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_______ is the namefor a standard subject in Christian art, that of Mary, the mother of Jesus,holding her son after he was taken down from the cross. a. Portrait b.Pietà c. Vanitas |
B. Pieta |
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In art iconography, a skull or skeleton is called a___________, and is meant to remind us of our mortality – life and happinessare fleeting. a. Pietà b. In memorium c.Vanitas d. Anamorphic figure |
C. Vanitas |
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If a work of art is faithful to our visual experience andthings we see in the real world, its style is (portarait, Landscape, etc.) a. iconographic b. nonrepresentational c. representational d. abstract |
C. respresentational |
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If a painting’ssubject matter is recognizable but not entirely faithful to our visualexperience we say it is ___________. a. representational b. nonrepresentational c.abstract d. unrealistic |
C. abstract |
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Iconoclasm means the ________ of images based on religiousbeliefs. a. creation b. worship c. contemplation d.destruction |
D. destruction |
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In painting anddrawing, this term describes the use of light values to create volume in atwo-dimensional form. a. refraction b.chiaroscuro c. isometricperspective d. simultaneous contrast |
B. Chaiaroscuro |
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BSU’s colors of blue and orange is an example of a_____________ color scheme. a. analogous b. monochromatic c. tertiary d. complementary |
D. Complementary |
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In the Mona Lisa, Leonardo painted a landscape in thebackground that gets progressively hazier and less distinct to show depth offield. This technique is called ______________. a. linear perspective b. isometric perspective c.atmospheric perspective d. two-point perspective |
C. atmospheric perspective |
