Enrichment 2 - The human body in art

Question 1

Venus is ...

Accepted Answer

The Roman goddess of love, A name for a female Palaeolithic figurine

Question 2

The Doryphoros would have been carrying ...

Accepted Answer

A spear

Question 3

This sculptor fell in love with his own statue

Accepted Answer

Pygmalion

Question 4

Egyptian representation of the human body remained barely changed for 3,000 years because

Accepted Answer

The pharaohs wished to suggest stability and dynasty

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a strand of Hellenistic Greek sculpture?

Accepted Answer

Archaic

Question 6

Photoshopped?

Accepted Answer

Do you really need to ask?

Question 7

Final challenge. Could this be photoshopped?

Accepted Answer

Bwahahaha. Yup.

Question 8

Which of these might be a reason for the enduring popularity of the human body in art?

Accepted Answer

All of the previous suggestions

Question 9

Reality or Photoshop?

Accepted Answer

Photoshopped

Question 10

The Venus of ...

Accepted Answer

Willendorf

Question 11

Take a guess at a date!

Accepted Answer

2,500 BC

Question 12

Which of the following dates to 25,000 BC?

Accepted Answer

The Venus of Willendorf

Question 13

Polykleitos' Kanon portrayed the head:body ratio as ...

Accepted Answer

1:7

Question 14

Plebeian Style Roman art was generally favoured by ...

Accepted Answer

Ordinary people

Question 15

Contrapposto is ...

Accepted Answer

An asymmetric arrangement of the human body

Questions 15