Final Exam Art Appreciation questions Flashcards

Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19^th century refers to what?

The international style is a type of architecture marked by?

Who is Shen Zhou?

It is thought that the sloping side of the pyramids in Egypt were intended to mimic?

The tremendous dome of Hagia Sophia is supported by:

What were the visual characteristics of art and design produced by the dutch art group known as De Stijl?

ust as Christianity affected culture in the west after antiquit. What affected culture in the east, effectively spreading from India , across all of Asia, to Japan?

The Head of a king (Oni) comes from.

The Kandary Temple, modeled on a mountain landscape and covered in sculpture and mosaics, inside and out, is an example of:

The Post-impressionists were united by their interest in:

In Hundreds of Birds Admiring the Peacocks painting by Yin Hong, from the late fifteenth to early sixteenth century, the peacock symbolizes.

Henri Matisse was a leader of early 20^th century artist who felt free to use color ''arbitrarily'' and were labeled, derogatorily, ''Fauves'' , which translates as?

Machu Picchu was a ''Gataway'' for which cultures rule?

Which artist, who painted Houses at L'Estaque, worked with picassos to promote the style called Cubism?

Found in Austria , The Venus of Willendorf is most likely a.

Which work was the center piece for the 1889 Paris Exposition

Egyptian culture was dedicated to providing a home for what?

Romanticism, Regardless of the subject matter, paintings revealed the artist's?

ablo Picasso's Guernica represents an event in the:

American giassmaker Louis Comfort Tiffany isnpired which design movement?

What sets northern European artists apart from most artist of the Italian Renaissance is their interest in:

Stained Glass was first developed.

To Walter Groupius, the founder of the Bauhaus school, what was the ultimate creative activity?

The fist fins to appear on an automabile were on the 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood, Its designer, harley Earl, was inspire by.

Robie House is a typical work by the architecture?

Showing irreverence for tradition and rationality, Marcel Duchamp's Mona Lisa. Exemplifies which movement?

Frank Lloyd Wright designed several house that were based on the Vstness of the western landscape and wer of the land, not just on the land . What did he call this style of house?

The colossal head found in la Venta, Mexico was created by the which culture?

How was sculputre from the reign of Akhenaten in Egypt different from previous and subsequent sculpture?

The stele inscribed with the law code of hammurabi was created by which mesopotamian culture?

According to roman tradition, when was rome founded and by whom?

Using her work to struggle with the question of identify, this photographers images are self potraits.

Florentine Renaissance art priortized disegno, drawing and delineation of form, while venetian renaissance art priortized

Which leading painter of the realist movement painted Burial at Ornans?

Architecture and art of the roman republic was heavily influence by the building styles of which earlier culture?

Leonardo was known in his time for his work as an artist and as an.

The capitol of the Roman Empire moved in the 4^th century, Splitting the empire in two. What was the name of the new capital?

Who was the most influential artist of the Baroque period in Europe?

When was islam founded?

Muslim architecture like the mosque at cordoba uses what to create a strong visual impression?

Romanticism can best be described as.

The earlist known civilization in india contemporary with the great civilization of mesopotamia and egypt is known as the?

Cassandres dubonnet advetisement is a good example of :

Stonehenge in england is an example of what tyep of monumental stone architecture?

Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of primitive island culture such as the day of the gods?

The architecture of the Gothic church was able to reach an extraordianary height through what development?

The sculptor gianlorenzo bernini created ecstasy of St. Theres, a centerpiece of a chapel in rome, it is typical of what style?

Johnson and Burgees's university of houston, colege of architecture is said to be postmodern building because:

When and where was porcelain developed?

Sandro Botticelli's paintings, such as The Birth of Venus, reflect his interest in a philosophy called?

Nike of samothrace is an outstanding example of:

The figures from the Abu temple respresent worshippers from the complex society of:

The two major art movements of the 1960s were:

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:

Nnacy Holts sun tunnels are generally referred to as ?

Frederick olmstead conveived of what common architectural concept?

Marie louise elizabeth vigee lebruns the duchess of polignac combines all the compositional tools of ?

The style of Burial of Count organz is high ecientic and individual the artist is?

The pont du gard, in Nimes france is an excellent example of which element of architecture?

heodore gericaults the raft of the medusa helpled to fuel which style?

Greek figurative sculputre was greatly influenced by egyptian sulputre.