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