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A #visualarts quiz on the #historyofportraiture
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1
The introduction of middle-class people as subjects of portraiture began in which period?
Impressionism
Baroque
Romanticist
Greek
2
What is the name of the leading Portrait Prize in Australia?
The Wynne Prize
The Archibald Prize
The Stephen Prize
The Sulman Prize
3
Where is historic portraiture said to have begun?
Jerusalem
Egypt
Berlin
Moscow
4
Who were the subjects of Greek sculpted portraiture?
Gods
Working Class
Royalty
Emperors
5
The Renaissance period saw a deviation from the divine and a turn towards...
Portraits of Gods, Royals and Emperors
Humanism, an appreciation of human thought and form
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Expressionism (and movements after that) placed a greater focus on...
The inner psyche of the subject
Not caring about the nature of the person
Presenting their character rather than achieving realism
Producing a realistic painting
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20th Century portraiture saw a shift in the representation of portraits from realistic to...
More expressive brushstrokes
More abstract in colour
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What were some characteristics of Medieval portraiture?
Religious Subjects
Gothic, Vampires
2 Dimensional, lack of depth
Halos around heads
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What was one product of the Industrial Revolution that brought painting to the middle class?
Coal
Electricity
Working harder to afford it
Mass production of paints and art materials
10
Cubism involved depicting the subject using...
Abstract lines, shapes and colour
Realistic painting and drawing styles
11
Which movement made comments on popular culture and the commodification of art?
Cubism
Pop Art
12
Who was the key artist responsible for making portraiture popular again in the 1960s?
Andy Warhol
Pablo Picasso
13
The Baroque period saw an increased interest in .....
Clothing
Emotion
Beards
Facial expressions
14
Which movement involved realistic paintings of people in high fashion?
Romanticism
Greek
Baroque
Neoclassicism
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Which movement saw an interest in human psychology, emotion and the natural world?
Ancient Times
Romanticism
Neo-classicism
Baroque
16
The movement that saw the dawn of paintings of the working class and poor was called?
Abstract Expressionism
Post-Impression
Social Realism
Expressionism
17
What does 'idealised' mean?
New
Realistic
Perfection, better than reality
18
What was the 'Age of Reason'?
Focus on God, The Divine and Spirituality
A move away from theology (spirituality, God) towards humans
