APAH MCQ Final

Parthenon

A Doric temple in Athens dedicated to Athena, symbolizing Classical Greek values

Great Mosque of Isfahan

Safavid architectural masterpiece with intricate tilework

Ambum Stone

A greywacke carving from Papua New Guinea, possibly a fertility totem

Great Mosque of Djenne

center for Islamic scholarship

 Virgin of Guadalupe

depicts dark-skinned people in Christianity, showing change

Yaxchilan

Maya culture, Shamans can be women as seen through Lady Xoc spilling blood

Ttalico female figurine

tool for Shamanism

Angel with Arquebus

made by native artists, trying to get audience to connect to Catholic practices

All Toqa’pu Tunic

visually wild to symbolize all the people the Inkas conquered, worn to show Sapa Inka’s power

Las Meninas

argument that painting should be as appreciated as other art forms

Maize Cobs

symbolic gardens repping universe

City of Cusco including Qorikancha

Inka temple with Spanish convent later added

Transformation Mask

function: worn during ceremonies

Ruler’s Feather Headdress

Aztec symbol of status sent to Europe for its beauty

Hagia Sophia

show power of religion

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus

horror vacui to act as propaganda for Roman victory against barbarians

House of the Vetii

convey wealth of Vetii brothers

Funeral Banner of Lady Dai

duality between yin and yang, heaven and earth & aimed to cover Lady Dai’s inner coffin and help her in the afterlife

A Book from the Sky

fake Chinese letters = propaganda put out by Chinese gov

Great Stupa at Sanchi

demonstrated Buddhists’ burial traditions

Great Wave

Ukiyo-e painting style broadened subject matter

Summer Trees

founded Oriental Ink Movement & tensions between traditional and Western styles

Todai-ji

place to train Buddhist monks

Terracotta Warriors

Qin dynasty (culture) unified China, so all figures face East towards the dynasty that lost

Longmen Caves

Northern Wei & Chinese styles merge

Jowo Rinpoche

Left and right hand gestures signify Buddha’s enlightenment

David Vases

elephants not native to China (exposed through trade w/ India), commissioned for dead general

Jade Cong

function: spiritual, possibly Shamanism

Portrait of Sin Sukyu 

function: honor King who created Hangul and ruled post-Mongol independent Korea

Shiva as Lord of Dance

method: lost wax casting

Ryoan-ji

Zen Buddhism, contrast between dry and wet gardens

Angkor Wat

function: honor Vishnu

White and Red Plum Blossoms

Japanese folding screen influenced by Western art

Terracotta Fragment

foundation of many designs throughout Pacific region from spread of migration

Bandolier bag

mixture of Lenape & native culture, power of trade

Corned Beef 2000

message: popular canned foods in Pacific caused diabetes in Samoa

Lakshmana temple

function: house stolen Vishnu statue

Mont Sainte-Victoire

light from all angles, flat spatial depth

The Kiss (Klimt)

this artist led Vienna Secession to break away from art norms, depicting the woman as the one bringing the man joy