AP Art History Midterm Review

The term "anthropomorphic" means what? (Refer to this Anthropomorhic Stele for a clue)

Identify the name of this work.

"method of carving in which the main image protrudes considerably above the perceived background"

What is the cultural period of this piece, the Harbaville Triptych?

Egyptian pieces, such as The Last Judgment of Hu-Nefer, show the cultural focus on...

This character is named...

At Westminster Abbey, this ceiling displays what architectural element?

Identify the name of this work.

"the side posts of a doorway"

"painting on plaster, either dry or wet"

The Standard of Ur has two sides that depict War and Peace.

Identify the name of this work.

"a recess, usually semicircular, found in the wall of a building" (use this image for reference)

The key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics was this...

What are the common symbols for the authors of the Christian gospels?

"writing composted of wedge-shaped characters, done in wet clay using a stylus

Identify the name of this work.

This work is known as a...

"In a mosque, the identified wall (toward Mecca) used as a guidance for prayer."

"before the invention of writing"

What are the major world religions?

"when figures are depicted in profile while we see the whole figure from a more frontal view"

This work, found on a door at the Church of Sainte-Foy, is known as a what?

What is the cultural period of this work, Chartres Cathedral?

"The central area of a of a church or mosque, demarcated from aisles by piers or columns."

What is the cultural period of this work, the Pyxis?

What is the cultural period of this work, Animal-head post?

Identify the name of this work.

What is the medium of this work, The Vienna Genesis?

"a method of carving in which the main image protrudes slightly above the perceived background"

"a house of prayer in Islam"

"a mark that connects two points in space"

"large difference between elements"

What cultural/time period are the Apollo 11 Stones from?

"a series of underground galleries, passageways, and chambers designed as cemeteries"

"a house of prayer in Judaism"

Identify the name of this work.