Art 100

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Which of the following interiors would artist Ernesto Neto most like to create a work for?

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A cave

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Vasili Kandinsky became convinced that art should be free of representational subject matter when he

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mistook an upside-down painting of his for an unfamiliar work of spectacular beauty.

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Paul Cézanne’s emphasis on structure in painting was a direct influence in the development of:

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Cubism

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Among the following artists, whose innovation was it to create group portraits in the setting of an activity, rather than posing the subjects formally?

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Rembrandt

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One of Queen Marie-Antoinette’s favorite portrait painters was:

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Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun.

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Early Conceptualists reacted to the burgeoning art market by

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attempting to eliminate the art object.

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Which art movement was directly influenced by Sigmund Freud’s theories of the unconscious?

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Surrealism

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A major influence upon European culture of the 19th century, one that gave rise to an expanding middle class, was:

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the Industrial Revolution.

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Knowledge of what would have enriched the experience of those who visited Gupta’s Very Hungry God?

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Hindu rituals and beliefs

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The following is true about Rembrandt EXCEPT:

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he achieved and maintained financial success throughout his life.

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Foremost among French painters of the 17th century was ___________, who painted _________.

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Nicolas Poussin; The Ashes of Phokion

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Which of the following artists was a Realist?

A.Eugène Delacroix

B. Jacques-Louis David

C.All of these answers are correct.

D. Gustave Courbet

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Gustave Courbet

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The term action painting refers to the fact that this new type of painting:

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traced the actions of the painter.

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If Fauvism’s mission was to liberate color from its descriptive role, Cubism’s initial aim was:

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All of these

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Unlike Baroque art from Catholic countries, Dutch Baroque art focused upon:

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All of these

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For some 200 years, many of the works of Judith Leyster were:

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mistakenly identified as the work of Frans Hals.

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Painting is the primary medium used by all of the following artists EXCEPT:

Helen Frankenthaler.

Louise Bourgeois.

Alice Neel.

Jackson Pollock.

Mark Rothko.

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Louise Bourgeois.

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Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat:

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began as a graffiti artist.

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The Palace of Versailles was home to:

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Louis XIV of France.

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St. Teresa in Ecstasy is an excellent example of:

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Baroque sculpture.

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A good example of a Surrealist poetic object is:

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Object (Luncheon in Fur) by Meret Oppenheim.

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Jasper Johns chose familiar images for his subject matter so that he could then concentrate on all of the following EXCEPT:

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the psychological use of color.

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Pointillism is a technique developed by:

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Georges Seurat.

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In their paintings, the Impressionists often focused on:

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scenes of leisure involving the middle class.

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Because many European monarchs of the 17th and 18th centuries ruled with near-dictatorial power, this period is often referred to as:

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the Age of Kings.

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Which artists intentionally used their work to shape the public’s view of prominent figures?

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Vigée-Lebrun and David

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Robert Smithson’s Spiral Jetty is an example of:

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land art

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Which of the following was court painter to King Philip IV?

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Diego Velázquez

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Allan Kaprow took art in a new direction with “happenings.” His primary claim was that:

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art was most like life itself.

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A new art form known as “installation”:

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creates an environment for the viewer to enter and experience.

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The first art movement to be born in the 19th century was ___________, which arose as a reaction against Neoclassicism and Romanticism.

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Realism

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In Baroque architecture, wall surfaces often protrude into the viewer’s space. In Baroque painting, this same effect is created through the use of:

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dramatic lighting.

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The manufacture of oil paint in tubes made it possible for 19th-century European artists to make painting a portable activity. The spontaneity and directness of painting outdoors is evident in works by ________ artists.

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Impressionist

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One of the most influential buildings of the architect Francisco Borromini was:

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San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane.

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Anselm Kiefer was one of the most prominent Neo-Expressionists. His work:

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dealt directly with the trauma of Germany’s past.

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A Neo-Dada artist who made art from “found” materials and images and named his new art form “combine paintings” is:

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Robert Rauschenberg.

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The Women series of paintings by Willem de Kooning caused a stir in the art world. They were:

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seen as shocking and brutal.

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The following characteristics are all typical of Italian Baroque art EXCEPT:

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classic simplicity.

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The Guerrilla Girls use posters and onsite appearances to:

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bring attention to gender inequalities in the art world.

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One of the ideas behind Postmodernism is pluralism, which proposes that art:

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can take many directions at the same time, all of them equally valid.

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Appropriation contends that the meaning of a work of art:

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is unstable and communal.

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Edouard Manet “borrowed” the composition of his painting Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) from:

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Renaissance works of art.

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Photorealism refers to:

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a movement in painting that explores the way a camera “sees.”

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In comparison to Baroque art, the style of Rococo:

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is more playful and lighthearted.

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Which work of art tells the story of a man who was murdered in his bath?

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The Death of Marat

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Typical of Dutch landscape painting was the work of:

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Jacob van Ruisdael.

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The term postmodern was first used in reference to a certain style in:

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architecture.

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Marcel Duchamp created a new art form in which the artist makes nothing, but merely labels an object as art. He called this art form:

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ready-mades.

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How did Impressionism get its name?

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A critic used the term to describe the movement after seeing the painting Impression: Sunrise, and it caught on.

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Paintings depicting scenes of everyday life are known as ________ paintings.

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genre

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The artistic recycling of existing images is an aspect of:

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Postmodernism

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The Baroque painting Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes depicts a story from:

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The Bible

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After the Russian Revolution of 1917, many artists believed that only the most revolutionary art could bring about a new movement, which was called:

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Constructivism.

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What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens?

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Flemish

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Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #122 is an example of:

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Conceptual Art

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Henri Matisse was told by Gustave Moreau, his teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, “You were born to ________.”

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simplify painting

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Roy Lichtenstein often based his imagery on the:

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Comic Book

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Refrigerator magnets depicting Michelangelo’s David and Botticelli’s Venus as jewelry are an example of:

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visual culture.

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One of the names most closely associated with Performance art is ___________, who is known for the multimedia work Stories from the Nerve Bible.

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Marina Abramović

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Minimalism, a trend that coexisted with Pop, emphasized a continuation of the exploration of nonrepresentation and the idea that a painting or sculpture is primarily:

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a physical object.

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The first national art museum opened in 1793. This museum, still in operation today, is:

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the Louvre in Paris.

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Gianlorenzo Bernini was:

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All of these

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Eugène Delacroix was a leading practitioner of the:

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Romantic Style

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_____________, who designed a famous armchair, was a student of the Bauhaus school of design in Germany.

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Breuer

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A work of art that uses a tragic Roman tale to arouse feelings of patriotism, self-sacrifice, and civic virtues in its viewers is:

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The Oath of the Horatii.

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The term Post-Impressionism refers to:

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a neutral term describing the varied directions of a few artists who both accepted and rejected some of the aims of Impressionism.

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The term New York School refers to a postwar art movement that:

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was a convenient way to lump together the Abstract Expressionists.

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Romantic art stresses:

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drama, unbridled emotions, and complex compositions.

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________ helped shape the Neoclassical style.

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The excavations of ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum