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1
How would you describe Donatello's David?
Has contrapposto
All of the above
Shows humanist belief in the beauty of the human form
the first freestanding nude male since antiquity
2
What is tesserae?
Small tiles used to make mosaic artwork
A type of paint for murals
4 dimensional cube
Durable glue
3
What was the theme of most artwork created during the Medieval, Gothic and Byzantine Era?
The plague
Christianity
Greek Mythology
The natural world
4
What artistic convention did Celtic monks use in the design of the Book of Kells?
No overlapping shapes
Simple shapes & patterns
Minimalist design
Interlacing lines with spirals, mazes and woven patterns
5
What design characteristics did Byzantine Artists use in their mosaic designs?
They used realistic shading
They used simple shapes; little overlapping of forms
They used perspective to create depth
They used dots of paint in different colors
6
How would you describe this altarpiece?
Flattened sense of space
All of the above
Figures of Mary & Jesus emphasized
Figures have shading
7
What is an altarpiece?
A musical piece played during religious ceremonies
Artwork placed behind the altar where the priest stands
An artistic technique
A piece of an altar