Art History Review

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The type of work is called a

• palette

• stele

• obelisk

• pylon

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What period is the art in the image from?

• Islamic

• Prehistoric

• Egyptian

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The two figures portray a

• king and his chief priest

• pharaoh and his scribe

• god and a king

• high priest and a warrior

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The relief shown can be attributed to the Amarna period in Egypt based on which of the following typical characteristics?

• The depiction of Hatshepsut with the attributes of a male pharaoh

• The use of hierarchical scale to distinguish the ruler from conquered peoples

• The use of wet drapery to emphasize the sculptor's natural rendering of the body

• The depiction of the deified Aten as a sun disk with diagonal rays

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_____ is the method of arranging light and shadow in two-dimensional art to create the illusion of three-dimensional form.  THis technique was introduced by Italian artists during the Renaissance. Rembrandt is one of the most famous for using the technique.

• chiaroscuro
• linear perspective
• scraffito
• caravaggio

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What is an Illumination?

• A light in the hall

• A picture of lamps

• A picture with gold and semi precious stones used in the ink

• A jewelry box

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What are the 2 types of art techniques

• proportion

• drawing

• dry techniques

• wet techniques

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What materials were commonly used in the creation of illuminated manuscripts during the Early Medieval period?

• Wood, clay, and ink

• Gold leaf, silverpoint, and vellum

• Plastic and synthetic paints

• Cotton and bamboo

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The Renaissance was a period of great achievements in which of the following areas?

• Science and technology

• Art and literature

• Politics and religion

• All of the above

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What role did patrons play in the Renaissance?

• They discouraged the arts and sciences

• They provided financial support to artists and scientists

• They had no significant impact on the Renaissance

• They exclusively supported religious projects

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Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Raphael

• Donatello

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Humanism

• Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters

• focus on human potential and achievement

• Art technique that recreates three dimensions

• Use of Native Language instead of classical Latin

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What is Baroque Art?

• Baroque art is a style of art that emerged in Asia in the 17th century.
• Baroque art is a style of art that is ornate, grandeur, richness, stylistically complex, dramatic

• Baroque art is a style of art that emerged in Europe in the 18th century.
• Baroque art is a style of art that emerged in Africa in the 17th century.

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Who painted this work?

• Arcimboldo

• Archibald

• Cimbolo

• Guisepeoldo

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What are the main characteristics of Baroque art?

• Emotional, dramatic, realistic, and detailed

• Lighter, playful, pastel colors

• Inspired by Greek and Roman art

• Focused on emotion, nature, and freedom

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Which of the following artists painted this abstract painting?

• Pablo Picasso
• Wassily Kandinsky
• Vincent Van Gogh
• Claude Monet

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match the art movement

• environmental art
• impressionism
• cubism
• surrealism

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Which art movements were popular in 1920s?

• Art Deco, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Dada & Cubism
• Social realism, Abstract expressionism & Op Art
• Op Art, Photorealism & Minimalism
• Funk art, Neo-Expressionism & Postmodernism

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Which of these was not a contributing factor to Impressionism?

• The camera became more widely available to the public

• The Académie was overly strict on what was considered art and allowed in the Salon de Paris

• Japanese art influenced the Western world in what became known as Japonisme
• The French suffered a famine and ran low on beef, affecting the amount of time artists could spend indoors

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY What are characteristics of Impressionist art?

• Capturing the play of natural light
• Using lots of black to make bold outlines
• Highly defined forms
• Short, thick strokes of paint
• Perfectly blended smooth color

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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY What is ukiyo-e?

• Pictures of the floating world
• Japanese paintings and woodblock prints
• Images depicting narrative
• Colorless line drawings
• Images that capture the play of natural light with shadow

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SELECT THE BEST OPTION Which of these is needed to create a dynamic landscape?

• Foreground
• Middleground
• Background
• All of these
• None of these

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The main goal of Surrealism was to explore the ________ mind.

• subconscious
• conscious

• unconscious

• hyperconscious

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Pop Art was different because it used visuals from ________.

• popular culture

• ancient sculptures

• natural landscapes

• abstract expressions

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Pop Art often shows pictures and ideas from ________ and ________.

• products/advertising and cartoons/comics

• nature and landscapes

• abstract patterns and textures

• historical events and figures

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What are the key characteristics of Post-Impressionism as described in the text?

• Focus on color and emotion

• Use of geometric shapes

• Dreamlike imagery

• Stylish metallic designs

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This is the term for a broad category of art.

• Style

• Genre

• Medium

• Studio Habits

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True or False: Juxtaposition means putting thing side by side to create new meaning.

• True

• False

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Distortion is . . .

• When the straight lines of an image appear to be deformed or curved unnaturally.

• The amount of light that reaches your camera's sensor, creating visual data over a period of time

• The Viewfinder is the eyepiece on a camera that you hold close to your eye, to allow you to see what's being photographed. There are two types of viewfinders – optical, and digital.

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What is FORM in art?

• A 3-dimensional piece/object, OR the way a piece/object is made

• A 2-dimensional piece/object, OR the way a piece/object is taken apart

• Sunflower

• a taxonomic category that ranks below variety

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Shapes are

• the form of an object
• two-dimensional
• three-dimensional
• open spaces

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Is the following image a shape or form?

• shape

• form

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Is the following image a shape or form?

• shape

• form

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Discuss how the use of light in Impressionist paintings differs from that in Baroque paintings. Provide examples of artists and their works to support your discussion.

• Impressionists use lighter, more natural lighting to capture moments in time, like Monet's "Impression, Sunrise"; Baroque uses dramatic contrasts of light and shadow, like Caravaggio's "The Calling of St Matthew".

• Impressionists use abstract forms and dark colors, like Picasso's "Guernica"; Baroque focuses on clarity and detail, like Rembrandt's "The Night Watch".

• Both movements use similar techniques and focus on religious themes.

• There is no difference in the use of light between these two styles.

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Who created this piece of art?

• Frida Kahlo

• Leonardo DaVinci

• Vincent Van Gogh

• Alma Thomas