Art Exam 1

Who is the central figure of the palette shown here?

Narmar

Who is the god represented by a falcon and generally associated with kings?

Horus

Who designed the stepped pyramid at Djosers funerary complex?

Imhotep

Which is a feature of Egyptian art?

Hierarchic scale & composite poses (B & C)

The above sculpture shows the head of

Nefertiti

The pose of the this figure is known as

Contrapposto

The above is an example of a

kore

The above charioteer was made using the ___ process, which allowed for greater detail in bronze sculpture.

lost wax

The above is an example of ___ decoration.

black-figure

Which type of capital is used in the Erechtheion

Ionic

The circled figure in the mural from the Tomb of the Driver shown above is holding which kind of vessel?

kylix

Old St. Peters follows what kind of plan

longitudinal

Santa Costanza follows what kind of plan

Central

The Good Sherperd, as shown in the medallion above, is an example of a(n)___ image, signifying that its meaning changes in different contexts over time

syncretic

The circled element of a wall painting in a Jewish catacomb on the outskirts of Rome depicts what?

The Ark of the Covenant

Architectural items taken from earlier structures are known as ___.

spolia

The circled feature of the Sultan Hasan Madrasa-Mausoleum -Mosque Complex is known as the ___.

mihrab

The Kaaba is located in

Mecca

Before coming a mosque, the Great Mosque of Cordoba was a

christian church

The Alhambra was built under which dynasty

nasrid

The above is an example of ___ ceramics.

Iznik

Kama al-Din Bihzad, who painted the above manuscript page in 1488, worked at the Herat school founded by the ___ dynasty before moving to the Safavid capital of Tabriz.

Timurid

The Topkapi Palace is a monument of which empire?

Ottoman

The temple element circled above is known as a

vimana

The deity represented above is

shiva

The above cat is in yogic posture symbolizes

false ascetics

This sculpture above is an example of a Shiva

nataraja

The above capital is from an Ashokan pillar that was originally erected at

Sarnath

The Buddhas raised right hand is an example of a

mudra

The line that is imagined to run through the center of a stupa as shown above is known as a

axis mundi