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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
3) Profuse ornamentation |
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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
came to be called ... |
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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
3) Exploration of Media |
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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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