Darracott AP Art History: First Six Weeks 2012 – Flashcards

The Ishtar Gate was a ceremonial entrance to the city of a) Ninevah b) Babylon c) Ur d) Persepolis

This stele was created by the a) Sumerians b) Babylonians c) Akkadians d) Egyptians

The artist who created the Standard of Ur divided up the pictorial composition into a) registers b) arcades c) pilasters d) colonnades

This bronze cast of a ruler is a) Akkadian b) Sumerian c) Assyrian d) Mycenanean

Queen Hatshepsut's mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri is characterized by its use of a) arcades b) crenellations c) colonnades d) squinches

This object was found in a/an a) temple b) palace c) tomb d) library

Bishop Bernward is responsible for the building and ornamentation of a) San Vitale in Ravenna b) Reims Cathedral c) St. Michael's at Hildesheim d) La Madeleine at Vezelay

This sculpture is a) Sumerian b) Egyptian c) Babylonian d) Assyrian

In order to reach the throne room of the royal citadel of Sargon of Assyria, one would have passed through an entrance guarded by monumental, hybrid forms known as a) sphinxes b) lamassu c) atlantids d) behemoths

This structure was created during the a) 1st century BCE b) 1st century CE c) 2nd century CE d) 3rd century CE

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel? a) a corridor axis b) a facade c) atlantids d) voussoirs

This stele was created by the a) Egyptians b) Sumerians c) Assyrians d) Akkadians

The Amarna style characterizes the art produced during the reign of a) Hatshepsut b) Khafre c) Ramses II d) Akhenaton

The central figure of this folio is that of a) Justinian b) Bishop Bernward c) Otto III d) Louis IX

All of the following were original features of Hatshepsut's mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri EXCEPT a) reliefs depicting her travels and divine birth b) terraces with gardens of rare plants c) a plyon gateway d) a hypostyle hall

This mosaic is located in present-day a) Syria b) Greece c) Turkey d) Egypt

Which of the following was the coronation site of the French monarchy? a) Ste. Chapelle b) Chartres Cathedral c) Paris Cathedral d) Reims Cathedral

This head is a fragment of a statue of a Roman emperor that was originally located in a a) basilica law court b) Early Christian church c) imperial mausoleum d) Roman temple

The Augustus of Primaporta was created during the a) 4th century BCE b) 1st century BCE c) 2nd century CE d) 4th century CE

This palette was created during which of the following periods? a) Early Dynastic b) Old Kingdom c) Middle Kingdom d) New Kingdom

Which of the following is NOT an architectural feature of St. Michael's at Hildesheim? a) a wooden roof b) transverse arches c) a double transept d) an alternate support system

This portal is located in a structure located at a) Hildesheim b) Vezelay c) Reims d) Ravenna

The Temple of Ramses II was created during which of the following periods? a) Predynastic b) Old Kingdom c) Middle Kingdom d) New Kingdom

This bas-relief is a) Assyrian b) Babylonian c) Egyptian d) Sumerian

The Ara Pacis was created during the reign of a) Augustus b) Titus c) Constantine d) Justinian

This "unknown" sculptural relief is a) Early Christian b) Byzantine c) Romanesque d) Gothic

Inside the Temple of Ramses II are reliefs depicting the pharaoh battling the a) Persians b) Greeks c) Hittites d) Sumerians

These doors are a) Byzantine b) Ottonian c) Romanesque d) Gothic

Reims Cathedral was begun during the a) 11th century b) 12th century c) 13th century d) 14th century

These jamb statues are located at a) Reims b) Chartres c) Hildesheim d) Ravenna

The central post of a Romanesque portal is called a/an a) archivolt b) tympanum c) jamb d) trumeau

The figure depicted here is that of a) Khafre b) Hatshepsut c) Ramses II d) Akhenaton

The imagery of the narthex portal at La Madeleine at Vezelay is often associated with which of the following? a) the Crusades b) the Catholic Reformation c) the Napoleonic Wars d) the Hundred Years War

This relief is a) Mycenaean b) Late Roman c) Romanesque d) Gothic

Ste. Chapelle was built for relics acquired by a) Charlemagne b) Bishop Bernward c) Louis IX d) Louis XIV

Which of the following is NOT a feature of this facade? a) a king's gallery b) an alternate support system c) bar tracery d) glass tympana

In the Law Code Stele of Hammurabi, the Babylonian king faces the sun god a) Marduk b) Ishtar c) Adad d) Shamash

The central figure in this mosaic is a) Charlemagne b) Constantine c) Augustus d) Justinian

Neo-Sumerian statues of Gudea were often made of a) bronze b) lapis lazuli c) faience d) diorite

The contrapposto pose of this figure alludes to the Doryphoros of classical Greece, created by a) Polykleitos b) Praxiteles c) Lysippos d) Phidias

The Arch of Constantine commemorated the a) Jewish Revolt of 70 CE b) Battle of Milvian Bridge c) defeat of Mark Antony at Actium d) Nika Revolt in Constantinople

Above the doorway, flanked by two pairs of seated colossal statues of the pharaoh, is the depiction of a) Ptah b) Osiris c) Ra-Horakhty d) Hathor

The imitation of Greek sculpture on the Ara Pacis, namely the Panathenaic procession depicted inside the Parthenon, is generally assumed to be an attempt to compare the age of Augustus with that of a) Eumenes II b) Constantine c) Pericles d) Nebuchadnezzar

The figurative forms in this relief can BEST be described as a) cubic b) curvilinear c) foreshortened d) veristic

The equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius was created during the a) 1st century BCE b) 1st century CE c) 2nd century CE d) 3rd century CE

These fragments were part of a statue that depicted a) Augustus b) Titus c) Marcus Aurelius d) Constantine

Which of the following is NOT a visual feature associated with the Amarna style of ancient Egypt? a) curvilinear shapes b) elongated features c) cubic forms d) relaxed poses

This is a plan of a) San Vitale in Ravenna b) Old St. Peter's in Rome c) Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel in Aachen d) St. Michael's at Hildesheim

Which of the following emperors, known for philosophical writings, was depicted with a beard? a) Augustus b) Titus c) Marcus Aurelius d) Constantine

This complex is associated with a) King Djoser b) Ramses II c) Hatshepsut d) Akhenaton

Inside the Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel are atlantids depicting the pharaoh in the guise of a) Amun-Re b) Horus c) Ptah d) Osiris

This sculpture depicts an equestrian statue of a) Marcus Aurelius b) Augustus c) Marcus Agrippa d) Constantine

The Augustus of Primaporta can BEST be described as a) naturalistic b) idealized c) veristic d) stylized

This plan indicates that the structure has two of all of the following EXCEPT a) apses b) side aisles c) naves d) transepts

On the Ishtar Gate, which of the following is a representation of the goddess of love and war? a) the bull b) the dragon c) the lion d) the serpent

This "unknown" image is a) Egyptian b) Babylonian c) Assyrian d) Roman

In the Basilica Nova of ancient Rome, a giant statue of Constantine was originally located in the a) narthex b) apse c) nave d) transept

This chapel was built during the a) 6th century b) 10th century c) 13th century d) 16th century

Which of the following structures has an alternate support system? a) St. Michael's at Hildesheim b) Reims Cathedral c) Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome d) San Vitale in Ravenna

This large, columnar support is a) Persian b) Babylonian c) Assyrian d) Roman

The High Gothic French court style is MOSTLY associated with the reign of a) Charlemagne b) Otto III c) Louis IX d) Louis XIV

This is a depiction of a) Khafre b) Akhenaton c) Hatshepsut d) Ramses II

The Arch of Titus was created during the a) Roman Republic b) Julio-Claudian dynasty c) Flavian dynasty d) Late Roman empire

This large structure was originally a/an a) battle memorial built by Charlemagne b) mausoleum built for Hadrian c) saint's tomb built by Constantine d) fortified palace built by Justinian

Which of the following structures is MOST closely associated with the ben-ben, a form sacred to the Egyptian sun-god Re? a) a stele b) a mastaba c) a sphinx d) a pyramid

This portrait of the emperor Vespasian can BEST be described as a) highly stylized b) having a high degree of verisimilitude c) gracefully elongated d) more idealized than naturalistic

Reliefs depicting Ashurbanipal hunting lions were found on the palace walls at a) Babylon b) Persepolis c) Abu Simbel d) Ninevah

This relief was created during the reign of a) Augustus b) Titus c) Antonius Pius d) Constantine

In which of the following locations did a number of icons survive the Iconoclastic Movement? a) La Madeleine at Vezelay b) St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt c) St. Michaels at Hildesheim d) Cathedral of Monreale

This is a view of a/an a) ambulatory b) transept c) nave d) atrium

In the central portal of the narthex at La Madeleine at Vezelay, who or what is depicted in the tympanum? a) Christ in a mandorla b) St. John the Baptist c) the labors of the month d) an enthroned Virgin Mary

To convey power, this image depicts a pharaoh with an apotropaic image known as a/an a) ben-ben b) uraeus c) serdab d) menat

The Basilica Nova in Rome was begun under the direction of Constantine's rival a) Diocletian b) Caracalla c) Galerius d) Maxentius

This relief is a) Sumerian b) Persian c) Babylonian d) Egyptian

Where is the Arch of Titus situated? a) on the Palatine Hill b) on the Via Sacra c) on the Capitoline Hill d) on the Via Appia

This object was made by the a) Assyrians b) Egyptians c) Nasrids d) Vikings

Which of the following structures is centrally planned? a) Abbey church of St. Denis b) San Vitale in Ravenna c) Reims Cathedral d) St. Michaels at Hildesheim

This sculptural doorway is a) Hiberno-Saxon b) Ottonian c) Romanesque d) Gothic

Which of the following structures was built to house a relic believed to have been the crown of thorns? a) St. Michaels at Hildesheim b) Monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai c) Ste. Chapelle in Paris d) Reims Cathedral

This harp is a) Sumerian b) Babylonian c) Egyptian d) Akkadian

The purse cover of the Sutton Hoo ship burial dates from the a) 5th century CE b) 7th century CE c) 9th century CE d) 11th century CE

This ceremonial objects commemorates a) the death of King Djoser b) the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt c) the marriage of Isis and Osiris d) the divine birth of Hatshepsut

In the narthex portal of La Madeleine at Vezelay, images of the zodiac and the labors of the month are located in the a) tympanum b) lintel c) jambs d) archivolts

This building served what purpose? a) temple b) bath c) markets d) basilica

The central figure in the king's gallery on the facade of Reims Cathedral is that of the first Christian king of France standing in a baptismal font. Who is this king? a) Dagobert b) Charlemagne c) Clovis d) Philip Augustus

This structure was created during the a) Predynastic period b) Old Kingdom c) Middle Kingdom d) New Kingdom

During the Roman Republic, families kept sculptural likenesses of their ancestors in their private a) courtyards b) cupboards c) catacombs d) bedrooms

This relief depicts a/an a) apotheosis b) decursio c) adlocutio d) donatio

The Transfiguration of Christ is depicted in a apse mosaic at a) the monastery of St. Catherine at Mt. Sinai b) the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna c) La Madeleine at Vezelagy d) Ste. Chapelle in Paris

This relief was originally located on the walls of a a) tomb b) palace c) temple d) gateway

The seated statue of Khafre belongs to which period? a) Predynastic b) Old Kingdom c) Middle Kingdom d) New Kingdom

This structure is a) Early Christian b) Byzantine c) Romanesque d) Gothic

Which of the following materials was used to created the so-called Standard of Ur of ancient Sumer? a) diorite b) bronze c) lapis lazuli d) faience

This "unknown" relief comes from a) Babylon b) Saqqara c) Persepolis d) Ninevah

Which of the following structures was commissioned by Justinian? a) Reims Cathedral b) Old St. Peter's Basilica c) Monastery church of St. Catherine's at Mt. Sinai d) St. Michael's at Hildesheim

This Sumerian soundbox of a lyre depicts imagery that has long been associated with what literary work of the ancient Sumerians? a) Beowulf b) the Illiad c) the Epic of Gilgamesh d) the Aeneid

Which of the following BEST exemplifies the art of the Great Migration period? a) the purse cover from Sutton Hoo b) the Torhalle at Lorsch c) the Gero crucifix d) the mummy portraits from Faiyum

This relief dates from the a) 1st century BCE b) 1st century CE c) 2nd century CE d) 3rd century CE

The Great Sphinx at the Gizeh complex can BEST be described as all of the following EXCEPT a) apotropaic b) androgynous c) tutelary d) hybrid

This is a model of what kind of building? a) temple b) bath c) markets d) basilica

A standard Old Kingdom tomb is known as a/an a) mastaba b) ziggurat c) atlantid d) ben-ben

This object is made out of a durable stone known as a) lapis lazuli b) terracotta c) diorite d) gypsum

Which of the following is NOT depicted on the breastplate (or cuirass) of the Augustus of Primaporta statue? a) personifications of conquered territories b) the chariot of the Sun c) the emperor sacrificing to the gods d) the retrieval of a Roman standard

This is a depiction of a) Augustus b) Hadrian c) Vespasian d) Constantine

In Byzantine art, the Virgin Mary is known as the bearer of God, or the a) Theotokos b) Pantocrator c) Proskynesis d) Deesis

This portrait was created during the a) Roman Republic b) Late Roman empire c) Carolingian period d) Early Renaissance

Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Arch of Titus? a) an attic b) a peristyle c) a soffit d) spandrels

This painting is a) Romanesque b) Byzantine c) Carolingian d) Ottonian

An innovative octagonal domed room was situated within which of the following structures? a) Trajan's Markets b) Basilica Nova c) Castel Sant'Angelo d) Domus Aurea

Which of the following is NOT a feature of this complex? a) courtyards b) a serdab c) engaged columns d) a ziggurat

Which of the following is NOT depicted within the narrative frieze of the Column of Trajan? a) supporting supplies and building fortifications b) numerous images of the emperor commanding his army c) personifications of victory d) the apotheosis of the emperor

This mosaic is a) Early Christian b) Byzantine c) Carolingian d) Romanesque

The Sutton Hoo ship burial date from what can BEST be described as which of the following periods? a) Migration b) Carolingian c) Early Christian d) Ottonian

This portrait was created with which of the following? a) tesserae b) tempera c) encaustic d) faience

The Hagia Sophia was built under the direction of Justinian during the a) 2nd century CE b) 4th century CE c) 6th century CE d) 8th century CE

This Early Christian basilica was originally built in Ravenna by the Arian, Ostrogothic ruler a) Trajan Decius b) Theodoric c) Honorius d) Theodosius

Hiberno-Saxon illuminated manuscripts convey power in all of the following ways EXCEPT a) as a means of increasing literacy b) as objects made with costly materials c) as books with apotropaic properties d) as a means of performing ceremonial rituals

This structure was built during the a) Julio-Claudian dynasty b) Flavian dynasty c) Nerva-Antonine dynasty d) Severan dynasty

Stave churches were built by the a) Syrians b) Gauls c) Saxons d) Vikings

This monumental cross is located in a) Germany b) Norway c) Brittany d) Ireland

Who is MOST closely associated with the development of the Gothic style at St. Denis just north of Paris, France? a) Bishop Bernward b) Abbot Suger c) St. Bernard of Clairvaux d) Louis IX

To convey the power of ritual, the central figure of this mosaic is shown holding a/an a) paten b) chalice c) codex d) orb

Which of the following identifies a ruler as divine in the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin? a) a horned helmet b) a seated pose c) hypnotic eyes d) a crook and flail

This naturalistic Egyptian portrait of a seated scribe is made of a) diorite b) granite c) limestone d) marble

The dome of the Hagia Sophia is supported by a) squinches b) pendentives c) voussoirs d) coffers

The conveyance of power through the use of individualized features, as seen in this funerary relief, is MOST typically found in the art of the a) Egyptians b) Sumerians c) Romans d) Persians

The Oseberg Ship burial dates to the a) 5th century b) 7th century c) 9th century d) 11th century

This folio comes from the a) Gospel Book of Charlemagne b) Book of Lindisfarne c) Ebbo Gospels d) Uta Codex

The centrally planned design of Santa Costanza in Rome is MOST closely associated with that of a a) basilica b) mausoleum c) temple d) domus

The diagram shown here BEST illustrates a single a) rib vault b) barrel vault c) fan vault d) groin vault

Builders used all of the following to construct the Roman Colosseum EXCEPT a) groin vaults b) arches c) concrete d) cast iron

This structure is a) Byzantine b) Carolingian c) Ottonian d) Romanesque

The capitals in the cloister at St. Pierre at Moissac are historiated, meaning that they a) rely heavily on symbolic imagery b) depict a narrative c) are embellished with decorative motifs d) portray kings or queens

Some of the reliefs of this arch were reused, originally located on an earlier arch dedicated to a) Marcus Agrippa b) Marcus Aurelius c) Titus d) Augustus

The Book of Kells and the Book of Lindisfarne are both a) Byzantine b) Hiberno-Saxon c) Carolingian d) Ottonian

In this mosaic image, Christ is depicted within a/an a) archivolt b) mandorla c) trumeau d) tympanum

The Arch of Constantine was built during the a) 1st century CE b) 2nd century CE c) 3rd century CE d) 4th century CE

What was used to create this page from an illuminated manuscript? a) vellum b) encaustic c) cloisonne d) papyrus

The Lindisfarne Gospels are presumed to be the work of a monk named a) Gislebertus b) Odo of Metz c) St. Cuthbert d) Eadrith

This mosaic depicting Christ crowning the Norman king William II is located in a) the Cathedral of Monreale in Sicily b) the church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna c) the church of Old St. Peter's in Rome d) the monastery of St. Catherine's at Mt. Sinai in Egypt

The Gero Crucifix is believed to have functioned as a a) sarcophagus b) reliquary c) codex d) throne

This mosaic is a) Early Christian b) Byzantine c) Ottonian d) Romanesque

The reuse of sculpture on the Arch of Constantine is sometimes referred to as a) spolia b) entasis c) largesse d) caryatids

This plan is that of a) the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul b) St. Michael's at Hildesheim c) Santa Costanza in Rome d) San Vitale in Ravenna

Which of the following was MOST likely placed or seen in the serdab of an Egyptian funerary complex? a) a ka statue b) atlantids c) a lamassu d) voussoirsa