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Art Focused Quizzes Flashcards

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1
Q

Art historians will generally focus on all of the
following contexts of an artwork-

A

Cultural, Historical, Social, Economic

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2
Q

What is aesthetics?

A

A philosophical inquiry into the nature
and expression of beauty

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3
Q

Which of the following fields is NOT considered
fine art?

A

Pottery

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4
Q

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

A

Formal Analysis

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5
Q

When performing contextual analysis, art
historians will generally NOT examine-

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the use of space in the painting

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6
Q

When did art history arise as an academic
discipline?

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18th century

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7
Q

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

A

Johann Winckelmann

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8
Q

For what is Giorgio Vasari MOST famous?

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Gathering biographies of great Italian
artists.

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9
Q

From where did Pliny the Elder come?

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Ancient Rome

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10
Q

Who contributed to the developing concept of
artistic genius?

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Giorgio Vasari

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11
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The meaning of a work of art is NOT-

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defined purely by the artist’s intention.

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12
Q

What is a reason art historians might depend
on reproductions?

A

Original artworks are damaged or lost.

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13
Q

How has the practice of art history changed
MOST over the years?

A

It has encompassed a wider variety of art.

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14
Q

What is an example of a previously dismissed
craft that art historians might now include in
their studies?

A

Textiles.

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15
Q

Who commissioned the paintings on the ceiling
of the Sistine Chapel?

A

Pope Julius II

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16
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Johann Joachim Winckelmann shifted away
from Giorgio Vasari’s biographical emphasis,
instead focusing on-

A

Stylistic Development

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17
Q

Which northern African country’s burial
customs and dry climate facilitated the
preservation of delicate materials?

A

Egypt

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18
Q

Which material was primarily used to create
the cave paintings found in Chauvet Cave?

A

Red Ochre

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19
Q

Which of the following styles does Ancient
Egyptian art MOST emphasize?

A

Hierarchical Scale

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20
Q

King Tutankhamun’s burial mask is made of
gold and adorned with-

A

blue glass (as well as several
semi-precious stones, such as lapis lazuli,
quartz, obsidian, carnelian, amazonite,
turquoise, and faience)

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21
Q

The Persian Empire was based in what is
present-day-

A

Iran

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22
Q

Who centralized power in the ancient
Babylonian civilization and created the oldest
known legal code?

A

Hammurabi

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23
Q

Which ancient Mesopotamian architectural
development resulted in the creation of
ziggurats?

A

Platform Structures

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24
Q

Which famous monument features concentric
rings made of sarsen and bluestones?

A

Stonehenge

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25
Q

The Venus (or Woman) of Willendorf figure is
missing-

A

Feet

26
Q

Whose would be MOST likely to challenge a
book on Renaissance art that features only
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael
Sanzio?

A

a feminist historian

27
Q

All of the following materials prove especially
enduring;

A

Stone, metal, fired clay, and marble are all
enduring materials. Wood and fibres are non-
enduring and last a short amount of time.

28
Q

What have scholars proposed as the most likely
purpose of cave paintings?

A

Hunting Ceremonies

29
Q

Which part of Stonehenge marks the point
where the sun rises on the midsummer solstice?

A

Heel-stone

30
Q

What kingdom to the south of Egypt is
increasingly garnering attention for its
significant contributions to art history?

A

Nubia

31
Q

Which major culture arose from 3200 to 2000
BCE in the Aegean islands?

A

The Cycladic Culture

32
Q

The best-known Mycenaean objects are made of-

A

Gold

33
Q

Which culture influenced the frontal posture of
Archaic Greek statues?

A

Egyptian Culture

34
Q

Which type of columns were typically built in
Greece in the Early Classical Period?

A

Doric

35
Q

Which term describes a naturalistic pose with
weight placed on one leg that is apparent in
Greek sculptures?

A

Contrapposto

36
Q

Ancient Etruscan buildings were mostly
constructed out of-

A

Bricks and Wood

37
Q

What purpose did concrete serve in Roman
architecture?

A

Filling space between rocks in walls.

38
Q

Which architectural structure did the Romans
use extensively in bridges and aqueducts?

A

Curved Arches

39
Q

When depicting dead nobles in art as part of
their funerary rites, the Romans made their
figures seem-

A

Ideal

40
Q

The Byzantine Empire is best known for-

A

Decorative Mosaics

41
Q

What was a main job of monks working in
monasteries in the Medieval period?

A

Creating illuminated manuscripts.

42
Q

What medium was MOST important to the
Vikings?

A

Wood

43
Q

Which architectural element allows bigger
windows by providing support to the building’s
exterior?

A

Flying Buttresses

44
Q

What technique did the Florentine artist Giotto
di Bondone use to create simple perspective in
his pieces?

A

Overlapping figures

45
Q

Who became new patrons of the arts during the
Renaissance era?

A

Wealthy noble families

46
Q

Which artist BEST demonstrates the transition
from Gothic to Renaissance art?

A

Giotto di Bondone

47
Q

How did economic changes influence the
development of the Renaissance in southern
Europe?

A

The development of paper money allowed
certain families to accumulate wealth and
sponsor the arts.

48
Q

Who won the competition to design the doors of
the Florence baptistery in 1401?

A

Lorenzo Ghiberti

49
Q

Which artistic innovation did Filippo
Brunelleschi invent?

A

Linear Perspective

50
Q

How did Donatello’s sculptures change
throughout his lifetime?

A

His sculptures became more naturalistic and dramatic.

51
Q

The Birth of Venus presented an ideal
representation of-

A

Female Beauty

52
Q

Which of the following statements about
Leonardo da Vinci is TRUE?

A

His designs for locks are still used today. He was an inventor, architect, engineer, and painter. He created drawings of submarines and helicopters. He painted The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.

53
Q

Michelangelo created all of the following
artworks for Pope Julius II;

A

Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to create statues such as Moses, The Dying Slave, and The Bound Slave for his tomb, although he later canceled the commission. Later, he also commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, which is today known as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Renaissance. Although Michelangelo did sculpt David, he wasn’t commissioned to do so by Pope Julius II.

54
Q

Giorgione, Titian Vecelli, and Tintoretto were
all well-known artists from-

A

Venice

55
Q

Which style does Tintoretto’s art BEST
exemplify?

A

Mannerism

56
Q

Which of the following artists is MOST closely
associated with the Counter-Reformation?

A

El Greco

57
Q

How did new innovations set northern
Renaissance artists apart from their southern
counterparts?

A

Oil paints allowed artists to create more
detailed works.

58
Q

Matthias Grünewald is best known for his
depictions of-

A

Religious Scenes

59
Q

Hans Holbein served as the court painter for-

A

King Henry VIII

59
Q

Which of the following types of art did Albrecht
Dürer most often create?

A

Woodcuts

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