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| The appearance of Gothic architecture coincided with the emergence of... |
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| strong centralized monarchy. |
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Europe’s first Gothic structure is the Abbey Church of St. Denis. Who was inspired to build it?
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| Gothic builders developed ... to help support ... |
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| flying buttresses ... high naves. |
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Why is Chartres Cathedral unique in Gothic cathedrals?
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It has almost all of its original stained glass
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What are the narrow strips that join stained glass together?
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What are the main colors used in 12th century stained glass?
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| Typical of English Gothic, Salisbury Cathedral had ..., ..., and ... . |
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| wide projecting transepts, a square apse, and a based spacious sanctuary. |
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In Lorenzettis “Allegory to Good Government,” we see what two achievements?
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1) accurate scale
2) visual coherence (holds together)
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Painting on fresh plaster (w/ water based paint + tempera)
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Where was the best art coming from in the Early Renaissance?
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What were Renaissance artists interested in depicting?
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| Natural world, humanism, details |
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What did the Flemish Artist Campin use heavily in his painting “The Merode Altarpiece”?
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What city is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance?
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Who was the major Renaissance Architect credited with discovering linear perspective?
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What was the first freestanding nude sculpture since antiquity? By whom?
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Who was the first to use (and credited with development of) oil paints?
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“The Tribute Money,” by Masaccio, uses what two forms of perspective?
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| Linear perspective, atmospheric perspective |
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Who sculpted “The Gates of Paradise” and what do they describe?
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| Lorenzo Ghiberti, scenes from old testiment |
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Which artists define the High Renaissance?
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Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian
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What is the unusual feature of Leonardo Da Vinci’s notebooks?
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| He wrote in code or backwards |
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| Intense contrast of lights and darks |
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What event marks the end of the High Renaissance?
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How does Michelangelo give structure to the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
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| Fictive / imaginary architecture |
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What made Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper” a technical failure?
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| He used dry plaster and oil with water |
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What is the possible derivation of the term ‘Baroque’?
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Something both beautiful and strange, like irregularly shaped pearl
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Identify the four main features of the Baroque style.
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1) Emotional viewer response
2) Dramatic composition
3) Use of diverse media
4) Technical virtuosity
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What is the dramatic type of chiaroscuro used by Caravaggio?
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Who was the first woman artist admitted to the Florentine Academy of Design?
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Velasquez’ Maids of Honor’ is a group portrait, but what is unusual about it?
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He included himself in the painting
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What is the well-known group portrait by the Dutch artist Rembrandt?
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The Rococo style is characterized by what three features?
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1) Light-hearted mood
2) Pastel colors
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What events stimulated the Neoclassic style?
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| New discoveries in the excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum |
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Neoclassicism takes its subject matter from what two civilizations?
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What did David’s ‘Oath of the Horatii’ become a symbol for?
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| Emblem of French Revolution |
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Which art style was often based on the strong subjective feelings of the artist?
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Who had the strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson’s design for Monticello?
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| British Palladian villas / Palladio |
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Which Romantic French painting recounts the true story of a shipwreck?
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| Raft of the “Medusa” by Theodore Gericault |
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What was Joseph Niepces’ contribution to photography?
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He was the first to fix an image on light sensitive surface
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| Camera Obscura’ is Latin for... |
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The American artist, Thomas Cole, inspired a group of landscape painters who
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What was built specifically for the 1889 Paris Exposition?
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What was the “Chicago School” and what are its proponents credited with developing?
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Group of Midwestern architects / developed first skyscraper
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Thomas Eakins painted The Gross Clinic in what style?
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Which American Artist began his career as a press artist in the U.S. Civil War?
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Henry Tanner combined what two art styles in The Banjo Lesson?
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What was the “Salon Des Refuses?
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| Refused showing of Art in Paris Academy |
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What group of Paris artists was known for painting“ in the open air”?
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What style is a reaction against Impressionism?
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What printmaking process was invented in 1796?
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What two modern developments made the skyscraper feasible?
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| Use of steel framing and elevators |
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What are the three tendencies that characterize Modern Art?
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1) Emphasis on Physical Process
2) Tendency Toward Abstraction
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What and where was the 1913 Armory Show?
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| The first large-scale Introduction of European Modernism to American audience (Modern Art in America). New York |
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Name the two German Expressionist movements
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1) Blue Rider
2) The Bridge |
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What was the French Expressionist movement?
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| What art technique uses paper cutouts which are pasted down? |
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Cubism was created by which two artists?
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| Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque |
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Which Picasso painting expressed his horror at a city’s bombing?
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According to Maya Yang Lin, What was an important point of the Vietnam veterans Memorial?
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“… to see yourself reflected in the names”.
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What are the two main branches of Abstract Expressionism?
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| Action Painting (gesturalism) and Color Field Painting |
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Comic books, advertisements, movies, and television were the sources for which art movement?
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| In her art, Helen Frankenthaler used ... that resemble watercolor. |
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| After 1950, the art capital of the world is considered to be ... |
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The Seagrams Building in New York is one of the best examples of which style of architecture?
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| Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, Post-Impressionism |
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| Tribute Money, Masaccio, Early Renaissance |
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| Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), Jackson Pollock, Abstract-Expressionism |
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| Calling of St Mattew, , Caravaggio, Baroque |
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| Oath of the Horatii, Jacques-Louis David, Neoclassic (newclassic) |
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| Falling Water, Frank Lloyd Wright, Organic |
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| David, Michelangelo, High Renaissance |
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| Impression Sunrise, Claude Monet, Impressionism |
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| Improvisation 30 (Cannons), Vasily Kandinsky, Blue Rider / Expressionism |
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| Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, High Renaissance |
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| Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Gothic |
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| Banjo Lesson, Henry O. Tanner, Impressionism / Realism |
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