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Gateways to Art Second Edition Introduction Thames & Hudson
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Emphasis
the principal of drawing attention to a particular content within a work
size of an artwork relative to another artwork, or to system of measurement
center of intent or activity in a work of art drawing the viewers attention
the part of a work depicted as nearest to the viewer
2
Agnolo Bronzino's painting of Eleonora di Toledo is categorized as fine art.
False
True
3
When conducting a formal analysis of a work of art, you would probably want to consider the artist's
color
scale
empahsis
texture
4
renaissance a period of cultural and artistic change in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century.
False
True
5
Contrast is the lightness or darkness of a plane or area
True
False
6
The medium of Marc Quinn's Self is
clay
real human hair
wood
the artist's own blood
7
Louise Nevelson's work
White Vertical Water
is made of
plastic
carved marble
painted wood
plaster
8
form - having height and width
False
True
9
the city of Los Angeles approved Simon Rodia's Watts Towers.
False
True
10
Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is a realistic depiction of fish in a river.
False
True
11
Jeff Koons did not make the sculpture
Rabbit
with his own hands, it is considered his work because he designed it.
False
True
12
Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Block-Bauer was typical of his portraits of the wives and sisters of
Austrian businessmen
German scientists
Nazi rulers
important politicians
13
"To Abstract" means to extract something or to emphasize it
False
True
14
The ancient Egyptian depiction of the journey of the Sun god Re was painted on
the wall of a tomb
stone
a vase
a coffin
15
Niagara Falls was a popular subject for North American artists in 2nd half of the 19th century, because it symbolized
grandeur
Amercia's territorial expansion
the presence of God in nature
the beauty and power of nature
16
relating to the Middle Ages
Roman
Renaissance
Medieval
Ancient Times
17
In Japan, ceramic tea bowls were appreciated because
they were expensive
of their shape, subtle colors, and irregular surface
they kept the tea warm
they did not break
18
The oldest museum in America, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, was founded in
1508
1905
1405
1805
19
The ancient Egyptian artist who painted
The Journey of the Sun God Re
chose his subject because
it expresses beliefs in an afterlife
Egyptians were intersted in astonomy
he believed in ghosts
Egypt has a very sunny climate