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Portrait of the Artists Sisters Playing Chess displays which of the following characteristics?
a. solid forms and harmonious proportions
b. bold outlines and garish colors
c. extremely bright light and dynamic poses
d. a dark background and Classical architecture
e. an emphasis on emotion and heightened realism
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To keep Church officials happy, Veronese decided to repaint his entire artwork depicting Christ feasting with disciples and members of the Venetian elite.
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The artist of Christ in the House of Levi had to change the paintings name because ________.
a. church officials objected to Christ being shown with clowns, dwarves, and dogs at this key moment in the gospels
b. it did not contain enough Classical architecture
c. the composition was not balanced and stable
d. the painting was seen as very reverent
e. the artist was from Verona
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Masaccios Tribute Money (3.6.5) shows events that took place at different times all appearing together in one unified space. The Isenheim Altarpiece depicts different events separately, on different panels. Why do you think these two artists chose their different approaches to narrative? Why did Masaccio use a continuous narrative and Grnewald present his Crucifixion scene on one panel and the Lamentation on another?
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Who is the artist of I Wasnt Made to Play the Son?
a. Nathalie Djurberg d. Shirin Neshat
b. Rachel Whiteread e. Ana Mendieta
c. Tara Donovan
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The Dome of the Rock was built on a site sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
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A woodcut allows an artist to do which of the following?
a. paint a unique artwork on a wall d. make multiple prints of an image
b. sculpt in marble e. sleep later than usual
c. etch using acid
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Nathalie Djurberg is known for making claymation movies with dark, carnivalesque humor.
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Once a religious buildingsuch as the Dome of the Rockis built, it is never altered or added to by later generations.
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Drers print The Last Supper reflects the ideas of ________.
a. the Protestant Reformation d. his friend Michelangelo
b. the Counter-Reformation e. the Pope
c. Buddhism
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What is the medium of Tara Donovans Untitled (2003)? a. plastic drinking straws d. pillow cases b. styrofoam cups e. none of the other answers c. thumb tacks
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The tall towers surrounding a mosque, from which the faithful are called to prayer, are called ________. a. minarets d. Meccas b. mihrabs e. tesserae c. Kaabas
Q:
Matthew Barney explains that the complexity in his Cremaster series relates to ________.
a. the editing process that he used
b. the nature of the specific stories he was trying to tell
c. his own wandering interests
d. the rules of American football
e. all of the other answers
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The Dome of the Rock is located in ________.
a. Constantinople d. Ravenna
b. Jerusalem e. Arles
c. Rome
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When creating the Isenheim Altarpiece, the artist did not consider the context of where his artwork was going to be displayed.
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What is the medium of I Wasnt Made to Play the Son?
a. found-object installation d. taxidermy animals
b. clay animation and digital video e. bronze sculpture and note cards
c. discarded car parts and glitter
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Muhammads tomb is located under the Dome of the Rock.
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The manuscript painting of The Ascent of the Prophet Muhammad on his Steed from a copy of Nizamis Khamsa (3.2.13) demonstrates how human figures are sometimes shown in Islamic art.
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Which of the following artworks was made by Pieter Bruegel the Elder?
a. an altarpiece graphically depicting Christs suffering
b. a woodblock print of the Last Supper
c. a detailed painting of his sisters playing chess
d. a gigantic sculpture of David
e. a landscape filled with ordinary people, which humorously depicts everyday proverbs
Q:
Pipilotti Rists Ever Is Over All shows ________.
a. a woman smashing out car windows with a flower
b. women in chadors sailing out into the open water
c. a family painting a room in their house
d. a fairy princess being rescued from her turret
e. none of the other answers
Q:
The manuscript painting of The Ascent of the Prophet Muhammad on his Steed from a copy of Nizamis Khamsa (3.2.13) shows Muhammad and the angel Gabriel surrounded by flames. These flames are symbolic rather than literal.
Q:
Compare and contrast the self-portraits that the artists Michelangelo, Raphael, Jan van Eyck and Rogier van der Weyden included in their respective works Last Judgment (3.6.8b), The School of Athens (3.6.10), and The Arnolfini Portrait (3.6.11) and Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin (3.6.12). How has each artist included himself in his work? Considering the great reputations of these artists, even in their own lifetimes, why do you think they made these self-portraits so subtle?
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Pipilotti Rist builds on her Swiss heritage as a central feature in all of her films.
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The process used to create the beaten-silver face of the twelfth-century reliquary of the Head of Saint Alexander (3.2.14) is called ________.
a. repouss d. hatching
b. gilding e. intaglio
c. tesserae
Q:
Which of the following artworks is a very graphic depiction of Christs crucifixion?
a. Isenheim Altarpiece d. St. Bartholomews Skin
b. Netherlandish Proverbs e. all of the other answers
c. Tribute Money
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The medium of Matthew Barneys Cremaster 5 is ________.
a. silkscreen print d. film
b. installation e. readymade
c. collage
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Reliquaries often look like the body part they contain.
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St. Anthony, depicted on the right wing of the Isenheim Altarpiece, is the patron saint of sufferers from skin disease.
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Which of the following approaches is characterized by artworks that have aggressive lines, rough textures, and personal narrative?
a. visionary art d. Neo-Expressionism
b. readymades e. Performance and body art
c. Pop art
Q:
Why were the Greek god Apollo and the goddess Athena included in The School of Athens?
a. because Renaissance artists admired Greek mythology, philosophy, and art
b. because there were no longer any deities during the Renaissance
c. because the artist was Greek
d. because the huge flowers the artist wanted to carve fell apart
e. none of the other answers
Q:
James Hampton is considered a ________.
a. Renaissance master d. late bloomer
b. non-objective painter e. all of the other answers
c. visionary artist
Q:
The scribe responsible for making the Lindisfarne Gospels was ________.
a. Hildegard of Bingen d. the Kings favorite nobleman
b. a bishop named Eadfrith e. St. Luke
c. an unknown nun
Q:
The Arnolfini Portrait is part of which period in art?
a. the Italian Renaissance d. the Baroque
b. the Northern Renaissance e. the Gothic
c. the Mannerist
Q:
James Hamptons The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations Millennium General Assembly was made using ________.
a. discarded chewing gum that the artist collected from movie theater seats
b. artworks created by other people, on top of which the artist painted his own work
c. fine gold and silver jewelry that the artist melted down
d. found objects that the artist transformed
e. none of the other answers
Q:
Manuscripts in the Middle Ages were produced in factories in which hundreds of duplicate pages were made quickly using a printing press.
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What does the dog in The Arnolfini Portrait symbolize?
a. that the couple hope to have children
b. that the man is worldly and the woman more domestic
c. that the room the couple stand in is sacred
d. that the artist is present in the room with the couple
e. that the couple are wealthy and faithful
Q:
Why are words crossed out in Jean-Michel Basquiats The Nile?
a. because he was not good at spelling
b. because someone else tagged his graffiti
c. because he changed his mind while making the piece
d. because he wanted to challenge existing meanings
e. all of the other answers
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Cross and Carpet pages were used only in Islamic manuscripts.
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Michelangelo is the artist of Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin.
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Which of the following influenced Jean-Michel Basquiat, as seen in his painting The Nile?
a. African heritage d. linguistics
b. African-American experience e. all of the other answers
c. earlier artworks
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The frontispiece of the Liber Scivias (3.2.12) shows Hildegard of Bingen ________.
a. burning as she asks forgiveness for her sins
b. receiving a vision from heaven
c. surprised as a river of blood breaks through the ceiling
d. speaking with God face-to-face
e. researching astronomy
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Scholars believe that Saint Luke Drawing the Virgin (3.6.12) is meant to show the importance of ________.
a. family d. interior decoration
b. reading e. marriage
c. artists
Q:
Visionary artists intentionally make work that does not follow the rules of the mainstream art world.
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The decorative elements in manuscript illumination can also function to guide the reader, for example to signify headings or breaks in the text.
Q:
Design features of the Portland Public Services Building include:
a. drab colors d. a mural
b. circular windows e. none of the other answers
c. huge flowers on the facade
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What is the medium used for the depiction of Theodora and Attendants in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy?
a. fresco painting d. collage
b. mosaic e. spray paint
c. metalwork
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Which of the following relates to the Villa Rotunda?
a. symmetrical design d. confusing hallways and corridors
b. oval center and octagonal exterior e. a Baroque entranceway
c. grand church spectacle
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Postmodernist architect Michael Graves incorporated diverse ideas and inspirations into his design for the Portland Public Services Building.
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The actions of Theodora and her assistants in the mosaic depicting them in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, bear no relation to the religious ceremonies held in the church.
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Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio designed the Villa Rotonda using various symmetrical shapes, such as squares, rectangles, and circles.
Q:
Identify a newly built construction in your town. If necessary, take a photograph or make a sketch of this building to study at home or in class. What is the function of this building? How does its design relate to its function? Would you describe the building as Postmodern? Can you identify any parts of the building in which the architect has been influenced by historical precedent?
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All Islamic manuscripts include a page with a portrait of Allah.
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Raphaels The School of Athens contains:
a. accurate portraits of ancient scholars and writers
b. accurate portraits of sixteenth-century scholars and writers
c. ancient scholars looking like sixteenth-century artists
d. contemporary scholars looking like ancient artists
e. only people the artist knew personally
Q:
The painting Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel includes a ________.
a. portrait of Leonardo da Vinci looking like Plato
b. self-portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi as Judith
c. portrait of Pontormos uncle as Laocon
d. self-portrait of Michelangelo as St. Bartholomews flayed skin
e. portrait of Drer surrounded by bats
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Designer Gerrit Rietveld preferred a limited color palette of ________.
a. red only d. black and white only
b. pastel hues e. black, white, and primary colors
c. violet and green
Q:
The Emperor Justinian I can be linked to which of the following major works of architecture?
a. Hagia Sophia in present-day Turkey
b. San Vitale in Ravenna
c. the monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
Q:
The medium of the artwork that decorates the Sistine Chapel ceiling is ________.
a. stone relief d. marble
b. fresco e. tempera on panel
c. oil on canvas
Q:
Michael Gravess Portland Public Services Building is an example of ________ architecture.
a. Cubist d. ancient
b. Modernist e. all of the other answers
c. Postmodernist
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The Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, is from this period.
a. Byzantine d. Late Antiquity
b. Gothic e. none of the other answers
c. Romanesque
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Which of the following architectural features did Renaissance artists borrow from the Classical tradition?
a. columns d. hemispherical domes
b. pediments e. all of the other answers
c. semicircular arches
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In the sixth-century Christ icon from the monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai (3.2.6), the artist represented the dual nature of Christ as both human and god.
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Without the patronage of the Catholic Church, many incredible Renaissance works of art would not have been made.
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Which of the following statements is true of Michelangelo?
a. he preferred the medium of sculpture to painting
b. he painted two very important commissions in the Sistine Chapel
c. he loved to depict the nude body
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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Gerrit Rietvelds Schrder House is an example of ________ architecture.
a. Cubist d. ancient
b. Modernist e. none of the other answers
c. Postmodernist
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Iconoclasm is the destruction of images.
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Linear perspective is used to ________.
a. represent the illusion of three-dimensional space in two dimensions
b. replicate the appearance of great expanses of space
c. teach printmakers the steps of their process
d. make maps more effectively
e. all of the other answers
Q:
Jolene Rickard builds on her ________ heritage in her work.
a. African-American d. Swiss
b. Iranian e. British
c. Native American
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Christ as the Good Shepherd was a common theme in early Christian art.
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Leonardo da Vinci indicates that Christ is the most important figure in his painting of The Last Supper by ________.
a. locating Christ at the center of the composition
b. creating a stable triangular form for Christ, in contrast to the activity of the other figures
c. framing Christs head with light from the windows behind
d. arranging the vanishing point directly behind Christs head
e. all of the other answers
Q:
Jolene Rickards Corn Blue Room is an example of ________.
a. a silkscreen print d. photomontage
b. installation art e. a readymade
c. collage
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The small pieces of glass that make up mosaics are called ________.
a. tesserae d. magi
b. icons e. repouss
c. flakes
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Only one artist in the Renaissance and Baroque periods ever painted the subject of The Last Supper.
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Shirin Neshat builds on her ________ heritage in her work.
a. African-American d. Swiss
b. Iranian e. British
c. Native American
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The sixth-century Christ icon from the monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai (3.2.6) is a good example of perfect symmetrical balance.
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Leonardo da Vinci invented a painting technique that consisted of applying a hazy or misty glaze over the painting. This technique is called ________.
a. sfumato d. tenebrism
b. chiaroscuro e. modeling
c. fresco
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Shirin Neshats Rapture is a film that separates ________ onto different screens.
a. the colors of red and green d. all of the other answers
b. a street scene and a garden e. none of the other answers
c. men and women
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What is the medium of Romare Beardens Three Folk Musicians?
a. silkscreen d. photomontage
b. assemblage e. readymade
c. collage
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The Dura Europos synagogue contains ________.
a. a shrine for the Torah
b. more than one hundred stories in oil paint
c. a large statue of God
d. ancient Roman baths
e. relief carving of Classical myths
Q:
Filippo Brunelleschi has been widely regarded as the first Renaissance ________.
a. painter d. architect
b. sculptor e. musician
c. printmaker
Q:
Romare Bearden, the artist of Three Folk Musicians, was particularly influenced by which of the following?
a. Minimalism, Polaroid cameras, and classical music
b. Cubism, African masks, and the Harlem Renaissance
c. the Italian Renaissance, yo-yos, and gardening magazines
d. Afro-Cuban dance, metal spatulas, and Where the Wild Things Are
e. none of the other answers