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Figure: The Nike of Samothrace
The figure work was originally positioned
(A) on a building
(B) on a mountain
(C) on a fountain
(D) in a river
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It was a centerpiece in a civic fountain that emulated the prow of a ship

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Figure: The Disus Thrower
The work is a copy that differed from the orginal in that the copy has
(A) no ficial features
(B) a tree stump
(C) no negative space
(D) many viewpoint
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Original bronzes have no tree stumps; they are necessary to stabilize much heavier marble sculptures.

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Figure: The Hagia Sophia
the patron(s) of this building
(A) was Constantine
(B) was Basil II
(C) was Suleyman the Magnificent
(D) were Justinian and Theodora
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The patrons were Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora.

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Figure: The Hagia Sophia
A key architecture feature first developed in this building is the
(A) squinch
(B) pendentive
(C) nave
(D) narthex
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The pendentive was invented at the Hagia Sophia to support a round dome by having trangular transitions pass the weight down to flat walls.

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Figure: Minarets
The interior is greatly changed from its original condition. Originally, the interior was filled with
(A) fresco
(B) stained glass
(C) tempera
(D) mosaic
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The interior still has some original mosaic left, but most of it has been destroyed.

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Figure: Portray kings
The painting is by
(A) Peter Paul Rubens
(B) Anthony van Dyck
(C) Nicolas Poussin
(D) Titian
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The painting was painted by Anthony van Dyck.

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Figure: Burial at Ornans
This movement was influenced by posotivism, a philosophical theory that praised
(A) the return to rural values and the basic goodness of common people
(B) a scientific approach to understanding all things
(C) experience as the greateat teacher in life
(D) the power of positive thinking

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The positivist movement stressed the logic of scientific understanding , and applied it to most endeavors.

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Figure: Untitled
The artist of the work is
(A) Maya Lin
(B) Donald Judd
(C) Andy Warhol
(D) Cindy sherman
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Donald Judd is the artist. As much as possible, Judd avoid association in his work. Even his title is as abstract as possible. This id a very nonrepresentational work. This work resembles American Indian earthworks such as Serpent Mound in Ohio.

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Figure: case Spiral Jetty
works like this was also done by other artists like
(A) Chirsto and Jeanne-Claude
(B) Roy Lichtenstein
(C) Louise Nevelson
(D) Barbara Kruger
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The works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude are similar in that they are outdoodr works that rely on their site to be understood.

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Figure: example of Wedgwood pottery
Pottery such as the one in this illustration were produced in
(A) Greece
(B) Rome
(C) England
(D) China</p>
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This example of Wedgwood pottery is from England.

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Velazquez's Las Meninas was meant to hang in
(A) a chapel
(B) the artist's workshop
(C) the throne room of the king
(D) the king's private study
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Vwlazquez’s famous Las Meninas was roiginally meant to hang in the king of Spain’s study.

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Figure: The Tetrarchs 
These sculptures are done in an imperial stone called
(A) marble
(B) granite
(C) limestone
(D) porphyry
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The Tetrarchs are done in porphyry, a purple-colored stone with imperial connotations.

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Figure: The Tetrarchs
The Tetrarchs depicted here are four
(A) emperors
(B) generals
(C) soldiers
(D) warrior angels
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The Tetrarchs were emperors of ancient Rome.

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The subconscious world of sleep is explored by all of the following artists EXCEPT
(A) Francisco de Goya
(B) Henry Fuseli
(C) Henri Rousseau
(D) Claude Monet
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Claude Monet did not paint images of sleep. Goya’s Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, Fuseli’s Nightmare, and Rousseau’s Sleeping Gypsy are three examples fo artist’s exploring the unconscious.

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Pablo Picasso's Guernica was painted for the
(A) Prado Museum in Madrid
(B) Crystal Palace Exhibition in London
(C) World'd Fair in Paris
(D) Museum of Modern Art in New York
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Pable Picasso’s Guernica was first seen at the Spanish Pavilion of the 1938 World’s Fair in Paris.

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The first large-scale use of iron architecture was designed by
(A) Abraham Darby and Thomas Pritchard
(B) Gustave Eiffel
(C) Henri Labrouste
(D) Sir Joseph Paxton
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Abraham Darby and Thomas Pritchard designed the Coalbrookdale Bridge in England, the first large-scale use of iron in architecture.

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Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam expresses the Renaissance interpretation of humanism in that
(A) man is physically a beautiful creation with innate integrity
(B) God is the supreme being; man is nothing
(C) humans need to have their behavior corrected by a stern, judging God
(D) God has created his equal in man

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Michelangelo’s grand conception of Adam is in Harnony with the humanist ideals of Renaissance painting, and rejects the stern unforgiving God of the Middle Ages.

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<p>Figure: The Lorsch Gatehouse
This building was probably inspired by building like the
(A) Arch of Titus
(B) Arch of Constantine
(C) Pantheon
(D) Colosseum
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The Lorsch Gatehouse somewhat resembles the Arch of Constantine in Rome, which may have served as an overall inspiration for the building.

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Figure: The Migration of the Negro
This painting by Jacob Lawrence is one of a series about
(A) African-Americans and the rise of the middle class
(B) African-Americans and the return to Africa
(C) famous African-Americans and their contribution to American culture
(D) the migration of African-Americans from the plantations in the South to the industrial North

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Jacob Lawrence painted a series of paintings called The Migration of the Negro that chronicle the movement of African-Americans from the rural South to the industrial Norht after World War I.

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Figure: Aurora
This kind of ceiling painting is called
(A) tromp l'oeil
(B) di sotoo in su
(C) quadro riportato
(D) metope
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This ceiling painting is called quadro riportato

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Figure: Aurora
This work is painted by
(A) Annibale Carracci
(B) Pietro da Cortona
(C) Guido Reni
(D) Anthony van Dyck
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This work is painted by Guido Reni.

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Figure: ashlar masonry
This building is typical of Roman structures built of ashlar masonry in that it
(A) carefully balances the stones one atop the other without mortar
(B) uses concrete to mold and form into special shapes
(C) uses three blocks of stone for each one that was used before
(D) is ideal for the corbelled arches used here

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Ashlar masonry carefully cuts stones so they fit into spaces neatly without the use of mortar as a supporting agent.

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The artist who maintained that he wanted to &quot;do Poussin over entirely from nature&quot; was
(A) Claude Monet
(B) Eugene Delacroix
(C) Vincent van Gogh
(D) Paul Cezanne
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Paul Cezanne claimed he wanted to "do Poussin over entirely from nature".

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Figure:
This type of photograph is called a 
(A) salt print
(B) calotype
(C) daguerreotype
(D) photogram
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This type of photograph is a daguerreotype, perhaps the oldest to survive.

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Sculpted glazed terra-cotta was a specialty of 
(A) Andrea del Verrocchio
(B) Giovanni da Robbia
(C) Luda della Robbia
(D) Lorenzo Ghiberti
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Luca della Robbia specialized in glazed terra-cotta sculpture.

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Which of the following artists specialized in images of herself in provocative poses?
(A) Louise Nevelson
(B) Barbara Kruger
(C) Cindy Sherman
(D) Maya Lin
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Cindy Sherman photographed herself in a series called Untitled Film Stills, which are provocative and suggestive.

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Figure: The Ghent Altarpiece 
These panels are part of a much larger work called
(A) The Garden of Earthly Delights
(B) The Ghent Altarpiece
(C) Maesta
(D) The Portinari Altarpiece
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This is part of the outside panels of The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck.

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Figure: Royal Crescent
This illustration shows
(A) a large factory
(B) a university
(C) homes
(D) a spa
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These homes are part of the Royal Crescent in Bath.

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This building is located in 
(A) Bath
(B) London
(C) Paris
(D) Bruges
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Royal Crescent is located in Bath, England.

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Etchings are different from engravings in that etchings
(A) require a metal plate as a ground
(B) use a tool to cut into a surface
(C) must be realized by passing paper over the impression
(D) must be immersed in acid to achieve an image

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Etchings have to be immersed in acid to produce an image. Engravings share all the other properties in choices A, B, and C.

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Originally, Michelangelo's David was carved for placement
(A) in the Pantheon
(B) in Notre Dame, Paris
(C) on Florence Cathedral
(D) on Saint Peter's, Rome</p>
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Originally, Michelangelo’s David was conceived as a project for one of the buttresses of Florence Cathedral, but when completed the city fathers thought it too grand to be placed so high, and removed it to a main square in Florence.

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Figure: Bronze or brass
Sculptures like these were produced by which African tradition?
(A) Benin
(B) Dogon
(C) Mende 
(D) Egyptian
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Bronzes ro brasses from Africa are generally Benin.

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Figure: Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry
This painting is an example of
(A) the International Gothic Style
(B) Mannerism
(C) the Florentine School of painting
(D) the Venetian Renaissance
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This painting is a fine example of the courtly nature of the International Gothic Style

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This work was painted in the
(A) twelfth century
(B) thirteenth century
(C) fourteenth century
(D) fifteenth century
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This work was painted in the early fifteenth century.

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Pottery that has stirrup-shaped handles comes from
(A) North America
(B) South America
(C) Africa
(D) Oceania<
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Stirrup handles are trademaks of Moche pottery from South America.

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Rock-cut temples are a specialty in
(A) Spain
(B) Japan
(C) India
(D) Russia
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Rock-cut temples, particulary those in hollowed-out caves, are frequently seen in India.

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Figure: Last Supper
The work was painted by
(A) Andrea del Castagno
(B) Sandro Botticelli
(C) Luca Signorelli
(D) Giotto di Bondone
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The work was painted by Andrea del Castagno.

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Figure: Last Supper
The work dates from the middle of which century
(A) Twelfth
(B) Fifteenth
(C) Seventeenth
(D) Nineteenth
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Castagno’s Last Supper dates from the middle of the fifteenth century.

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Figure: Last Supper
The patrons of the work were
(A) a group of cloistered nuns
(B) the Medici family
(C) a guild of merchants
(D) friars of the Franciscan order
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This painting was painted for a refectory, or dining hall, for cloistered nuns in Florence, where it still resides.

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In the work, the figure on our side of the table is
(A) Jesus
(B) Saint John the Baptist
(C) Judas
(D) Saint Peter
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The figure on our side of the table is Judas, symbolically separate from the faithful apostles on Jesus’ side of the table.

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Figure:
This work is typical of the style of painting produced in
(A) Venice
(B) Siena
(C) Florence
(D) Rome
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This painting was produced in Siena

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This work is an example of the following styles?
(A) Baroque
(B) Romanesque
(C) Ottonian
(D) Gothic
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This painting was done in the Gothic era.

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The work ows painted by
(A) Amorogio Lorenzetti
(B) Masacccio
(C) Simone Martini
(D) Luca Signorelli
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This painting is by Ambrogio Lorenzetti

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Works like this are related in style to which of the following artists?
(A) Cimabue
(B) Duccio
(C) Rogier van der Weyden
(D) Pietro Perugino
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The style of this painting is closest to that of another great Sienese painter, Duccio.

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Figure:
Both of these works were done in the manner typical of that time, which means that the artist
(A) went into the field and sketched disparate subjects and put them together in his studio
(B) copied and reworked the paints of old masters
(C) painted outdoors directly from the subject
(D) collaborated with many other artists on one painting

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Impressionists were know for painting outdoors directly from nature.

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Thess wosks are unusual in art history because
(A) th artist made many views of the same subject from different points of view
(B) the artist ignored tradition by painting landscapes
(C) these painting were meant to be exhibited together and always remain together
(D) both of these paintings were painted from a boat

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Monet painted these in a series from many point of view.

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The date for these paintings is around
(A) 1830
(B) 1850
(C) 1870
(D) 1890
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The paintings date from 1891.

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The patron of the building on the left was
(A) Socrates
(B) Pericles
(C) Phidias
(D) Alexander the Great
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Pericles started construction on the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis in Athens.

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Among the architectural innovations that appear in the work on the right
(A) is concrete
(B) are Tuscan columns
(C) are metopes
(D) are rip vaults
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The Pantheon’s design could be achieved by the innovation of concrete construction.

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English Gothic buildings are different from French Gothic in that the English have
(A) large central spires
(B) sculpture on the facade
(C) flying buttresses
(D) rib vaults
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English Gothic buildings have large central spires. French buildings have much smaller ones. All the other characteristics are the same for both.

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The sculptor who designed two sets of bronze doors for the Florence Baptistery was
(A) Pilippo Brunelleschi
(B) Donatello
(C) Nanni di Banco
(D) Lorenzo Ghiberti
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The second and third sets of doors for Florence Baptistery were designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti

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Figure: Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel
This building is located in
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Italy
(D) Russia
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Charlemagne’s Palatine Chapel is located in Aachen, Gemany.

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The building is a
(A) church
(B) monastery
(C) hall in a university
(D) mosque
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This building is a church.

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The style of this work is
(A) Early Christian
(B) Carolingian
(C) Ottonian
(D) Romanesque
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This building was constructed in the Carolingian era.

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Figure: Japan woodblock printing
Workd such as this influenced which of the following painters?
(A) James McNeill Whistler
(B) Engene Delacroix
(C) Pablo Picasso
(B) Auguste Rodin
A

Japanese prints were the rage in late nineteenth-century Europe and dramatically influenced Whistler’s work.

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Figure: Building Villa Savoye
This house was designed by
(A) Le Corbusier
(B) Walter Gropius
(C) Frank Gehry
(D) Rogers and Piano
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Le Corbusier designed the Villa Savoye.

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The approximate date for this building is
(A) 1910
(B) 1930
(C) 1950
(D) 1970
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The building dates from around 1930.

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Greek pots such as these functioned primarily as
(A) grave markers
(B) drinking cups
(C) a vessel for mixing water and wine
(D) storage vessels
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Greek pots such as these were used as grave markers. They even have scenes of the funerals painted on them.

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The general Muslim and Jewish ban on religious images influenced the destruction of images in which period?
(A) Byzantine
(B) Romanesque
(C) Gothic
(D) Carolingian
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Byzantine art had a ban on images that was at least partly inspired by the similar general ban among Muslims and Jews.

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Abbot Suger was the patron responsible for the remodeling of
(A) Notre Dame, Paris
(B) Pisa Cathedral
(C) St.-Denis
(D) Amiens Cathedral
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Abbot Suger was the patron who brought artists together to recreate St.-Denis.

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a Romanesque church?
(A) Ambulatory
(B) Triglyph
(C) Pediment
(D) Double domes
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Romanesque buildings developed the ambulatory to house relics.

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Titian’s Masonna of the Pesaro Family symbolizes
(A) the Poper’s position as head of the church
(B) the Medici influence in the fine arts
(C) Venice’s victory over the Turks
(D) the power of the city of Florence

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Titian’s Manonna of the Pesaro Family celebrates the Venetian victory over the Turks. Jacopo Pesaro was instrumental in that naval battle.

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Which or the following is set in a chapel with other paintings based on the same theme?
(A) Parmigianino’s Madonna with a Long Neck
(B) Caravaggio’s Calling of Saint Matthew
(C) Veronese’s Christ in the House of Levi
(D) Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper

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Caravaggio’s Calling of Saint Matthew is part of a suite of painting dedicated to Saint Matthew in a chapel in a church in Rome.

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Eithteenth-century painting specializes in satirical works on contemporary subjects by artists such as
(A) Thomas Gainsborough
(B) Joshua Reynolds
(C) Jean-Honore Fragonard
(D) William Hogarth
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William Hogarth’s paintings often took a satirical view of English society in the eighteenth century.

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The compositional arrangement of these figures is influenced by
(A) Byzantine art
(B) Roman wall paintings
(C) the architecture of the building the works are attached to
(D) manuscripts from this period

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Portal sculptures from the Gothic period often reflect the verticality of the buildings behind them.

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A mudra is
(A) a sculpture of Buddha
(B) a gesture in Buddhist art
(C) a Buddhist temple
(D) the direction Buddhists face in prayer
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A midra is a symbolic gesture seen in Buddhist or Hindu works or art.

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Antonio Canova's sculptures are known for their
(A) opulence and grandeur
(B) Mannerist characteristics
(C) smooth surface texture
(D) use of mixed media
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Antonio Canova’s sculptures, such as the Pauline Borghese or the Cupid and Psyche, have a smooth, glossy surface texture.

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Figure:
The artist of the work is
(A) Meret Oppenheim
(B) Andy Warhol
(C) Kasimir Malevich
(D) Georges Braque
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Kasimir Malevich is the artist.

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This work was painted in the
(A) 1890s
(B) 1910s
(C) 1940s
(D) 1970s
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The work , from the 1910s, is an early example of Abstraction.

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70
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The artist of this work was assiciated with 
(A) DeStijl
(B) Cubism
(C) Surrealism
(D) Suprematism
A

Kasimir Malevich called his abstractions Suprematist paintings because he believed that their abstraction placed them above all other forms of painting.

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Roy Lichtenstein's art is inspired by
(A) ready-mades
(B) comic strips
(C) still lives
(D) portraits based on photography
A

Roy Lichtenstein’s works are inspired by comic strips.

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72
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Figure:
This work is a model for
(A) an observatory
(B) a factory
(C) a government building
(D) a department store
A

Valadimir Tatlin’s construction was for an office building(which was never built) that was to house various government bureaus.

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73
Q 
This work was designed to bu built in
(A) Russia
(B) Germany
(C) France
(D) Japan
A

Vladimir Tatlin’s work was designed for Moscow, Russia.

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74
Q 
Figure: 
This capital is from which of the following orders?
(A) Doric
(B) Ionic
(C) Corinthian
(D) Tuscan
A

This capital is from a Tuscan column.

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75
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It is said that Old Saint Peter’s was built over
(A) the place where Saint Peter died
(B) the place where Saint Peter was buried
(C) both of the above
(D) none of the above

A

Old Saint Peter’s was built over the place where, it is said, Saint Peter was buried.

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76
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All of the following are characteristic of the Colosseum in Rome EXCEPT
(A) the use of groin and barrel vaults
(B) it once had a retractable canvas roof
(C) it was built of concrete and brick and faced with marble
(D) it was used fro chariot races.

A

Chariot races could not take place in the Colosseum: The stage was too small. They were held nearby at the Circus Maximus.

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77
Q 
Figure: Durham Cathedral-building
This building was built in the
(A) sixth century
(B) ninth century
(C) eleventh century
(D) fifteenth century
A

Durham Cathedral was built in the eleventh century

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78
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The vaults on the ceiling are
(A) barrel
(B) groin
(C) rib
(D) fan
A

Rib vaults are on the ceiling

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79
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The chevron designs on the piers were inspired by
(A) Early Medieval manuscript designs
(B) Early Christian mosaics
(C) Roman wall paintings
(D) Gothic sculptrue
A

The chevron designs were inspired by Early Medieval manuscript designs.

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80
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Figure: Frans Hals
This painter's contemporaries include
(A) Rembrandt van Rijn
(B) Vincent Van Gogh
(C) Pieter Bruegel
(D) Jan Van Eyck
A

Rembrandt was a contemporary of Frans Hals.

81
Q 
The painting is a group portrait of 
(A) doctors
(B) politicians
(C) civil guards
(D) flag makers
A

This is a painting of the officers of the civil guards.

82
Q 
A twentieth-century art movement that is characterized by hard-edged geometry and stylized shapes is called
(A) Conceptual art
(B) Op Art
(C) Dada
(D) Abstract Expressionism
A

Op Art used hard-edged geometric designs.

83
Q 
Figure: Horse Fair
Who painted this picture?
(A) Rosa Bonheur
(B) Berthe Morisot
(C) Edouard Manet
(D) Gustave Courbet
A

Rosa Bonheur is the artist of the Horse Fair.

84
Q 
Figure: The Battle of San Romano 
The painting was painted by
(A) Domenico Ghirlandaio
(B) Sandro Botticelli
(C) Leonardo da Vinci
(D) Paolo Uccello
A

The Battle of San Romano was painted by Paolo Uccello.

85
Q 
Figure: Christ Giving the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter
The paint is located in
(A) the Pantheon
(B) Saint Peter's Basilica
(C) the Sistine Chapel
(D) a Cathedral in Florence
A

The painting is located on the walls of the Sistine Chapel

86
Q 
Figure: same sa 85
The structure in the center of the painting resembles
(A) the dome of Florence Cathedral
(B) Saint Peter's Basilica
(C) Notre Dame in Paris
(D) the Hagis Sophia
A

The structure in the center has a dome that resembles the one recently built on Florence Cathedral by Filippo Bruncellecschi.

87
Q 
Figure: same as 84
The painting  tells the story of 
(A) a medieval joust
(B) a tournament of medieval knights
(C) the legend of King Arthur
(D) a contemporary battle
A

The Battle of San Romano is a contemporary event.

88
Q 
Figure: a Greek pot
the Greek pot was painted by
(A) Exekias
(B) Klietias
(C) Euphronios
(D) Douris
A

This Greek pot was painted by Exekias.

89
Q 
Fugure: same as 88
The two main figures on the pot are
(A) Castor and Pollux
(B) Hercules and Achilles
(C) Ajax and Achilles
(D) Hermes and Dionysos
A

The two main figues on the pot are Ajax and Achilles. They are playing a round of drafts.

90
Q

Figure: same as 88
Compositionally, the arrangement of forms of the pot relates to
(A) a movement and expression of speed
(B) symmetry and diagonals
(C) the intricate contrasted with the monumental
(D) an interrelationship of various rectangular forms

A

Strong diagonals lead the eye to the center of the composition which is dramatically composed using the symmetrical forms of the figures.

91
Q 
Figure: Villa Rotonda-Architecture
The building is by
(A) Giovanni di Paolo
(B) Filippo Brunelleschi
(C) Giulio Romano
(D) Andrea Palladio
A

Andrea Palladio is the crchitect of the Villa Rotonda.

92
Q 
Figure: Chiswich House
The building is by
(A) John Wood II
(B) Inigo Jones
(C) Thomas Jefferson
(D) Robert Boyle and William Kent
A

Robert Boyle and William Kent are the architects of Chiswick House.

93
Q 
Figure: same as 91,92
The building in Figure 92 differs from the building in figure 91 because it has
(A) symmetry
(B) pediments over windows
(C) one principal facade
(D) the main floor lifted off the ground
A

Chiswick House has only its garden facade. The Villa Rotonda has four equal facades.

94
Q 
Both of these buildings formed inspiration for which of the following American buildings?
(A) Monticello
(B) The White House
(C) Independence Hall
(D) The Alamo
A

Both of these buildings, with their pediments, columns, domes, and symmetry resemble Monticello.

95
Q 
Figure 1: Shaw Memorial
Figure 2: Burghers of Calais
Both of these sculptures were done in the late nineteenth century by different artists. The artist of figure 2 is
(A) Georges Braque
(B) Paul Gauguin
(C) Auguste Rodin
(D) Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
A

Auguste Rodin sculpted the Burghers of Calais.

96
Q 
Figure: same as 95
Both sculptures are war memorials. The sculpture in Figure 1 commemorates the 
(A) War of the Roses
(B) American Civil War
(C) War of 1812
(D) Crimean War
A

The shaw memorisl by Augustus Saint-Gaudens commemorates the American Civil War.

97
Q

Figure: same as 95
The work of figure 1 was unusnal for its time in that it
(A) commemorates fallen heroes.
(B) Praises the general, but not the troops
(C) represents the acdomplishments of African-Americans
(D) dignifies efforts on the home front

A

The shaw Memorial commemorates the first African-American troops to fight on thd union side during the Civil War.

98
Q 
Figure: same as 95
Both works are made of 
(A) bronze
(B) clay
(C) marble
(D) granite
A

Bothe works are made of bronze.

99
Q 
Figure: Saint-Chapelle
The patron of this building is
(A) Justinian
(B) Louis IX
(C) Charlenmagne
(D) Abbot Suger
A

Louis IX was the patron of Saint-Chapelle.

100
Q 
Figure: 
The artist stressed
(A) simplified organic forms
(B) intricate botanical details
(C) big things made small
(D) ecology and meteorology
A

Grorgia O’Keeffe is known for enlarging batanical specimens.

101
Q

Praxiteles’s sculptures are different from his predecessors in Greek art, because he stressed
(A) a more emotional and lively approach
(B) powerful and overwhelming nudes
(C) suggestive figures with lightly veiled bodies
(D) the humanization of the gods

A

Praxiteles’s sculptures, like Hermes an Dionysos and Aphrodite of Knidos are very human renderings of the gods.

102
Q 
Which of the following modern photographers promoted phorography as an art form equal to painting by hanging photographs in a modern art gallery?
(A) Louis Daguerre
(B) Dorothea Lange
(C) Alfred Stieglitz
(D) Jacob Riis
A

Alfred Stieglitz owned and art gallery that housed both paintings and photographs framed equally as works of art.

103
Q 
Figure: The Swing
The artist of this work is
(A) Jean-Antoine Watteau
(B) Hyacinth Rigaud
(C) Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
(D) Jran-Honore Fragonard
A

Jean-Hornore Fragonard is the painter of The Swing.

104
Q 
Figure: same as 103
This painting was painted during which of the following centuries?
(A) Sixteenth
(B) Seventeenth
(C) Eighteenth
(D) Nineteenth
A

The Swing is an eighteenth-century painting.

105
Q

Figure: English Gothic-building
This building is English Gothic rather than French Gothic in that it
(A) has no flying buttresses
(B) has no stained glass
(C) is surrounded bay a park called a close
(D) has sculpture on the facade

A

English Gothic buildings are in parklike settings called a close.

106
Q 
Figure: Hunters in the Snow
This work was painted as part of a series about
(A) landscapes
(B) astrology
(C) country life
(D) the months of the year
A

Hunters in the Snow was painted as part of a series of works about the monthes of the year.

107
Q 
Figure: The Toreador Fresco
This painting possibly represents
(A) a religious ritual
(B) a political message
(C) a scene of animal husbandry
(D) an episode in the Bible
A

This work represents a religious rite.

108
Q 
Figure: The Judgment of Osiris
This is a typical Egyptian work in that it was
(A) found in a mummy
(B) given to a pharaoh as a present
(C) painted on the wall of a tomb
(D) painted on papyrus
A

The Judgment of Osiris was painted on papyrus.

109
Q 
Figure: David-sculpture
This sculpture was originally displayed in a 
(A) city
(B) private palace courtyard
(C) church
(D) synagogue
A

This sculpture was originally displayed in a private palace courtyard.

110
Q

Figure: Palatine Chapel at Aschen -building
This building originally functioned as a palace chapel for
(A) Charlemagne
(B) Neferititi
(C) Constantine
(D) Ottonian emperors

A

This building is the Palatin Chapel at Aachen built for Charlemagne.

111
Q 
Figure: same as 110
This building is unusual in that the columns
(A) are from anicient Egypt
(B) cannot be seen from the ground floor
(C) have no support function
(D) are made of iron
A

The interior columns between the arches have no support function and are used to fill the space.

112
Q 
Judy Chicago's Dinner Party is an example of 
(A) a computer-generated image
(B) a photo-montage 
(C) an installation
(D) digital art
A

Judy Chicago’s Dinner Party is an installation.

113
Q 
Figure: Bust
This bust was probably made
(A) as a diplomatic gift
(B) as a demonstration model
(C) for an Egyptian temple
(D) for the Queen's throne room
A

This bust was a prototype, so that others could be made from this model.

114
Q 
Figure: the fanciful shape of the bronze plaque
The format of this work is called
(A) poesia
(B) polyptych
(C) quatrefoil
(D) foreshortening
A

The fanciful shape of the bronze plaque is called quatrefoil

115
Q 
Figure: same as 114
The sway to the body of the principal figure is similar to that seen in works like
(A) the Old Testament Trinity
(B) Royal Portals at Chartres
(C) The Virgin of Paris
(D) The last Judgment by Gislebertus
A

The sway of Abraham is reminiscent of the S-curve in Gothic works such as The Virgin of Paris.

116
Q 
Vanitas paintings are usually
(A) religious paintings
(B) landscapes
(C) portraits
(D) still lifes
A

Most Dutch vanitas paintings are still lifes.

117
Q 
Giambattista Tiepolo is an artist most associated with
(A) ceiling painting
(B) landscapes
(C) group portraits
(D) still lifes
A

Giambattista Tiepolo painted a large number of ceiling paintings for which he is most famous.

118
Q 
Figure: Blenheim-building
This building is knows as
(A) Versailles
(B) the Escorial
(C) Blenheim
(D) Buckingham Palace
A

This building is Blenheim by John Vanbrugh

119
Q 
Figure: same as 118
This palace was built for
(A) George III
(B) Louis XIV
(C) the Duke of Marlborough
(D) Charles IV
A

This palace was built for the Duke of Marlborough by the English as a thank you for winning an important battle at Blenheim in the War of Spanish Succession.

120
Q 
Figure: same as 118
This building's design relies on architectural features seen in buildings from which of the following periods?
(A) Spanish Romanesque
(B) Judaism
(C) Protestantism
(D) Italian Baroque
A

Te design, with its massive interplay of undulating forms, is inspired by Italian Baroque buildings.

121
Q 
A sylinder seal was probably used
(A) as ornaments on sculptures of gods.
(B) on the vaulting system of medieval churches
(C) in the manufacture of textiles
(D) to bind and seal ducuments
A

A cylinder seal was used to bind and seal documents in the Ancient Near East.

122
Q 
Figure: Schroder House- building
This building was built in the 
(A) 1920'
(B) 1940'
(C) 1960'
(D) 1980'
A

The Schroder House was built in 1924-1925.

123
Q 
Figure: same as 122
This building makes direct reference to which modern movement in painting?
(A) DeStijl
(B) Regionalism
(C) Cubism
(D) Metaphysical Painting
A

The flat planes of interlocking primary colors and neutrals in the Schroder House are noticeably reminiscent of DeStijl Painting.

124
Q 
Figure: a centrally planned building
The oblong are on the right refers to the
(A) ambulatory
(B) narthex
(C) rib vault
(D) bay
A

The oblong area is the entrance lobby, or narthex, of the building.

125
Q 
John Ruskin's comment that a painting was "a pot of paint...flung in the public's face" was directed at a work by
(A) Edouard Manet
(B) Paul Cezanne
(C) Pablo Picasso
(D) James Whistler
A

John Ruskin was criticizing James Whistler’s Noturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket.

126
Q

Figure: Ekkehard and Uta
These two figure represent
(A) a king and queen reviewing their troops
(B) storybook characters from a medieval legend
(C) fouders of a cathedral
(D) crusaders returning from the Holy Land

A

Ekkehard and Uta are two figure who are founders of Naumburg Cathedral.

127
Q 
Figure: Sacrophagus from Scavia
The wosrk primarily reveals the influence of ancient
(A) Crete
(B) Rome
(C) Assyria
(D) Greece
A

(D) Greece

128
Q 
Figure: Masonna Enthroned
The medium of the work is encaustic, which is pigment mixed with
(A) water
(B) linseed oil
(C) egg yolk
(D) wax
A

(D) wax

129
Q 
Figure: Holy Trinity (three spirits)
The work was pained during the 
(A) fourth century C.E.
(B) sixth century C.E.
(C) twelfth century C.E.
(D) fifteenth century C.E.
A

(D) fifteenth century C.E.

130
Q 
Figure: Great Mosque
The mosque shown is located in 
(A) Spain
(B) Syria
(C) Turkey
(D) Egypt
A

(A) Spain

131
Q 
Figure: same as 130
The mihrab of the structure is located
(A) inside a minaret
(B) in the qibla wall
(C) in the center of the prayer hall
(D) at the entrance to the mosque
A

(B) in the qibla wall

132
Q 
Figure: Arno Fini Wedding
The work was painted in which century
(A) Thirteenth
(B) Fifteenth
(C) Seventeenth
(D) Nineteenth
A

(B) Fifteenth

133
Q 
Figure: same as 132
The artist who created the painting worked primarily in 
(A) Paris
(B) Antwerp
(C) London 
(D) Bruges
A

(D) Bruges

134
Q 
Figure: Annunciation 1 
The work was made for a 
(A) royal palace
(B) religious institution
(C) private home
(D) civic building
A

(B) religious institution

135
Q 
Figure: same as 134
The artist of the work is
(A) Masaccio
(B) Piero della Francesca
(C) Fra Angelico
(D) Giotro
A

(C) Fra Angelico

136
Q 
Figure: Church
The plain brick exterior wall of this church resembles the walls of
(A) Saint-Maclou in Rouen
(B) the Colosseum in Rome
(C) the Aula Palatina in Trier
(D) the Parthenon in Athens
A

(C) the Aula Palatina in Trier

137
Q 
Figure: same as 136
The plan for this church is best described as
(A) Greek cross
(B) open
(C) octagonal
(D) basilican
A

(D) basilican

138
Q 
Figure: same as 136
Churches like the one shown were based on the design of which ancient structures?
(A) Administrative buildings
(B) Privat residences
(C) Mausoleums
(D) Temples
A

(A) Administrative buildings

139
Q 
Figure: Estacy of St. Theresa
The work is located in 
(A) Florence
(B) Padua
(C) Rome
(D) Venice
A

(C) Rome

140
Q 
Figure: same as 139
The patron of the work was
(A) Pope Julius II
(B) Pope Urban VIII
(C) Lorenzo de' Medici
(D) Federico Cornaro
A

(D) Federico Cornaro

141
Q 
Figure: Marilyn Monroe
The artist of the work is
(A) Jasper Johns
(B) Claes Oldenburg
(C) Andy Warhol
(D) Robert Rauschenberg
A

(C) Andy Warhol

142
Q 
Figure: same as 141
General advantages of the technique used to creat the work include all of the following EXCEPT its
(A) Profitability
(B) reproducibility
(C) realistic detail
(D) assemby-line quickness
A

(C) raalistic detail

143
Q 
Figure: Boxer
The work was created during which of the following periods?
(A) Early Classical
(B) Late Classical
(C) Archaic
(D) Hellenistic
A

(D) Hellenistic

144
Q

Figure: the appearance of Old Saint Peter’s in Rome
The design of the church illustrated was most influenced by
(A) baths
(B) temples
(C) basilicas
(D) forums

A

(C) basilicas

145
Q 
Figure: same as 144
The Roman emperor who sponsored the construction of the church illustrated was
(A) Maxentius
(B) Justinian the Great
(C) Theodosius the Great
(D) Constantine the Great
A

(D) Constantine the Great

146
Q

Figure: same as 144
For social and political reasons, the church was located on the site
(A) where many believed Saint Peter was martyred
(B) of the Roman Forum where Christianity had been made legal
(C) where many belived Saint Peter was buried
(D) of an early christian house church

A

(C) where many believed Saint Peter was buried.

147
Q 
Figure: Sleep of Reason Brings Monsters
In this work, the animals symbolize
(A) piety
(B) fidelity
(C) knowledge
(D) superstition
A

(D) superstition

148
Q 
Figure: The Scream
The artist of the work is associated with which of the following art-historical movements?
(A) Vienna Secession
(B) De Stijl
(C) Die Brucke
(D) Arts and Crafts
A

(A) Vienna Secession

149
Q 
Figure: The Kiss
The style of the work is closest to that of
(A) Romanticism
(B) Impressionism
(C) Symbolism
(D) Surrealism
A

(C) Symbolism

150
Q 
Figure 1: Donatello, David
Figure 2: Donatello, Saint Mark
Both sculptures were created in
(A) Rome
(B) Florence
(C) Avignon
(D) Venice
A

(B) Florence

151
Q 
Figure: Donatello, Saint Mark
The sculpture was commissioned by a 
(A) pope
(B) guild
(C) banking family
(D) monastic order
A

(B) guild

152
Q

Figure: Peter Paul Rubens, Arrival of Marie de’ Medici at Marseilles
Allegorical content in the work alludes to the patron’s
(A) religious beliefs
(B) political ambitions
(C) literary talents
(D) scientific achievements

A

(B) political ambitions

153
Q 
Figure: Rembrandt van Rijn, Captain Frans Banning Cocq Mustering His Company (The Night Watch)
The artist of the painting worked in
(A) an imperial court
(B) a Protestant republic
(C) a Catholic monastery
(D) an academy of art
A

(B) a Protestant republic

154
Q

Figure: Sarcophagus of JuniusBassus, Rome
Which of the following narratives is depicted in the work?
(A) The apotheosis of Augustus
(B) Jonah and the whale
(C) The entry in Jerusalem
(D) The flight in Egypt

A

(C) The entry into Jerusalem

155
Q 
Figure: same as 154
The patron of the work was a 
(A) Franciscan friar
(B) Byzantine emperor
(C) Greek soldier
(D) Roman prefect
A

(D) Roman prefect

156
Q 
Figure: Frank Lloyd Wright, Solomon R.Guggenheim Museum
The building was designed by
(A) Le corbusier
(B) Antoni Gaudi
(C) Mies van der Rohe
(D) Frank Lioyd Wright
A

(D) Frank Lloyd Wright

157
Q 
Figure: same as 156
The building is located in 
(A) the United States
(B) the Netherlands
(C) France
(D) Italy
A

(A) the United States

158
Q 
Figure: Frank Gehry, Guggenheim MuseumBilbao
The building was designed by
(A) Michael Graves
(B) Frank Gehry
(C) Renzo Piano
(D) Louis Kahn
A

(B) Frank Gehry

159
Q

Figure 1: The Sisters of the Arist and their Goveness.
Figure 2: Two Sisters and a Brother of the Aritist.
In addition to paintings such as these, Anguissola was also known for her skill in creating
(A) bronze cast sculpture
(B) etchings and engravings
(C) self portraits and miniatures
(D) terra-cotta sculpture

A

(C) self portraits and miniatures

160
Q 
Figure: same as 159
Anguissola received support and advice from which of the following artists?
(A) Mantegna
(B) Bernini
(C) Michelangelo
(D) David
A

(C) Michelangelo

161
Q

Figure: same as 159
Which of the following is true of Anguissola’s career
(A) She enjoyed the patronage of the Spanish royay family as a court painter
(B) She created works that influenced fashion in eithteenth-century Paris
(C) She created a scandal by recording dissection experiments in a series of notebooks
(D) She was imprisoned for creating prints sympathetic to Protestant reform

A

(A) She enjoyed the patronage of the Spanish royal family sa a court pranter.

162
Q 
Figure: Savoye House
The building designed by Le Corbusier, is an example of which architectural style?
(A) Industrial
(B) International
(C) Postmodern
(D) Neoclassical
A

(B) International

163
Q 
Figure: Geroges Pompidou National Center of Art and Culture.
In which city is the building located?
(A) Berlin
(B) Bilbao
(C) Paris
(D) London
A

(C) Paris

164
Q

Figure: Reconstructon Drawing of the Citadel of Sargon II.
The building complex was located in what is now
(A) France
(B) Egypt
(C) Turkey
(D) Iraq

A

(D) Iraq

165
Q 
Figure: same as 164
The entire building cpmplex was organized around
(A) groups of tombs
(B) funeral and burial services
(C) artisans's workshops
(D) chapels
A

(B) courtyards

166
Q 
Figure: Florence Cathedral
The dome on the structure is crowned by a 
(A) predella
(B) raking cornice
(C) triforium
(D) lantern
A

(D) lantern

167
Q

Figure: West facade, Cathedral of Our Lady
The portals on the structure include trangular
(A) lintels
(B) jambs
(C) gables
(D) lancets

A

(C) gables

168
Q

Figure 1,2: same as 166,167
One of the major reason of the grand size of these two structures was to
(A) accommodate large numbers of pilgrims traveling to Santiago de Compostela
(B) challenge the authority of the Pope in Rome
(C) convey economic and cultural superiority
(D) honor a line of royal kings buried there

A

(C) convey economic and cultural superiority

169
Q 
Figure 1: Oath of the Horatii
Figure 2: The village Bride
Bothe works illustrate the reaction against
(A) Napoleon's conquest of Europe
(B) the revival of interest in antiquity
(C) the industrial revolution
(D) the Rococo
A

(D) the Rococo

170
Q 
Figure: House of the Silver Wedding
All of the following are ture of the interior EXCEPT:
(A) It uses the Doric order
(B) It contains an impluvium
(C) It is connected to a peristyle
(D) It is open to the sky
A

(A) It uses the Doric order

171
Q

Figure: The Ixion Room, House of the Vettii
The spatial system followed in the overall decoration shown is best characterized by its
(A) one-point perspective
(B) atmospheric perspective
(C) mixture of perspective models
(D) wide vista effects

A

(C) mixture of perspective models

172
Q 
Figure: Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
The artist of the work is
(A) Giacomo Balla
(B) Gino Severini
(C) Alberto Giacometti
(D) Umberto Boccioni
A

(D) Umberto Boccioni

173
Q 
Figure: Bejeweled Book Cover
The raised figures were create using which of the following metalworking methods?
(A) Cloisonne
(B) Niello
(C) Repousse
(D) Cire perdue
A

(C) Repousse

174
Q 
Figure: Calling of Saint Mattew
The painting depicts a subject recorded in the 
(A) Decameron
(B) Diving Comedy
(C) New Testament
(D) Old Testament
A

(C) New Testament

175
Q 
Figure: Old Bronze Door
The work was made during which of the following art-historical periods?
(A) Byzantine
(B) Ottonian
(C) Carolingian
(D) Gothic
A

(B) Ottonian

176
Q 
Figure: same as 175
The patron of the work was
(A) Emperor Justingian I
(B) Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim
(C) Archbishop Gero of Cologne
(D) Emperor Charles the Bald
A

(B) Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim

177
Q 
Figure: Tai Mahal
The structure's central arched indentation and the smaller arched indentations that flank it are called
(A) mihrabs
(B) pendentives
(C) squinches
(D) iwans
A

(D) iwans

178
Q

Figure: same as 177
The structure’s exterior is decorated with a combination of
(A) inlaid stone and verses from the Quran
(B) zoomorphic and ribbon interlace
(C) colisonne enamel and filigree
(D) relief sculpture and versed inspired by the Bible

A

(A) inland stone and verses from the Quran

179
Q 
Figure: Portrait of a husband and wife
The wall painting  was located in a 
(A) catacomb
(B) home
(C) temple
(D) basilica
A

(B) home

180
Q 
Figure:  Deposition (Descent from the Cross)
The painting was created between
(A) 1450 and 1500
(B) 1501 and 1550
(C) 1551 and 1600
(D) 1601 and 1650
A

(B) 1501 and 1550

181
Q 
Figure: Armchair
The chair's designer was associated with
(A) Art Nouveau
(B) the Prairie School
(C) Postmodernism
(D) De Stijl
A

(D) De Stijl

182
Q 
Figure: same as 181
The chair is made of
(A) cast iron
(B) plastic
(C) steel
(D) plywood
A

(D) plywood

183
Q 
Figure: same as 181
The designer of the chair was
(A) American 
(B) Dutch
(C) German
(D) French
A

(B) Dutch

184
Q 
Figure: The Cathedra Begun
The builders organized the nave of the church in three-dimensional modules called
(A) bays
(B) cells
(C) niches
(D) apsidioles
A

(A) bays

185
Q 
Figure 1: The Gross Clinic
Figure 2: Early Operation Using Ether
The work on figure 1 is an oil painting, while the work on the figure 2 is in which of the following media?
(A) Lithogragh
(B) Daguerreotype
(C) Aquatint
(D) Silk screen
A

(B) Daguerreotype

186
Q 
Figure: same as 185
The artist of the work on the figure 1 was concerned with light in a way that recalls
(A) Rembrandt
(B) Giotto
(C) Monet
(D) Vermeer
A

(A) Rembrandt

187
Q 
Figure: same as 185
The style of painting most closely identified with the work on the figure 1 is 
(A) Romanticism
(B) Realism
(C) Neoclassicism
(D) Futurism
A

(B) Realism

188
Q 
Roman floors often had decorations in 
(A) mosaics
(B) terra-cotta
(C) fresco
(D) carved wood
A

(A) mosaics

189
Q 
Which of the following Northern Renaissance painters was most derectly influenced by Italian art of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries?
(A) Jan van Eyck
(B) Albrecht Durer
(C) Limbourg Brothers
(D) Rogier van der Weyden
A

(B) Albrecht Durer

190
Q 
Christopher Wren's churches in London, including St. Paul's Cathedral, had the greatest influence on churches and civic buildings in
(A) Germany
(B) rural France
(C) the Netherlands
(D) the United States
A

(D) the United States

191
Q

Figure: 2012 Artists Rights Society, New York
The style of the structure shown above most resembles
(A) Data
(B) Neoclassicism
(C) Art Nouveau
(D) the International Style

A

(D) the International Style

192
Q 
Which of the following art movements received widespread sponsorship by the United States government in the 1930s?
(A) Surrealism
(B) Social Realism
(C) Photorealism
(D) Postmodernism
A

(B) Postmodernism

193
Q 
Compared to the naves of French Gothic churches, the naves of English Gothic churches were generally
(A) narrower and taller
(B) broader and lower
(C) without crossing towers
(D) domed
A

(B) broader and lower

194
Q 
Which of the following artists is known for her work with abstract, organic forms in sculpture?
(A) Barbara Hepworth
(B) Audrey Flack
(C) Grorgia O'Keeffe
(D) Cindy Sherman
A

(A) Barbara Hepworth

195
Q

The concept of a divinely sanctioned Manifest Destiny was reinforced by the majestic landscapes of
(A) Benjamin West and John Singleton Copley
(B) John Sloan and Aaron Douglas
(C) John Singer Sargent and Thomas Eakins
(D) Albert Bierstadt and Frederick Edwin Church

A

(D) Albert Bierstadt and Frederick Edwin Church

196
Q

Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals have which of the following in common?
(A) Flying buttresses used as exterior supports for a high ceiling
(B) A floor plan designed essentially in the shape of a cross
(C) Large tracery windows used in the clerestory
(D) Groined vaulting and round arches used to span large areas.

A

(B) A floor plan designed essentially in the shape of a cross

197
Q 
The primary interest of the Barbizon school was
(A) mythology
(B) landscape
(C) urban scenes
(D) the human figure
A

(B) landscape

198
Q 
Figure: Expressionism painting
The artist of the work is
(A) Max Beckmann
(B) Emil Nolde
(C) Max Ernst
(D) Salvador Dali
A

(A) Max Beckmann

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