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1
What is the title of this work?
The Golden Haggadah
Bayeux Tapestry
Vienna Genesis
Lindisfarne Gospels
2
What is the subject of this work?
The martyrdom of a young girl
The Eucharist
The last judgement
The birth of Christ
3
What was the function of this work?
religious representation
decorative
royal worship
grave marker
4
This work shows evidence of the empirical or observed studies of ________________
contrast between perfect male and female bodies.
men who actually fought in the Peloponnesian War
relationships between weight bearing and relaxed legs
the full range of human emotions
5
In what two roles is God depicted in this work?
Salvation and Resurrection
Sinner and Saint
Judge and Merciful
Entombment and Judgement
6
The design of this building represents a combination of what other two buildings?
Early pre-Christian basilica plans and the Parthenon
The Pantheon and ancient Roman Temples
Roman Temples and French Gothic Cathedrals.
The Parthenon and the Trajan Forum
7
This work shows __________________?
contrapposto
chiaroscuro
low relief
foreshortening
8
This work of art can be attributed to which time period?
3000 BCE
200 BCE
1000 BCE
100 BCE
9
The architecture depicted in
School of Athens
is based on ___________________________.
The Markets of Trajan
The Pope's residence
Chartres Cathedral
St. Peter's Basilica
10
All of the following architectural features can be found in this church, EXCEPT
pointed arches
lancet windows
Centrally planned space
Ribbed groin vaults
11
This work is similar to the statue of Menkaura and wife in which way?
both illustrate contrapposto
both are very stiff
both are carved from greywacke
both had inlaid crystal at one time
12
The human form in this work varies from the ceiling in all the following ways EXCEPT
Bodies have incorrect proportions and small heads
the body is shown more symbolic than naturalistic
figures look intentionally ugly and awkward
bodies are very dense and muscular
13
Which technique is used here to render light and shadow to create three-dimensional forms?
contrapposto
atmospheric perspective
linear perspective
chiaroscuro
14
Where is this work located?
San Sabina
San Vitale
Sainte Foy
Hagia Sophia
15
How are the pyramids located?
Near Hatsupshet's mortuary temple
Aligned on the east-west path of the sun
Near Thebes
Aligned to the royal palace
16
What is the subject of this work?
The martyrdom of St. Theresa
The entombment of Christ
The Annuciation
The betrothal of Mary and Joseph
17
This work can be identified as N. Renaissance in all of the following ways EXCEPT?
The details and meticulous handling of the paint
The steeply rising ground line
The interior space filled with many objects
The depiction of the patrons
18
What type of plan is seen here?
basilica
radial
axial
central
19
The title of this work is a reference to
A story from the Bible
Islamic prayers
Greek mythology
Egyptian mythology
20
What was the function of this work?
Devotional image for contemplation
altarpiece
personal commission by Pope Julius II
reliquary
21
Before the creation of this work, nude sculptures were not executed because
the iconoclasm controversy
they represented the pagan world of Gods
they showed man in a more primitive state
they were not suitable for churches
22
This piece can be considered political in what sense?
Narmer is shown in hierarchical scale
Narmer is shown slaying the Gauls
Narmer is shown unifying Upper and Lower Egypt
Narmer is shown in a pose of victory
23
The ground plan of this building indicates which of the following features?
ambulatory
nave
radiating chapels
hypostyle hall
24
This work is by __________________________.
Leonardo
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
25
What artistic technique is used to show space, depth, and draw our attention to the subject?
atmospheric perspective
contrapposto
linear perspective
chiaroscuro
26
What event was being shown in this work?
A representation of a historical battle
A mythological battle of gods
A symbolic representation of the defeat of chaos/barbarians
A literary scene
27
Who was the architect of this building?
Vasari
Brunelleschi
Alberti
Giotto
28
How does realism correspond to social status in Ancient Egyptian art?
Higher the status, the more realistic
The lower the status, the more realistic
All depictions were highly idealized
Pharaohs were the only individuals depicted realistically.
29
What was the function of this building?
funerary
government
temple to gods
marketplace
30
Name this floor plan!
Hagia Sophia
San Vitale
Sainte Foy
San Sabina
31
This work was created a little more than a generation after (about 30 years)
the creation of the buildings on the Athenian Acropolis
The rise of Alexander the Great to Power
an alliance of Greek city states defeated the Persians
The eruption of Vesuvius that finally buried Pompeii
32
The figure of Venus in this work was based on___________________.
Early Renaissance/Flemish Paintings
Ancient Greek sculpture of a market woman
Ancient Egyptian sculpture
An ancient Roman copy of an ancient Greek statue of Venus
33
What is the function of this work?
Shield for battle
Palette for food
Palette that held makeup
Palette that held paints
34
Pontormo rejects all of the following Renaissance ideals, EXCEPT
A structured pyramidal composition
The use of rational, earthly space
The use of symbolic imagery in religious scenes
The depiction of religious figures overwrought with emotion
35
This work illustrates what fundamental belief of Martin Luther's Reformation?
One must follow the laws to secure salvation
Good deeds and financial donations secure salvation
Commissioning art atones for sin
Only through faith and grace was one's salvation secured
36
This work differs from later parts of the Sistine Chapel in what ways?
the use of tromp l'oeil techniques to frame the space
a deeper sense of space
Use of many figures crowded together in a complex narrative
Heavier and more distorted forms with more emotion
37
How does the artist create spatial illusionism?
reflections
chiaroscuro
foreshortening
all of the above
38
What is the content of this work of art?
Hunefer being tried for crimes
Hunefer's soul being weighed
Hunefer's decree of law
Hunefer being reincarnated
39
What is the content of the scene displayed here?
The battle of Marathon
The wrath of the gods
The birth of Venus
The labors of Herakles
