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