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1
All of the following architectural features can be found in this church, EXCEPT
lancet windows
pointed arches
Ribbed groin vaults
Centrally planned space
2
Where is this work located?
San Vitale
Hagia Sophia
San Sabina
Sainte Foy
3
This work is by __________________________.
Raphael
Leonardo
Donatello
Michelangelo
4
What artistic technique is used to show space, depth, and draw our attention to the subject?
atmospheric perspective
contrapposto
linear perspective
chiaroscuro
5
The ground plan of this building indicates which of the following features?
radiating chapels
hypostyle hall
nave
ambulatory
6
In what two roles is God depicted in this work?
Sinner and Saint
Judge and Merciful
Salvation and Resurrection
Entombment and Judgement
7
The design of this building represents a combination of what other two buildings?
Early pre-Christian basilica plans and the Parthenon
The Pantheon and ancient Roman Temples
Roman Temples and French Gothic Cathedrals.
The Parthenon and the Trajan Forum
8
This work shows evidence of the empirical or observed studies of ________________
relationships between weight bearing and relaxed legs
contrast between perfect male and female bodies.
men who actually fought in the Peloponnesian War
the full range of human emotions
9
What is the title of this work?
Bayeux Tapestry
Vienna Genesis
The Golden Haggadah
Lindisfarne Gospels
10
This piece can be considered political in what sense?
Narmer is shown unifying Upper and Lower Egypt
Narmer is shown slaying the Gauls
Narmer is shown in a pose of victory
Narmer is shown in hierarchical scale
11
The title of this work is a reference to
Egyptian mythology
Greek mythology
Islamic prayers
A story from the Bible
12
What was the function of this work?
grave marker
religious representation
decorative
royal worship
13
Who was the architect of this building?
Brunelleschi
Giotto
Vasari
Alberti
14
What was the function of this work?
Devotional image for contemplation
altarpiece
personal commission by Pope Julius II
reliquary
15
Which technique is used here to render light and shadow to create three-dimensional forms?
contrapposto
linear perspective
atmospheric perspective
chiaroscuro
16
What is the subject of this work?
The betrothal of Mary and Joseph
The Annuciation
The martyrdom of St. Theresa
The entombment of Christ
17
This work shows __________________?
low relief
foreshortening
contrapposto
chiaroscuro
18
This work differs from later parts of the Sistine Chapel in what ways?
Use of many figures crowded together in a complex narrative
a deeper sense of space
the use of tromp l'oeil techniques to frame the space
Heavier and more distorted forms with more emotion
19
What event was being shown in this work?
A representation of a historical battle
A symbolic representation of the defeat of chaos/barbarians
A mythological battle of gods
A literary scene
20
What type of plan is seen here?
axial
basilica
central
radial
21
How are the pyramids located?
Near Thebes
Aligned on the east-west path of the sun
Near Hatsupshet's mortuary temple
Aligned to the royal palace
22
Before the creation of this work, nude sculptures were not executed because
they showed man in a more primitive state
they represented the pagan world of Gods
the iconoclasm controversy
they were not suitable for churches
23
Pontormo rejects all of the following Renaissance ideals, EXCEPT
The depiction of religious figures overwrought with emotion
The use of rational, earthly space
A structured pyramidal composition
The use of symbolic imagery in religious scenes
24
How does realism correspond to social status in Ancient Egyptian art?
Pharaohs were the only individuals depicted realistically.
Higher the status, the more realistic
All depictions were highly idealized
The lower the status, the more realistic
25
This work was created a little more than a generation after (about 30 years)
The rise of Alexander the Great to Power
the creation of the buildings on the Athenian Acropolis
an alliance of Greek city states defeated the Persians
The eruption of Vesuvius that finally buried Pompeii
26
This work is similar to the statue of Menkaura and wife in which way?
both are very stiff
both are carved from greywacke
both illustrate contrapposto
both had inlaid crystal at one time
27
How does the artist create spatial illusionism?
reflections
all of the above
chiaroscuro
foreshortening
28
What is the subject of this work?
The Eucharist
The martyrdom of a young girl
The birth of Christ
The last judgement
29
The human form in this work varies from the ceiling in all the following ways EXCEPT
Bodies have incorrect proportions and small heads
the body is shown more symbolic than naturalistic
bodies are very dense and muscular
figures look intentionally ugly and awkward
30
What is the content of the scene displayed here?
The labors of Herakles
The wrath of the gods
The birth of Venus
The battle of Marathon
31
This work can be identified as N. Renaissance in all of the following ways EXCEPT?
The depiction of the patrons
The interior space filled with many objects
The steeply rising ground line
The details and meticulous handling of the paint
32
What was the function of this building?
government
temple to gods
funerary
marketplace
33
What is the function of this work?
Palette for food
Palette that held makeup
Shield for battle
Palette that held paints
34
The figure of Venus in this work was based on___________________.
Ancient Greek sculpture of a market woman
An ancient Roman copy of an ancient Greek statue of Venus
Early Renaissance/Flemish Paintings
Ancient Egyptian sculpture
35
This work illustrates what fundamental belief of Martin Luther's Reformation?
Commissioning art atones for sin
Good deeds and financial donations secure salvation
Only through faith and grace was one's salvation secured
One must follow the laws to secure salvation
36
Name this floor plan!
San Sabina
San Vitale
Hagia Sophia
Sainte Foy
37
The architecture depicted in
School of Athens
is based on ___________________________.
The Pope's residence
Chartres Cathedral
St. Peter's Basilica
The Markets of Trajan
38
What is the content of this work of art?
Hunefer's decree of law
Hunefer being reincarnated
Hunefer's soul being weighed
Hunefer being tried for crimes
39
This work of art can be attributed to which time period?
200 BCE
3000 BCE
1000 BCE
100 BCE
