Creative Arts Exams 1 – Flashcards
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A work of art is the product of interrelationships between various art elements and
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Principles
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If we can recognize the objects or people in a work of art, it is
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representational
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Allan Houser's work Reverie is representational because
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it includes two shapes that we recognize as faces
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Iconographic analysis interprets objects and figures in an artwork as
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signs or symbols
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Eva Hesse's minimalist sculpture Hang-Up can be interpreted biographically as
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a window that leads to nothingness
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Psychological analysis of Nighthawks by the artist Edward Hopper tells us that the painter was
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expressing loneliness
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A formal analysis of Las Meninas by Diego de Silva y Velázquez would concentrate on this aspect of the work:
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Picasso studied and copied Las Meninas because
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he wanted to develop his own individual style
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Thomas Struth's photograph Museo del Prado 7 is
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a portrait of art appreciation
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The tools of formal analysis help us to
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understand how an artwork was made
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Which of the following are the cultures from the "Classical past" that Renaissance thinkers and artists admired?
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Ancient Greece and Rome
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During the Renaissance and Baroque periods patrons made many of the decisions about how an artwork would look, such as
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what would be depicted in a piece how big to make an artwork what colors to use what important aspects of the piece would look like
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Which of the following artists was part of the High Renaissance in Italy?
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Raphael
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Leonardo's Last Supper and Raphael's School of Athens have ______ in common.
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a balanced composition
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What artwork was commissioned by Pope Clement VII?
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The Last Judgment
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Where is the artist's self-portrait located in The Arnolfini Portrait?
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In the mirror's reflection
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Which Netherlands artist was known for his depiction of peasant life in a humorous manner?
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Bruegel
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Which German artist created a woodcut rendition of the artwork, The Last Supper, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's painting?
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Albrecht Dürer
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An art style that depicts exaggerated poses, proportions, and gestures is referred to as
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Mannerism
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Which biblical character was sculpted by the three artists Bernini, Donatello, and Michelangelo during the Renaissance and Baroque periods?
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David
