Art Appreciation

Front 1

If an Egyptian artist was asked to create a sculptural likeness of the king and his servant, which of the following is most likely to be true?

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The servants likeness would be more accurate than the Kings

Front 2

When an artist uses lines based on one or more "Vanishing points" to create the illusion of depth in a painting or drawing, this is called:

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Mechanical perspective

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When an artist uses shading and the overall placement of light and dark elements to create the illusion of depth in a painting or drawing, this is called:

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Chiaroscuro

Front 4

Which Renaissance artist's drawing style is still imitated today in the field of Medical Illustration?

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Leonardo Da Vinci

Front 5

Landscape painting became popular in northern Europe during the Baroque Period do, in part, to:

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The Protestant Reformation and the growth of a middle (merchant) class.

Front 6

Japanese prints were created by pulling Impressions off:

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Carved wood blocks

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The Terra Cotta Warriors of China were created as part of a:

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Burial tomb

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A wall mural painted directly onto the wet plaster is called a:

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Fresco

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A sculpture created by CASTING involves:

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Pouring bronze or plaster into a mold

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When an artist takes images from observable reality but distorts them to suit his or her Creative Vision, this is called:

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Abstract art

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When an artist uses shapes, lines, and forms not based on any direct observation, this is called:

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Non-representational art

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The underlining or symbolic meaning of a piece of art is called the:

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Content

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The repetition of an element or form in a regular sequence is a description of a:

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Pattern

Front 14

Qin Shi Huang, the first Chinese emperor had himself buried with:

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-Almost 9,000 Terracotta soldiers

-Sculptures of horses with chariots

-A domed ceiling covered with jewels representing Stars

Front 15

T/F - After the Conquests of Alexander the Great, the influence of Greek art change traditional Indian art from a more naturalized approach to the human figure becoming more idealized.

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True

Front 16

T/F - A lack of emphasis on figurative art allowed early Islamic artists to develop intricate geometric patterns.

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True

Front 17

T/F - Bronze casting was unknown in Sub-Saharan African art before Europeans introduced it.

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False

Front 18

T/F - Greek art and architecture was strongly influenced by the Romans.

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False

Front 19

T/F - Illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages used imagery not just from the Bible, but also from pre-Christian European sources.

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True

Front 20

T/F - Painting on canvas stretched over wooden frames made art both more portable and easier to repair and maintain.

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True

Front 21

T/F - Well Jan Van Eyck is often credited as the inventor of oil paint, he actually just refined and helped popularize it's use.

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True

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T/F - The place within a piece of artwork that the creator is attempting to draw the viewer's eye is called the FOCAL POINT.

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True

Front 23

T/F - Egyptian art remained relatively the same for more than 1000 years.

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True

Front 24

T/F - The first examples of intentional abstraction for expressive purposes can be seen in African art.

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False

Front 25

T/F - Leonardo Da Vinci painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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True

Front 26

What artform is the word "Tesserae" associated with?

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Mosaics

Front 27

What is believed to be the Practical purpose of Stonehenge?

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Astronomical calendar

Front 28

Which culture gave us what we think of today as the "humanities"?

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The Greeks

Front 29

T/F - pyramids are unique to Egypt

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False

Front 30

T/F - cave paintings are generally found in the sections of caves that were thought to be living quarters.

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False

Front 31

T/F - The word contrapposto refers to the way in which the body's natural weight shift is depicted in a sculpture.

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True

Front 32

T/F - The Greeks invented the head sculpture called a bust.

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False

Front 33

T/F - The panel's Michelangelo painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel depict stories from the Bible's Old Testament.

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True

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T/F - Leonardo da Vinci is credited as the inventor of oil paint.

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False

Front 35

The Taj Mahal was built to be a:

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Burial tomb

Front 36

T/F - Easter Island Moai figures are heads depicted from the neck up only.

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False

Front 37

T/F - The number 3 is very important in Navajo sand painting.

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False

Front 38

T/F - there are quite a few theories as to the purpose of the Nazca Lines in Peru, but the exact reason they were created is unknown.

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True

Front 39

T/F - It's difficult to categorize the art of sub-Saharan Africa because of the huge amount of diversity across the continent.

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True

Front 40

Which artist was also an important political figure during the French Revolution?

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Jacques Louis David

Front 41

Which artist was one of the first to embrace photography as a tool for his paintings?

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Thomas Eakins

Front 42

The art movement that involves placing tiny dots of colour onto the canvas to create pattern of color is called:

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Pointillism

Front 43

Which artist moved to the south of France to live with Vincent van Gogh, during the period directly before Van Gogh cut off part of his ear?

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Paul Gauguin

Front 44

Which of the following is not one of the major changes that had such a profound effect on Art in the mid 1800s?

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The fall of the French monarchy

Front 45

T/F - as a 19th century art movement, the term "realism" refers to the subject matter, not the style.

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True

Front 46

T/F - the tendency of the human eye to blend small amounts of different colors into a single Hue when seen from a distance is called Optical Mixing.

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True

Front 47

Which artist is generally considered to be the first modern Western artist to paint non-representationally?

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Wassily Kandinsky

Front 48

Which artist breakthrough work was strongly influenced by his fascination with African masks?

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Pablo Picasso

Front 49

Which art movement seeks to express the meaning of emotional experience rather than physical reality?

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Expressionism

Front 50

Which art movement about "meaninglessness", and ridiculed traditional art forms?

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Dadaism

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In which art movement is the subject matter broken up, analyzed, and reassembled in an abstracted form?

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Cubism

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Which art movements goal is to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality"?

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Surrealism

Front 53

In the early part of the 20th century there were two artists that were considered the "giants" of their time. One was Pablo Picasso and the other was:

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Henri Matisse

Front 54

T/F - the word Fauves translates to "wild beasts".

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True

Front 55

T/F - Marcel Duchamp's called his Urinal "Fountain".

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True

Front 56

T/F - A Dadaist sculpture that's created by repurposing an already existing object is called a "readymade".

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True

Front 57

The name of any color as found in its pure state.

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Hue

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The relative lightness or darkness of a color.

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Value

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A colors purity of hue; its intensity. A pure hue has the highest saturation.

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The brighter it is the higher the saturation.

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Primary colors

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Red, blue, and yellow

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Secondary colors

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Green, orange, and violet made from directly mixing two primary colors

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Through a combination of these three variables all of the various visible differences of color can be created from the three primary colors.

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Hue, value and saturation