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Prehistoric female figurines that refer to reproduction are called fertility figures. |
True |
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Animals were never shown in cave paintings. True False |
False |
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Match the artwork with the culture that made it: Ishtar Gate statue of Khafre bull-leaping fresco Standard of Ur Lamassu, palace of Ashurnasirpal II Egyptian (b) Sumerian (c) Babylonian (d) Assyrian (e) Minoan |
Ishtar Gate=Babylonian Statue of Khafre=Egyptian Bull-Leaping fresco=Minoan Standard of Ur=Sumerian Lamassu, Palace of Ashurnasipal II=Assyrian |
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Hieroglyphic is the written language used by which ancient culture:_______. |
Egyptian |
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The Ishtar Gate was built under whose rule? |
Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II circa 575 |
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The Parthenon in Athens used to house a huge gold and ivory statue of _________. |
Athena |
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The following are architectural orders developed by the Greeks: |
all of the above |
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Hellenistic Greek sculptures, like the Laocoön and his Sons, are known for the following characteristics: |
B) Idealized athletic nude bodies highly dramatic poses |
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An Archaic Greek sculpture portraying a nude male is called ________. |
Kouros |
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The statue of a Roman with busts of his ancestors shows that: |
D) All of the previous answers |
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16) The Christ Icon encaustic painting from the 6th century depicts Christ: |
A) Dualistically, as a human and as a diety |
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17) In very early Jewish artworks, of which there are few examples, if God is depicted, it is only by hands reaching down from heaven. True False |
True |
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18) The Dome of the Rock is located in ________. |
Jerusalem |
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19) Some characteristics of Byzantine art are: |
A) Stark outlines, flattened and elongated figures, religious imagery |
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20) The floor plan of the Romanesque church of St. Sernin in Toulouse, France, resembles what religious symbol ________. |
A cross |
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21) Cimabue’s student was ________. |
Giotto |
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In this class we studied artworks that can be found in India and are based on which of these religions? |
D) Both Buddhism and Hinduism |
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The Great Stupa ________. (a) contains the bones of Ashoka’s enemies (b) holds remains of Buddha (c) is the living quarters for priests of Buddha (d) resembles the form of a snake (e) does not allow visitors inside |
B) Holds remains of Buddha |
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A work of art that depicts a story from the Buddha’s life is called a ______. |
Jataka |
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The gates at the four cardinal directions on the great stupa are called ________. |
Torana |
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A being, depicted in princely clothes and often with lotus flowers in Buddhist art, who has given up their enlightenment status to stay and educate others about the Buddha and the way to enlightenment is called a _________. |
Bodhisattva |
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For the Chinese, calligraphy, painting, and poetry were three entirely separate art forms. True False |
False (called the 3 perfections and often seen on the same piece) |
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The burial mound of the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huangdi was discovered in 1974 and contained: |
8,000 terracotta soldiers |
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The Japanese tea ceremony has its roots in Zen Buddhism. True False |
True |
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The scene illustrated in an early scroll of the Tale of Genji shows a prince holding a baby. What is taking place? |
B) The prince is sad because he knows the baby he is holding is not his own |
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The term Ukiyo-e means "pictures of the floating world." True False |
True |
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In "The Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa," the curl of the wave intertwines with the sky to create an abstract ________. |
A) Yin and Yang |
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32) Contour rivalry refers to: a) a situation where an artist cannot decide where to place a line (b) artists who compete to make important artworks (c) designs in which lines describe more than one thing at the same time (d) maps that do not clearly distinguish between two places (e) all of the other answers |
C) Designs in which lines describe more than one thing at the same time |
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33) South Americans valued this material more than gold or silver _____________. |
wool |
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34) The Moche earspool from Sipán was found in ________. (a) a royal tomb (b) a tree (c) a riverbed (d) Machu Picchu (e) a bathhouse |
A) A royal tomb |
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35) The Peruvian city of Machu Picchu was built for this Inca ruler: ________. |
Pacha Cuti |
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36) The Pyramid of the Sun is found in this ancient city: ________________. |
Teotiahucan |
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37) The Mesoamerican ballgame was played by the Mayans for the purpose of ________. a) recreation (b) political ceremony (c) religious ritual (d) all of the previous answers (e) none of the previous answers |
D) All of the previous answers |
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38) The colossal sculpture of the Aztec mother goddess Coatlicue is made of ________. |
Stone |
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39) This ancient Mesoamerican civilization carved multiple colossal heads, all with similar rounded features. ______ |
The olmec |
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40) The Kwakiutl late-nineteenth-century Eagle Transformation Mask was opened and closed during performances to ________. |
D)All of the previous answers |
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42) Twin figures were traditionally made by the Yoruba of western Nigeria: |
D) All of the previous answers |
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43) In Africa, a ________ would activate a nkisi Mangaaka by ________. (a) king . . .setting it on fire (b) ritual specialist . . . driving metal objects into it (c) dog . . . peeing on it (d) child . . . breaking it (e) none of the other answers |
B) Ritual specialist driving metal objects into it |
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44) The parts of the Great Zimbabwe in southern Africa that remain today are made of |
Stone |
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45) "Mimis" in Australian rock art represent: __________. |
Spirits |
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46) The Abelam of Papua New Guinea hold festivals in which: |
C)Yams wear masks |
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47) The moai of Easter Island represent: (a) animals at the top of the food chain (b) abstract designs based on the sea (c) deified ancestors who were chiefs (d) hieroglyphic texts with important historical information (e) none of the other answers |
C)Deified ancestors who were chiefs |
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48) Which of the following terms means "rebirth" and is used to describe an artistic movement characterized by renewed interest in the Classical world of Greece and Rome? |
A)Renaissance |
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49) Only one artist in the Renaissance and Baroque periods ever painted the subject of The Last Supper. True False |
False |
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50) Which of the following statements is true of Michelangelo? |
D)All of the above |
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51) The medium Michelangelo used for the Sistine Chapel ceiling is ________. |
Fresco |
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52) Raphael used these two Renaissance artists as models for his depictions of Plato and Heraclitus in The School of Athens: |
Da vinci and michelangelo |
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53) Dürer’s print The Last Supper reflects the ideas of ________. (a) the Protestant Reformation (b) the Counter-Reformation (c) Buddhism (d) his friend Michelangelo (e) the Pope |
A)The protestant reformation |
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54) Which of the following terms is used to describe the mid- to late-sixteenth-century style of art that elongated human figures and elevated grace as an ideal? |
D)Mannerism |
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Match the statue of the Biblical hero David with its period: |
55=Michaelangelo’s David= High Renaissance 56=Donatello’s David= Early Renaissance 57=Bernini’s David= Baroque |
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58) Artemisia Gentileschi was influenced by the style of which other artist? |
Carravagio |
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59) Carravagio created a style of painting in which the scene has an almost entirely black background and a strong spotlight that creates high contrasting values on the subjects of the painting. This style can be seen in his painting, Judith Decapitating Holofernes, and is called: ______________. |
Tenebrism |
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Rembrandt’s painting The Night Watch makes skillful use of: a) chiaroscuro (b) tenebrism (c) dramatic lighting (d) all of the previous answers (e) none of these |
D)All of the previous answers |
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Which of the following influenced the art made from 1700 to 1900?revolutions in France and America (b) the Enlightenment (c) the Age of Reason (d) industrialization (e) all of the other answers |
E)All of the other answers |
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In what building is the Hall of Mirrors located? |
Versailles |
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Fragonard’s The Swing depicts: a) a competition between two boys for a girl’s attention (b) an allegory of the victory of the French Republican party (c) a flirtation between two young lovers (d) an environmental message showing the grandeur of nature (e) none of the other answers |
C)A flirtation between two young lovers |
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The Swing, by Fragonard, is an example of painting from this period in Europe which reflects the extravagance and power of the ruling classes with elaborate curves and ornamentation, gold, pastels, and fanciful light-hearted scenes. ____________. |
Rococo |
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William Hogarth had many of his Rococo Era paintings made into prints. |
True |
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Jacques-Louis David’s painting The Oath of the Horatii is about: a) the sacrifices of an ancient Roman family (b) the swearing-in of Ignatius Horatius (c) the Spanish rebels who fought Napoleon’s army (d) the Trojans preparing for the Battle of Troy (e) none of the other answers |
A) The sacrifices of an ancient Roman family |
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Neoclassicism means: _____________. |
New classical |
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What event is the subject of Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People? ________. |
Revolution of 1830 |
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Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People and Goya’s The third of May, 1808, are both examples of artwork from this artistic period/movement, which emphasized emotion over reason ______________. |
Romanticism |
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Gustave Courbet’s The Stonebreakers is from this artistic period/movement, which tended to depict the real lives of the low/middle classes ______________. |
Women (maybe even street walkers) |
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Which painting was included in the first Salon des Refusés (Salon of the Rejected)? |
A)Edouard Manet’s Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe (luncheon on the Grass |
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Edouard Manet’s Olympia was not received well by the public or the Salon because _________. |
Because she was a real women and not a venus, and because his unpolished painting style |
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Edgar Degas was fascinated by observing ballet dancers, both in practice and during performances. True False |
True |
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Who painted Impression Sunrise, the painting from which Impressionism got its name? |
Monet |
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Vincent van Gogh used thick swirls of paint in his work Starry Night. This technique is called ________. |
impasto |
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Which post-impressionist artist repeatedly painted studies of the mountain, Mont St. Victoire, which he had seen throughout his childhood and later observed from his studio window, breaking down the scene into color and shape |
Paul Cezanne |
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Gustav Klimt’s work The Kiss features: (a) gold leaf (b) flattened figures (c) decorative patterning (d) none of these answers (e) all of the other answers |
E) all of the answers |
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Art Nouveau is a style that emphasized decorative patterns and organic forms. True False |
True |
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This artist is known for is posters and advertisements for various products and companies that feature ethereal, sensuous women, curving lines, and art nouveau-style patterns _____________. |
D)Alphonse Mucha |
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Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon was revolutionary because: |
E) All of the other answers |
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85) Expressionism focuses on: |
A)What is felt rather than what is seen |
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86) Egon Schiele often used himself as the subject of his expressionist paintings and drawings: True False |
True |
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87) Marcel Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel and Fountain are examples of ________. |
E) a readymade |
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88) Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory is reminiscent of a dream, and the objects depicted in the landscape contains dream-like qualities (melting clocks, hidden portraits, ants, etc.). This was typical of the art of the __________ movement. |
C)Surrealism |
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89) In his Untitled (1949), Mark Rothko wanted to emphasize ________. (a) a narrative story (b) a deep, almost religious experience (c) purely the geometric relationships (d) a popular icon of contemporary culture (e) all of the other answers |
B)A deep almost religious experience |
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90) Jackson Pollock made his abstract paintings by: |
C)Dripping paint onto a canvas on the floor |
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91) Jasper Johns was interested in using ________________ typically seen in everyday life to question meaning. |
A)Signs and symbols |
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92) Robert Rauschenberg’s Bed, which incorporates found objects like DADA and drips of paint reminiscent of Abstract Expressionism, merges the art disciplines of __________ and __________, to question the definition and meaning of art. |
E)painting and sculpture |
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93) The technique used to make Andy Warhol’s Thirty Are Better Than One is ________. (a) silkscreen (b) assemblage (c) collage (d) photomontage (e) readymade |
A)silkscreen |
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94) Andy Warhol’s Pop Art, like his Brillo Boxes and the Campbell’s Soup Can series are a comment on ________________. These pieces transform everyday objects/advertising designs into fine art. |
B)consumer culture in the US |
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95) Donald Judd’s Untitled 1967 is part of what art movement, known for artworks made of industrial materials? |
D)Minimalism |
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96) Eva Hesse’s Post-Minimalist sculptures using manipulated industrial materials primarily on ______________ qualities. |
A)Material/texture |
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97) Fluxus artists believed that __________________. |
C)anything can be art, and it can be done by anyone |
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98) Performance art came to the forefront of the art world in the 1960’s and 1970’s when______________. |
b) traditional mediums like painting and sculpture were no longer enough to communicate the artists’ ideas |
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99) Joseph Kosuth’s One and Three Chairs consists of ________. (a) three chairs belonging to world leaders (b) one chair reflected in a three-way mirror (c) copies of chairs from three famous artworks (d) three things that a chair could be (e) three things that a chair could never be |
D)Three things that a chair could be |
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100) Ana Mendieta uses ________ as an artistic medium in her work Imagen de Yagul. (a) her body (b) dirt and flowers (c) natural elements (d) all of the previous answers* (e) none of the previous answers |
D)All of the previous answers |
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101) Carolee Schneeman, Hannah Wilke, Martha Rostler, Judy Chicago, and Cindy Sherman were all artists that made work concerning: |
C)Feminism/ women’s issues |
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102) Bettye Saar’s The Liberation of Aunt Jemima transforms traditionally racist icons of African Americans in order to: _____________. |
A)Make statements of political and social protest about civil rights |
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103) The Times Square Show in 1980 was "DIY" in style and showed work from over 100 artists True False |
True |
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104) 1980’s artists like Keith Haring and Jean Michele Basquiat were influenced by: |
C) 1980’s street culture and graffiti |
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105) Jeff Koons is very concerned with "the artist’s hand" and therefore carefully crafts all of his own artwork. True False |
False |
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106) Francis Bacon’s paintings are usually |
A) Influenced by surrealism photography and art history |
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107) Robert Mapplethorpe’s portrait photography from the 1970’s- 80’s often deals with: |
B) Identity gender and sexuality |
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108) The Young British Artists, including Rachel Whiteread, Damien Hirst, and Jenny Sevile, are: |
D) A group of artists from MFA programs that often exhibit together and whose artwork was often collected by Charles Saatchi |
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109) Carrie Mae Weems integrates into her work references to: |
B) the collective African-American experience that is rooted in slavery |
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Ishtar Gate from Babylon, reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (605-562 BCE), Glazed brick, precious stones |
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**Laocoon and his Sons, unknown artist, marble copy of bronze original, 150 BCE |
Medium: Marble Year:150 BCE The figures are near life-size and the group is a little over 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height, showing the Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons Antiphantes and Thymbraeus being attacked by sea serpents. "one of the finest examples of the Hellenistic baroque" It is a marble copy of a bronze sculpture the Laocoon statue, standing some 8 feet in height, is made from seven interlocking pieces of white marble |
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Christ icon, artist unknown, 6th century, Encaustic paint |
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Giotto, Virgin and Child Enthroned, 1310, Tempera on wood |
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The Great Stupa, artist unknown, 3rd Century BCE, Sanchi, India |
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The Mother Goddess, Coatlicue, 1487- 1520, Andesite (stone) |
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Standing male figure [nkisi Mangaaka], late 19th century (1800’s), Wood, iron, raffia, ceramic, kaolin pigment, red camwood powder, resin, dirt, leaves, animal skin, and cowrie shell. |
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Moai ancestor figures, Aju Nau Nau, Easter Island [Chile], before the 5th century |
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Katsushika Hokusai, Great Wave off Shore at Kanagawa, 1826-33, Print, color woodcut |
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**Michaelangelo, The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel Ceiling), 1508-12, Fresco |
Artist: Michelangelo Dimensions: 15′ 9″ x 7′ 7″ Location: Sistine Chapel Media: Paint, Plaster Periods: Italian Renaissance, High Renaissance, Renaissance On the left hand side of this particular fresco, we see Adam reclining on his back with one arm on the ground and the other arm stretched out. On the right hand side of the fresco, God is surrounded by several figures and floats above the ground against a backdrop of a red robe. God extends his hand towards Adam’s outstretched hand, and their fingers almost touch. Michelangelo painted this scene with vibrant colors and incredible detail. Michelangelo’s background in sculpture is evident in the way that his figures are idealized muscular forms of the human body. In the section entitled "The Creation of Adam," figures representing God and Adam reach for each other with their arms outstretched. Their almost-touching fingers are one of the world’s most recognizable and widely replicated images. Some theorists think the scene also contains the unmistakable outline of a human brain, formed by the angels and robes surrounding God. According to Frank Lynn Meshberger, a doctor who pioneered this hypothesis, Michelangelo meant to evoke God’s bestowal of intellegence on the first human. |
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**Michelangelo, David, 1501-04, Marble |
The David we are presented with here is a nude man with a very muscular physique. His veins are visible in his arms and hands as he clutches the stones with one hand and the slingshot in the other. His hands and his head appear to be disproportionally large for his body, possibly because they were deemed more visually important for viewers who would see the statue high up on the exterior of the cathedral. Also, his left leg, which straddles the rocky base upon which he stands, appears a big too long for his body. It accentuates the line of this leg as it forms an essential component in David’s contrapposto stance. Like the ancient Hellenistic and Roman sculptures who were masters at convincingly depicting the human anatomy, Michelangelo has depicted David so that his body responds to the stance he is in. David’s weight has been placed on his right leg while his left leg is at rest. Because of this, his hips have shifted with one side being higher than the other. In turn, this has caused David’s spine and midsection to curve slightly, and his right shoulder drops slightly below his left one. |
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Raphael, The School of Athens, 1510-11, Fresco |
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Albrect Durer, The Last Supper, 1523, Woodcut print |
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**Artimesia Gentileschi, Judith Decapitating Holofernes, 1620, Oil on Canvas |
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Bernini, David, 1623, Marble |
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Fragonard, The Swing, 1766, Oil on canvas |
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**Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830, Oil on canvas |
Delacroix wanted to paint July 28: Liberty Leading the People to take his own special action in the revolution and his color technique combined his intense brushstrokes to create an unforgettable canvas. Composition: Delacroix main compositional device is the pyramid shape; the figure of Liberty is the peak and the dead fighters below her form the base. This pyramid technique balances out the hectic and crowded canvas. Color palette: Delacroix’s use of color is never surface level. He repeats the color of the French flag to emphasize the power of France and the power of her people. To connect the heroine Liberty with the fighting people, Delacroix uses the same color of her dress on the neck tie of a revolutionist and his colors are repeated used throughout the canvas to create unity, representing that of the revolutionists. Use of light: Delacroix uses light to illuminate Liberty and to highlight a dead fighter beneath her. Tone elicited: This piece conjures up feelings of power, of freedom and of victory while paying tribute to those who died fighting for their cause and country. Brushstroke: The emotional rhythm of Delacroix’s brushstroke seemed to be a vital part of his originality. In its diversity one can see long and large, continuous strokes as well as small, divided, independent ones. |
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Edouard Manet, Le Dejeurner sur l’Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), 1863, Oil on canvas |
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**Monet, Impression Sunrise, Oil on canvas, 1872 |
The colour character of this painting relies on the opposition of complementaries or near complementaries – orange and blue. In the top left a brown (a mixture of the same orange and blue) gives a linking colour note. The composition, though simple, like that of most Impressionist paintings, is nevertheless dramatically effective. The indistinct forms of the port run across the canvas, and a diagonal from the left edge through the three small boats emphasizes the positioning of the orange sun, while the middle small boat repeats the sun’s position in the alternative quarter. The effect is a dynamic balance in which the reflection of the sun in the water enlivens the scene. Impression, Sunrise is a slight sketch, almost certainly completed on the spot in a single sitting, depicting the harbour at Le Havre as the sun rises over the cranes, derricks and masts of the anchored ships. It was actually painted in one sitting by Monet, standing at a window overlooking the harbour at sunrise. The only evidence of life is the lazy action of the oarsman in the most sharply defined part of the composition. The painting gives a suggestion of the early morning mist, at that time clogged with the industrial smoke of the city, and has a strong relationship to the earlier views of mist and fog done by the artist in London in 1870 |
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**Van Gogh, Starry Night, oil on canvas, 1889 |
Composition: The night sky depicted in the Starry Night painting is brimming with whirling clouds, shining stars, and a bright crescent moon. These internal elements ensure fluidity and such contours were important for the artist even though they were becoming less significant for other Impressionists at this time. Use of Color: Van Gogh’s use of white and yellow creates a spiral effect and draws attention to the sky. Vertical lines such as the cypress tree and church tower softly break up the composition without retracting from the powerful night sky. Van Gogh uses color to convey emotion. Lighting: Van Gogh´s passion for nighttime is evident in Starry Night, where the powerful sky sits above the quiet town. It seems that van Gogh is contrasting life and death with luminous stars and a gloomy, peaceful village. Tone: There are various interpretations of Starry Night and one is that this canvas depicts hope. It seems that van Gogh was showing that even with darkness it is still possible to see light in the windows of the houses, and with shining stars filling the sky, there is always light to guide you. It seems that van Gogh was finally being cured of his illness and had essentially found his heaven. In a letter to his brother, Theo, van Gogh refers to Leo Tolstoy´s book My Religion and its lack of belief in resurrection. His use of the word ‘quiet’ and reference to Tolstoy´s book indicates that the night sky made him feel calm and brought to mind eternity. Brush stroke: In Starry Night Van Gogh´s unique, thick brushstrokes are very much evident and there is a consistency to his technique that adds even more depth and texture to this work of art. |
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Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, 1908, Oil paint, silver, and gold leaf on canvas |
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**Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, 1907, Oil on canvas |
This painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, was painted in 1907 and is the most famous example of cubism painting. In this painting, Picasso abandoned all known form and representation of traditional art. He used distortion of female’s body and geometric forms in an innovative way, which challenge the expectation that paintings will offer idealized representations of female beauty. It also shows the influence of African art on Picasso. This painting is a large work and took nine months to complete. |
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**Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917, Porcelain urinal (found object) |
Fountain is one of Duchamp’s most famous works and is widely seen as an icon of twentieth-century art. The original, which is now lost, consisted of a standard urinal, laid flat on its back rather than upright in its usual position, and signed ‘R. Mutt 1917’. The Tate’s work is a 1964 replica and is made from glazed earthenware painted to resemble the original porcelain. The signature is reproduced in black paint. Fountain is an example of what Duchamp called a ‘readymade’, an ordinary manufactured object designated by the artist as a work of art. It epitomises the assault on convention and good taste for which he and the Dada movement are best known. The idea of designating such a lowly object as a work of art came from a discussion between Duchamp and his American friends the collector Walter Arensburg and the artist Joseph Stella. Following this conversation, Duchamp bought an urinal from a plumbers’ merchants, and submitted it to an exhibition organised by the Society of Independent Artists. |
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Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1949, Oil on canvas |
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Donald Judd, Untitled, 1967, Stainless steel and Plexiglass |
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Ana Mendieta, Imagen de Yagul, 1973, from the series Silueta Works in Mexico 1973-1977, Color photograph from 35mm slide |
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***Geurilla Girls, Do Women Have to be Naked to Get Into the Met. Museum? 1989, Poster |
are an anonymous group of feminist, female artists devoted to fighting sexism and racism within the art world. The group formed in New York City in 1985 with the mission of bringing gender and racial inequality in the fine arts into focus within the greater community. Members are known for the gorilla masks they wear to remain anonymous. They wear the masks to conceal their identity because they believe that their identity is not what matters as GG1 explains in an interview "…mainly, we wanted the focus to be on the issues, not on our personalities or our own work |
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***Jean-Michel Basquiat, The Nile, 1983, Acrylic and oilstick on canvas |
Basquiat’s 1983 painting "Untitled (History of the Black People)", according to Andrea Frohne, "reclaims Egyptians as African and subverts the concept of ancient Egypt as the cradle of Western Civilization". At the center of the painting he depicts an Egyptian boat being guided down the Nile by Osiris, the Egyptian god of the dead . On the right panel of the painting appear the words "Esclave, Slave, Esclave". Two letters of the word "Nile" are crossed out and Frohne suggests that, "The letters that are wiped out and scribbled over perhaps reflect the acts of historians who have conveniently forgotten that Egyptians were black and blacks were enslaved." On the left panel of the painting Basquiat has illustrated two Nubian style masks. Historically, the Nubians that were darker in skin color were considered to be slaves by the Egyptian people . Throughout the rest of the painting, images of the Atlantic slave trade are juxtaposed with images of the Egyptian slave trade centuries before. The sickle in the center panel is a direct reference to the slave trade in the United States and slave labor under the plantation system. The word "salt" that appears on the right panel of the work refers to the Atlantic Slave Trade, as salt was another important commodity to be traded at this time |
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**Rachel Whiteread, House, 1993, Concrete |
This strange and unique sculpture by artist Rachel Whiteread was the talk of the town back in 1993, when it stood on Grove Road in London’s East End. The sculpture, entitled simply House, was made by taking the Victorian building which originally stood as number 193 Grove Road, filling it with liquid concrete and then stripping away the four walls and roof. The result is an unnerving inversion of the original building, with doorways, staircases and fireplaces all marked out on the solid material. The sculpture acted as a monument to those who lived within the building, with the empty spaces of the rooms forever cast in solid stone. Appearing as a photographic negative, Whiteread created House to be deliberately disorientating while also linking the viewer to a familiar sense of history. Twentieth century living habits are caught in the tiny details of inverted plug sockets, wood grains and window frames. House was an eye-catching look at the spaces which we all take for granted. |
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Carrie Mae Weems, You Become a Scientific Profile & A Photographic Subject, from the series From Here I Saw What Happened and I Cried, 1995, Chromogenic color prints with sand-blasted text on glass |
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Matthew Barney, Cremaster 5, 1997, Production still |
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