R20s- Art FQ - 01-02

Art history is dedicated to the reconstruction of the following contexts EXCEPT

• a. historical

• economic

• cultural

• social

• e. logical

What is aesthetics?

• a study of humanity concerned with human culture and society

• b. an inquiry into the value of an artwork

• a philosophical inquiry into the nature and expression of beauty

• d. the classification of artistic styles

• a method of understanding art through contextual information

Which of the following fields is NOT considered fine art?

• printing

• drawing

• pottery

• painting

• architecture

Which branch of analysis focuses on the visual qualities of the artwork itself?

• a. critical analysis

• b. aesthetic analysis

• c. sensory analysis

• d. formal analysis

• e. biographical analysis

When performing contextual analysis, art historians will NOT examine facts about

• a. cost of the artwork

• b. the use of space in the painting

• c. other artworks during the era

• d. viewer access

• e. patronage and ownership

When does art history arise as an academic discipline?

• a. 16th century

• b. 1st century

• c. 18th century

• d. 20th century

• e. 9th century

. Which of the following art historians shifted away from individual biographical analysis to a study of stylistic developments?

• a. Pliny the Elder

• b. Giorgio Vasari

• c. Johann Winckelmann

• d. Michael Heizer

• e. Robert Smithson

For what is Giorgio Vasari most famous?

• gathering biographies of great Italian artists

• b. expanding the scope of art history

• c. restoring Greco-Roman art

• d. contributing to color theory

• writing the first art criticism

From where did Pliny the Elder come?

• a. post-war U.S.

• b. modern France

• c. medieval England

• d. ancient Rome

• e. ancient Greece

Who contributed to the developing concept of artistic genius?

• Raphael Sanzio

• b. Alfred Sisley

• c. Giorgio Vasari

• d. Petrine Archer-Straw

• e. Franz Kugler