ARH 151- Exam 2 Moore

What kind of representation does this fragment show?

Optical representation

During Akhenaton's reign in the Armana period, the artistic style was ___________.

More naturalistic, with curing lines and full bodied forms.

The Venus of Willendorf was (select all that apply):

A 4" sculpture featuring a rounded female form; Hypothesized to be a fertility figure

Why did Egyptian tomb artists want to make art that would stand the test of time?

Because the sculptures held the soul (ka) of their deceased if mummification failed

After Akhenaton's death, artistic style __________.

Returned to the rigid stylization of previous Egyptian periods.

Figures in Egyptian art were rendered according to

canon of proportions

Stonehenge is made of two concentric circles of ___________.

Megaliths

What is this?

A stele inscribed with Babylonian laws

Which culture was known for art for worship of the dead?

Egyptians

The Great Pyramids at Giza were ________________.

built with massive blocks and surfaced with limestone

Stylistically, the Hall of Bulls is noted for ___________.

Naturalism and use of foreshortening

Greek sculpture reached its height during the ____________ period.

Classical

In red-figure and black-figure painted vases, the

The black part is painted

Late Classical sculpture was ____________ while Early Classical sculpture was ____________.

Naturalistic and expressive of emotion; rigid and severe

Match the vase to period.

a. Archaic; b. Geometric

The concept of humanism began with which culture?

Greeks

The Republican period of Rome was known for _________ in sculpture.

Realism

Match the art or architecture to the culture that made it.

a. The Parthenon

b. The Pantheon

c. Red/black figure

d. Laocoon and his Sons

a. Classical Greek

b. Roman

c. Archaic Greek

d. Hellenistic Greek

Characteristics of the Geometric period include (select all that apply):

Conceptual representation;

Human figures are more decorative than naturalistic;

Predominance of geometric shapes and patterns

Much of what we know about Greek sculpture is because

It was extensively copied by the Romans

Which of the following are true of the Archaic period include (select all that apply):

1. Sculpture was the principal art form

2. Human figures took center stage over geometric patterns

3. The Doric, Ionic and Corinthian style orders were established

4. Vase painting flourished

Which leader established the Carolingian period?

Charlemagne

Which of the following is NOT true of Old St. Peter's?

It featured a symmetrical central plan.

What was the goal of Romanesque sculptors?

Conveying messages Christian and biblical messages to worshippers.

Match the artwork (a-c) to the style era.

a. Byzantine

b. Romanesque

c. Early middle ages

What makes the massive dome of Hagia Sophia appear light and graceful?

Rows of arched windows at its base.

What does the Bayeux Tapestry describe?

the invasion of England by William the Conqueror

The iconography of church sculpture moved from messages of damnation during Romanesque period to ___________ during the Gothic period.

Redemption

Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel at Aachen imitates

Roman architecture

Romanesque cathedrals needed to be (select all that apply):

Big enough to accommodate large crowds;

Fireproof after years of hostile invasions that decimated wood churches.

Most Gothic and Romanesque sculpture was

decoration of cathedral portals.

Connect the David to the artist.

a. Michelangelo

b. Donatello

c. Del Verrocchio

d. Bernini

This image emphasizes the Renaissance concept of

The idealized beauty of the human body.

The Renaissance saw a revival of all of the following except

spirituality and the divine

Which of these The Last Supper paintings captures gestures and movement, anticipating the Baroque style?

Image B

Match the image (a-c) to the style era.

a. Early Renaissance, Italian

b. Flemish Genre painting

c. High Renaissance, Italian

Which image is primarily appeals to the senses, rather than intellect, due to its interaction of colors and contrast of textures?

Image A

Which of these images demonstrates the artist's preference for mythological themes?

Image B

____________ painted the Madonna and Child many times over, but some of his most impressive artworks, such as The School of Athens, were made for papal apartments at the Vatican. He was a skilled muralist.

Raphael

Which of the following statements is true of genre painting?

Genre painting came out of Northern Europe and focused on every day people doing every day things.

Which artist is well known for combining mysticism and realism?

El Greco

How does this image exemplify Vermeer's work?

NOT All elements of the scene are carefully positioned. It depicts a quiet moment of everyday life.; NOT The image is theatrical and dramatic, with heightened emotion and movement.; NOT none of the above

What do these images have in common? Select all that apply.

1. Use of tenebrism

2. Caught in the moment action

3. A vibrant palette

Which artist preferred to work with society's outcasts to model the scenes he painted?

Caravaggio

While Dutch artists were painting scenes from everyday life, Flemish artists

continued painting mythological and religious scenes, as was popular in Italy.

The harsh and theatrical "spotlight" effect favored by Baroque artists is called __________.

Tenebrism

How does this image exemplify its style era?

It is Rococo, exemplified by ​a soft, pastel palette, a sense of frivolity, and soft lighting.

Louis XIV of France established academics of art that perpetuated which style, which was his preference?

Classicism

Which style is characterized by sweetness, gaiety, and light?

Rococo

Bernini’s David exemplifies Baroque art in that (select all that apply):

1. We must move around the sculpture to understand it fully.

2. David appears in motion, in the process of the fight

3. We the viewer must complete the action David has begun, introducing the element of time.

Rembrandt's works, including paintings and prints, focused on

Introspection and psychology.

Early South Asian cities in the ___________ developed around 3000 BCE

the Indus River Valley, near modern day Pakistan

What is this?

Black eggshell pottery of the Longshan culture

The Shang Dynasty culture was known for

Accomplished metalwork

The Shang Dynasty ruled China about the same time

Tutankhamen became pharaoh

The ruins of ____________ include a citadel, a grid plan of streets, a central marketplace, public baths, and a sewage system.

Mohenjo-Daro

Where were bronze ceremonial vessels from the Shang Dynasty found?

Royal tombs

What is the image likely connected to?

Ritual

Shang rulers inherited their ruling positions, claimed authority from the divine, and filled their tombs with precious objects, much like the _________.

Egyptians

The earliest known African rock paintings date from about 6,000 to 4,000 BCE, which corresponds to the _________ period.

Neolithic

How was this figure made?

Carving

Aspects of Olmec religion lived on with Mayan and Native American cultures.

False

For hundreds of years there were no images of ___________.

The Buddha

What divided the city of Teotihuacán?

Avenue of the dead

What was the original purpose for the Terracotta army?

Funerary

Which two ambitious works came out of the Qin Dynasty?

The Terra-cotta Army and The Great Wall

Mix-and-match molds were used to create the Terracotta Army, so they have regimented bodies but a surprising amount of individuality and variety in gestures.

true

All of the following, except for __________, are associated with Shi Huangdi.

The Great Stupa

Which civilization is best known for colossal stone heads?

Olmec

During the Han Dynasty, being buried with __________ had become fashionable.

Small sculptural, military symbols

Where are Buddhist worshippers in relation to monuments like the Great Stupa at Sanchi?

Circumnavigating the outside, as if tracing the path of the sun.

A __________ is a tall tower of a mosque from which Muslims are called to prayer.

Minaret

Which religion combines ritualized worship of multiple gods with an intellectual tradition that attempts to understand the meaning of people and the cosmos?

Hinduism

Early mosques avoided (pick two)

Symbols and Ornamentation

How are Hindu temples different than Christian churches?

Temples are dwellings for gods, not houses of worship.

A __________ is a niche in the wall facing Mecca that provides a focus of worship.

Mihbrab

Match the sacred building with the culture that built it.

a. Islam

b. Indian Hinduism

Islam was founded as polytheistic religion in the tradition of Abraham.

False

Which of the following Islamic architectural achievements is located at a Jewish sacred site?

Dome of the Rock

Spain is home to (select all that apply):

The Alhambra and The Great Mosque at Córdoba

Which of the following was a major artform of the Golden Age of Islam?

Calligraphy

Who was most influential to the Impressionists?

Manet

___________, the style of painting that had the least impact on the development of modern art, was most popular during its time.

Academic Art

What was the Salon des Réfusés?

An exhibition of art rejected by the yearly Salon art exhibit

Though he is considered the greatest painter of the Neoclassical and Romantic periods, ___________ belonged to neither group.

Goya

Which style came about in opposition to the whimsy of late Rococo style?

Neoclassicism

The Impressionists (select all that are true):

1. Studied and hoped to capture the effects of atmosphere and light

2. Advocated painting outdoors in nature

3. Rejected the constraints of the Academy style and subject matter

Characteristics of Neoclassicism painting include (select all that apply):

1. A balance of emotion and restraint

2. A rich color palette

3. Loose, painterly brushwork

4. Idealized facial features and bodies

Edgar Degas was strongly influenced by

photography

Why was this work so shocking?

The men were clothed but the women were nude, and one looks directly at the viewer

Match the image to the style

a. Neoclassicism

b. Romanticism

Which of the following are characteristics of Fauvist works? Select all that apply.

1. They sought a more direct form of expression, unencumbered by theory.

2. They favored harsh, non-descriptive color.

3. Abstracted perspectives and forms were inspired by artwork from Africa, Polynesia and non-western cultures.

4. Bold, linear patterning was common.

Which expressionist movement focused on the contrasts and combinations of abstract forms and pure colors?

Der Blaue Reiter

How were the Fauves different than 19th century artists?

They evoked light through color contrasts, negated shadow, and used color to construct forms.

Cubism and Futurism always contain traces of representation, no matter how abstract they appear. They do not completely abandon subject matter.

True

Which form of Surrealism focused on irrational content, absurd juxtapositions, and metamorphoses of the dream state?

Illusionistic

How does this work fit with Fauvist characteristics? Select all that apply.

The color is used structurally, decoratively and expressively.; The space is flattened and collapsed.

Which of the following artists was most influential to Cubism?

Paul Cézanne

Which styles does this painting reflect? Select all that apply.

Futurism and Cubism

Which art movement responded to the absurdity of war by embracing nonsense art - art that is absurd and unpredictable?

Dada