Which two ancient Greek painters were masters of illusion?
answer
Zeuxis and Parrhasius
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The Painted Garden from the Villa of Livia is one of the finest landscapes painted by the
Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci
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False
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Trompe l'oeil means "fools the eye"
answer
true
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. Illusion cannot be created using the medium of fresco
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false
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Who advised artists in his treatise On Painting that paintings should look like illusionary
windows?
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Leon Battista Alberti
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The oculus in Andrea Mantegna's Camera degli Sposi in the Ducal Palace in Mantua:
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is just a painted illusion
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Andrea Mantegna included a peacock, to represent marriage, on the ceiling of the room he painted
for the Duke of Mantua
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true
question
. Parmigianino created his skillful and unusual Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror to give to Pope
Clement VII because he thought it might help him to get commissions for more artworks
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true
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Parmigianino's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror is a:
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photograph pasted onto a piece of convex wood
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Parnassus, Disputa, and Jurisprudence are the titles of three paintings—along with Raphael's
School of Athens—in the library of Pope Julius II in the Vatican.
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true
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What theme is not represented in the paintings that decorate the walls of the library of Pope Julius
II in the Vatican?
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humility
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Which artist was investigated by the US Treasury Department for counterfeiting because his
painting of a dollar bill looked so real?
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William Harnett
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Which part of William Harnett's The Old Violin is real and not just painted?
answer
the blue envelope
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William Hogarth's False Perspective demonstrates incorrect applications of the laws of
perspective
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true
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Julian Beever is ________.
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a sidewalk chalk artist working today
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Which artist creates incredibly convincing sculptures of everyday people?
answer
Duane Hanson
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Ancient Greek architects were not aware of how optical illusions could skew the appearance of
buildings
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false
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When columns are intentionally designed to swell at the midpoint, this is called ________.
answer
entasis
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The Palazzo del Tè in Mantua is falling apart (triglyphs are slipping and columns have broken in
two) due to age and poor construction.
