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Year 7 History of Art
Year 7 History of Art
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Ancient rock art, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Goths, Renaissance
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1
This painting by Botticelli is called ....
The Birth of Venus
Venus emerging from a scallop
The epitome of beauty
The Birth of Aphrodite
2
During what period did Greek artists begin to sculpt people in more relaxed poses and action scenes?
Hellenistic Period
Classical Period
Roman Period
Greek Archaic Period
3
The civilization of Ancient Rome ruled much of Europe for over....
10,000 years
1,000 years
500 years
50,000 years
4
"David" by Michelangelo was sculptuted from
coral
marble
limestone
granite
5
Why was this figure commonly called Venus?
The subject is the prehistoric goddess of love.
The object was discovered in Greece.
The name reflects early 20th century beliefs about the figure's meaning.
The figure is an idealized image of feminine beauty.
6
Gothic art was a style of medieval art that developed in Northern France. This included:
stained glass
all of the above
Illuminated manuscripts
sculpture
7
The artist renowned for inventing one point linear perspective is:
Brunelleschi
Michaelangelo
Da Vinci
Raphael
8
This is an architectural feature called....
tracery
flying buttress
gargoyle
archway
9
What evidence supports the belief that the
Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf)
was meant to be held in the hand?
The figure has no feet and can't stand on its own.
The figure is carved from limestone.
The figure is small.
The figure is symmetrical.
10
The Hierarchy of scale is:
the larger the scale, the more important they were
the larger the scale, the less important they were
A method of conveying flatness
11
What happened to the city of Pompeii that helped to preserve some Ancient Roman paintings?
A volcano erupted and buried the city
A great fire destroyed the city
It was hit by a hurricane
It was hit by a giant Tsunami
12
Renaissance means
Reoccur
Remember
Relight
Rebirth
13
The ancient pyramids were created in the:
Late period 712 - 332
Old Kingdom period 2649 - 2150 BCE
New Kingdom 1550 - 1070
Middle Kingdom 2030 - 1640 BCE
14
What earlier civilization had the most artistic influence on the art of Ancient Rome?
Greece
Egypt
Persia
China
15
The Goths were a so-called barbaric tribe who held power in various regions of Europe, from the 5th to the 8th Century
True
False
16
This ancient greek monument is called the....
Hera II,
Parthenon
Tholos temple
Erechtheion
17
Where is the world can this ancient pictograph be seen?
Karartha, the Pilbara
Lascaux, France
Berne, Switzerland
Broome, the Kimberley
18
This famous piece of Gothic archtecture is the Parisian cathedral:
Notre Dame
Hagia Sophia
St Stephens
19
What type of art are the Ancient Greeks most known for?
painting
sculpture
print-making
textiles
20
The Reniassance period began in Spain
False
True
21
This is an example of a Gothic arch
False
True
22
What was a common feature of sculptures from the Archaic Period?
Subjects stood stiffly with their arms at their sides
None of the above
They were of common people and children
People were shown in action scenes
23
The Venus of Willendorf was found to be from the Paleolithic Period. When does it date from?
14, 000 years ago
4,000 years ago
24,000 years ago
44, 000 years ago
24
Approximately, how far back does Aboriginal Australian culture go back?
40,000 years
65,000 years
30,000 years
85,000 years
25
The meandeting pattern like the one shown on this amphora symbolizes....
the bond of friendship, love and devotion
water and the constant movement of life
The infinity and eternal flow of all things
the key of life and the labyrinth
26
What prevents art historians from knowing the original meanings of the
Nude Woman (Venus of Willendorf)
?
Its culture produced no known written documents.
Its historical context is unknown.
The object lacks visual details.
Interpretation can be clouded by modern biases.
27
The Renaissance was a time of "coming out of the dark". It was a rebirth of:
music
science
art
itching
28
The Reniassance period was during....
1600s - 1700s
1800s - 1900s
1100s - 1200s
1400s - 1500s
29
This diagram shows the vanishing point at the:
woman
ceiling
window
floor
30
Egyptian art was created to express Egyptian beliefs about:
their fear of cats
the gods, who controlled the workings of the universe
life after death
the king’s divine powers, granted by the gods to maintain universal order
31
Which of these is NOT a pre-historic pigment?
red ochre
White ochre
charcoal
Lapis Lazuli
32
Who painted the Last Supper?
Raphael
Botticelli
Leodardo Da Vinci
Michelangelo
33
The Sistine chapel took Michelangelo how many years to paint?
2
8
4
1
34
This is an example of an ancient pictograph
False
True
35
This type of ancient Greek comumn is ....
curly
Ionic
Doric
Corinthian
36
The artists of the European Renaissance were inspired by the Ancient Greeks.
True
False
37
What type of sculpture was part of a wall?
Sarcophagi
Statue
relief
Bust
38
Roman Emperors would have statues of themselves placed around the city.
True
False
39
Egyptian three-dimensional representations aimed to reproduce
a true depiction of the poor
an idealized version of a powerful individual
