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Gateways to Art Second Edition Introduction Thames & Hudson
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1
Gustav Klimt's portrait of Adele Block-Bauer was typical of his portraits of the wives and sisters of
Nazi rulers
important politicians
German scientists
Austrian businessmen
2
The medium of Marc Quinn's Self is
clay
the artist's own blood
real human hair
wood
3
Contrast is the lightness or darkness of a plane or area
False
True
4
the city of Los Angeles approved Simon Rodia's Watts Towers.
True
False
5
relating to the Middle Ages
Roman
Ancient Times
Renaissance
Medieval
6
Louise Nevelson's work
White Vertical Water
is made of
plastic
painted wood
plaster
carved marble
7
renaissance a period of cultural and artistic change in Europe from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century.
False
True
8
Louise Nevelson's work White Vertical Water is a realistic depiction of fish in a river.
False
True
9
The oldest museum in America, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, was founded in
1508
1405
1805
1905
10
Niagara Falls was a popular subject for North American artists in 2nd half of the 19th century, because it symbolized
the presence of God in nature
the beauty and power of nature
grandeur
Amercia's territorial expansion
11
Emphasis
the part of a work depicted as nearest to the viewer
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
12
When conducting a formal analysis of a work of art, you would probably want to consider the artist's
scale
empahsis
color
texture
13
Jeff Koons did not make the sculpture
Rabbit
with his own hands, it is considered his work because he designed it.
False
True
14
The ancient Egyptian depiction of the journey of the Sun god Re was painted on
a coffin
stone
a vase
the wall of a tomb
15
"To Abstract" means to extract something or to emphasize it
True
False
16
The ancient Egyptian artist who painted
The Journey of the Sun God Re
chose his subject because
Egyptians were intersted in astonomy
he believed in ghosts
it expresses beliefs in an afterlife
Egypt has a very sunny climate
17
Agnolo Bronzino's painting of Eleonora di Toledo is categorized as fine art.
True
False
18
In Japan, ceramic tea bowls were appreciated because
they did not break
of their shape, subtle colors, and irregular surface
they were expensive
they kept the tea warm
19
form - having height and width
True
False