Grade 10 Art History Test

Question 1

Line:

Answer 1

The path that leads the eye through the artwork. (can express feeling & create pattern and texture)

Question 2

Shape:

Answer 2

An area that stands out from the space next to or around it due to an implied or defined boundary.

Question 3

Form:

Answer 3

Any 3d object (or something in a 2d image that looks to be 3d). There are 2 types, geometric and organic.

Question 4

Texture:

Answer 4

Tactile quality of a surface.

Question 5

3 types of texture

Answer 5

simulated, actual, invented

Question 6

simulated texture:

Answer 6

a realistic rendering or photograph of texture

Question 7

actual texture:

Answer 7

a collage of the actual objects

Question 8

invented texture:

Answer 8

a texture made by the artist with tools or a pattern made with media.

Question 9

colour:

Answer 9

is seen either by the way the light reflects off a surface, or in coloured light sources. It is made up of 3 components; hue, value, intensity.

Question 10

hue:

Answer 10

a general family of colours ex: blue

Question 11

intensity:

Answer 11

the brightness or dullness of a colour

Question 12

Rhythm & pattern:

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The use of recurring elements to direct the movement of the viewers’ eye through the artwork

Question 13

5 types of rhythm:

Answer 13

Random, regular, alternating, progressing and flowing

Question 14

Unity:

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The arrangement of elements to give the viewer the feeling that all the parts of he composition work together

Question 15

Create unity by:

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Placing objects close together, repetition (in colours, line, shapes, textures,) overlapping objects, and similar size

Question 16

Variety:

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The quality of being diverse or incorporating s number of different or contrasting Elements

Question 17

Proportion:

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The relationship of parts to he whole or one thing to another. Refers to relative size, size measured

Question 18

Depth:

Answer 18

Pulls the viewers eye in by creating objects that start closer to the viewer and move away or go dark to light

Question 19

Saturation:

Answer 19

Aka chroma. Strength or purity of a colour

Question 20

Brightness:

Answer 20

Lightness or darkness of a colour

Question 21

Complementary colours

Answer 21

Opposite on colour wheel

Question 22

Monochromatic:

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Different values of one colour (tints and shades)

Question 23

Analogous colours:

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Beside each other on the colour wheel (usually the primary or secondary colour is dominant)

Question 24

grandma body looking art piece:

Answer 24

Venus of willendorf from the c 25 000 - 20000 BCE

Question 25

purpose of the Venus of willendorf:

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Fertility symbol and on of the earliest known human figures

Question 26

Mask of king tut century:

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1352 BCE

Question 27

Purpose of king tut mask:

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Solid gold coffin and death mask covered mummies of 3 nested coffins 6'2"

Question 28

The vase:

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Death of sarpedon. C. 515 BCE

Question 29

Purpose of death of sarpedon:

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- krater | - red figure

Question 30

Art history lessons learned:

Answer 30

prehistoric, Greek, roman, Middle Ages

Question 31

Columns:

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Doric: plain one Ionic: semi fancy Corinthian: most intricate

Question 32

Arches:

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Groin vault: four legged Rounded arch: normal arch Barrel vault: long circular arch

Question 33

Statue of laocoon and his sons:

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1st century Greek, serpents are fighting him (Trojan horse story)

Question 34

Gladiator statue pointing:

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Early 1st century. Greek and roman idealism. Marble. Made to commemorate victories. Caresses his troops. Realistic sculpture

Question 35

The building with lots of columns:

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Pantheon. AD 118 - 125 Rome. Dedicated temple to all roman gods.well illuminated from oculus design.

Question 36

Coliseum

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AD. 70-82 Rome. Gladiators fought and then exited through one door which was the victory door and then one for slaign victims

Question 37

What was in the bottom:

Answer 37

Aged animals, passageways and compartments

Question 38

Describe the class tiers.

Answer 38

50000 people were seated. 1st tear for empower and state officials. 2 upper class, 3 general public

Question 39

How many ppl were killed a day

Answer 39

40 / day

Question 40

Mythology inspired deaths include:

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Burnt alive and eaten alive

Question 41

What happened other then fights

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Public executions

Question 42

Cathedral:

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Reims cathedral of Norte dame (c.1225 -1299

Question 43

The unicorn in captivity:

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C. 1500. Tapestry scenes of silk wool and silver. Symbol of marriage as the uni is chained to a tree on a fence but the chain is not secure and he fence is low. It could escape but it loves its home so it stays.

Question 44

Repousse:

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Metal working. Tells stories through art.

Question 45

Red-figure:

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A style of Greek base painting invented in Athens (530 BCE). Told stories through art as many ppl were illiterate

Question 46

Flying buttresses:

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A slanted pier which supports and forms an arch with the wall it supports. Many were found in the Norte dame

Question 47

Coffers:

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A series of sunken panels in a ceiling. Found in cathedrals

Question 48

Pendatives:

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The dome area of a building. Found in churches and cathedrals.

Question 49

Orders:

Answer 49

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Question 50

Gargoyles:

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Statues outside of the church that basically portrayed that evil is still outside the church and when you enter you have escaped evil. Also prevents flooding and erosion by guiding water away from the brick and mortar.

Question 51

Relief sculpture:

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Elements sculpted into a flat surface making images stand out from the surface to portray a composition and meaning.

Question 52

Rotunda:

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Any building with a circular ground plan. Sometimes covered by a dome. The pantheon in Rome as a famous example.

Question 53

Contrapposto:

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An asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure . A natural pose with weight if one leg and the shoulders + hips counterbalancing each other. More athletic looking.

Question 54

Tympanum:

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Semi circle or triangular decorative wall art surface over an entrance door or window. In cathedrals

Question 55

Illuminated manuscripts:

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A manuscript where text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, borders, or initials.