Art studybook 14

When was Ishtar's Gate constructed?

Around 575 B.C.E.

Who were the first to speculate on the nature and purpose of art?

Greek Philosophers

Look at this image. It is suggested that Sargon, the ruler of the Akkadians is depicted in this sculpture. How does the face appear? Multiple choice question.

Naturalistic

Look at this image. What is this fresco from the house known as Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii believed to represent?

Secret cult rituals

What is the Egyptian symbol of stability, order, and endurance?

Sphinx

What reason did the Greeks have for not displaying female nudity in art?

Women were primarily domestic, which was considered private.

Look at this image. What assumptions can you make about Minoan culture by studying the Toreador Fresco?

People loved sports and games. People were lighthearted and cheerful.

True or false: Lyres from Mesopotamian times feature stories about heroic epics although the exact meaning is unclear.

True

True or false: The Romans made marble copies of Greek bronze statues.

True

Which Upper Paleolithic Period paintings were believed to be the oldest paintings in Europe until the discovery of other paintings in 1996?

Lascaux cave paintings

Which pharaoh changed Egyptian culture from polytheism to monotheism during the Amarna period?

Akhenaten

Which two cultures are referenced when using the word classical?

Ancient Rome Ancient Greece

Look at this image. Who are the artists of this amphora?

Andokides and the "Andokides Painter"

Look at this image. What is this Hellenistic sculpture that represents the ideals of beauty resulting from incorporating nudity into female statuary?

Aphrodite of Melos

Which goddess was the Parthenon dedicated to?

Athena

he Babylonian's is the only complete legal code to survive from the ancient world.

Blank 1: Hammurabi or Hammurabi's Blank 2: Code

What are the similarities between Egyptian sculpture and early Greek sculpture?

Clenched hands One leg forward Sense of stone block

What is the principle message of Egyptian art?

Continuity

Look at this image. What does the artist do to create shadows for the figure?

Darker tesserae

What type of columns were used on the Parthenon?

Doric

True or false: The most important legacy of the Babylonian empire is artistic.

False

Look at this image. The exaggeration of which body parts influenced the belief that it might be a fertility image? Multiple select question.

Heavy breasts Ballooning midsection

What is the last period of Greek art that also refers to the spread of Greek culture?

Hellenistic

Which animal was most often found in art associated with martial aspects of ancient Greece and Rome?

Horse

Look at this image. Where would mosaics such as this one be found?

In a triclinium In wealthy homes

Look at this image. What is the most significant trait of this Neo-Babylonian wall?

It features a true arch, an architectural feature often associated with the Romans.

Look at this image. How is this Roman sculpture of the emperor Marcus Aurelius significant?

It has influenced many sculptures since its rediscovery. It is the only surviving equestrian portrait from Roman times.

The Sphinx is thought to have the head of which pharaoh?

Khafre

Look at this image. How does this amphora show the evolution of Greek art?

More natural figures Red-figure style of painting Nude males and clothed females

Look at this image. What Aegean culture created this rhyton, or drinking cup?

Mycenaean

Ziggurats were designed to be a symbolic mountaintop, which could be seen for miles around. For whom were they designed?

Priests Priestesses

Which of the following are characteristics common to the architecture of ancient Sumer, Egypt, Greece, and Rome?

Structures were built with lasting permanence in mind. The largest structures were often temples or shrines.

Because most Greek bronze sculptures have been melted down, how were scholars able to learn about Greek sculpture?

Studying Roman marble copies

Because the ________ did not have stone, they built the Zuggurat out of sun dried clay.

Sumerians

Look at this image. What is the name of this sculptural group that once adorned the Parthenon?

Three Goddesses

Which sites contain Paleolithic art?

Willendorf Lascaux Cave Chauvet Cave

What did the Sumerians leave behind in addition to artifacts?

Writing system

In ancient Mesopotamia, a(n) _____ was associated with kingly power, and was often seen in sculptures depicting rulers.

lion

Which of the following is the most common feature of female sculptures in the ancient world?

Nudity

What city was the center of Minoan culture?

Knossos

What did the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius help to preserve?

Roman frescoes

What elaborate structures did the Mycenaeans build that were influenced by neighboring Egypt?

Tombs

True or false: The Classical period encompasses both ancient Greeks and Romans.

True

Which 20th-century artist was inspired by Cycladic art?

Alberto Giacometti

Look at this image. The purpose of this Assyrian beast motif by the palace gates was to and visitors.

Blank 1: impress Blank 2: intimidate

Look at this image. What popular subject matter for Assyrian reliefs is depicted here?

Lion hunt

Look at this image. What are the characteristics of the Cycladic statuette of a woman in terms of elements and style?

Simplified Geometric Abstract

What was the most famous structure in England built during the Neolithic Period?

Stonehenge

In ancient Greece, sculpture, painting and architecture were described as "things requiring a special body of knowledge or skill to make," or .

techne