ART221H: final exam

Question 1

Analyze the calling of st matthew. Who was it painted by, from what period is it from, what is the symbolism of the light, what is the symbolism from michaelangelo in the painting

Answer 1

• Caravaggio
• Baroque, counter reformation
• finger reaching out just like God in Michaelangelos sistine chapel painting
• Christ is pointing on the right with saint peter at Matthew
• Sunlight pours in and points at Matthew with Jesus;s finger. Light represents God

Question 2

The enightenment

Answer 2

European intellectual movement emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition

Question 3

Who is Andre Breton and for what is he known

Answer 3

Known as the pope of surrealism
Wrote the surrealist manifesto describing how he wanted to combine the conscious mind with the unconscious mind in art.
Explained that reality is not limited to what we see

Question 4

Analyze the merode altarpiece. What aspects of this painting are specific elements found in Northern renaissance art. Why

Answer 4

-Robert Campin
-Split into three sections:
1. enterance to the home. Guards protect a gardern
2. well educated women (mary) is sreading a book and is seated next to an angel
3. Joseph is making mouse traps
N. Renaissance, doesnt look like a religious paintint but has symbolism
White fowers: marys virginity, burnt out candle: human life is over, wall with guards: protecting the virgin, mouse trap: capture the devil

Question 5

Humanism

Answer 5

a system of thought attatching prime importance to the ehuman rather than the divine or supernatural matters

Question 6

Triptych

Answer 6

a picture or relief carving on three panels, typically hinged together side by side or used as an altarpiece

Question 7

Describe earth art and name one artist from this movement

Answer 7

An art form that is created in nature using natural materials. It is often left to change and erode under natural conditions
Robert Smithson

Question 8

Berninis David. Who does it represent, where is it located, what s it made of, what is its symbolism

Answer 8

Represents David from David and Goliath
Located in Rome
Made of marble
older, participating in the action, body is twisted as he prepares to fling the rock
David is stirring air around him by turning. The wind he is creating by turning symbolizes the holy spirit. Wind is something God uses to interact with us. It demonstrates a moment of unity between David and God

Question 9

Neoclassicism

Answer 9

the reveval of classical style or treatment in art

Question 10

Baroque

Answer 10

European architecture and art characterized by ornate detail. Bernini and Caravaggio were Baroque artists

Question 11

Catacombs

Answer 11

an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs

Question 12

Fresco

Answer 12

a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries

Question 13

What is the propaganda as it relates to the art of war

Name one example

Answer 13

The uncle sam I want you poster is war time propaganda. In timess of war, art is used to either turn people against the war by showing them images of the horrors or get people to support he war, which is what the uncle sam poster does

Question 14

Artist that painted cambell soup cans and Marilyn monroe

Answer 14

Andy Worhol

Question 15

Buttress

Answer 15

a projecting support of stone or brick built against a wall

Question 16

Analyze the Arnofini wedding. Who was the artist, where was it painted, name some of the religious symbolism, what are the three major themes portrayed, how has the artist left his own personal identifications

Answer 16

Jan Van Eyck

• Modern day Belgium
• Religious symbolism: 12 images of the passion of christ arounf the mirror. The mirror is distorted, if you are looking to see how you look you should also be looking at what God sacrificed to make you who you are
• Themes: trust and fidelity (dog named fido), you like fruit, are perishable, God made sacrafices for you (mirror)
• signature of Jan Van eyck on the wall, Jan Van Eyck was here
• painted himself and his assistant in the mirror

Question 17

Artist that built the spiral Jetty

Answer 17

Robert Smithson

Question 18

How did Brunechelli design the dome of the Florence cathedral. What were his influences and how did these insprations impact his work

Answer 18

Brunescheeli spent 15 years in a Roman city and was constantly exposed to the ancient roman architecture (classical style). By studying the architecture of the Pantheon, he knew that the Florence cathedrals dome would need an oculus in order to stay up

Question 19

Identify and analyze the statues of David by Michaelangelo. Where is it located, what is its symbolism, who does it represent, what is it sculpted from

Answer 19

Located in Florence Italy
Represents David from David and Goliath
Sculpted from marble
Considered a kouros. Perfect body in contrapossto position. He is young, fit, muscular and mature. He has free will
-His nudity represents him having no shame before God
-The veins in his hand symbolize his humanity, flesh and blood. He is a man like we are with temptations but he overcame them to serve God

Question 20

Classicism

Answer 20

The following of ancient Greek or Roman principles and style in art and literature