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The Earliest eveidence of south asian cave

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the Bhimbetka cave paintings

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Where is the Bhimbetka cave paintings

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Raisen district of present-day Madhya Pradesh

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hOW MANY rock shelters in Bhimbetka caves

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750 rock shelters

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God figures in bhibekta caves

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Ganesha and Shiva, representations of the Mother Goddess and symbols such as the trishul and swastika.

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which cave is called the from its depiction of a large, boar-like creature

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Bhimbetka Shelter III F-19 and Bull Rock,

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The Bhimbetka rock shelters were marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site during?

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2003

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he world’s oldest known cave painting was found in

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Sulawesi, Indonesia in 2017

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the lion man - material, and found in ?

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mammoth ivory,Germany,

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where is Venus of willendrof kept

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Museum of Natural History in Vienna.

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Who discovered Venus of Willendrof

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Josef Szombathy, an Austro-Hungarian archaeologist, discovered this work in 1908 outside the small Austrian village of Willendorf.

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Material of Venus of willendrof

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Limestone

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The cave of lascaux is at ?

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France

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size of willendrof

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11.1 cm

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14
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Hall of bulls is at ?

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Lascaux

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stonehenge is during which period?

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Neolithic

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Stonehenge is at?

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Salisbury Plain, England

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plaster skulls during neoltihic period is found in

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Jericho

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The earliest example of writing develops in ?

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Sumerian script, which in its later stages was known as cuneiform.

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Jericho is during which period?

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Neolithic era, Pre-Pottery Neolithic

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Architecture of Jericho

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rectangular mud bricks which were decorated with herringbone thumb impressions, , hick mud mortar.

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What do you see in plastered skulls

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Shells were used for eyes, and traces of paint revealed that skin and hair were also included in the representations.

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The jericho skull was discovered by

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Kathleen Kenyon .

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which was the largest settlement in middle east>

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Jericho

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24
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Jericho skull is lcoated at?

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British Museum

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25
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Bushel with ibex (mountain goat) motifs, is located at?

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Louvre museum, Paris, FRANCE

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Çatalhöyük is located at?

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Located near the modern city of Konya in south central Turkey,

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what figurines are found in Catahyouk?

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Seated woman in catahyuouk

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28
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Bull bucrania is found in ?

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Catalhyuok

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29
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Ain ghazal is found in ?

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Jordan

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30
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Ain ghazal is made with

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lime plaster

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31
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Heel stone is found in

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stonehenge, england

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32
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cuneform develops in ?

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Sumer, Mesopotamia

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33
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France Romanticism

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Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Théodore Géricault, Eugène Delacroix, François Rude

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Spain ROMAnticism

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Francisco Goya

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England Romanticism

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Henry Fuseli, William Blake,John Constable,J. M. W. Turner

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German Romanticism

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Caspar David Friedrich

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37
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Who was the greatest painter to come out of Jacques-Louis David’s studio?

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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

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jean auguste dominique Ingres’s interests as a Romantic artist were broad and included which of the following?

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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.

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39
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What was the title of the artwork Ingres submitted to the Salon of 1819?

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Grande Odalisque

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Who commissioned the painting “Grande Odalisque” by Jean Auguste Domnique Ingres

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Caroline Murat

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What is the subject of the painting “Grande Odalisque” by Ingres?

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a) A Turkish concubine

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Which literary work is mentioned as being related to the theme of hean dominique augste Ingres’ painting?

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The Corsair

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43
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The Vow of Louis XIII done bu>

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Jean Auguste Domnique Ingres

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44
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Who is considered the most perfect example of French Neoclassicism?
a) Eugène Delacroix
b) Jacques-Louis David
c) Theodore Gericault
d) Nicolas Poussin

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b) Jacques-Louis David

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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

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b) Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

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46
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Eugène Delacroix is most representative of which artistic movement?
a) French Romanticism
b) French Neoclassicism
c) French Baroque
d) French Realism

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French Romanticism

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47
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French artists in the early nineteenth century were broadly placed into which two different camps?

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Poussinists and Rubenists

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Who led the Poussinists, a group of artists that relied on drawing and line for their compositions?

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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

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The Rubenists, named after Peter Paul Rubens, elevated what element in their art?

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Color over line

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Who were the Rubenists named after, and what did they prioritize in painting?

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Peter Paul Rubens, Colors

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Who was the leader of the Poussinists?

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Charles Le Brun

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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

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a) The Platonic idea of ideal objects existing in the mind that could be reconstructed in art

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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

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a) To deceive the eye by creating an imitation of nature

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Who is the artist responsible for the mural paintings in the Chapel of the Holy Angels in Saint-Sulpice, Paris?

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Eugene Delacroix

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55
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Which historical event inspired Delacroix’s “Scenes from the Massacre at Chios”?

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The Greek War of Independence

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Which artist’s influence is evident in Delacroix’s use of intense colors and brushwork?

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Peter Paul Rubens

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57
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Which sculpture by François Rude is best remembered and associated with nationalistic fervor?

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b) “La Marseillaise” on the Arc de Triomphe, The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792),

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58
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What is the formal title of Rude’s sculpture commonly known as “La Marseillaise”?

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The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792

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What was the title of the series of prints Francisco Goya advertised in the Diario de Madrid on 6 February 1799?

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Los Caprichos

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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

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b) El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos (The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters)

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What printmaking technique did Goya use for the Caprichos series?

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Aquatint

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Who is credited with inventing the aquatint process?

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a) Jan van de Velde

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63
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What type of plates are commonly used in aquatint printing?

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Copper and Zinc

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64
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What does Francisco Goya’s The Disasters of War primarily critique?

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The French occupation of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte

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How many images are included in the The Disasters of War series?

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82

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66
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What techniques did Francisco Goya use to create The Disasters of War series?

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Ethcing and Dry point

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67
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who did black paintings?

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Francisco Goya

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68
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Francisco Goya was a royal painter for ?

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Spanish Monarchy, Charles III, Charles IV, and Ferdinand VII, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Which of the following series is known for its critique of contemporary Spanish society?

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Los Caprichos

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What is the central theme of Goya’s The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters?

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The consequence of abandoning reason

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. In which technique did Goya create the Los Caprichos series?

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etching and aquatint

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Which print series by Goya was created as a visual indictment of the French occupation of Spain?

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B) The Disasters of War

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73
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What historical event does The Third of May, 1808 depict?

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The mass execution of Spanish rebels by French soldiers

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74
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William blake is a ?

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Arist, poet from BritAIN rOMANTICISM

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75
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which artist is helpful in understanding the changing meaning of nature during the industrial revolution. ?

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John Constable

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76
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Artist who studied meterology

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John Constable

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77
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The mughals lineage comes from which dynasty

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Timurid

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78
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Who was the first ruler of mughal dynasty

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Barbur

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After Barbur, who ruled?

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Humayun

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80
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First Major style emerging in 20th c

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Fauvism

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81
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Who was the critic of Fauvism

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Louis Vauxcelles

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Fauvists artists comes out the studio of ?

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Gustav Moreau ( Symbolist Artist)

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Fauvism Memebers

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Henri Matisse, Andre Derrain, Maurice de Vlaminick, Raoul Dufy, Georges Rault

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Who were the key leaders of the Cubism movement?

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Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque

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85
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Where was Pablo Picasso born?

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Malaga, Spain

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86
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Which painting by Picasso shocked his contemporaries in 1907?

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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

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87
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What does the title Les Demoiselles d’Avignon refer to?

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The red-light district in Barcelona

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Which cultural artifact influenced the faces on the right side of the painting? Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

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African masks

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89
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Who coined the term Cubism ?

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Louis Vauxcelles,

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90
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What is the significance of Picasso’s use of text in his collages, such as the clipped newspaper reading “EE JOU”?

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To playfully reference and pun on language

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91
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What historical event is referenced in the newspaper collage in Picasso’s Guitar, Sheet Music, and Wine Glass?

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The Balkan wars

92
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What is the main characteristic of Analytic Cubism

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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,

93
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What did Picasso and Braque emphasize by reducing the color in their paintings? ANalytic cubism

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To focus attention on line, form, mass, and structure

94
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What is Analytic Cubism challenging?

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Grappling with the idea that painting is an illusion on a two-dimensional surface

95
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Picasso’s “The Guitarist” is an example of pure abstraction, completely divorced from the visible world. T OR F

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False

96
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Picasso and Braque invented a new language of representation that emphasized the flatness of the canvas. T OR F

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True

97
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What was Braque’s primary objective in his 1908 work Houses at L’Estaque?

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To force viewers to recognize the canvas as a flat surface rather than a window

98
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Cubism, according to the text, is primarily focused on creating the illusion of three-dimensional depth on a flat canvas. T OR F

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False

99
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The name “Cubism” accurately reflects the style’s emphasis on cube-like forms. T OR F

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False

100
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What is papier collé?

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A form of collage made exclusively with paper

101
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Which of the following best describes Synthetic Cubism?

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It combines abstracted forms with collage, color, and sometimes naturalistic representations.

102
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Why did Picasso paint Guernica?

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To express outrage against the bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War - by Hitler’s German air force.

103
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What did Gertrude Stein believe about her portrait by Picasso?

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It was the best depiction of her personality.

104
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What does the title “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” translate to?

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Young Ladies of Avignon”

105
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How does “Three Women” differ from “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” in terms of the figures’ interaction with the viewer?

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The figures in “Three Women” have their eyes shut and do not confront the viewer.

106
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In “Three Musicians,” which figure represents Picasso himself?

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The Harlequin figure

107
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Who is thought to be represented by the white Pierrot figure in the painting? in three musicians

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Guillaume Apollinaire

108
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What artistic style is “Three Musicians” painted in?

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Synthetic Cubism

109
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What is the significance of Picasso’s “Guitar” sculpture?

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It is one of the earliest surviving Cubist sculptures by Picasso.

110
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What is the origin of the innovative treatment of forms in “Guitar,” according to Picasso’s friend D. H. Kahnweiler?

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It was directly derived from an African Grebo mask.

111
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What new type of sculpture did Picasso create with “Guitar”?

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Assemblage

112
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What term did Kazimir Malevich coin that reflects the dual origins of a style embraced by many Russian artists by 1913?

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Cubo-futurism

113
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Which Russian artist was involved in designing costumes and sets for the “First Futurist Opera”?

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Kazimir Malevich

114
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What was the title of the opera for which Malevich designed Cubo-Futurist costumes and sets in 1913?

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Victory over the Sun

115
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Who wrote the Non-Objective world

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Kazimir Malevich

116
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What does Malevich emphasize in The Non-Objective World about nonobjective art?

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it represents feelings not objects

117
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What term did Malevich coin to describe the supremacy of pure feeling in creating art?

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Supermatism

118
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According to Malevich, what does the black square in his work represent?

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Non objective feeling

119
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In Malevich’s view, what does the white field surrounding the black square represent?

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The void beyond feeling

120
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Which art movement was inaugurated at The Last Futurist Exhibition of Paintings 0,10?

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Supermatism

121
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What did the exhibition’s name “0,10” signify?

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The end of cubo-furturism, ndicating a new beginning with the inauguration of Suprematism.

122
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What historical event had just occurred one year prior to the creation of this painting? Malewich white on white

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October revolution

123
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Airplane Flying: Suprematist Composition done by

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Kazimir Malevich

124
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What artistic movement does the propaganda poster Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge use in its design?

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supermatism

125
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Who designed the propaganda poster Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge?

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El Lissitzky

126
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What was the primary goal of the Constructivists in Soviet Russia?

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To create art that reflects modern technology and engineering

127
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What did the Constructivists prioritize in their artistic creations?

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Construction based on scientific laws

128
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Model of Tatlin’s Tower, can be seen in ?

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Royal Academy, London,

129
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Who did the cremation project?

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John Baldesseri

130
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I will not make any boring art is done by ?

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John Baldesseri

131
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Which instititue does the installation of I will not make any boring of Baldesseri’s ?

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Nova Scotia college of art and design

132
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What artistic strategy is Joseph Beuys associated with?

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Shamanism

133
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What was Beuys’ primary goal in using unpleasant, rough natural materials in his art?

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To underscore man’s relation to nature and the need for healing

134
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hat is Piero Manzoni best known for?

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Canning and selling his own excrement as art

135
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What concept is central to Manzoni’s work regarding the value of art?

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Art becomes valuable when an artist signs it or claims it as their own

136
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Manzoni’s work often contained implicit criticism of what aspect of post-war Europe?

A

Consumerism

137
Q

What material did Piero Manzoni use in his work Achrome?

A

Kaolin (a white clay) and canvas

138
Q

How did Manzoni create the texture in Achrome?

A

By allowing the texture to form naturally after dipping the canvas in wet clay

139
Q

how did Manzoni describe his work Achrome

A

He described these works as “colorless paintings”, or paintings containing empty space transformed by the raw materials.

140
Q

Piero Manzoni’s work achrome inspiration comes from?

A

Yves Klein’s monochrome works, Like Klein, his monochromes use one color to occupy and illustrate the space occupied by the work itself.

141
Q

What is the primary focus of Manzoni’s Achrome ?

A

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.

142
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Who was the promient critic of Piero Manzoni’s work?

A

Germano Celant,

143
Q

Who created Merda d’Artist,?

A

Piero Manzoni

144
Q

What does each can of Merda d’Artist ostensibly contain?

A

30 grams of the artist’s excrement

145
Q

What does Manzoni’s Merda d’Artist conceptually critique?

A

The value system of the art world and consumerism

146
Q

What color is Yves Klein best remembered for?

A

International Klein Blue

147
Q

Yves Klein’s work is often seen as a reaction against which artistic movement?

A

Abstract painting in post war france

148
Q

Which of the following philosophies or practices influenced Yves Klein?

A

Judo

149
Q

Yves Klein’s work was heavily influenced by Rosicrucianism and Eastern religion. T OR F

A

True

150
Q

Venus Bleue (Blue Venus) IS DONE BY?

A

Yves Klein

151
Q

he Anthropometries series, done by?

A

Yves klein

152
Q

“Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, written by

A

Laura Mulvey,

153
Q

The theory of the male gaze , or the one who brought that term

A

Laura Mulvey y British film scholar and experimental filmmaker, in her essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema,

154
Q

History Portrait series done by ?

A

Cindy Sherman

155
Q

Who is the hawk and pigeon in Sibi jataka

A

Lord Indra and agni

156
Q

Sibi Jataka is found in ?

A

Cave1

157
Q

tHE conversion of nanda is found in which cave in ajanta

A

Cave 1

158
Q

Sankhapala jataka is found in which cave no

A

Cave 1

159
Q

Mahajanaka Jataka is found in which cave no ?

A

Cave 1

160
Q

First museum in india

A

Calcutta museum, 1875

161
Q

Ashutosh Museum is at?

A

Calcutta

162
Q

The pRINCE of Wales Museum is at

A

Bombay

163
Q

The Calico Museum is at

A

Ahemdebad

164
Q

Raja Kelkar Museum is at

A

Pune

165
Q

the russian avant garde film maker who used montage to create specific ideological meanings

A

Sergei Eisenstein

166
Q

Theory and philosophy of art written by

A

Meyer Schapiro

167
Q

Pather Panchali directed by ?

A

Satyajit Ray

168
Q

Aparajito dirested by ?

A

Satayajith Ray

169
Q

Apur Sansar directed by

A

Satyajith Ray

170
Q

Charulata directed by

A

Satyajith Ray

171
Q

nAYak directed by

A

Satyajith Ray

172
Q

Which of the following is Robert Smithson’s most famous earthwork?
A) Lightning Field
B) Double Negative
C) Spiral Jetty
D) Sun Tunnels

A

Spiral Jetty

173
Q

Where is the “Spiral Jetty” located?

A

Great Salt lake, Utah

174
Q

What is the primary art movement associated with Robert Smithson?

A

Land Art

175
Q

Which of these is a notable essay written by Robert Smithson?

A

Entropy and the new monuments

176
Q

What was one of the key ideas behind the creation of “Spiral Jetty”?

A

To explore the concept of entropy and the passage of time

177
Q

Nancy Holt is best known for her contributions to which art movement?

A

Land Art

178
Q

Which of the following is Nancy Holt’s most famous work?

A) Double Negative
B) Sun Tunnels
C) Spiral Jetty
D) Lightning Field

A

Su n tunnels

179
Q

Where is “Sun Tunnels” located?

A

Great Basin Desert, Utah

180
Q

Which constellation is not represented in the “Sun Tunnels”? by nancy holt

A

Orion

181
Q

Dark Star Park” is located in which city? by nancy holt

A

Arlington, Virginia

182
Q

Which of these works is not by Nancy Holt?

A) Rock Rings
B) Sun Tunnels
C) Double Negative
D) Dark Star Park

A

Double negative

183
Q

Richard Serra’s work “Band” is exhibited in which museum?

A

Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)

184
Q

“Torqued Ellipses” can be found in which art institution? BY richard sERRA

A

Dia
, New York

185
Q

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

A

Intersection II

186
Q

“East-West/West-East” is located in: by Richard Serra

A

Qatar

187
Q

What is the primary theme explored in Richard Serra’s work?

A

The relationship between human perception and space

188
Q

“The Matter of Time” is permanently installed in which museum? Richard Serra

A

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain

189
Q

What happened to “Tilted Arc” in 1989? by Richard Serra

A

It was removed after public controversy

190
Q

Richard Serra is best known for his work in which medium?

A

Steel

191
Q

The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living is a work by ?

A

Damien Hirst

192
Q

French philospher principally asccoicated with linguistic theory and the anti authoriatian stance of deconstruction

A

Jacques Derrida.

193
Q

Rhythm 0 work by

A

Marina Abramović

194
Q

Spirit Cooking (1996) work by

A

Marina Abramović

195
Q

Counting the Rice work by

A

Marina Abramović

196
Q

Which performance involved Marina Abramović and Ulay sitting back-to-back with their hair tied together?

A

Relation in Time

197
Q

Balkan Baroque” work by

A

Marina Abramovic

198
Q

Rest Energy” involved which dangerous element? by Marina Abramovic

A

A bow and arrow

199
Q

The most influential theorist and advocate for mid-20th century U.S. modernism, particularly Abstract Expressionism,

A

Clement Greenberg

200
Q

Clement Greenberg is best known for his role as:

A

Art critic and theorist

201
Q

Which art movement did Clement Greenberg help establish as prominent in the mid-20th century?

A

Abstract Expressionism

202
Q

What concept did Greenberg emphasize as crucial to understanding modernist art?

A

Medium Specifity

203
Q

In which essay did Greenberg discuss the distinction between avant-garde art and kitsch?

A

“Avant-Garde and Kitsch”

204
Q

What did Greenberg argue should be the focus of modernist art?

A

Formal qualities and medium

205
Q

Which museum’s exhibitions and collections were significantly influenced by Greenberg’s advocacy?

A

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

206
Q

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.

A

It should explore and exploit the unique properties of its medium.

207
Q

Which publication frequently featured Clement Greenberg’s writings?

A

Art forum

208
Q

he most popular ritual art form in North Malabar, Kerala

A

Theyyam

209
Q

The Tradition of Kerala Temple Art was written by

A

R . nANDAKUMAR

210
Q

“The Art of Theyyam WRIITEN BY

A

R . nANDAKUMAR

211
Q

The King of the Dark Chamber terracotta mural was made in 1963 for the Rabindralaya building in Lucknow,

A

K G suBRAMANYAM

212
Q

The show titled seven young sculptors curated by and located?

A

Vivan Sundaram, Delhi

213
Q

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

A

Hunters in the snow

214
Q

In which city did Pieter Bruegel the Elder primarily work and live?

A

Brussels

215
Q

When Was Modernism: Essays on Contemporary Cultural Practice in India. book by

A

Geeta kapor

216
Q

Inner Voice Fiberglass, Steelwire Figurative Sculpture work by

A

N N RImzon

217
Q

Which work by Rachel Whiteread involved casting the interior of a house in concrete?

A

Concrete

218
Q

Which of the following materials is commonly used by Rachel Whiteread in her sculptural works?

A

Concrete

219
Q

Which award did Rachel Whiteread receive for her work “House” in 1993

A

turner

220
Q

First woman artist to win the tuner prize in 1993

A

Rachel Whiteread

221
Q

the orgin of the work of art by

A

martin heidegger

222
Q

domenikos theotokopoulos

A

El Greco

223
Q

first director of Bauhaus

A

Walter Gropius

224
Q

Artist , rock garden chandigarh

A

Nek chand

225
Q

THE WORK OF ART IN THE AGE of mechanical productiojn

A

Walter benjamin

226
Q

The Khajuraho temples were built by the

A

Chandella

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