art history

The work shown is an early example of the enduring Chinese artistic tradition of creating pictorial imagery by

• weaving designs with wool

• drawing with ink on paper

• painting with pigments on silk

• embroidering images onto linen

though Lin's work was created about 900 years after Fan's, both works include which of the following that convey a similar meaning?

• Mountains that reach toward the heavens to evoke a sense of power and awe

• A wealth of detail in the landscape that reflects intense study of nature

• References to the four seasons in order to show the cyclical passage of time

• Naturalistic depictions of actual mountains that viewers could recognize and name

Which of the following formal elements of Liu Chunhua’s work contributes most to its meaning?

• The symmetry of the composition

• The scale of the figure in the composition

• The use of aerial perspective to create the illusion of space

• The close attention to detail in the foreground

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the Chinese Neo-Confucian artistic tradition that is embodied in Fan Kuan’s Travelers among Mountains and Streams ?

• Landscape painting should be above all a means of self-expression.

• Nature should be depicted as a metaphor for moral and orderly life.

• The depiction of nature should be as faithful as possible to what is observed.

• Landscape is a preferred subject because it is immoral to depict individual people

The Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City was placed on a high terrace at the end of the north-south axis in order to

• serve as an observatory in which priests could chart the sky

• provide the formal setting for the emperor, who was known as the son of Heaven

• allow the gods to come down from the heavens to a high place on Earth

• serve as an axis mundi symbolizing the Forbidden City’s place at the center of Earth

Both objects shown suggest a belief in an afterlife because both

• incorporate symbols that were reserved for funeral rituals

• combine imagery that represents both human birth and death

• were made from precious materials and deposited in graves

• were found alongside texts guiding the soul through the underworld

The creation of the temple on the right demonstrates the

• incorporation of a natural mountain into the architectural design

• construction of a major Buddhist monument, far from the capitol

• use of modern surveying equipment to achieve precise measurements and alignments

• importation of Hinduism from India by royal patrons for political purposes

The form of Borobudur Temple creates an opportunity for the faithful to

• walk on an upward path toward enlightenment

• move in a straight line toward the garbha griha, or “womb chamber”

• enter through torana before circumambulating

• experience the meditational power of a labyrinth

Indian stupa architecture served as a model for the development of

• Ryoan-ji

• Borobodur Temple

• Taj Majal

• Dome of the Rock

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings demonstrates the

• strength of the Mughal ruler’s military aspirations in Europe

• coupling of religious values with Western-influenced art forms and styles

• rise of commemorative paintings commissioned by wealthy traders

• employment of political propaganda in wall murals within Mughal palaces