Art Appreciation Midterm

What is the title of slide ID 1?

“Lion Panel”

Who is the artist of “Lion Panel”?

Unknown artist

What date is given for “Lion Panel”?

c. 30,000 B.C.E.

What medium or material is given for “Lion Panel”?

cave painting

What format, type, or series is given for “Lion Panel”?

Chauvet Cave, Ardèche Valley, France

What does the lecture say about “Lion Panel”?

Lecture treats prehistoric art as difficult to interpret because makers left no written explanation and original audience/function are unknown. Meanings remain hypotheses.

What is the title of slide ID 2?

Bullfight

Who is the artist of Bullfight?

Elaine de Kooning

What date is given for Bullfight?

1960

What medium or material is given for Bullfight?

acrylic on paper

What does the lecture say about Bullfight?

Lecture says de Kooning painted her feelings after witnessing a bullfight and the bull’s death; viewers cannot identify the exact scene from the image alone. Discussed as abstract and nonrepresentational.

What source discrepancy or caution applies to Bullfight?

One handout says oil on canvas, but the review sheet and textbook say acrylic on paper; use the latter.

What is the title of slide ID 3?

Arnolfini Double Portrait

Who is the artist of Arnolfini Double Portrait?

Jan van Eyck

What date is given for Arnolfini Double Portrait?

1434

What medium or material is given for Arnolfini Double Portrait?

oil on wood

What does the lecture say about Arnolfini Double Portrait?

Lecture reads it as a marriage portrait and emphasizes interpreting symbols within 15th

What is the title of slide ID 4?

Guernica

Who is the artist of Guernica?

Pablo Picasso

What date is given for Guernica?

1937

What medium or material is given for Guernica?

oil on canvas

What format, type, or series is given for Guernica?

monumental mural

What does the lecture say about Guernica?

Lecture contrasts its protest against fascist violence with Delacroix’s revolutionary politics.

What is the title of slide ID 5?

The Ambassadors

Who is the artist of The Ambassadors?

Hans Holbein the Younger

What date is given for The Ambassadors?

1533

What medium or material is given for The Ambassadors?

oil on panel

What does the lecture say about The Ambassadors?

Lecture uses it to show how objects function as symbols and how context shapes interpretation; formal analysis describes visual arrangement rather than symbolic meaning.

What is the title of slide ID 6?

Vanitas

Who is the artist of Vanitas?

Maria van Oosterwijck

What date is given for Vanitas?

1668

What medium or material is given for Vanitas?

oil on canvas

What does the lecture say about Vanitas?

Lecture links vanitas to memento mori and contrasts works with more certain theological readings and those open to interpretation.

What is the title of slide ID 7?

White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang

Who is the artist of White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang?

Wang Jian (after Zhao Mengfu)

What date is given for White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang?

1668

What medium or material is given for White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang?

ink and colors on paper

What format, type, or series is given for White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang?

hanging scroll

What dimensions are given for White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang?

53 1/4 inches high

What does the lecture say about White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang?

No specific lecture interpretation of this exact work found in the supplied transcripts.

What is the title of slide ID 8?

Eijiri in Suruga Province

Who is the artist of Eijiri in Suruga Province?

Katsushika Hokusai

What date is given for Eijiri in Suruga Province?

c. 1831

What medium or material is given for Eijiri in Suruga Province?

polychrome woodblock print

What format, type, or series is given for Eijiri in Suruga Province?

from Thirty

What dimensions are given for Eijiri in Suruga Province?

9 5/8 x 14 7/8 inches

What does the textbook say about Eijiri in Suruga Province?

No discussion of this exact print found in the assigned textbook pages. Elsewhere the book discusses Hokusai’s Great Wave at Kanagawa, a different print in the same series (p. 467).

What does the lecture say about Eijiri in Suruga Province?

No specific lecture interpretation found; learn the slide title, series, date, and medium.

What is the title of slide ID 9?

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Who is the artist of The Garden of Earthly Delights?

Hieronymus Bosch

What date is given for The Garden of Earthly Delights?

c. 1510–1515

What medium or material is given for The Garden of Earthly Delights?

oil on wood

What format, type, or series is given for The Garden of Earthly Delights?

triptych

What dimensions are given for The Garden of Earthly Delights?

left and right panels: 7 ft 2 in x 3 ft; center panel: 7 ft 2 in x 6 ft 4 in

What does the lecture say about The Garden of Earthly Delights?

Lecture uses it to discuss religious/moral themes, iconography, and shared cultural knowledge.

What is the title of slide ID 10?

Assumption

Who is the artist of Assumption?

Titian

What date is given for Assumption?

1518

What medium or material is given for Assumption?

oil on wood

What does the textbook say about Assumption?

No discussion of this exact painting found in the supplied textbook.

What does the lecture say about Assumption?

Lecture explains the Catholic doctrine: Mary is taken body and soul into heaven by God, rather than ascending by her own power. The devotional church audience and the artist’s scriptural/theological knowledge inform the work’s meaning.

What is the title of slide ID 11?

Study of Human Proportions according to Vitruvius

Who is the artist of Study of Human Proportions according to Vitruvius?

Leonardo da Vinci

What date is given for Study of Human Proportions according to Vitruvius?

c. 1485–1490

What medium or material is given for Study of Human Proportions according to Vitruvius?

pen and ink

What does the lecture say about Study of Human Proportions according to Vitruvius?

Lecture uses it to distinguish observed proportion from idealized or conceptually perfected form.

What is the title of slide ID 12?

The Birth of Venus

Who is the artist of The Birth of Venus?

William Bougereau

What date is given for The Birth of Venus?

1879

What medium or material is given for The Birth of Venus?

oil on canvas

What does the textbook say about The Birth of Venus?

No discussion of this exact painting found in the supplied textbook.

What does the lecture say about The Birth of Venus?

Lecture identifies Venus/Aphrodite as goddess of love, arriving from heaven on a shell. It contrasts the mythological Venus’s unfaithfulness with Bouguereau’s innocent, idealized figure and connects the work with Renaissance ideals of beauty and romantic love.

What is the title of slide ID 13?

Liberty Leading the People

Who is the artist of Liberty Leading the People?

Eugène Delacroix

What date is given for Liberty Leading the People?

1830

What medium or material is given for Liberty Leading the People?

oil on canvas

What does the lecture say about Liberty Leading the People?

Lecture compares its revolutionary/pro

What is the title of slide ID 14?

Starry Night

Who is the artist of Starry Night?

Vincent van Gogh

What date is given for Starry Night?

1889

What medium or material is given for Starry Night?

oil on canvas

What does the lecture say about Starry Night?

Lecture emphasizes thick, energetic, rough brushwork and van Gogh’s recognizable style.

What source discrepancy or caution applies to Starry Night?

One creativity handout lists 1888; the review sheet and textbook list 1889. Use 1889 unless directed otherwise.

What is the title of slide ID 15?

Woman Holding a Balance

Who is the artist of Woman Holding a Balance?

Johannes Vermeer

What date is given for Woman Holding a Balance?

1664

What medium or material is given for Woman Holding a Balance?

oil on canvas

What does the textbook say about Woman Holding a Balance?

No discussion of this exact painting found in the supplied textbook. The book discusses a different Vermeer work, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, as a quiet composition dominated by cool colors (p. 99).

What does the lecture say about Woman Holding a Balance?

The formal

What is the title of slide ID 16?

A Bar at the Folies-Begere

Who is the artist of A Bar at the Folies

Edouard Manet

What date is given for A Bar at the Folies

1881-82

What medium or material is given for A Bar at the Folies

Oil on Canvas

According to the lecture, what does What is art?

manmade and made to be perceived

According to the lecture, what does Creativity mean?

intangible → tangible

According to the lecture, what does Seven purposes of art mean?

1. create places for human activity

2. bring out extraordinary versions of ordinary objects

3. record/commemorate

4. to give tangible form to the unknown

5. to give tangible form to feelings/ideas

6. to refresh our vision/help us see the world in new ways

7. only one from lecture: to worship God

According to the lecture, what does Prehistory / prehistoric art mean?

Art before written records;

According to the lecture, what does Fine art mean?

the artist was very educated

According to the textbook, what does Fine art mean?

The book discusses fine art but also stresses that boundaries with design and everyday culture are not absolute.

According to the lecture, what does Minor art / applied art mean?

Lecture label for functional/decorative work often ranked below fine art; “minor” is not a quality judgment.