What is ‘Trompe l’oeil’?

The technique used to trick the eye

What is ‘lapis lazuli’?

A semi-precious blue stone often used as pigments

A single work made up of three separate parts

A single work made up of two separate parts, often painting

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1
What technique is most evident in this work?
Contrapposto
Chiaroscuro
Cangiante
Sfumato
2
Which technique? Change of colour used in painting to suggest light and shadows
Foreshortening
Trompe l’oeil
Chiaroscuro
Cangiante
3
Which Art period portrays the human figure using the most recognisable angles?
Realism
Egyptian Art
Renaissance
Romanticism
4
Which Art movement is concerned with anatomical accuracy and ideals?
Egyptian Art
Realism
Renaissance
Romanticism
5
Classical Art typically refers to art from which period?
Prehistoric and Egyptian Art
Neo-Classicism
Ancient Greek and Roman Art
Renaissance and Baroque
6
What is ‘Trompe l’oeil’?
The arch commemorating a triumph at war
The symbolic portrayal of trampling on evil subject matter
The act of self-praise
The technique used to trick the eye
7
What is Rococo typically known for?
Decorative and feminine design
Denial of realistic concerns
Socialising and short-term relationships
Flamboyant and decadent lifestyle
8
What is ‘lapis lazuli’?
A method of oil painting invented by artist Antony Lazuli
An traditional Baroque cake often used in still life
A semi-precious blue stone often used as pigments
A technique of layering developed during the Spanish Baroque
9
Who painted it?
Leonardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
Raphael
Donatello
10
What medium was used most in Byzantine painting?
Watercolour
Oil
Tempera
Tempura
11
What is a triptych?
A painting style that requires tools to be dipped in solvent
A Greek term for a triple use of motif within a single work
A single work made up of three separate parts
A work of art that contains mesmerising subject matter
12
What is a 'Salon'?
An Art Academy
An Art Exhibition
An Art Museum
A Hairdresser
13
When did oil painting make its debut?
Renaissance
Egyptian Art
Byzantine
Romanticism
14
What was the Colosseum used for?
Animal slaughtering
Worshipping Greek gods
Parliamentary discourse
Gladiator matches
15
Where are frescoes and mosaics most commonly found?
Victory arches
Justice courts
Royal accommodation
Church halls
16
What are Renaissance permanent wall paintings called?
Frisco
Fresco
Frieze
Bas-relief
17
Religious iconography and imagery was a main subject matter for which Art period?
Rococo
Religionism
Medieval Art
Neo-classicism
18
Which artist does not belong in the same period as the others?
Raphael
Caravaggio
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
19
What is a diptych?
A single work made up of two separate parts, often painting
Simultaneous teaching of two different paintings
An ancient scientific test for colour mixing
A painting style that requires tools to be dipped in solvent
20
Which technique? Smooth transition of boundaries between colours & tones on a painting
Sfumato
Cangiante
Contrapposto
Tenebrism
21
Which of the following was the Renaissance not known as?
Age of Raisin
Age of Exploration and Discovery
Age of Reason
Age of Enlightenment
22
What is this work's title?
The Sanctuary of Greece
The School of Athens
The Hall of Excellence
The Chamber of Knowledge
23
Which movement opposes Rococo?
Mannerism
Neo-Classicism
Realism
Baroque

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