psc Flashcards
The Earliest eveidence of south asian cave
the Bhimbetka cave paintings
Where is the Bhimbetka cave paintings
Raisen district of present-day Madhya Pradesh
hOW MANY rock shelters in Bhimbetka caves
750 rock shelters
God figures in bhibekta caves
Ganesha and Shiva, representations of the Mother Goddess and symbols such as the trishul and swastika.
which cave is called the from its depiction of a large, boar-like creature
Bhimbetka Shelter III F-19 and Bull Rock,
The Bhimbetka rock shelters were marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site during?
2003
he world’s oldest known cave painting was found in
Sulawesi, Indonesia in 2017
the lion man - material, and found in ?
mammoth ivory,Germany,
where is Venus of willendrof kept
Museum of Natural History in Vienna.
Who discovered Venus of Willendrof
Josef Szombathy, an Austro-Hungarian archaeologist, discovered this work in 1908 outside the small Austrian village of Willendorf.
Material of Venus of willendrof
Limestone
The cave of lascaux is at ?
France
size of willendrof
11.1 cm
Hall of bulls is at ?
Lascaux
stonehenge is during which period?
Neolithic
Stonehenge is at?
Salisbury Plain, England
plaster skulls during neoltihic period is found in
Jericho
The earliest example of writing develops in ?
Sumerian script, which in its later stages was known as cuneiform.
Jericho is during which period?
Neolithic era, Pre-Pottery Neolithic
Architecture of Jericho
rectangular mud bricks which were decorated with herringbone thumb impressions, , hick mud mortar.
What do you see in plastered skulls
Shells were used for eyes, and traces of paint revealed that skin and hair were also included in the representations.
The jericho skull was discovered by
Kathleen Kenyon .
which was the largest settlement in middle east>
Jericho
Jericho skull is lcoated at?
British Museum
Bushel with ibex (mountain goat) motifs, is located at?
Louvre museum, Paris, FRANCE
Çatalhöyük is located at?
Located near the modern city of Konya in south central Turkey,
what figurines are found in Catahyouk?
Seated woman in catahyuouk
Bull bucrania is found in ?
Catalhyuok
Ain ghazal is found in ?
Jordan
Ain ghazal is made with
lime plaster
Heel stone is found in
stonehenge, england
cuneform develops in ?
Sumer, Mesopotamia
France Romanticism
Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Théodore Géricault, Eugène Delacroix, François Rude
Spain ROMAnticism
Francisco Goya
England Romanticism
Henry Fuseli, William Blake,John Constable,J. M. W. Turner
German Romanticism
Caspar David Friedrich
Who was the greatest painter to come out of Jacques-Louis David’s studio?
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
jean auguste dominique Ingres’s interests as a Romantic artist were broad and included which of the following?
Ingres studied ancient art and fell in
love with the classicism of Raphael. But as a Romantic, his interests were broad, even exotic, and led
him to medieval, Byzantine, and Early Renaissance
art.
What was the title of the artwork Ingres submitted to the Salon of 1819?
Grande Odalisque
Who commissioned the painting “Grande Odalisque” by Jean Auguste Domnique Ingres
Caroline Murat
What is the subject of the painting “Grande Odalisque” by Ingres?
a) A Turkish concubine
Which literary work is mentioned as being related to the theme of hean dominique augste Ingres’ painting?
The Corsair
The Vow of Louis XIII done bu>
Jean Auguste Domnique Ingres
Who is considered the most perfect example of French Neoclassicism?
a) Eugène Delacroix
b) Jacques-Louis David
c) Theodore Gericault
d) Nicolas Poussin
b) Jacques-Louis David
Which artist is described as a transitional figure between Neoclassicism and Romanticism?
a) Eugène Delacroix
b) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
c) Peter Paul Rubens
d) Théodore Géricault
b) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Eugène Delacroix is most representative of which artistic movement?
a) French Romanticism
b) French Neoclassicism
c) French Baroque
d) French Realism
French Romanticism
French artists in the early nineteenth century were broadly placed into which two different camps?
Poussinists and Rubenists
Who led the Poussinists, a group of artists that relied on drawing and line for their compositions?
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
The Rubenists, named after Peter Paul Rubens, elevated what element in their art?
Color over line
Who were the Rubenists named after, and what did they prioritize in painting?
Peter Paul Rubens, Colors
Who was the leader of the Poussinists?
Charles Le Brun
Which idea did the Poussinists align with in terms of their approach to art?
a) The Platonic idea of ideal objects existing in the mind that could be reconstructed in art
b) The naturalistic depiction of everyday life
c) The Romantic notion of individual expression
d) The depiction of ordinary people in everyday settings
a) The Platonic idea of ideal objects existing in the mind that could be reconstructed in art
According to the Rubenists, what was the aim of painting?
a) To deceive the eye by creating an imitation of nature
b) To convey philosophical ideas
c) To reflect the forms of classical art
d) To express the artist’s emotions
a) To deceive the eye by creating an imitation of nature
Who is the artist responsible for the mural paintings in the Chapel of the Holy Angels in Saint-Sulpice, Paris?
Eugene Delacroix
Which historical event inspired Delacroix’s “Scenes from the Massacre at Chios”?
The Greek War of Independence
Which artist’s influence is evident in Delacroix’s use of intense colors and brushwork?
Peter Paul Rubens
Which sculpture by François Rude is best remembered and associated with nationalistic fervor?
b) “La Marseillaise” on the Arc de Triomphe, The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792),
What is the formal title of Rude’s sculpture commonly known as “La Marseillaise”?
The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792
What was the title of the series of prints Francisco Goya advertised in the Diario de Madrid on 6 February 1799?
Los Caprichos
Which of the following prints from the Caprichos series is considered Goya’s manifesto?
a) El Sueño de la Razón Produciendo Monstruos (The Dream of Reason Produces Monsters)
b) El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos (The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters)
c) La Maja Desnuda
d) Saturno Devorando a Su Hijo
b) El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos (The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters)
What printmaking technique did Goya use for the Caprichos series?
Aquatint
Who is credited with inventing the aquatint process?
a) Jan van de Velde
What type of plates are commonly used in aquatint printing?
Copper and Zinc
What does Francisco Goya’s The Disasters of War primarily critique?
The French occupation of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte
How many images are included in the The Disasters of War series?
82
What techniques did Francisco Goya use to create The Disasters of War series?
Ethcing and Dry point
who did black paintings?
Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya was a royal painter for ?
Spanish Monarchy, Charles III, Charles IV, and Ferdinand VII, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Which of the following series is known for its critique of contemporary Spanish society?
Los Caprichos
What is the central theme of Goya’s The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters?
The consequence of abandoning reason
. In which technique did Goya create the Los Caprichos series?
etching and aquatint
Which print series by Goya was created as a visual indictment of the French occupation of Spain?
B) The Disasters of War
What historical event does The Third of May, 1808 depict?
The mass execution of Spanish rebels by French soldiers
William blake is a ?
Arist, poet from BritAIN rOMANTICISM
which artist is helpful in understanding the changing meaning of nature during the industrial revolution. ?
John Constable
Artist who studied meterology
John Constable
The mughals lineage comes from which dynasty
Timurid
Who was the first ruler of mughal dynasty
Barbur
After Barbur, who ruled?
Humayun
First Major style emerging in 20th c
Fauvism
Who was the critic of Fauvism
Louis Vauxcelles
Fauvists artists comes out the studio of ?
Gustav Moreau ( Symbolist Artist)
Fauvism Memebers
Henri Matisse, Andre Derrain, Maurice de Vlaminick, Raoul Dufy, Georges Rault
Who were the key leaders of the Cubism movement?
Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
Where was Pablo Picasso born?
Malaga, Spain
Which painting by Picasso shocked his contemporaries in 1907?
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
What does the title Les Demoiselles d’Avignon refer to?
The red-light district in Barcelona
Which cultural artifact influenced the faces on the right side of the painting? Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
African masks
Who coined the term Cubism ?
Louis Vauxcelles,
What is the significance of Picasso’s use of text in his collages, such as the clipped newspaper reading “EE JOU”?
To playfully reference and pun on language
What historical event is referenced in the newspaper collage in Picasso’s Guitar, Sheet Music, and Wine Glass?
The Balkan wars
What is the main characteristic of Analytic Cubism
Analytical Cubism is characterized by breaking down its subject matter into fragments depicting multiple points of view. The style typically utilized somber colors like browns, grays, and blues
concentrated on formal exploration, visual fragmentation, and the use of multiple points of view., emphasized flatness of the canvas,
What did Picasso and Braque emphasize by reducing the color in their paintings? ANalytic cubism
To focus attention on line, form, mass, and structure
What is Analytic Cubism challenging?
Grappling with the idea that painting is an illusion on a two-dimensional surface
Picasso’s “The Guitarist” is an example of pure abstraction, completely divorced from the visible world. T OR F
False
Picasso and Braque invented a new language of representation that emphasized the flatness of the canvas. T OR F
True
What was Braque’s primary objective in his 1908 work Houses at L’Estaque?
To force viewers to recognize the canvas as a flat surface rather than a window
Cubism, according to the text, is primarily focused on creating the illusion of three-dimensional depth on a flat canvas. T OR F
False
The name “Cubism” accurately reflects the style’s emphasis on cube-like forms. T OR F
False
What is papier collé?
A form of collage made exclusively with paper
Which of the following best describes Synthetic Cubism?
It combines abstracted forms with collage, color, and sometimes naturalistic representations.
Why did Picasso paint Guernica?
To express outrage against the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War - by Hitler’s German air force.
What did Gertrude Stein believe about her portrait by Picasso?
It was the best depiction of her personality.
What does the title “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” translate to?
Young Ladies of Avignon”
How does “Three Women” differ from “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” in terms of the figures’ interaction with the viewer?
The figures in “Three Women” have their eyes shut and do not confront the viewer.
In “Three Musicians,” which figure represents Picasso himself?
The Harlequin figure
Who is thought to be represented by the white Pierrot figure in the painting? in three musicians
Guillaume Apollinaire
What artistic style is “Three Musicians” painted in?
Synthetic Cubism
What is the significance of Picasso’s “Guitar” sculpture?
It is one of the earliest surviving Cubist sculptures by Picasso.
What is the origin of the innovative treatment of forms in “Guitar,” according to Picasso’s friend D. H. Kahnweiler?
It was directly derived from an African Grebo mask.
What new type of sculpture did Picasso create with “Guitar”?
Assemblage
What term did Kazimir Malevich coin that reflects the dual origins of a style embraced by many Russian artists by 1913?
Cubo-futurism
Which Russian artist was involved in designing costumes and sets for the “First Futurist Opera”?
Kazimir Malevich
What was the title of the opera for which Malevich designed Cubo-Futurist costumes and sets in 1913?
Victory over the Sun
Who wrote the Non-Objective world
Kazimir Malevich
What does Malevich emphasize in The Non-Objective World about nonobjective art?
it represents feelings not objects
What term did Malevich coin to describe the supremacy of pure feeling in creating art?
Supermatism
According to Malevich, what does the black square in his work represent?
Non objective feeling
In Malevich’s view, what does the white field surrounding the black square represent?
The void beyond feeling
Which art movement was inaugurated at The Last Futurist Exhibition of Paintings 0,10?
Supermatism
What did the exhibition’s name “0,10” signify?
The end of cubo-furturism, ndicating a new beginning with the inauguration of Suprematism.
What historical event had just occurred one year prior to the creation of this painting? Malewich white on white
October revolution
Airplane Flying: Suprematist Composition done by
Kazimir Malevich
What artistic movement does the propaganda poster Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge use in its design?
supermatism
Who designed the propaganda poster Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge?
El Lissitzky
What was the primary goal of the Constructivists in Soviet Russia?
To create art that reflects modern technology and engineering
What did the Constructivists prioritize in their artistic creations?
Construction based on scientific laws
Model of Tatlin’s Tower, can be seen in ?
Royal Academy, London,
Who did the cremation project?
John Baldesseri
I will not make any boring art is done by ?
John Baldesseri
Which instititue does the installation of I will not make any boring of Baldesseri’s ?
Nova Scotia college of art and design
What artistic strategy is Joseph Beuys associated with?
Shamanism
What was Beuys’ primary goal in using unpleasant, rough natural materials in his art?
To underscore man’s relation to nature and the need for healing
hat is Piero Manzoni best known for?
Canning and selling his own excrement as art
What concept is central to Manzoni’s work regarding the value of art?
Art becomes valuable when an artist signs it or claims it as their own
Manzoni’s work often contained implicit criticism of what aspect of post-war Europe?
Consumerism
What material did Piero Manzoni use in his work Achrome?
Kaolin (a white clay) and canvas
How did Manzoni create the texture in Achrome?
By allowing the texture to form naturally after dipping the canvas in wet clay
how did Manzoni describe his work Achrome
He described these works as “colorless paintings”, or paintings containing empty space transformed by the raw materials.
Piero Manzoni’s work achrome inspiration comes from?
Yves Klein’s monochrome works, Like Klein, his monochromes use one color to occupy and illustrate the space occupied by the work itself.
What is the primary focus of Manzoni’s Achrome ?
Whilst the emptiness of the image might invite the viewer to project their own meaning on to it, for Manzoni it was the materiality of the image that was interesting and important. works towards his project of art that “disappears completely”, a concept he referred to as a tautological (a repeating or logically inherent) self-sufficiency.
Who was the promient critic of Piero Manzoni’s work?
Germano Celant,
Who created Merda d’Artist,?
Piero Manzoni
What does each can of Merda d’Artist ostensibly contain?
30 grams of the artist’s excrement
What does Manzoni’s Merda d’Artist conceptually critique?
The value system of the art world and consumerism
What color is Yves Klein best remembered for?
International Klein Blue
Yves Klein’s work is often seen as a reaction against which artistic movement?
Abstract painting in post war france
Which of the following philosophies or practices influenced Yves Klein?
Judo
Yves Klein’s work was heavily influenced by Rosicrucianism and Eastern religion. T OR F
True
Venus Bleue (Blue Venus) IS DONE BY?
Yves Klein
he Anthropometries series, done by?
Yves klein
“Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, written by
Laura Mulvey,
The theory of the male gaze , or the one who brought that term
Laura Mulvey y British film scholar and experimental filmmaker, in her essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,
History Portrait series done by ?
Cindy Sherman
Who is the hawk and pigeon in Sibi jataka
Lord Indra and agni
Sibi Jataka is found in ?
Cave1
tHE conversion of nanda is found in which cave in ajanta
Cave 1
Sankhapala jataka is found in which cave no
Cave 1
Mahajanaka Jataka is found in which cave no ?
Cave 1
First museum in india
Calcutta museum, 1875
Ashutosh Museum is at?
Calcutta
The pRINCE of Wales Museum is at
Bombay
The Calico Museum is at
Ahemdebad
Raja Kelkar Museum is at
Pune
the russian avant garde film maker who used montage to create specific ideological meanings
Sergei Eisenstein
Theory and philosophy of art written by
Meyer Schapiro
Pather Panchali directed by ?
Satyajit Ray
Aparajito dirested by ?
Satayajith Ray
Apur Sansar directed by
Satyajith Ray
Charulata directed by
Satyajith Ray
nAYak directed by
Satyajith Ray
Which of the following is Robert Smithson’s most famous earthwork?
A) Lightning Field
B) Double Negative
C) Spiral Jetty
D) Sun Tunnels
Spiral Jetty
Where is the “Spiral Jetty” located?
Great Salt lake, Utah
What is the primary art movement associated with Robert Smithson?
Land Art
Which of these is a notable essay written by Robert Smithson?
Entropy and the new monuments
What was one of the key ideas behind the creation of “Spiral Jetty”?
To explore the concept of entropy and the passage of time
Nancy Holt is best known for her contributions to which art movement?
Land Art
Which of the following is Nancy Holt’s most famous work?
A) Double Negative
B) Sun Tunnels
C) Spiral Jetty
D) Lightning Field
Su n tunnels
Where is “Sun Tunnels” located?
Great Basin Desert, Utah
Which constellation is not represented in the “Sun Tunnels”? by nancy holt
Orion
Dark Star Park” is located in which city? by nancy holt
Arlington, Virginia
Which of these works is not by Nancy Holt?
A) Rock Rings
B) Sun Tunnels
C) Double Negative
D) Dark Star Park
Double negative
Richard Serra’s work “Band” is exhibited in which museum?
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
“Torqued Ellipses” can be found in which art institution? BY richard sERRA
Dia
, New York
Which of the following is a work by Richard Serra that explores balance and instability?
A) Intersection II
B) Sun Tunnels
C) Double Negative
D) Spiral Jetty
Intersection II
“East-West/West-East” is located in: by Richard Serra
Qatar
What is the primary theme explored in Richard Serra’s work?
The relationship between human perception and space
“The Matter of Time” is permanently installed in which museum? Richard Serra
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain
What happened to “Tilted Arc” in 1989? by Richard Serra
It was removed after public controversy
Richard Serra is best known for his work in which medium?
Steel
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is a work by ?
Damien Hirst
French philospher principally asccoicated with linguistic theory and the anti authoriatian stance of deconstruction
Jacques Derrida.
Rhythm 0 work by
Marina Abramović
Spirit Cooking (1996) work by
Marina Abramović
Counting the Rice work by
Marina Abramović
Which performance involved Marina Abramović and Ulay sitting back-to-back with their hair tied together?
Relation in Time
Balkan Baroque” work by
Marina Abramovic
Rest Energy” involved which dangerous element? by Marina Abramovic
A bow and arrow
The most influential theorist and advocate for mid-20th century U.S. modernism, particularly Abstract Expressionism,
Clement Greenberg
Clement Greenberg is best known for his role as:
Art critic and theorist
Which art movement did Clement Greenberg help establish as prominent in the mid-20th century?
Abstract Expressionism
What concept did Greenberg emphasize as crucial to understanding modernist art?
Medium Specifity
In which essay did Greenberg discuss the distinction between avant-garde art and kitsch?
“Avant-Garde and Kitsch”
What did Greenberg argue should be the focus of modernist art?
Formal qualities and medium
Which museum’s exhibitions and collections were significantly influenced by Greenberg’s advocacy?
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Which of the following statements best represents Greenberg’s view on modernist art?
A) It should reflect social issues and current events.
B) It should strive for technical perfection and realism.
C) It should explore and exploit the unique properties of its medium.
D) It should be accessible to a wide audience.
It should explore and exploit the unique properties of its medium.
Which publication frequently featured Clement Greenberg’s writings?
Art forum
he most popular ritual art form in North Malabar, Kerala
Theyyam
The Tradition of Kerala Temple Art was written by
R . nANDAKUMAR
“The Art of Theyyam WRIITEN BY
R . nANDAKUMAR
The King of the Dark Chamber terracotta mural was made in 1963 for the Rabindralaya building in Lucknow,
K G suBRAMANYAM
The show titled seven young sculptors curated by and located?
Vivan Sundaram, Delhi
Which of the following works is a famous painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder?
A) The Arnolfini Portrait
B) The School of Athens
C) The Hunters in the Snow
D) The Last Supper
Hunters in the snow
In which city did Pieter Bruegel the Elder primarily work and live?
Brussels
When Was Modernism: Essays on Contemporary Cultural Practice in India. book by
Geeta kapor
Inner Voice Fiberglass, Steelwire Figurative Sculpture work by
N N RImzon
Which work by Rachel Whiteread involved casting the interior of a house in concrete?
Concrete
Which of the following materials is commonly used by Rachel Whiteread in her sculptural works?
Concrete
Which award did Rachel Whiteread receive for her work “House” in 1993
turner
First woman artist to win the tuner prize in 1993
Rachel Whiteread
the orgin of the work of art by
martin heidegger
domenikos theotokopoulos
El Greco
first director of Bauhaus
Walter Gropius
Artist , rock garden chandigarh
Nek chand
THE WORK OF ART IN THE AGE of mechanical productiojn
Walter benjamin
The Khajuraho temples were built by the
Chandella
