Fine Art Intro: Week 3

Which of the following is the best description of a convention that Egyptian artists used in funerary sculptures?

• Figures had extremely accurate body proportions

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    Figures were accurate likenesses of the real people

• Figures had compact forms with few projecting parts

Which of the following is a characteristic of ancient Greek relief sculpture?

• Figures show that the artists carefully observed the human body.

• Sculptures were carved into the marble surface of column shafts.

• Artists used all the colors of the visual spectrum.

Which of the following is a characteristic of ancient Roman relief sculpture?

• Sculptures are carved into the marble surfaces of column shafts.

• Figures are carved in high relief with deep undercutting.

• Artists added details using a thin veneer of richly colored tesserae.

Which sentence best describes Greek sculpture created during the Classical period?

• Figures have stiff poses and exaggerated proportions.

• Figures have dynamic poses and photographic likenesses.

• Figures have idealized beauty and perfect proportions.

Which sentence correctly describes black-figure Greek vases?

• The artists made the vases using a hollow-bronze casting method, and then painted the vases.

• The artists filled in the figures with slip, and then carved details with a stylus.

• The artists painted black slip on the background and then added foreground details with red slip.