Art Defined Review 2

Symbolism is (a)   .

Why was the conquest of England documented in a tapestry?

• Tapestry was the only accepted form of art in during the 11th century.

• The monks only had thread and cloth with which to create the documentation.

• Tapestries were known to be both durable and portable.

• All of the above are true statements.

Which of the following is not true about the above narratives/column?

• Trajan is best known as a Roman philosopher.

• The narratives depict the events of the Dacian Wars.

• The column commemorates Trajan's greatness.

• The column is constructed primarily of marble.

A narrative piece of art ___________________

• Depicts a likeness of a person.

• Tells a story.

• Honors a person or event.

• None of these.

Look at the sculpture above of Augustus. A staff, like the one he is holding, symbolized __________ in Roman culture.

• Strength

• Unity

• Leadership

• Royalty

A documentation is intended to ______________________

• show remembrance and memory of a specific event.

• depict a historical, factual event.

• provide a replica of an work of art already created.

• use symbolism to convey a specific message to future generations.

There was much _____________ used in the ancient writings, to produce a visual narrative of what had happened.

• Commemoration

• Symbolism

• Abstractism

• Monument

The image above is a photograph of King Tut’s (a)   .

Historically, the main purpose of statues has been to ______________

• commemorate rulers and other important individuals.

• document events future generations should be aware of.

• create portraits of people who have served in government.

• serve as a tombstone for the ashes of the dead.

Check all of the TRUE statements.

• A work of art can be originally created to document an event, but later become a piece that commemorates the event and the people involved.

• Many cultures throughout history have had statues built to commemorate great rulers.

• Documentation attempts to tell about a factual event or person.

• Columnar monuments were used only by the Romans until the 14th century.