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Bosch
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painter of fantastical landscapes and figures
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Jan van Eyck
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painted a portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife
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Gentile da Fabriano
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Florentine painter in the International Gothic Style
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Ambrogio Lorenzetti
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painted the "peaceful city" fresco
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Donatello
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master of relief carving and sculpture
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predella
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narrow ledge where an altarpiece rests on an altar
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chiaroscuro
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The method of contrasting lights and darks to create volume and emotion
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Fra Angelica
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artist characterized by his piety
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iconoclasm
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image breaking
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Cimabue
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artist known for Byzantine influence combined with depth and volume
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The Venus of Willendorf is a...
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Paleolithic sculpture
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What is true about the Neolithic period?
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Dwellings constructed
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What isn't true about the Neolithic period?
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Development of weapons, domestication of the dog, and primitive writing
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The theme of patronage refers to
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the commission of a work of art
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What site is known for the first signs of town planning?
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Catal Huyuk
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The theme of propaganda refers to the
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political viewpoint
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What are the elements of the prehistoric cave paintings?
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animal subjects, women subjects, and contour lines
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The Neolithic period is categorized by
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domestication of plants and dogs
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What is typical of Islamic architecture?
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Mosque
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propaganda
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art used to deliver a political message
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Examples of warm color are
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red, yellow, and orange
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Examples of cool colors are
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blue, green, and purple
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color intensity
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the brightness or dullness of a hue
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style
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characteristics of a particular artist, period, or region
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megaliths
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great stones
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cromlech
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henge
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iconography
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image writing
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freestanding sculpture
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sculpture in the round
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axial plan
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Egyptian temple plan
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The Lion Gate is found at which complex?
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Palace at Mycenae
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What is true of Minoan painting?
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curvilinear, lively, and sophisticated
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What isn't true of Minoan painting?
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monochromatic, passive, simple, and prehistoric
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The asymmetrical plan of the Erechtheion was most probably due to the fact that the structure
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had to incorporate existing shrines
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What is the name of the heavily columned area of an Egyptian temple?
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Hypostyle hall
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Which vase type was most often used a container for perfumed oil?
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lekythos
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The Snake Goddess sculpture belongs to which culture?
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Minoan
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What was the Treasury of Atreus?
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a beehive tomb
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Bullheaded capitals were created by what culture?
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Persian
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The Venus of Willendorf represents what dominant theme?
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Fertility
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pharaoh
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king
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hieroglyphics
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method of documentation and record keeping
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ka
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life force
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Imhotep
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first known architect
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drummed column
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column composed of staked parts
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engaged column
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decorative column that is attached to the wall
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Senmut
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chief counsel to Queen Hatshepsut
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Linear A
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early form of the Minoan system of writing
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kore
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female freestanding statuary sculpture
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meander
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common Greek motif
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What is the political message behind the Colosseum?
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It was created so the king could give back the land to the people after Nero used it for himself.
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How do Etruscan temples differ from Greek?
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three cellas
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The iconographic symbol for Saint Mark is a
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Lion
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The earliest well-preserved illuminated manuscript containing scenes from the Bible (the Vienna Genesis) dates from the
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sixth-century CE
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The Dipylon vase is from what period?
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Geometric
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The emperor portrayed in San Vitale is
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Justinian
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The iconographic symbol for Saint Matthew is an
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Angel
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Black-figure vases were most prominent during which period?
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Archaic
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What building is Ionic?
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Temple of Nike, Athens
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Who sculpted Weary Herakles?
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Lysippos
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Kallikrates
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architect of the Perthenon
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Hellenistic Period
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the unification of society through trade, learning and language
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Classical Period
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Cultural and artistic growth and prosperity
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fibula
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large safety pin
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Second Style
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an illusion of an expanded room
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Fourth Style
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framed motifs painted on monochromatic backgrounds
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Octavian
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the first ruler of the Roman Imperial Period
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Commodus
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indulgent emperor known for his chaotic reign
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sarcophagus
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stone or clay coffin
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The emperor portrayed in San Vitale is
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Justinian
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Carpet pages in manuscript illuminations are characteristic of
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Hiberno-Saxon art
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What structure was built over the spot from where Muhammad is believed to have ascended into heaven?
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Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem
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Roman Second Style painting is characterized by
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illusionistic depth
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How is the Byzantine portrayal of Christ unlike the Early Christian portrayal
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a kingly persona
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How are the Byzantine and Early Christian portrayals of Christ similar?
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the presence of a halo, purple, and purple clothing
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What structure contains the portraits of Justinian and Theodora?
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San Vitale
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What emperor's commissions reflect the influence of Classical Greek art?
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Augustus
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What are examples of basilica-plan structures?
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Old Saint Peter's, Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, and Santa Sabina
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What are characteristics of Middle Byzantine painting?
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lacks illusionistic depth, linear, and gold backgrounds
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The Roman work known as the Pont-du-Gard is an
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aqueduct
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codex
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collection of separate sheets
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Anastasis
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resurrection
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minbar
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stepped pulpit
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madrassa
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place of study
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jamb column
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vertical element of a dorrway or window frame
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tympanum
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semicircular area enclosed by the arch above an arched entry
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perpendicular style
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vertically dominated interior space
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Giotto
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father of western pictorial painting
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What isn't a characteristic of the sculpture of the Hellenistic period of Greek art?
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frontal
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What are characteristics of sculpture in the Hellenistic period of Greek art?
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deeply carved, dramatic, and emotional
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The shelves on which the dead were placed in Early Christian catacombs were called
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loculi
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The heel stone at Stonehedge supports the theory that the ancient structure was a
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solar calendar
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What are characteristics of Sumerian human figure compositions?
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composite perspective, oversized eyes, and stylized poses
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What isn't a characteristic of Sumerian human figure compositions?
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shoulders in profile
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Does the High Cross of Muiredach exhibit the Animal style?
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yes
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What is true of Ancient Near Eastern ethnic groups?
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city centers built around temple complex, mud-brick used in construction, and political history is characterized by upheaval
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What culture is credited with the first system of writing known to humanity?
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Sumerians
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The influence of the Amarna period is evident in the work done for which Pharaoh?
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Tutankhamen
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Emperor Trajan commissioned the
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Forum and triumphal column
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The Ebbo Gospels can be identified by the
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energetic compositions
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What are characteristics of the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin?
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Displays absolute power of the king, king is portrayed as a divine figure, and shows hierarchy of scale
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What is true of Assyrian art?
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great emotion in human figures, ununified compositions, and a wide variety of subjects
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What isn't a characteristic of Assyrian art?
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great emotion in animal figures
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What are dominant themes in Assyrian art?
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warfare and hunting
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What is true of the Great Sphinx?
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the colossus, in situ, and is the symbol of royal power
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Which Aegean civilization's art was known for its lively, celebratory art?
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Minoan
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The medium for Etruscan sculptors was
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terracotta
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What style of Roman painting did the Romans borrow from the Greeks?
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First Style
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What is the chronological order for Greek vase painting types?
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Geometric, Black Figure, and Red Figure
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A cross with a circle intersecting its arms is a product of which culture?
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Celtic
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What artist reintroduced the classical principal of contrapposto?
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Donatello
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What artist, along with Ghiberti, was a finalist in the famous competition for the bronze doors of the Florence Cathedral Baptistery?
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Brunelleschi
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What work has a king approaching the god, Shamash?
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Stele of Hammurabi
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What traits characterized the International Style?
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naturalism, formal splendor, and illusionistic depth
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What figural arrangement was most popular during the Renaissance?
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pyramid
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The Baroque style is characterized by
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fluid
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Who is traditionally seen as the inventory of linear perspective?
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Brunelleschi
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The original architect of Saint Peter's was
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Bramante
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What artist was recognized as a portrait artist?
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Holbein the Younger
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What artist is known for his dramatic compositions often filled with swirling clouds and dim lighting?
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Tintoretto
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What represents all 4 Evangelists in iconic form before their particular gospel?
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Book of Durrow
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All are true for Late Byzantine painting except
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flat figures
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Although Baroque art takes various forms, it is characterized by its attempt to...
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involve the viewer
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The term Baroque derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word meaning...
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an irregular pearl.
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In the Dutch Republic in the 17th century what became more popular?
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production of small paintings increased to decorate private homes, landscape painting, and genre scenes
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Bellini
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father of the Venetian style
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Correggio
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works could be called "Proto-Baroque"
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Masaccio
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master of scientific perspective
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Simone Martini
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most famous painter of the Sienese school
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Titian
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painted for the Pesaro family
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Salon
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A hall or gallery for exhibiting works of art
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Which element is not a characteristic of the Neoclassical style?
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Intense Emotion
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What post-impressionist artist was noted for the use of Pointillism?
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Seurat
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Romanticism in the United States surfaced primarily in which type of paintings?
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landscapes
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What artist stated, "show me an angel, and I will paint one." ?
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Courbet
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Which artist became a supreme colorist at the end of his career?
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Delacroix
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The Realism Period was influenced by
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industrialization
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What city is the birthplace of the Renaissance?
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Florence
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What artist developed the "quadro riportato" technique?
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Carracci
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What artist was an accomplished engraver?
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Durer
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Gauguin
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Post-impressionism movement
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Monet
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Impressionist painter
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Redon
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Symbolist painter
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Fuseli
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Romantic painter
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Baroque
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art that engaged the viewer physically and emotionally
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Mannerism
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purposeful distortion as a reaction to the Renaissance
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Impressionism
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artists concentrated on representing movement and light
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Neoclassicism
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the reaction of Antiquity
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Expressionistic
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The outworking of the personal and emotional vision of an internal experience of an artist. An idea is communicated visually through color and distortion.
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Characteristics of Fauvism
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bold, contrasting color rough brush strokes unnaturalistic drawing and perspective
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Matisse
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brilliant and striking use of color
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Derain
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Style characterized by striking applications of pure, bright patches of color
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Picasso's Blue Period
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style shifted to monochromatic palette, flattened forms, and tragic themes
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Picasso's Rose Period
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actor and circus subjects more tender and delicate palette is lighter with tones of pink, ochre, and gray marginalized figures melancholy mood
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Mimesis
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The imitation or representation of aspects of the sensible world, especially humanity, in literature and art.
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Which artist was the only American born Impressionist? a) Monet b) van Gogh c) Pissaro d) Cassatt
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d
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Die Brucke was a subcategory of which movement? a) cubism b) Dadaism c) Constructivism d) Impressionism
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b
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Post-Impressionit artists were influenced by which culture? a) African b) Egyptian c) Greek d) Japanese
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d
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Which artist stated, "I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality" when grouped with the Surrealists? a) Miro b) Kahlo c) Picasso d) Stella
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b
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What artist co-founded Cubism with Picasso? a) Pissarro b) Dali c) De Chirico d) Braque
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d
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Picasso was influenced by what culture?
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African
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What movement was primarily American? a) Constructivism b) Futurism c) Precisionism d) Purism
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c
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What movement glorified war? a) Constructivism b) Futurism c) Precisionism d) Purism
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b
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Abstract Expressionism is defined by which of the following? a) emphasis on formalism b) emphasis on emotion c) political commentary d) social commentary
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a
