2.9 & 2.10 – Flashcards
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Michelangelo believed ________ to be the finest and most challenging of all the visual arts.
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sculpture
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A sculpture intended by the artist to move is called ________ sculpture.
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a kinetic.
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Which type of arch, which is made up of stones that are progressively stepped inwards, was used by the ancient Babylonians and Mycenaeans?
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Corbeled arch
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This architectural construction method consists of two uprights and a crossbeam.
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post-and-lintel
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Even though it is a freestanding sculpture, Sculpture of the Lady Sennuwy was made to be displayed in what fashion?
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With its back to a pillar or wall
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Which style of church architecture emulates the architectural style of the ancient Romans and uses rounded vaults and vaulted aisles in its plan?
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Romanesque
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This artist took a urinal, turned it on its side, made some other slight alterations, and presented it as an art object titled Fountain.
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Marcel Duchamp
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The ancient Romans perfected this type of arch and often used it in their architecture
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rounded
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Which ruler of Renaissance Florence commissioned Giambologna to sculpt a symbol of the city's strength to create a favorable image?
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Francesco de' Medici
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What is one of the main reasons that the creation of the Olmec colossal heads is so impressive?
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they were created without metal tools
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In the nineteenth century, this material became both less costly and more widely available for construction.
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all of the answers
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Vaults that have an exposed structural beam protruding from them for decorative purposes are called ________.
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rib vaults
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The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, by Damien Hirst, is an example of the broad range of materials that can be used in a work of art. It presents a ________ suspended in a tank of formaldehyde.
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shark
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater cultivates an organic relationship between the building and its location by:
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all of the answers
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This building material is a mixture of cement and ground stone.
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concrete
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Another name for freestanding sculpture is ________.
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in the round
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What method of sculpture is the artist using when they assemble component parts in order to create an artwork?
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construction
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This sculptural process is the act of creating an environment that a viewer will experience within a space
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installation
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This is the large central space of a Romanesque or Gothic cathedral.
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nave
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Over time, exposure to the elements can add this surface coloration to metals. It can also be created with the use of chemical preparations.
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patina
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This type of arch was integrated into Gothic architecture in order to help direct the worshiper's gaze upward.
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pointed
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The visionary church leader Abbot Suger sought to intensify the spiritual experience of worshipers by revolutionizing church architecture. He was instrumental in establishing the architectural style known as ________
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gothic
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Objects found or already existing outside of the context of art, which are used as component parts in a work or to create an entire sculpture, are called ________.
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readymades
