Works of art commissioned by British patrons that consisted of animal specimens:

reflected the Enlightenment spirit of collecting/cataloging

a hall w/ a rounded end, housing a sacred shrine or stupa

Vihara (विहार, vihāra) is the Sanskrit and Pali term for a

Buddhist monastery (monastic residence)

the absence of a direct graphic representation of a deity

Which mudra is depicted here?

dhyana - meditation & balance, the path to enlightenment

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ART 129 E1Q3

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1
Works of art commissioned by British patrons that consisted of animal specimens:
were not similar to the way that Indian people were depicted
reflected the Enlightenment spirit of collecting/cataloging
incorporated the Mughal style
were depicted in a way that included the animals' habitats
2
What did International Style architects not consider in their designs for India?
all of the above
India is mostly dependent on railways and pedestrian
aesthetics of surrounding buildings (w/ exception of Khan)
the climate, particularly the heat
3
Continuous narrative is a term that describes a method of
visual story telling shown here
telling a story visually where one episode flows to the next
all of the choices
showing multiple moments appearing in a single picture frame
4
Which European philosophy inspired the collection of animal & human specimen paintings?
Realism
Enlightenment
Romanticism
NeoClassicism
5
chaitya is
a towering gateway to a temple complex
a hall w/ a rounded end, housing a sacred shrine or stupa
a representation of the universe
a domed, unwalled pavilion or kiosks
6
Why did modern Indian artists/intellectuals object to the kinds of artworks by Raja Ravi Varma?
They object to the sexualized portrayal of Indian women
Varma's work was devoid of space&time context
Varma's work emulated 19th-century European artists
all of the choices
7
Vihara (विहार, vihāra) is the Sanskrit and Pali term for a
domed, unwalled pavilion or kiosks
gateways around the stupa
towering gateway to a temple complex
Buddhist monastery (monastic residence)
8
Mudras ...
C. none of the choices
D. both A. and B.
B. denote certain behaviors, actions, or feelings
A. are symbolic hand gestures
9
aniconic means
to worship statues in the human form
out of time and space
none of the choices
the absence of a direct graphic representation of a deity
10
Which mudra is depicted here?
bhumisparsha - calling the earth to witness
vitarka - intellectual debate
darmachakra - asso w/ Buddha's first sermon
dhyana - meditation & balance, the path to enlightenment
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This represents a portion of what is known as the torana which is a/an
representation of the universe
gateway around a stupa
full-body halo
towering gateway to a temple complex

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