ART APP TEST 4

1 September 2022
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Masaccio used which of the following elements and principles in Tribute Money?
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all
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Leonardo da Vinci indicates that Christ is the most important figure in his painting of The Last Supper by ________.
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ALL
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Which of the following statements is true of Michelangelo?
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ALL
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Linear perspective is used to ________.
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represent the illusion of three-dimensional space in two dimensions
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Which of the following terms means "rebirth" and is used to describe an artistic movement characterized by renewed interest in the Classical world of Greece and Rome?
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renissance
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An important feature of late-Renaissance artwork, compared to art created during the early and high Renaissance, is ________.
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all
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Nicolas Poussin promoted which of the following approaches?
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only including settings, clothing, and characters from the ancient past
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The artist of Christ in the House of Levi had to change the painting's name because ________.
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church officials objected to Christ being shown with clowns, dwarves, and dogs at this key moment in the gospels
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Donatello's David is made in what medium?
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bronze
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Who is Phocion in Nicolas Poussin's painting of The Funeral of Phocion?
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an Athenian general wrongly accused of treason
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The pyramid of the Sun is a
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stepped pyramid
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were symbolically important to textile manufacture and served as an inspiration for an Inca creation myth
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llamas
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Many examples of indigenous art from the southwest U.S. come from the four-corners area, the place where _
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utah, colorado, new mexio, and arizona meet
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Ceremonies including ________ took place at the top of Aztec pyramids.
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sacrifices were victims' hearts were extracted
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How was the Machu Picchu made for?
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Pachacuti
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What is the animal that is depicted throughout Machu Picchu
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condor
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Why was the Remembrance of Civil War removed
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its provided too powerful a reminder of the recent past
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period of cultural and artistic change in europe from the 14th to 17th century
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renaissance
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Means "rebirth" Refers to the time period and the style of art A renewed interest in Classical thinking, mythology, and art
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renassance
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Philosophical approach that stressed the intellectual and physical potential of human beings
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humanism
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___ and ____ beliefs were reflected in the art of the Italian Renaissance and the northern Renaissance
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Catholic and Protestant
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Refers to the time period and the style of art Increase in trade, advancements in science Permanent split between Roman Catholics and Protestants art tends to be full of motion and emotion
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baroque
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european artistic and architectural style of the late 16th to early 18th sentures characterized by exravagance and emotional intensity
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baroque
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baroque are is ___ while renissance art focus is more ___
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dramatic and gory realistic and ideal
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who writes about florentine artist to florentine people
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vasari
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what types of paintings are in the northern renissance
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oil pant
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what types of painting are more prevalent in the south
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one point perspective, tempa and prescoe
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what was The Early Renaissance in Italy like
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Renewed interest in the Classical past Art was a balance of the real and ideal
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Emphasis on light Diversity of approaches Dramatic movement and theatrical compositions
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characteristics of baroque art
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"Photography" derives from two Greek works, together meaning
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"drawing with light
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describe the history of the camera obscuera
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Projection of outside scene First drawn, then captured on light-sensitive material first Room-sized then portable (eighteenth-century)
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who is william henry fox talbot?
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first to say photography is art
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when did photography first come about
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1850s
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explain camera obscuera
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Small hole called the "aperture" Outside scene is flipped upside down and backward A person could trace over the image projected on the wall to capture it
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Genres of photography
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Same as traditional artistic media Portraiture Landscape Still life
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The use of photography to tell a news story or truth
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photojournalism
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who is timothy o'sullivan
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took some of the earliest images about the reality of life
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why type of art is used greatly today in museam
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contemporary types of photography
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Landscape photographs, such as those taken by Ansel Adams, help raise awareness about
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nature's grandeur and the wilderness of the American West
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The mechanics of the camera are very similar to those of ________.
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a human eye
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When she made the photograph called Migrant Mother, Dorothea Lange:
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first passed the pea-pickers' camp, but decided to turn back to take pictures
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The name of the opening that lets light into any camera is called ________.
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aperture
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When were the first successful photographs made using a camera?
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earlys 1800
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The first cameras were ________.
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room sized
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What does the word "photograph" mean?
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writing with light
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One of the earliest surviving photographs is a still life by Daguerre featuring:
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plaster casts, a framed picture, and a wine flask, by a window
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Hannah Höch was part of a movement known as _______
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dada
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The Steerage by Alfred Stieglitz depicts ________.
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passengers on a steam ship
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In Francisco Goya's Family of Charles IV:
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the artist includes a portrait of himself standing at his easel
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Henry Ossawa Tanner was influenced by ________.
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Gustave Courbet
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Where is the Hall of Mirrors?
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versailes
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Who repeatedly painted studies of the mountain he had seen throughout his childhood and later observed from his studio window?
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Paul Cézanne
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What was the solution to the discontent over Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.?
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a more traditional memorial statue was created and placed nearby it
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Who painted Paris Street: Rainy Day?
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Gustave Caillebotte
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what are the main cultures from south america
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chavin, paracas, inca
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which cultures from south amerca are from the eary ages
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chavin and paracas
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what is it called when you can flip an image and still have an image
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contour rivelry
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what is chavin and paracaslocated
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peru
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Pilgrimage center Established around 900 BCE Site marked by temples and stone monuments
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chavin
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Coast of Peru Beginning about 600 to 200 BCE The dry conditions of their necropolis (cemetery or burial place) have preserved a great number of these textiles
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paracas
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Existed as a culture as early as 800 CE Became the largest empire in pre-Columbian America
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inca
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why were llamas important in south america
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they provided wool for textiles and have own special textiles
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explan the important of textiles/wool in south america
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more valuable than gold or silver Mythological significance Provide warmth and protection Identify wearer's social status and cultural affiliation
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what are the cultures of the mesoamerica
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Olmecs Teotihuacanos Maya Aztecs
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what is teotihuacan known for
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its pyramid plans
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where is temple of feather serpent?
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teotihuacan
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who developed the zero
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maya
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Known for pyramids/architecture, stone monuments, paintings, pottery, jewelry
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maya
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what does art about war depict images of
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Battle scenes Aftermath including dead soldiers Victorious scenes Consequences of wars
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why do artist depict images of war
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To record historical events To educate us about the realities of conflict To inspire or instill nationalism To persuade the viewer toward a point of view
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what are the art pieces in rocco
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whimsical, sweet, pastel
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what are the art pieces from neoclassicism like?
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ideal bodies, moral message, greeco roman, classical architercture
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Reflects revolutionary beliefs in liberty, equality, and humanity
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romanticism
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what does romanticism art pieces depict
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dead people, interpation of artist, motion and drama
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outside paintings, atmosphere
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impressionism
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Quick, sketch-like brushstrokes Captured spontaneous moments Depicted effects of light and atmosphere
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impressionism
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what kind of art is seen in postimpressionism
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abstract art that only focuses on form and color
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Fin de siècle
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means end of the century
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Artists often respond to social issues and events
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social protest art