the death of Surrealism in Europe, Salvador Dalí had a "second life" in the United States. True False

True

Botticelli used Classical models as inspiration for the figures in The Birth of Venus, combined with a delicately painted background in his own unique style. True False

True

Botticelli's The Birth of Venus exemplifies the Neoplatonic ideal by denying the logic of perspective and instead concentrating on elevating the divine Venus in the foreground, suggesting an emphasis on ideas rather than reason. True False

True

Emperor Constantine had relief carvings removed from monuments erected to praise earlier emperors, and replaced the sculpted heads with his own. True False

True

Erasers are not only used for correction but also to create light marks in areas already drawn, creating highlights. -True -False

True

Life-sized figures with idealized proportions were cast in bronze using the lost-wax method during the Greek and Roman era. True False

True

Most people in the Middle Ages were illiterate, so pictures in churches taught religious stories to pilgrims and parishioners. True False

True

Prehistoric artists made monumental sculptures that used the surface of the EARTH itself as a material: this was ADDITIVE sculpture in a large scale. True False

True

Salvador Dalí called his works "hand-painted dream photographs." True False

True

The Colosseum was the location of gladiatorial combats and wild-animal hunts, which provided entertainment for the people of Rome. True False

True

The Via Francigena in Tuscany is a route of over 1,000 miles, that pilgrims took walking from Canterbury England, to Rome, Italy. True False

True

The inner skeleton of the Colosseum was made from concrete, but the seating was marble and the exterior elegant travertine limestone. True False

True

Leonardo da Vinci was born in ________________________ but his early studies in art were in Florence. Pisa Vinci Rome

Vinci

The forms in Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon are simplified into: abstract planes the forms in this artwork are not simplified little cubes flattened boxes folded paper

abstract planes

The following is true of the art movement Dada: it emphasized chance and irrationality all of the other answers it was anti-art, and refused to call itself a movement the name was chosen at random from the dictionary it began in Switzerland

all of the other answers

The subject matter detailed in The Persistence of Memory includes: melting clocks all of these ants a carcass landscape

all of these

The viewer identifies Venus as the focal point in Botticelli's The Birth of Venus because: -the central figure of Venus is framed to the left and right by other characters -all of these -the flattened background of the painting emphasizes the figures in -the foreground -she stands in the center of the composition on a giant shell -lighter values are used for her body

all of these

Which of the following is true of the Pantheon in Rome: all of these the interior walls and floor were covered in luxurious marble rainwater drained away through holes in the center of the floor at the top of the dome is a circular opening it was constructed out of concrete

all of these

What may have influenced Botticelli in creating The Birth of Venus? ancient Roman mosaics ancient Greek encaustic wall paintings the biographer Giorgio Vasari ancient Egyptian low-relief sculpture ancient Greek goddesses in vase paintings

ancient Greek goddesses in vase paintings

Leonardo da Vinci engaged in which activity—banned by the Church—in order to get detailed drawings of the human anatomy? -dissection -cannibalism -embalming -cremation -nudity

dissection

The altar pieces by Cimabue and Giotto are painted with what? egg tempera on wood oil paint fresco on plaster No answer text provided.

egg tempera on wood

The colors of Henri Matisse's Joy of Life were intended to: confuse the viewer appear random and chaotic look very naturalistic express emotions make a political statement

express emotions

The artist Vasily Kandinsky wanted to ________ in such artworks as Improvisation #30. -show realistic scenes of life in twentieth-century Russia -fight poverty -express inner spiritual qualities -collage photographic material with painted areas -include direct quotations from conversations about war in 1913

express inner spiritual qualities

Artemisia Gentileschi

famous for vivid depictions of dramatic sense and her Judith paintings

Expressionist artists tried to depict what they ________ rather than what they ________. felt; saw touched; heard saw; felt smelled; saw heard; saw

felt; saw

A ______________ is a type of coating applied to a drawing to preserve its appearance so the dry medium will adhere to the surface of the paper. polymer paint varnish wet media fixative

fixative

Marcel Duchamp's Bicycle Wheel was constructed using: old fast-food containers found objects his brother's bicycle various items from his aunt's house symbolic furniture

found objects

In Gustav Klimt's interpretation of the story of Judith decapitating Holofernes, his Judith appears as________, a typically Symbolist guise. masculine and strong emotional and victim-like glamorous and seductive none of the other answers hard-working and lower class

glamorous and seductive

Which material looks and writes like lead, was discovered in the mid-1500s, and became the medium for use in pencils? -petroleum -pewter -graphite -charcoal -silver

graphite

How does Botticelli depart from creating realistic depth in The Birth of Venus? he frames Venus to the left and right with other characters he uses linear perspective he deliberately flattens the sea and sky he does not overlap the images all of these

he deliberately flattens the sea and sky

Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night was painted while the artist was: in Tahiti in prison in an asylum at his estate at church

in an asylum

Sculptures that move are called __________________________. active variable kinetic balanced

kinetic

Which material is NOT used in the additive sculpture process? bronze iron marble gold copper

marble

Before beginning a drawing an artist must choose the subject matter, the surface to draw on and the __________to use in the drawing. fixative media pigments

media

What did Salvador Dalí say he had seen at a party that inspired the composition of The Persistence of Memory? an argument between a husband and wife nightmares a sunset a broken clock on the wall melting camembert cheese

melting camembert cheese

What aspects of Classical Greek and Roman cultures does Botticelli incorporate in his painting? mythological subjects formal elements flattened background Neoplatonism contemporary subjects

mythological subjects

Thomas Le Clear's artwork is a _________, but depicts an artist working in the medium of ________. photograph; sculpture photograph; paint this artwork is a painting depicting a painter sculpture; paint painting; photography

painting; photography

Which of the following is a characteristic of Romanesque architecture? rounded arches flying buttresses rib vaults none of the other answers both rounded arches and flying buttresses

rounded arches

The former village of Rome became a magnificent city ________. that lasted until tenth century ce encompassing only northern England that lasted for more than 700 years ruled by Emperor Maximus of which no evidence remains today

that lasted for more than 700 years

Metal casting became an increasingly important art technique because of the establishment of foundries during ________. the ancient Mesopotamian era the Industrial Revolution the Greek and Roman era the Zhou dynasty in China the Renaissance in Europe

the Industrial Revolution

What is the period that followed the end of the Western Roman Empire known as? the Middle Ages Corinthian Classical Renaissance Post-Roman

the Middle Ages

What common characteristics do artworks influenced by the movement of Cubism share? they feature many abstract shapes they have very detailed realistic forms there are no artworks influenced by Cubism they are made using photography they are bright and shiny

they feature many abstract shapes

Salvadore Dali

used surrealsim and his medium was oil paint; painted Persistence of Memory

Manet

Édouard Manet was a French modernist painter. He was one of the first 19th-century artists to paint modern life, and a pivotal figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism -Olympia

Donatello

(1386-1466) Sculptor. Probably exerted greatest influence of any Florentine artist before Michelangelo. His statues expressed an appreciation of the incredible variety of human nature.

Michelangelo

(1475-1564) An Italian sculptor, painter, poet, engineer, and architect. Famous works include the mural on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and the sculpture of the biblical character David.

What is one major difference between Cimabue's Virgin and Child Enthroned and Giotto's painting of the same name? -Giotto creates a realistic space, while Cimabue focuses on the spiritual aspect -Cimabue invokes the Gothic style, while Giotto recalls the Byzantine -Giotto figures seem to hover between earth and heaven, while -Cimabue's do not -Cimabue uses naturalistic light effects, while Giotto does not -Giotto's figures are flat, while Cimabue's are volumetric

-Giotto creates a realistic space, while Cimabue focuses on the spiritual aspect

The Christian Church, which had been unified under Roman rule, split in 1054. The result was the Greek Ortodox Church in the East and the Roman Catholic Church in the West. -True -False

-True

The German artist Käthe Kollwitz used charcoal to express ________ in her self-portrait of 1933, even though she rendered her face and hand in a static, realistic way. -a sense of energy -common sense -a sense of balance -a sense of proportion -a sense of humor

-a sense of energy

As Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Thomas Eakins was known for such controversial teaching methods as________. -all of the other answers -promoting the study of anatomy through observation of dissections -allowing women to study the full male nude -promoting the study of anatomy through photographs -both promoting the study of anatomy through observation of dissections and allowing women to study the full male nude

-all of the other answers

When Raphael transferred his drawing of The School of Athens to the wall for painting, what substance did he force through perforations in the paper? -charcoal dust -None of the answers shown -paint -clay -ink

-charcoal dust

Life drawing is the process of: -drawing from a live model -drawing from plaster casts -drawing outdoors -drawing nude models -drawing from a photograph

-drawing from a live model

Since artists often confront changing subjects that might be moving, capturing the energy of the moment is the essential goal of _________________________ -gesture drawing -drawing with pencils -still life drawing -life drawing

-gesture drawing

Which of the following is true of the lost-wax process? -the original form is made from wax and includes wax sprues and vents -during the pour, only one work is cast from a prepared mold -the mold is baked upside down, in a kiln, to melt out the wax and leave a cavity -the mold is made with concrete -a cupola furnace heats the iron chips to 1,000°F

-the original form is made from wax and includes wax sprues and vents

Located at one end of the Forum Romanum, Emperor Titus opened a stadium with capacity for: 100,000 people 150,000 people 200,00 people 50,000 people 80,000 people

50,000 people

The visual appearance of Christ was similar to the appearance of pagan gods until which century? 7th century CE 4th century CE 6th century CE 5th century CE 3rd century CE

5th century CE

Leonardo Da Vinci

A well known Italian Renaissance artist, architect, musician, mathemetician, engineer, and scientist. Known for the Mona Lisa. The last Supper

What was the first Modernist art movement to originate in the US rather than in Europe? none of the other answers Surrealism Expressionism Abstract Expressionism Cubism

Abstract Expressionism

A medieval anchoress was a woman who: A woman who might slowly dig her own grave in the cell floor. All of the answers are correct A woman who would choose to devote the rest of her earthly life to Christian devotion A laywoman who wanted to withdraw from secular life and live instead in solitude.

All of the answers are correct

Which of the following is true about Medieval Manuscripts. -They are some of the richest and most detailed artworks made by Muslims and Christians. -All of the answers are correct -They were the work of many artists, some specialiazing in lettering and others in painting. -The production was intensely laborious, from making pages out of animal hides to copying painstakingly in careful handwriting.

All of the answers are correct

To which location did Emperor Constantine move the center of the Roman empire in 330 CE? Ravenna Dura Europos Athens Byzantium Rome

Byzantium

Roman civic life included large-scale public events, such as chariot races, which were held in the: Forum Romanum Circus Maximus Pantheon Basilica Ulpia Market of Trajan

Circus Maximus

Which of the following is an example of a continuous narrative? -Exodus and Crossing of the Red Sea, Dura Europos -Good Shepherd from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna -none of these is an example of a continuous narrative -the painted ceiling from the Catacombs of Saints Peter and Marcellinus, Rome -sculpture in the west portal of Sainte-Foy, Conques

Exodus and Crossing of the Red Sea, Dura Europos

Because of its complex additive process, the Statue of Liberty was constructed in France and shipped to America in one piece, a 151-foot sculpture. True False

False

Botticelli used the balanced stance called contrapposto in his painting The Birth of Venus. True False

False

Carving in ancient works was a favorite additive technique for making sculptures. True False

False

Contour Drawing involves using shading to create value and contrast. -True -False

False

Gothic architecture began with large stone churches, heavily ornamented and including heavy rounded arches that were the style of the Romans. True False

False

Leonardo da Vinci's most famous accomplishment was painting the Sistine Chapel Ceiling in Rome. True False

False

Leonardo worked on the "Last Supper" Milan for 6 years, using the oil painting technique which he was well known for. True False

False

Michelangeo investigated the mechanics of a bird's wing, and considered whether humans might also be able to fly if such mechanics were re-created on a human scale. Evidence of this can be found in his many sketchbooks. True False

False

Mount Rushmore is an example of ADDITIVE Sculpture. True False

False

The Catholic Church ruled Florence for much of the Renaissance and commissioned many great works of art. True False

False

The Mona Lisa, painted in tempera, was one of the first portraits to depict women in contemporary fashion. True False

False

The oldest surviving Jewish artwork is a fresco found in a synagogue in the medieval city of San Gimignano. True False

False

Typical of the Renaissance style, the figures in Botticelli's The Birth of Venus have realistic proportions. True False

False

Monet

French impressionist painter

On which type of medieval architecture can spires be found? all of the other answers both Romanesque and Late Antique Gothic Late Antique Romanesque

Gothic

Picasso

Guernica

Which artist shocked critics by creating a painting of poor workers on large-sized canvas? Frederic Edwin Church Gustave Courbet John Everett Millais Édouard Manet Thomas Cole

Gustave Courbet

Late nineteenth-century painters who conveyed the sensations of the modern city and the effects of light are called: Post-Impressionists Impressionists Surrealists Imagists Symbolists

Impressionists

Botticelli

Italian Renaissance painter who painted members of the Medici family and religious figures. Birth of Venus

Raphael

Italian Renaissance painter; he painted frescos, his most famous being The School of Athens.

Bernini

Italian sculptor and architect of the Baroque period in Italy

The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, is sacred to Jews, Muslims, and Christians, but for different reasons. Which of these religions believe it was the site where Adam was created and where Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son? Jews only Christians and Muslims Christians only Jews and Muslims Jews and Christians

Jews and Christians

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter; international popularity with self-portraits; was married to Diego Rivera; influenced by Rivera, shared his Communist views

Which religious group commonly used calligraphy in their art? Muslims all of the other answers Christians pagans Jews

Muslims

_________________________________are artworks using as raw materials artfacts that already existed. Collages Readymades Reliefs Installations

Readymades