Ancient to Medieval Art EXAM

Where is the Pyramid of the Sun located?

Mexico

The Colossal head belongs to what civilization?

Olmec

What type of God was important historically to Mayan People

Maize

The exterior of the Parthenon is primarily Corinthian

False

What is the title for this artwork?

Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)

Modesty was important fir woman in Classical Greece

True

What are some key facts about the Aphrodite of Knidos

Roman copy of bronze original, Depicts he Goddess of Love, She is in contrapposto pose

The Gaul Killing Himself and His Wife is an example of what kind of sculpture?

Sculpture in the round

Laocoon and His Sons comes from what civilization

Hellenistic Greece

The Etruscan Sarcophagus of the Spouses is made out of what material?

Terra-cotta

The Etruscans were never conquered by Rome

False

Verism appeared during what Roman time period?

Roman Republic

Nero was a Roman Emperor that was well liked by the people

False

What material is the Seated Boxer made from?

Bronze

What Order is the Temple of Portunus designed in?

Ionic

Acanthus leaves are associated with what Greek Order?

Corinthian

The Charioteer of Delphi is the first found monumental bronze sculpture from Early Classical Greece

True

The Parthenon Marbles were removed from Greece by what man?

Lord Elgin

Bath houses in the Roman Republic were only designed for men?

False

What is the medium of this artwork depicting Alexander the Great?

Mosaic

Who was the first emperor of Rome?

Augustus

How would you describe this Seated Statue of Livia

youthful and idealized

The Portrait of Vespasian represent what key term?

Verism

This is the Equestrian Statue of…

Marcus Aurelius

The Portraits of the Tetrarchs is made out of what material?

Porphyry

The rounded arch originates from what civilization?

Etruscan

Kouros statues belong to what civilization

Archaic Greece

The Amphora with Ajax and Archillies is an example of red-figure pottery

Falso

A dome is a roof that projects upward in the shape of the top half of a cube

Falso

The Pont-du-Gard is an aqueduct

True