Art Final

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Why is the building at Ise Jingu rebuilt every twenty years?

because nature is cyclical and the shrine, too, must be renewed and refreshed

In Rubens's The Raising of the Cross, how is the viewer's attention focused on Christ's body?

by the lighting and placement

Which of the following styles relates to Marilyn (Vanitas)?

contemporary photorealism

Xenobia Bailey established herself as an artist by making ________.

crocheted hats

The Enlightenment valued faith and liberty over reason.

false

The scenes in Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry were inspired by the artist's imagination and dreams rather than daily life at the time he lived.

false

The work of Minimalist artists is generally made out of natural materials to emphasize its organic quality.

false

Tintoretto's The Last Supper has a very similar symmetrical composition to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the same subject.

false

Visionary artists intentionally make work that does not follow the rules of the mainstream art world.

false

Wenda Gu makes artwork that can only be understood by viewers fluent in Chinese.

false

When the restoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling was completed in 1989, artists, scholars, and scientists throughout the world universally applauded the restorers' efforts.

false

Willard Wigan carved his Statue of Liberty into wax.

false

The Stela of Hammurabi:

has an entire law code written on it

Why did Theaster Gates begin the Dorchester Projects?

he was hoping to revive the Chicago neighborhood in which he lived

Muqarnas resemble

honeycombs

What theme is not represented in the paintings that decorate the walls of the library of Pope Julius II in the Vatican?

humility

Which of the following was NOT a clear influence on Jiha Moon's imagery and style?

industrial chic

Fanny/Fingerpainting by Chuck Close was ________.

made with the artist's finger and thumbprints

Amongst other entertainments, Roman citizens watched ________ in the Colosseum.

mock sea battles

Which culture made the Calendar Stone (Sun Stone)?

none of the other answers

Where were the Roman catacombs located at the time they were built?

outside the city of Rome

Rococo architecture, such as Johann Balthasar Neumann's Basilica of Vierzehnheiligen, preferred:

pastels, white, and gold

In doubling her own image, how does Frida Kahlo show her identity?

she indirectly reference her bisexuality

How is it clear that the Yombe sculpture of a kneeling female figure with bowl and child (4.3.9) represents a nature spirit associated with ancestors?

she is painted white and has shiny eyes

Mary Richardson, attacked The Toilet of Venue (Rokeby Venus) because:

she wanted more rights for women

Lord Pacal was the ruler of which place?

the Maya city-state of Palenque

For whom is the message contained in I Am Your Grandma intended?

the artist's future unborn grandchild

The artist of the sculpture Falling Woman is:

Eric Fischl

Angelica Kauffmann's Cornelia Pointing to Her Children as Her Treasures is an excellent example of the style known as realism

False

Emil Nolde's The Crucifixion was admired by Adolf Hitler.

False

Pablo Picasso would not let Guernica be seen by the public until Adolf Hitler was out of power.

False

Patrick Dougherty's sculptures are made of durable materials that will last generations, so that his descendents will have access to his work.

False

The Gates remains intact, while Stonehenge has had to be dismantled because it has eroded over the years and become a health-and-safety hazard.

False

The portrait of Mao Zedong that hangs over Tiananmen has not been taken down since the day it was first hung.

False

The painting Dead Christ focuses the viewer's attention on ________

the immediacy of Christ's body and the fact that he is no longer alive

What is not true about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

the names of the dead are carved into the wall alphabetically

The guns for Palas por Pistolas (Guns for Shovels) were donated by who?

the public

Salons, such as the one depicted in Pietro Martini's print of 1785, were visited by:

the public, painters, and critics

Timothy O'Sullivan was a photographer whose images were the result of random snapshots.

False

Vigée Le Brun's portrait Marie Antoinette and Her Children greatly improved the Queen's reputation

False

The Guggenheim Museum in New York City was designed by:

Frank Lloyd Wright

Match the statue of the biblical hero David with its period:

High renaissance-michelangelo early renaissance-donatello baroque-bernini

Muqarnas are used in which type of architecture?

Islamic

The site of Ise Jingu is located where?

Japan

Sofonisba Anguissola was part of which of the following movements?

Mannerism

Twentieth-century artists continued the representational explorations started by the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists.

true

William Hogarth's False Perspective demonstrates incorrect applications of the laws of perspective.

true

Without the patronage of the Catholic Church, many incredible Renaissance works of art would not have been made.

true

The water in Teresa Margolles's En el aire (In the Air)was

used to clean corpses

Jean-Antoine Houdon's sculpture of George Washington was made from

white marble

People shown in Tijuana Projection share what common experience?

working in the maquiladora industry

Roy Lichtenstein challenged traditional notions of the subject matter and appearance of fine art by painting and embracing everyday subjects

True

Symbolist painters are inspired by emotions and dreamlike images

True

The term iconic refers to something that has become famous and has widely recognizable characteristics.

True

Trompe l'oeil techniques are used to make artworks look extremely realistic

True

Which artist fought for recognition of his work, leading to the Engraving Copyright Act of 1734

William Hogarth

Which two ancient Greek painters were masters of illusion?

Zeuxis and Parrhasius

What elements have an ambiguous reflection in Édouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère?

all of the other answers

Which formal element is used in Goya's The Third of May, 1808, to put more attention on one figure than the others?

all of the other answers

Which of the following are qualities of most Impressionist artists and their paintings?

all of the other answers

Which of the following artworks depict in great detail the specific wardrobe of warriors?

all of the other answers

Which of the following influenced the art made from 1700 to 1865?

all of the other answers

Why were some against Maya Lin's design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial?

all of the other answers

Why were the Roman catacombs of sacred importance?

all of the other answers

Raphael's The School of Athens contains:

ancient scholars looking like sixteenth-century artists

Which scientific invention relates to each of these works of art?

3d printer - dewey microscope - wigan anesthesia - eakin x-radiograph - Sargent

Which of the following artists created the photograph Abraham Lincoln and His Son Thomas (Tad)?

Alexander Gardner

Which painting was purchased by Napoleon III?

Alexandre Cabanel's Birth of Venus

The Tassel House by Victor Horta embodies what style?

Art Nouveau

Match the quotation with the artist who made the statement:

My paintings "are the frankest expression of myself" - Frida Kahlo "I did not create a woman, I made a picture." - Henri Matisse "I enjoyed looking at it, just as I enjoy looking at the flames dancing in the fireplace." - Marcel Duchamp Related to calm and harmony, art can enable people to "leave themselves behind." - Agnes Martin

Which ruler did Kehinde Wiley imitate as a subject in his painting fig. 4.6.3?

Napoleon

Who is the artist of I Wasn't Made to Play the Son?

Nathalie Djurberg

Who was the artist of Tilted Arc?

Richard Serra

Which religion specifically emphasizes the ways that natural elements, such as the sun, mountains, water, and trees, are connected to well-being?

Shinto

Gustave Moreau's painting The Apparition is based on a story from which source?

The Bible

Artists have often been influenced by scientific discoveries.

True

Nathalie Djurberg is known for making claymation movies with dark, carnivalesque humor.

True

What event is portrayed in the elaborately carved lintel showing the Maya ruler Shield Jaguar and his wife Lady Xoc (4.6.5)?

a bloodletting ritual

In ancient Egypt, what is a Book of the Dead?

a collection of spells and incantations designed to help with navigating the afterlife

In Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People, Liberty is ________.

a symbol of freedom

An important feature of late Renaissance and Mannerist artwork, compared to art created during the early and high Renaissance, is ________

all of the other answers

Ana Mendieta uses ________ as an artistic medium in her work "Untitled" (Silueta series) (3.10.4).

all of the other answers

In Hunefer's Book of the Dead, how is his heart depicted?

all of the other answers

Jean-Baptiste Belley

all of the other answers

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon was revolutionary because:

all of the other answers

An oba is the name for a jaguar in Benin culture.

false

Because restorers accidentally removed the original varnish, the Sistine Chapel ceiling looks brighter than it was in Michelangelo's time.

false

Buildings constructed for religious or spiritual worship can never be repurposed into other kinds of buildings.

false

Napoleon Crossing the Alps depicts the moment before Emperor Napoleon met the military general Hannibal in Rome.

false

Navajo sand paintings are only made when someone has died or is getting married

false

Rigaud's portrait of Louis XIV was designed to show the youthful king's generosity, humility and incredible height

false

Which of the following statements relates most closely to Christian Marclay's The Clock?

the straightforward nature of a time piece also reflects the complexity of life

What do the man-made mountains in this chapter have in common?

they had a dramatic and lasting impact on the geography of their locations

Joseph Kosuth's One and Three Chairs consists of

three things that a chair could be

Amidst the death and despair in Théodore Géricault's Raft of the Medusa, the artist imbued his figures with a sense of nobility

true

Art Nouveau is a style that emphasizes decorative patterns and organic forms.

true

Henry Ossawa Tanner's Banjo Lesson challenges negative stereotypes of African-Americans

true

Magritte questions the idea of the "illusionistic window" in his work The Human Condition.

true

The Japanese scroll painting the Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace shows a raid by samurai warriors during which they kidnapped the Emperor Nijo from his palace.

true

Trompe l'oeil means "fool the eye".

true


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