Art History Quiz

What is the goal of Art History?

• to look at pretty things.

• to judge which work of art is best.

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

• to help you decide which artwork you should buy

Define History.

• The recording and interpretation of past events.

• past mistakes

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

• to help you decide which artwork you should buy

Define Art.

• The recording and interpretation of past events.

• past mistakes

• something that we can see and touch; tangible evidence of societies, cultures, views and histories.

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

Define Art History

• The recording and interpretation of past events.

• The Academic study of the history and development of painting, sculpture, and the visual arts.

• something that we can see and touch; tangible evidence of societies, cultures, views and histories.

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

Define Context

• All of the things about the the artwork that might have influenced the artist but which are not actually part of the artwork

• The academic study of the history and development of painting, sculpture, and the visual arts.

• something that we can see and touch; tangible evidence of societies, cultures, views and histories.

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

What is Aesthetics?

• The branch of philosophy that is concerned with the nature of beauty and taste.

• The academic study of the history and development of painting, sculpture, and the visual arts.

• something that we can see and touch; tangible evidence of societies, cultures, views and histories.

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

What is High Art?

• Art meant as a prestige item.

• The academic study of the history and development of painting, sculpture, and the visual arts.

• something that we can see and touch; tangible evidence of societies, cultures, views and histories.

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

Low Art is considered to be...

• Utilitarian/Functional

• High value

• Fine Art

• not useful

Define Utilitarian.

• Art meant as a prestige item.

• something that we can see and touch; tangible evidence of societies, cultures, views and histories.

• Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

Define Style.

• something that we can see and touch; tangible evidence of societies, cultures, views and histories.

• Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.

• is the appreciation and enjoyment of art from any time and place.

• The formal characteristics of a work of art.