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Which type of construction did Louis Sullivan use in the late nineteenth century in Chicago to build increasingly tall buildings? |
steel and reinforced concrete |
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Frederick Law Olmsted conceived of which common architectural concept? |
the suburb |
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The term "infrastructure" refers to |
the systems that deliver services to people. |
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The International Style is a type of architecture marked by |
austere geometric simplicity. |
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Frank Lloyd Wright designed several houses that he described as "of" the land, not "on" it, calling this style of house |
the Prairie House |
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The Pont du Gard near Nîmes, France, is an excellent example of which element of architecture? |
arch |
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By the end of the first century bce, the Romans had perfected which architectural innovation? |
the dome |
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In the 1980s, how was the Louvre Museum expanded by American architect O. M. Pei? |
A central entryway was constructed as an underground visitor’s center covered by a contemporary glass pyramid. |
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The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris is an example of which architectural style? |
Gothic |
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Historically, architectural styles and building techniques have been dependent on |
environment (the lay of the land and climate) and technology (available materials and the ability to manipulate them |
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It is thought that the sloping sides of the pyramids in Egypt were intended to mimic? |
the rays of the sun. |
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The Pont du Gard, in Nîmes, France, is an excellent example of which element of architecture? |
arch |
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Notre Dame Cathedral, in Paris, is an example of which architectural style? |
Gothic |
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Robie House is a typical work by the architect? |
Frank Lloyd Wright |
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The International Style is a type of architecture marked by? |
austere geometric simplicity. |
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Johnson and Burgee’s University of Houston, College of Architecture is said to be a postmodern building because it:? |
borrows from many different styles and time periods |
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Thomas Coram’s View of Mulberry House and Street is a good example of? |
architecture conforming to its local environment and available technology |
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Gothic cathedrals, such Amiens, shared many characteristics with which earlier style of architecture? |
Romanesque |
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Which of these previous architectural styles does Emilio Ambasz’s ACROS building most resemble? |
Mesopotamian ziggurats |
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Louis Sullivan utilized which type of construction in the late 19th century in Chicago to build increasingly tall buildings? |
steel and reinforced concrete |
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The Seagram Building, designed by Philip Johnson and Mies van der Rohe, is a perfect example of ? |
the International Style |
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The Anasazi cliffside caves at Mesa Verde show the roofs of what elements which are the underground spaces for ceremonial life? |
kivas |
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What building method was used for the construction of the Egyptian pyramids? |
load bearing |
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The Romans created larger interior spaces in architecture than the Greeks because? |
they combined the use of the arch with the use of concrete. |
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In the Gothic period, when Notre Dame de Paris was built, architects preferred to use |
pointed arches |
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How did Gothic architects compensate for the lateral thrust of the cathedrals? |
with flying buttresses |
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The Romans perfected which architectural innovation by the end of the first |
the dome |
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Which work was the centerpiece for the 1889 Paris Exposition? |
the Eiffel Tower |
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Frederick Olmsted conceived of what common architectural concept? |
the suburb |
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Frank Lloyd Wright designed several houses that were based on the "vastness of the western landscape" and were "of the land, not just on the land." What did he call this style of house? |
the Prairie House |
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Which of these best describes Frank Gehry’s design process? |
it is fluid and experimental |
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Which of these is not a basic principle of "green architecture"? |
buildings that make maximum use of energy supplies like coal and nuclear power |
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Historically, architectural styles and building techniques have been dependent upon? |
environment (the lay of the land and climate) and technology (available materials and the ability to manipulate them). |
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Originally, when an artist worked in "the crafts," it meant that he or she |
Produced functional objects |
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We can trace the earliest distinction between the crafts and fine arts to |
Joseph Wedgwood, who in 1759 began manufacturing both cheap earthenware table settings and handmade luxury items. |
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Objects formed out of clay and then hardened by firing are referred to as |
ceramics |
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Most ceramic objects are created by |
slab construction, coiling, or throwing |
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A particular Japanese ritual encourages the adherent to "leave the concerns of the daily world behind and enter a timeless world of ease, harmony, and mutual respect." Which of these ceramic pieces would be used in such a practice? |
the Raku tea bowl |
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Which is the name of a traditional Japanese wood-firing kiln that was first used in the United States in 1976? |
anagama |
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When and where was porcelain developed? |
in seventh-century Chian |
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Stained glass was fist developed |
in the 12th century, comissioned by Abbot Suger |
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What inspired Dale Chihuly in creating Mille Fiore? |
Flowers and sea |
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Medieval tapestries such as The Hunt of the Unicorn, VII: The Unicorn in Captivity were made for palaces and huge mansions |
To soften and warm the stone walls |
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All fiber arts evolved from |
Weaving |
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The city of Chamba, India, is famous for its embroidered muslin textiles called |
Rumals |
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What was the inspiration for Anni Albers’s design of her wall hanging shown in the text? |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s The Metamorphosis of Plants |
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Which artist created Backs in Landscape and also transformed the craft medium of fiber into a fine art? |
Magdalena Abakanowicz |
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Which technique(s) was used in creating Tutankhamun Hunting Ostriches from His Chariot? |
Repoussé and embossing |
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Which artist created a functional Saltcellar of gold and enamel depicting the gods Neptune and Tellus? |
Benyenuto Cellini |
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The Bent-Corner Chest is carved from cedar, a wood that is native to which region and favored by Native American artists there? |
The Northwest American coast |
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A work in which weft yarns of several different colors are manipulated to make a design is called? |
weaving. |
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Backs in Landscape is by which artist that helped transform the craft medium of fiber into a fine art? |
Magdalena Abakanowicz |
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The textile design by Anni Albers found in the text was inspired by which source? |
Wolfgang von Goethe’s Metamorphosis of Plants |
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This artist created a functional salt cellar of gold and enamel depicting the gods Neptune and Tellus? |
Benvenuto Cellini. |
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The Bent-Corner Chest is carved from cedar, a wood that is native to which region and favored by Native American artists there? |
the Northwest American coast |
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The Japanese Tea Ceremony is a ritual that encourages the adherent to "leave the concerns of the daily world behind and enter a timeless world of ease, harmony, and mutual respect." Which of these ceramic pieces would be used in such a practice? |
Hon’ami Koetsu’s Amagumo |
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As a thrown ceramic vessel, Rose Cabat’s Onion Feelie is unique because? |
of its limited functionality |
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The technique of sewing buttons on to linen, used by Marilyn Lanfear in Aunt Billie, is most closely related to which of these traditional techniques? |
mosaic |
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What technique was used in creating Tutankhamun Hunting Ostriches from His Chariot? |
repousse and embossing |
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Hon’ami Koetsu’s Amagumo tea bowl was perfectly made to fit the hand and was made in the early seventeenth century at one of the "Six Ancient Kilns," the traditional centers of what kind of ceramics in Japan? |
wood-fired |
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Objects formed out of clay and then hardened by firing are referred to as? |
ceramics. |
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Native Americans used a traditional method for producing pots that did not involve the potter’s wheel. What was it? |
coiling |
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All fiber arts evolved from? |
weaving. |
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Originally, when an artist worked in "the crafts," it meant that they? |
produced functional objects. |
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Most ceramic objects are created by one of which three methods? |
slab construction, coiling, and throwing |
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The city of Chamba, India is famous for its embroidered muslin textiles called? |
rumals. |
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Another word for a wood-firing kiln, which was a traditional Japanese invention and first used in the U.S. in 1976, is ? |
anagama |
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When and where was porcelain developed? |
in 7th century China |
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We can trace the earliest distinction between the crafts and fine arts to? |
Joseph Wedgwood, who in 1759 began manufacturing both cheap earthenware table settings and elegant hand-made luxury items. |
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Stained glass was first developed |
in the 12th century, commissioned by Abbot Suger for Saint-Denis. |
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Maidens and Stewards, a Parthenon fragment of the Panathenaic Procession, illustrates what ancient sculptural convention? |
frieze |
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Ancient Egyptian stone funerary figures, such as King Menkaure, were carved to bear the spirit of the deceased into the eternity of the afterlife, known as the? |
ka. |
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Case of Bottles by the California Funk artist Robert Arneson illustrates the modeling sculptural process in which medium? |
clay |
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Contingent is a typical work by the artist? |
Eva Hesse. |
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The Tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuangdi shows an extraordinary grouping of what type of work? |
Ceramics |
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Richard Serra’s The Matter of Time is? |
a series of installations |
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Which of these statements is NOT true about the Qing Dynasty masterpiece Yu the Great Taming the Waters? |
It is carved into the largest piece of marble ever quarried. |
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Which of these processes best describes the one used by Rodin in sculpting The Burghers of Calais? |
It was cast in several pieces and then welded together |
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The Yoruba Display Piece produced for an oba, or king, is meant to reflect the king’s power and ? |
the power of the community’s women |
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What do Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty and the Great Serpent Mound have in common? |
They are both earthwork |
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The Egyptian limestone carving, Senwosret I led by Atum to Amun-Re, is an example of |
low relief sculpture |
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The Greek Kouros illustrates the idea of shifting or counter positioning weight around the axis of the spine in figurative sculpture. This pose is called? |
contrapposto |
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Auguste Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais is a remarkable example of which type of sculpture? |
in-the-round |
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Nancy Holt’s Sun Tunnels are generally referred to as? |
earthworks |
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In Sky Cathedral the artist Louise Nevelson has combined found materials to create a sculpture. What is this process called? |
assemblage |
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Wood and stone carvings are examples of? |
subtractive sculpture |
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When a sculpture is created by building up the form with a material such as clay, the process is called? |
additive. |
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One of the complex aspects of wood carving that a sculptor must pay attention to is? |
the wood’s grain |
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Allan Kaprow created "assemblages of events performed or perceived in more than one time and place." He called these? |
happenings |
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Pliable clay is made to hold its form permanently through the process of? |
firing it. |
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A sculptural space that you can actually enter is referred to as? |
an environment. |
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How does "assemblage" primarily differ from other sculptural processes? |
It utilizes "found" objects. |
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The sculptural material most commonly associated with "modeling" or additive processes is? |
clay |
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The material most often associated with the process of "casting" is? |
bronze. |
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Greek figurative sculpture was greatly influenced by Egyptian sculpture. What did the Greeks add? |
naturalism |
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By the late fourteenth century, the African kingdom of Benin had developed tremendous refinement in the art of? |
brass casting |
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it is well preserved because it was painted in such a dry environment |
the bodhisattva, painted with the technique of fresco secco is remarkable because |
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oil painting |
the painting process that allows for continuous blending of tones and hues is called |
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acrylic |
helen frankenhaler moved from staining her canvas with oil to using which painting medium |
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egg yolk |
what is the binder used in tempura paint |
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binder |
what is the substance in paint that holds the particle of pigment together and often defines the characteristics of the various painting media |
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a relief print |
a woodcut print such as erich heckels franzi reclining is an example of |
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aquatint |
which printmaking process- a process that relies for its effect no on line but on tonal areas of light and dark – does jane dickinson’s stairwell illustrate |
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woodcut |
which of the following is an example of a relief printmaking |
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an edition |
in any type of printmaking, after an initial set of prints is made and the block or plate is destroyed, the sets of prints is referred to as |
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the area that prints is below the surface of the plate |
which process best describes intaglio printing |
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in the ninth century in china |
when and where was printmaking first devloped |
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capturing an object in motion |
edward muybridges photographs, such as annie g, cantering, saddled, are early examples of artists |
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camera obscura |
which device was invented in the sixteenth century as a means of capturing and fixing images from the natural world |
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that the image could not be reproduced |
despite the success of the daguerreotype, the process had its drawbacks, primarily |
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as they age, replacement parts are difficult to find |
a problem posed by video installations is that |
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citizen kane |
the first american film to fully utilize "every known trick of the filmmakers trade" resulting in a masterful work, was |
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value |
dodging and burning are darkroom processes by which the photographer can manipulate which aspect of a photo |
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sculpture in the round |
giambolognas the capture of the sabine women is an example of |
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love flowering plants |
jeff koons puppy is an assemble that uses, among other materials, |
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they are both earthworks |
what do robert smithson’s spiral jetty and the great serpent mound have in common? |
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high relief sculpture |
the competition panels of sacrifice of isaac by lorenzo ghiberti and filippo brunelleschi are examples of |
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additive |
when a sculpture is created by building up the form with a material such as clay, the process of called |
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to soften and warm the stone walls |
medieval tapestries such as the hunt of the unicorn, viii: the unicorn in captivity were made for palaces and huge mansions |
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joseph wedgwood, who in 1759 began manufacturing both cheap earthenware table settings and handmade luxury items |
we can trace the earliest distinction between the crafts and fine arts to |
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the dome |
by the end of the first century bce, the romans had perfected which architectural innovation |
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frank lloyd wright |
fallingwater is a famous work by the architect |
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encaustic- is the oldest painting media and the painter must work quickly |
discuss among the early painting media – encaustic, fresco, and tempura |
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a print is a single impression of an image that has been transferred through pressure to a surface. printmaking appears to have originated from china. |
define what a print is and discuss its uses earliest uses |
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it is now, and always has been, exclusively, a means of pure representation |
which of these statements about drawing is not true |
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a cartoon |
leonardo da vanci made a drawing, madonna and child with st. john the baptist, as a preparatory guide for a fresco or painting of the same title, this type of drawing is called |
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embody the artists creative genius |
by the end of the fifteenth century, artists and collectors such as vasari had come to recognize that drawings could |
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the line between the arts and the crafts is a fine one. craft – object that is made with the main motive of decoration. fine art – needs creativity to produce such as drawing or painting |
characterize the difference between craft and fine art |
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it is the authors story of growing up in iran and the difficulties she faced as western and eastern cultures collided |
what is the narrative related by marjane satarpi in the graphic novel persepolis |
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art deco |
a popular art and design style of the 1920’s and 1930’s associated with the 1925 exposition internationale des arts decrotifs et industriels modernes in paris and characterized by its integration of organic and geometric forms |
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Art Noveau |
the art and design style characterized by undulating, curvilinear and organic forms that dominated popular culture at the turn of the century and that achieved particular success at the 1900 international exposition in paris |
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constructivism |
a russian art movement, fully established by 1921, that was dedicated to nonobjective means of communication |
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flying buttress |
a style of architecture created to support high arches from the outside ; an aesthetic response to a practical problem |
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Green Architecture |
an architectural practice that strives to build more environmentally friendly and sustainable buildings, characterized by smaller buildings; integration and compatibility with the surrounding environment; energy efficiency and solar orientation : and use of recycled, reusable and sustainable materials |
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embroidery |
design made by needlework |
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Contrapposto |
counterbalance, where the figures weight falls on one foot and the shoulders are turned, creating an s shape |
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earthworks |
large scale outdoor environments made from the land |
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additive process |
when the sculpture builds the work from added materials |
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subtractive process |
when the sculpture works with materials larger than the finished work and the mass has pieces removed until the mass achieves its final form |
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burning |
a technique that increases the exposure of selected areas the photographer wishes to be darker |
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dodging |
a technique that decreases the exposure of selected areas the photographer wishes to be lighter |
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Daguerrotype |
a photographic process yielding a positive image on a polished metal plate |
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intaglio |
a process in which areas to be printed are below the surface of the plate and are filled with ink |
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relief |
a process in which the image to be printed is raised off the background in reverse |
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en plein air |
referring to a work made on site, outdoors |
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tempura |
a paint made by combining water, pigment, and a gummy material such as egg yolk |
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fresco |
the preferred medium for wall painting, pigment is mixed with limewater and applied to a lime plaster wall either wet or dry |
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encaustic |
one of the oldest painting media, made by combining a pigment with hot wax |
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sinopie |
the process of tracing the outlines of compositions drawn on a wall prior to being painted in frescos |
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delineation |
the descriptive representation of an object by means of outline or contour drawing |
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Perfecting the photographic process, Louis Daguerre, in Le Boulevard du Temple, was able to include what in his photographs? |
people |
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Known primarily for color photographs of the natural environment, |
Joel Meyerowitz |
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Still images from the film Battleship Potemkin demonstrate the montage technique of which filmmaker? |
Sergei Eisenstein |
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Which artist, best known for expanding the traditional limitations of artistic media, created TV Bra for Living Sculpture? |
Nam June Paik |
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Eadward Muybridge’s photographs, like Annie G., Cantering, Saddled, are early examples of artists? |
capturing an object in motion |
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According to the text, with which of these artistic movements does Jerry N. Uelsmann’s Untitled have the most in common? |
Surrealism |
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The techniques employed by Jerry N. Uelsmann’s in photographs like Untitled can best be described as? |
collage |
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The drawings by William Cameron Menzies are examples of a vital part of the film-making process called? |
storyboards |
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All of the following describe Annie Leibovitz’s photograph of Karen Finley except which? |
Its composition is intentionally misleading to the viewer. |
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The subject matter of An-My Lê’s Small Wars (ambush I) involves a group of men who meet regularly meet to re-enact the Vietnam War. What is the content? |
calling into question the legacy of the conflict |
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The device invented in the sixteenth century as a means of capturing and fixing images from the natural world is called? |
camera obscura |
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Despite the success of the daguerreotype, the process had its drawbacks, primarily? |
that the image could not be reproduced. |
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The wet-plate collodion photographic process was introduced by? |
Frederick Archer. |
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According to the artist, Nam June Paik’s TV Bra for Living Sculpture attempted to? |
humanize technology |
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Sound was introduced into film in what year? |
1927 |
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D. W. Griffith was the first great master of what film process? |
editing |
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In filmmaking, each unbroken, continuous sequence of movie frames with the camera still rolling is called a? |
shot. |
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The first American film to fully utilize "every known trick of the filmmaker’s trade," resulting in a masterful work, was? |
Citizen Kane |
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Who developed the "zone system" in photography? |
Ansel Adams and Fred Archer |
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What is defined as the size of the opening in the lens when exposing a photograph to light? |
aperture |
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Dodging and burning are darkroom processes by which the photographer can manipulate which aspect of a photo? |
value |
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The idea of film as art flourished after World War 2 with the likes of auteurs such as? |
Federico Fellini and Ingmar Bergman |
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What is unique about the 1960-70s performances of Trisha Brown’s dance company? |
They danced on walls while suspended from the ceiling |
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Robert Rauschenberg’s performance art can be said to be disjunctive and almost random. Which of these best describes the real value in his performances? |
They challenge our senses and our expectations about the nature of art itself. |
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When and where were the earliest photographs developed? |
in the 19th century in France and England |
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How does the use of the "camera obscura" differ from contemporary photography? |
it reflected but did not "capture" the image |
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Nam June Paik was an innovator in which of these media? |
video sculpture |
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What 19th century photographer is responsible for developing the "calotype" process, which is the basis for modern photography? |
William Henry Fox Talbot |
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What is the chief advantage of printmaking over other media? |
The artist can make multiple copies of a single image |
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In any type of printmaking, after an initial set of prints is made and the block or plate is destroyed, the set of prints is referred to as |
An edition |
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When and where was printmaking first developed |
In the 9th century in China |
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An early form of printmaking used in the West was |
Movable type with a wooden printing press |
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When was The Nuremberg Chronicle printed and what is its subject matter? |
in the fifteenth century and it is a history of the world to that point |
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Which of the following is an example of relief printmaking? |
Woodcut |
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A woodcut print such as Erich Heckel’s Fränzi Reclining is an example of |
A relief print |
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Two Courtesans, Inside and Outside the Display Window by Suzuki Harunobu is an example of what kind of art? |
Japanese nishiki-e |
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What is the main advantage of linocut over woodcut printmaking, and what special effects does this advantage offer? |
It is easier to cut into linoleum than wood and therefore the artist can create more flexible, fluid lines. |
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What is the process that assures that the colors of a linocut or other relief print will align perfectly? |
Registration |
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Which process best described Intaglio printing? |
It involves drawing on limestone with a greasy medium |
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What is the name of the process in which an artist pushes the point of a burin across a metal plate, forcing the metal up in slivers in front of the burin? |
Engraving |
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The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds by Rembrandt van Rijn reveals how etching differs from other printmaking techniques in its |
Dark Shadows and mysterious light |
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Which printmaking process—a process that relies for its effect not on line but on tonal areas of light and dark—does Jane Dickson’s Stairwell illustrate? |
Acquatint |
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Because in lithography the printing surface is completely flat, it is referred to as |
Planographic |
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Which famous French illustrator called for political and social reform by stirring emotion in prints such as Rue Transnonain, April 15, 1834? |
Honoré Daumier |
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Jim Dine’s Toothbrushes #4 can be seen as a |
Work influenced by psychoanalysis |
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Roger Shimomura’s Enter the Rice Cooker is an example of what kind of printmaking? |
Silkscreen |
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Monotype is unique among printmaking processes because it produces |
only one print from the plate |
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Who painted The Glorification of Saint Ignatius for the Church of Sant’ Ignazio in Rome? |
Fra Andrea Pozzo |
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Paintings that consist of three painted panels, such as The Annunciation [Mérode Altarpiece] by Robert Campin, are called? |
triptychs. |
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Winslow Homer’s A Wall, Nassau was made using? |
watercolor washes |
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Mummy Portrait of a Man was created using what medium? |
encaustic |
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With the technique of fresco secco, as illustrated in the Ajanta Buddhist caves, the artist? |
applies the paint into fresh plaster making the painting very durable. |
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The Bodhisattva, painted with the technique of fresco secco, is remarkable because? |
it is so well-preserved since it was painted in such a dry environment |
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Where is the focal point in Giotto’s Lamentation? |
Jesus’ head |
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Antonio Lopez Garcia’s New Refrigerator may seem like odd subject matter for a painting, but it actually falls within a long line of which of these artistic traditions? |
still-life |
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A traditional ground for tempera paintings, which consists of a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris or chalk, is? |
gesso. |
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The painting process that allows for a continuous blending of tones and hues on the painting surface is called? |
oil painting. |
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Watercolor painting is such a spontaneous process that many people think of it as? |
a tool for sketching |
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When an artist paints with a mixture of watercolor pigment and Chinese white chalk, the process is called? |
gouache. |
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Painter Helen Frankenthaler moved from staining her canvases with oil to using which painting medium? |
acrylic |
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Artists can create a sense of luminous materiality in oil painting by brushing thin films of transparent color onto the surface, a process called? |
glazing |
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Oil paint is exception in that it allows the user to do all of the following except to? |
work more quickly than in other media |
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Mixed media artists have achieved what important innovation in art? |
the extension of a painting’s "space" from two dimensions to three |
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In European fresco painting from the early-Renaissance to the late Baroque, the goal of artists was to? |
create the illusion of real space and realistic figures |
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Painting was largely considered a craft, lesser than other "arts" like poetry and music, until? |
the Renaissance |
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Illusionism in fresco painting arguably reached its apogee in which work? |
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling |
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How did Xu Wei, with paintings like Grapes, change traditional Chinese watercolor painting? |
He introduced a more free-form and expressive style |
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What is the main advantage of using oil paint over other paint media? |
It dries slower allowing for more naturalistic development. |
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Which of these is not a component of painting? |
vanitas |
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What is the binder in "encaustic" painting? |
wax |
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What is the substance in paint that holds the particles of pigment together and often defines the characteristics of the various painting media? |
binder |
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Buon fresco painting can be described as? |
working with pigment directly into fresh plaster |
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What is the chief advantage of acrylic paint over oil paint? |
It is longer-lasting |
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The Bodhisattva, painted with the technique of fresco secco, is remarkable because |
it is well preserved because it was painted in such a dry environment |
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With the technique of fresco secco, as illustrated in the Buddhist caves in Ajanta, India, the artist |
applies the paint onto a dry ground making it easier for the artist to get a high degree of detail |
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A traditional ground for tempera paintings, which consists of a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris or chalk, is |
gesso |
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What is the binder used in tempera paint? |
egg yolk |
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The Taj Mahal was built by Shah Jahan for what? |
as a mausoleum for his favorite wife |
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In her painting Still Life with Lobster, Anna Vallayer-Coster establishes emphasis through |
the manipulation of light and color |
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In Frida Kahlo’s The Two Fridas, to what purpose foes the artist use symmetry? |
to explore feelings about her husbands rejection of her |
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Artists can create a sense of luminous materiality in oil painting by brushing thin films of transparent color onto the surface, a process called |
glazing |
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Mummy Portrait of a Man was created using which medium? |
encaustic |
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The painting process that allows for a continuous blending of tones and hues on the painting surface is called |
oil painting |
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Antonio Lopez Garcia’s New Refrigerator may seem like off subject matter for a painting, but it actually falls within a long line of which of these artistic traditions? |
still-life |
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When an artist paints with a mixture of watercolor pigment and Chinese white chalk, the process is called |
gouache |
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Helen Frankenthaler moved from staining her canvases with oil to using which painting medium? |
acrylic |
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Mixed media artists have achieved what important innovation in art? |
the extension of a painting’s "space" from two dimensions to three |
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Vija Celmin’s Untitled (Ocean) is an example of |
a photorealist graphite drawing |
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The artist who felt that a cut line made with scissors could acquire more feeling than a pencil or charcoal was |
Henri Matisse |
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When ink is diluted with water and applied in broad flat areas, the result is called a |
wash |
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What was early paper in the West made of? |
cloth rags |
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Proportion is defined as |
the relationship between the parts of a composition and the whole |
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Where is the focal point in Glotto’s Lamentation? |
Jesus’ face |
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When an artist deliberately avoids emphasis, we say that the work is |
afocal |
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Holusal’s The Great Wave makes a statement about scale, in part because |
Everyone in Japan knows the scale of Mount Fuji |
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The Taj Mahal is a perfect example of |
symmetrical balance |
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When dealing with balance in a composition, an artist or designer is actually dealing with |
Visual Weight |
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Frank Gehry has been called a postmodern architect, primarily because |
he purposely creates a sense of discontinuity by employing variety over unity |
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The dimensions of an object, in relation to some constant, such as the human figure, are known as its |
scale |
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Leonardo da Vinci made a drawing, Madonna and Child with St. Anne and Infant St. John the Baptist, as a preparatory guide for a fresco or painting of the same title. This type of drawing is called |
A cartoon |
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Paintings that consist of three painted panels, such as The Annunciation (The Mérode Altarpiece) by Robert Campin and his workshop of artists, are called |
triptychs |
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In Käthe Kolleitz’s Self-Portrait, Drawing, the artist has revealed the expressive capabilities of which medium? |
charcoal |
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Whitfield Lovell’s Whispers from the Walls is an example of |
Installation art |
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Dry drawing media consists of coloring agents, which are mixed with what to hold them together? |
binder |
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The word paper is derived from |
Egyptian papyrus |
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Oil paint is an exception in that it allows the user to do all of the following EXCEPT |
To work more quickly than in other media |
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True or False: Painting was largely considered a craft, lesser than other "arts" like poetry and music, until the Renaissance. |
TRUE |
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Who drew Banana Flower? |
Georgia O’Keeffe |
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jh |
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In Käthe Kollwitz’s Self-Portrait, Drawing, the artist has revealed the expressive capabilities of what medium? |
charcoal |
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Café Concert is a work by what artist? |
Georges Seurat. |
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According to Sayre, Jean Dubuffet’s Corps de Dame can be read as? |
an attack on academic figure drawing |
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Which of these best describes the Australian Mimis and kangaroo rock art? |
they are layered images, done many years apart, with the kangaroos on the top layer executed in the X-ray style. |
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Whitfield Lovell’s Whispers from the Walls is an example of ? |
installation art. |
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What is the narrative related by Marjane Satrapi in the graphic novel Persepolis? |
it is the author’s story of growing up in Iran and the difficulties she faced as Western and Eastern cultures collided |
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Where did Marjane Satrapi draw the title of her graphic novel Persepolis? |
from the ceremonial capital of ancient Persia under Cyrus and Darius |
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Leonardo da Vinci made a drawing, Madonna and Child with St. Anne and Infant St. John the Baptist, for a fresco of the same title. This type of drawing is called? |
a cartoon |
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By the end of the 15th century, artists and collectors such as Vasari had come to recognize that drawings could? |
embody the artist’s creative genius |
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Dry drawing media consists of coloring agents, which are mixed with what to hold them together? |
binders |
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A popular drawing medium during the Renaissance consisted of a stylus of gold, silver, or other metal that was dragged across a prepared ground of lead white, bone, and water. This process was called? |
metalpoint. |
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The artist who felt that a cut line made with scissors could acquire more feeling than a pencil or charcoal was? |
Henri Matisse |
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When ink is diluted with water and applied in broad flat areas, the result is called a? |
wash. |
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Which of the following is a form of soft carbon discovered in England in 1564? |
Graphite |
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The longest continuously practiced (from 40,000 years ago to present) artistic tradition in the world comes from? |
Australian Aborigines |
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When did artists in the Western world first have ready access to paper? |
in Italy in the early Renaissance |
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. The word paper is derived from ? |
Egyptian papyrus |
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What was early paper in the West made of? |
cloth rags |
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What is the chief advantage of oilstick over pastels? |
more gestural freedom |
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Which of these statements about drawing is not true? |
It is now, and always has been, exclusively, a means of pure representation |
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The word paper is derived from German papier. Egyptian papyrus. Greek xapti. Spanish papel. |
Egyptian papyrus. |
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Dry drawing media consists of coloring agents, which are mixed with what to hold them together? media grouts pigments binders |
binders |
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Which of the following is a form of soft carbon discovered in England in 1564? charcoal graphite conte metalpoint |
graphite |
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Georges Seurat used which medium to create the dramatic tonal effects in his drawing ,The Artist’s Mother ? silverpoint conte crayon charcoal graphite |
conte crayon |
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Art Spiegelman’s Maus: A Survivor’s Tale uses drawing to depict human beings as animals, the Jewish were depicted as cats gerbils dogs mice |
mice |
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Whitfield Lovell’s Whispers from the Walls is an example of traditional sculpture. printmaking. installation art. traditional painting. |
installation art. |
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What is the narrative related by Marjane Satrapi in the graphic novel Persepolis? It is the story of a girl who believes she has become a superhero. It tells of the fall of the Persians to the Athenians and Spartans in the fifth century BCE. It recounts the story of the rise of the Persian Empire under Darius. It is the author’s story of growing up in Iran and the difficulties she faced as Western and Eastern cultures collided. |
It is the author’s story of growing up in Iran and the difficulties she faced as Western and Eastern cultures collided. |
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Vija Celmin’s Untitled (Ocean) is an example of a pen and ink drawing. a chalk preparatory study. a photorealist graphite drawing. a paper collage. |
a photorealist graphite drawing. |
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The chief advantage of oilstick over pastels is that they easier to erase. offer more gestural freedom. are nontoxic. are water soluble. |
offer more gestural freedom. |
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When ink is diluted with water and applied in broad flat areas, the result is called a wash. sinopie. cartoon. sketch. |
wash. |
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The artist who felt that a cut line made with scissors could acquire more feeling than a pencil or charcoal was Whitfield Lovell. Henri Matisse. Liang Kai. Frank Auerbach. |
Henri Matisse. |
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Georgia O’Keeffe charcoal drawing ,Banana Flower achieves a sense of volume and space scale and proportion positive and negative space light and dark |
volume and space |
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A popular drawing medium during the Renaissance consisted of a stylus of gold, silver, or other metal that was dragged across a prepared ground of lead white, bone, and water. This process was called terazzii. graphite drawing. metalpoint. conte crayon. |
metalpoint. |
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When did artists in the Western world first have ready access to paper? 5,000 years ago in Egypt in Italy in the early Renaissance in the time of Caesar Augustus in Rome 200 years ago in Philadelphia |
in Italy in the early Renaissance |
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Which of these statements about drawing is NOT true? Because of its directness and accessibility, drawing is a quick means of expression. It was historically used as a preliminary study for paintings or sculptures. It is now, and always has been, exclusively, a means of pure representation. In the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, drawings began to be preserved by artists and collected by connoisseurs. |
It is now, and always has been, exclusively, a means of pure representation. |
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In Käthe Kollwitz’s Self-Portrait, Drawing, the artist has revealed the expressive capabilities of which medium? pen and ink chalk conte crayon charcoal |
charcoal |
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According to Sayre, Jean Dubuffet’s Corps de Dame can be read as a casual doodle. an attack on academic figure drawing. a depiction of a femme fatale. an appreciation of the female nude. |
an attack on academic figure drawing. |
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By the end of the fifteenth century, artists and collectors such as Vasari had come to recognize that drawings could be made just as quickly as prints. replace fresco painting. embody the artist’s creative genius. sell for as much as paintings sold for. |
embody the artist’s creative genius. |
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Leonardo da Vinci made a drawing, Madonna and Child with St. Anne and Infant St. John the Baptist, as a preparatory guide for a fresco or painting of the same title. This type of drawing is called dry media. a cartoon. a wash. an edition. |
a cartoon. |
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What was early paper in the West made of? grass cloth rags papyrus bark |
cloth rags |
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