Test Two

Question 1

Earthenware

Answer 1

or objects made from clay: such as vessels that are formed for specific uses and hardened either by drying in the air or by baking in high heat. Often, earthenware goods are distinguished from more refined clay-based objects that are creating with additional processing of the material or different/more complex firing methods. See porcelain

Question 2

Gold Leaf

Answer 2

22K gold pounded into extremely thin sheets, to be applied selectively to areas of 2-d or 3-d objects.

Question 3

Monetary Value

Answer 3

the worth of materials or objects, in terms of “market value.” This might be determined by the value of the materials use or of the finished art object, considered differently from the cost of the materials.

Question 4

Parchment

Answer 4

sheepskin, prepared for use in manuscripts—less refined than vellum, used for finer and more expensive works.

Question 5

Porcelain

Answer 5

highly refined ceramic ware, initially produced in China, with select materials like petuntse and kaolin, to create semi-translucent material, with elegant shapes, and glass-like, intricately decorated surfaces, and high-temp fired for hardened finishes.

Question 6

Vellum

Answer 6

calfskin, prepared for use in luxury manuscripts, more highly prized than the rougher, less expensive parchment.

Question 7

Abstract

Answer 7

in art, the property of representing selected essential features of a particular subject instead of relying on objective appearance alone.

Question 8

Contrapposto

Answer 8

an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with and balances the line of the hips and legs.

Question 9

Hierarchical Proportion

Answer 9

the condition in which the size of figures is determined by social
importance rather than observation.

Question 10

Idealized

Answer 10

an image that is represented as being ideal or perfected.

Question 11

Naturalistic

Answer 11

of or pertaining to the appearance of nature, without idealization.

Question 12

Representation

Answer 12

in art, the use of signs or images which stand in for or take the place of something else.

Question 13

Non-Representational

Answer 13

artwork which intentionally avoids the strategy of representation, instead selecting only novel and original experience as subject matter.