The first painting style of Imperial Roman frescoes…

were ‘marbleized’ to give a richly look to a home.

What might this artwork’s subject matter say about this leader’s rule?

The content shows devotion to his queen.

Peplos Koure, Archaic Ancient Greece

In what way is the content of the artwork to the right ‘anti-classical’?

There are densely packed figures.

What function do the Carytids serve in the Erechtheion at the Athenian Acropolis?

Served as decorative columns on the Erechtheion porch.

Theory of superimposed images of animals in the caves containing Paleolithic paintings?

Painted during different eras, To show movement

Column of Trajan, Imperial Rome, 100 C.E.

How does the form and content of the sculpture Augustus of Primaporta reinforce its function?

They reinforce Augustus’ authority and divine right to rule.

This work contains characteristics typical of which two cultures or periods?

Byzantine and Classical art periods.

What was the intended function of the Colosseum?

Public displays, games and events.

Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall

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1
The hyper-realistic style of the roman republic portrait sculptures was called…
Verility
High relief
Impluvium
Verism
2
This building was designed by...
Phidius
Isadore and Anthemius
Apollodorus of Damascus
Iktinos and Kallikrates
3
To which culture does the image belong to?
Early Dynastic Egypt
Middle Kingdom
Old Kingdom Egypt
New Kingdom Egypt
4
The content of the Great Sphinx is thought to be...
located in the Valley of the Kings
created to protect the pyramids
was sculpted in the “living” rock
a portrait of Menkaure
5
The first painting style of Imperial Roman frescoes…
were a combination of two styles.
were ‘marbleized’ to give a richly look to a home.
had small detailed images with sparse decorative quality.
showed three-dimensional qualities of cities and landscapes.
6
What might this artwork’s subject matter say about this leader’s rule?
The content shows devotion to his queen.
The Pharaoh could have been a man or woman.
The Pharaoh was a fairly young ruler.
Egyptians pharaohs were very fit.
7
Why does this building have incongruent floors and columns?
It was damaged when the Persians sacked the city.
It was built on a hilltop.
The architects were lunatics.
To create an optical illusion.
8
Title and Period
Minerva, Estrucan
Caryatid, Ancient Classical Greece
Anyvasos Kouros, Archaic Ancient Greece
Peplos Koure, Archaic Ancient Greece
9
Sculptor of the Parthenon was...
Polyklitos
Homer
Imhotep
Phidias
10
In what way is the content of the artwork to the right ‘anti-classical’?
It’s decorative.
It was created with an atypical medium.
The figures convey little emotion.
There are densely packed figures.
11
What culture are these from?
Oceana
Pre-Columbian Peru
Lapita, Solomon Islands
Tlatilco, Mexico
12
What was the period in the 8th century that abolished the use of repeated religious imagery?
Iconoclasm
Feudalism
Iconography
Blasphemy
13
What function do the Carytids serve in the Erechtheion at the Athenian Acropolis?
They show delicate and flowing drapery of a peplos figure.
Served as decorative columns on the Erechtheion porch.
They displayed the relaxed stance called contrapposto.
They were for prayer.
14
Identify
Last Judgement of Osiris
Last Judgement of Nu-Hefner
Weighing the Heart of Hu-Nefer
Last Judgement of Hu-Nefer
15
Ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian painted figures combining profile and frontal views.
Contrapposto
Composite
Egyptian
Awkward
16
Theory of superimposed images of animals in the caves containing Paleolithic paintings?
Painted during different eras
Families did paintings in close proximity
made mistakes and corrected them
To show movement
17
Identification
Column of Trajan, Imperial Rome, 100 C.E.
Pillar of Trajan, Republican Rome, 100 C.E.
Column of Hadrian, Rome, 100 C.E.
Pillar of Hadrian, Imperial Greece, 100 B.C.E.
18
Which of the following does NOT characterize the Amarna style in Ancient Egyptian art?
physical distortion
a break from traditional Egyptian canons
formal poses and situations
a switch in religious practice
19
What aspect of the Pantheon was most responsible for generating a response from viewers?
Interplay of light and dark on the wall.
Its dome.
Images of Christ.
Its open air design.
20
How does the form and content of the sculpture Augustus of Primaporta reinforce its function?
It depicts Augustus’ win over the Parthians in 39 BCE.
They reinforce Augustus’ authority and divine right to rule.
His raised right hand conveys authority.
The portrait borrows the concept from Egypt and Sumeria.
21
In the Stele of Naram-Sin , what artistic device is used to signal Naram-Sin’s importance?
Hierarchical scale
Relative perspective
Silhouetting
Registers
22
During the Ancient Egyptian Early Dynastic period, the most common tomb structure was the...
catacomb
mastaba
pyramid
ziggurat
23
This work contains characteristics typical of which two cultures or periods?
Islamic and Classical art periods.
Byzantine and Anglo-Saxon art periods.
Byzantine and Classical art periods.
Classical and Viking art periods.
24
What was the intended function of the Colosseum?
A concrete core with miles of corridors.
To show the might of the Roman Empire.
Vertical and horizontal elements of form.
Public displays, games and events.
25
Identify
Temple of Hu-Nefer and Hypostyle Hall
Temple of Amun-Re and Hypostyle Hall
Ramses II Temple at Abu Simbel
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut

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