Art Appreciation: Chapters 7 & 8 Test Preparation
Illuminated manuscripts, such as the "Lindisfarne Gospels," are described as such because they
are elaborately illustrated and decorated.
Chartres Cathedral's rose window best illustrates
radial balance.
Proportion is defined as
the relationship between the parts to each other and the whole in a composition.
Which of the following is not an aspect of texture?
content
In what way can a large-scale work be considered a "temporal" art form?
The spectator moves through time and space to view it.
When an artist deliberately avoids emphasis, we say that the work is
afocal.
When dealing with balance in a composition, an artist or designer is actually dealing with
visual weight.
Thick paint applied to a canvas, like on Robert Ryman's "Long," creates actual texture known as
impasto
The Taj Mahal is a perfect example of
symmetry.
Repetition often implies monotony, yet it also creates a sense of
rhythm.
What are the three different types of balance in artistic compositions?
Symmetrical balance, asymmetrical balance, and radial balance.
What is the primary element of temporal artworks?
Time.