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Napoleon Crossing the Alps depicts the moment before Emperor Napoleon was to meet the military general Hannibal in Rome.
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Research the portraits of Napoleon painted by Jacques-Louis David. How did these worksin particular, Napoleon Crossing the Alpshelp to create Napoleons image and reputation?
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Compare the portrait of George Washington by Houdon (4.6.2) and Napoleon Crossing the Alps (4.6.3). Write a formal analysis describing the similarities and differences in the way that the elements and principles of art are used to represent the power of these two leaders.
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How many Olmec colossal heads have been discovered?
a. 3 d. 562
b. 17 e. 1,000
c. 103
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What material was used to make the Olmec colossal heads?
a. basalt d. limestone
b. bronze e. marble
c. jade
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What does the Justinian mosaic in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna demonstrate?
a. the power of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian
b. the power of Maximianus, the Bishop of Ravenna
c. Gods support for Justinian
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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Match the term with its definition: a. a technique used to show the projection of an object into space b. nude infant angel boys c. a technique used to distort an image so that it is clear from only one viewpoint d. a visual swelling at the midpoint of columns e. a round opening in the center of a dome f. reminders of mortality oculus
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Cubist paintings are completely non-objective and do not contain any recognizable objects.
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Compare Braques Man with a Guitar, 1911 (4.5.13) with Juan Griss Bottle of Banyuls, 1914 (3.8.24). Each artwork represents a different phase of Cubism: analytic and synthetic. Through an analysis of these two images, explain the differences and similarities of these two phases.
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Fanny/Fingerpainting was ________.
a. made from 1,000 old newspapers
b. made with the artists finger- and thumbprints
c. the largest photograph made at the time
d. a self-portrait of an award-winning school teacher
e. none of the other answers
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Study the process Chuck Close undertakes when creating artworks. Write an essay discussing both the mechanical nature of this process as well as the way in which he makes his artworks very personal.
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Which element of Audrey Flacks Marilyn (Vanitas) can be linked to the term vanitas?
a. mirror d. hourglass
b. clock e. all of the other answers
c. calendar
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What elements have an ambiguous reflection in douard Manets A Bar at the Folies-Bergre?
a. the bar top d. all of the other answers
b. the barmaid e. none of the other answers
c. liquor and wine bottles
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Perform a formal analysis of douard Manets A Bar at the Folies-Bergre. Identify the visual ambiguities in the painting, and propose why you think the artist made such choices. What might they suggest to the viewer?
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Select two artworks that reject traditional notions of illusionism and compare the ways illusionism is manipulated, perhaps even rejected, and the reasons each artist chose to do so. You may select from Ren Magritte, William Hogarth, Georges Braque, Chuck Close, douard Manet, or Audrey Flack.
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Match the term with its definition: a. a technique used to show the projection of an object into space b. nude infant angel boys c. a technique used to distort an image so that it is clear from only one viewpoint d. a visual swelling at the midpoint of columns e. a round opening in the center of a dome f. reminders of mortality entasis
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Match the term with its definition: a. a technique used to show the projection of an object into space b. nude infant angel boys c. a technique used to distort an image so that it is clear from only one viewpoint d. a visual swelling at the midpoint of columns e. a round opening in the center of a dome f. reminders of mortality anamorphosis
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Match the term with its definition: a. a technique used to show the projection of an object into space b. nude infant angel boys c. a technique used to distort an image so that it is clear from only one viewpoint d. a visual swelling at the midpoint of columns e. a round opening in the center of a dome f. reminders of mortality foreshortening
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The Palazzo del T in Mantua is falling apart (triglyphs are slipping and columns have broken in two) due to age and poor construction.
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Giulio Romano created two unrelated decorative schemes in his designs for the exterior and interior of the Palazzo del T in Mantua.
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Which part of Ren Magrittes The Human Condition is painted?
a. the entire scene
b. the scene outside of the window
c. the canvas that is on the easel
d. the entire artwork is a photograph
e. everything is painted except the canvas on the easel, which is a photograph
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Magritte questions the idea of the illusionistic window in his work The Human Condition.
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Which artist was investigated by the US Treasury Department for counterfeiting because his painting of a dollar bill looked so real?
a. Julian Beever d. William Harnett
b. Chuck Close e. Ron Mueck
c. Shigeo Fukuda
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Which part of William Harnetts The Old Violin is real and not just painted?
a. it is all a painted illusion
b. the blue envelope
c. the door handle
d. the sheet music and violin
e. the small newspaper clipping
f. this is a sculpture not a painting
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William Hogarths False Perspective demonstrates incorrect applications of the laws of perspective.
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The sheep and trees in Hogarths False Perspective correctly decrease in size to show that they are further away.
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Julian Beever is ________.
a. a sidewalk chalk artist working today
b. a Renaissance fresco painter
c. an ancient Greek architect
d. an eighteenth-century printmaker
e. none of the other answers
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What did Venus do for Pygmalion?
a. gave him the love of Helen of Troy
b. spent one night with him
c. brought his sculpture of a beautiful woman to life
d. granted him immortality
e. none of the other answers
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Which artist creates incredibly convincing sculptures of everyday people?
a. Chuck Close d. Georges Braque
b. Audrey Flack e. all of the other answers
c. Duane Hanson
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Ancient Greek architects were not aware of how optical illusions could skew the appearance of buildings.
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When columns are intentionally designed to swell at the midpoint, this is called ________.
a. encaustic d. hourglass
b. entasis e. silhouette
c. tenebrism
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Write an essay describing the optical illusions used by the architects of the Parthenon to manipulate the appearance of the temple. How were these optical illusions created?
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Andrea Mantegna included a peacock, to represent marriage, on the ceiling of the room he painted for the Duke of Mantua.
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Parmigianino created his skillful and unusual Self-portrait in a Convex Mirror to give to Pope Clement VII because he thought it might help him to get commissions for more artworks.
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Parmigianinos Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror is a:
a. photograph pasted onto a piece of convex wood
b. photograph of the reflection of the artist in a convex mirror
c. painting of a photograph of the artist
d. painting of the artist looking in a mirror
e. none of the other answers
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Parnassus, Disputa, and Jurisprudence are the titles of three paintingsalong with Raphaels School of Athensin the library of Pope Julius II in the Vatican.
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What theme is not represented in the paintings that decorate the walls of the library of Pope Julius II in the Vatican?
a. theology d. philosophy
b. law and justice e. poetry
c. humility
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Analyse the ways in which illusion is created in Raphaels School of Athens. What are the artists methods for creating depth in the painting? How does the painting contribute to the wider scheme of Pope Julius IIs library?
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Which two ancient Greek painters were masters of illusion?
a. Raphael and Donatello d. Kallikrates and Iktinos
b. Zeuxis and Parrhasius e. none of the other answers
c. Praxiteles and Doryphoros
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The Painted Garden from the Villa of Livia is one of the finest landscapes painted by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci.
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Trompe loeil means fools the eye.
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Illusion cannot be created using the medium of fresco.
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Who advised artists in his treatise On Painting that paintings should look like illusionary windows?
a. Pliny the Elder d. Ludovico Gonzaga
b. Leon Battista Alberti e. Ovid
c. Giorgio Vasari
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The oculus in Andrea Mantegnas Camera degli Sposi in the Ducal Palace in Mantua:
a. cannot close, so allows both sun and rain to enter the room
b. is just a painted illusion
c. has a balustrade that is strong enough for small children to climb
d. is opened and closed using machinery
e. none of the other answers
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Why is the flag in the bottom half of the canvas of Jasper Johnss Flag (4.4.15) a solid rectangle with a black dot in the middle?
a. the artist was symbolizing the disappearance of American values
b. the painting is unfinished
c. the artist wanted the viewer to rest their eyes on this rectangle after looking at the one in the paintings top half
d. this painting is a part of series, and the red and white portions of the flag are on other paintings
e. none of the other answers
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Synesthesia is when stimulation of one sense triggers an experience in another, for example visualizing color when one hears music.
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Marcia Smilacks synesthetic photograph of ripples on water made her think of the sound of ________.
a. an electric guitar d. The Beatles
b. a cello e. a dogs bark
c. a double bass
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Salvador Dal was a member of the Surrealists, whose artworks were inspired by dreams or subconscious thoughts.
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Salvador Dals painting Persistence of Memory shows warped clocks, ants, and a distorted face, all of which are symbols of his mother, who died the month before this was painted.
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Which of the following words can not be linked to the work of Yayoi Kusama? a. mirrors b. infinity c. dots d. cosmos e. all of these words relate to her work
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Match the quotation with the artist and artwork it describes: a. Willard Wigan, Statue of Liberty b. Marcia Smilack, Cello Music c. Salvador Dal, Persistence of Memory d. Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross e. Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession When I was a child I experienced this state of self-obliteration, so I painted the same motif endlessly.
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Which of these terms applies to Georges Seurats Sunday on La Grande Jatte?
a. pointillism d. all of the previous answers
b. optical mixture e. none of the previous answers
c. afterimage effect
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Georges Seurat feverishly painted Sunday on La Grande Jatte in one weekend.
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Why did Jasper Johns paint his Flag (4.4.15) in green, orange, and black?
a. because they are the complements of the US flags actual colors
b. he felt these colors were more patriotic than red, white, and blue
c. they coordinated with the clients home
d. it was part of a series in which different colors were tested on the flag for their ability to trigger an emotional response
e. none of the other answers
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Willard Wigan carves grains of rice and sand and paints them with an eyelash.
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Willard Wigan created a lifesize replica of the Statue of Liberty for the people of France.
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Body Worlds is controversial because the figures in the exhibition never gave permission for their bodies to be used.
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Research the Body Worlds exhibition. Select three figures that were in the exhibition, and discuss whether or not you consider these figures to be art. What has the artist done to the bodies to change them from their natural state? Do you think there are ethical issues with using a deceased human body as an artistic medium?
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Compare the Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability (4.4.9) with another work of architecture that is green or environmentally friendly. Consider not only how they both were built, but also how the structure represents the company or organization housed within.
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Because restorers accidentally removed the original varnish, the Sistine Chapel ceiling looks brighter than it was in Michelangelos time.
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When the restoration of the Sistine Chapel ceiling was completed in 1989, artists, scholars, and scientists throughout the world universally applauded the restorers efforts.
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Do you think that artworks should undergo restoration? If during the restoration the artwork changes, what does this mean for the original artists vision? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of restoring artworks.
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Pentimenti is the term used by Picasso for his young students.
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An x-ray of Picassos Girl before a Mirror showed that the artist altered the body of Marie-Thrse while working on the painting.
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The Maya flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers (4.4.4):
a. is a representation of the Maya story of creation
b. shows five figures riding a crocodile
c. refers to the arrangement of the stars in the Milky Way
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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What is true about the Aztec Sun Stone (4.4.5)?
a. it was originally painted in bright colors
b. it is carved with symbols representing the ways Earth was previously destroyed
c. it functioned like a calendar
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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Astronomy was very important to the Aztecs and the Maya. Find an example of a more recent artwork that references the extraterrestrial, such as Kathy Strausss monoprint of the Milky Way (2.3.19). Why have artists over thousands of years been fascinated by the universe? Has modern science altered the ways that space is depicted by artists?
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Astrolabes were used by Muslims to determine the direction of Mecca.
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Astrolabes were treated as purely scientific instruments that did not need decoration or inscriptions.
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Which of these artworks reveals a cultures understanding of astronomy?
a. The Maya flint depicting a crocodile canoe with passengers
b. The Aztec Sun Stone
c. Muhammad Mahdi al-Yazdis astrolabe
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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Surgical dissections and artists studying anatomy have nothing in common.
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Which artwork did Catherine Opie make?
a. Migrant Mother
b. Do the Right Thing
c. The Dinner Party
d. Sphinx of Hatshepsut
e. Melissa & Lake, Durham, North Carolina
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Thomas Eakins painted a surgery he witnessed in person. Who is shown in the painting, but was unlikely to be at the actual surgery?
a. an anesthetist
b. the patients mother
c. the famous surgeon Dr. Samuel Gross
d. medical students
e. all of these people were at the actual surgery
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What is significant about August 13, 3114 BCE?
a. In Maya belief, it was the day of the creation of man
b. In Aztec belief, it was when the earth was destroyed by floods
c. It was the day the Aztec conquered the Maya
d. all of the previous answers
e. none of the previous answers
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What is the medium of The Hip Hop Project (25)?
a. gelatin silver print d. fresco
b. video e. Fujiflex print
c. installation
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What was the artist of The Hip Hop Project (25) trying to do?
a. effectively become a part of a number of different communities
b. tell people that she is a famous artist in order to provoke a reaction
c. become black, white, or Hispanic
d. change her identity because she does not like being Korean
e. present snapshots that she collected from various flea markets as her own
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Artists have often been influenced by scientific discoveries.
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Nikki S. Lee made a self-portrait that suggests that identity is always clear-cut.
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Which Renaissance artist drew the Vitruvian Man (4.4.1)?
a. Michelangelo d. Donatello
b. Raphael e. Bernini
c. Leonardo
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Compare Spike Lees Do the Right Thing (4.10.9) and Nikki S. Lees Hip Hop Project (25) (4.10.12). What does each artist show about him- or herself? In what ways are these self-portraits conventional? In what ways are they different from what you might expect? Does the medium used affect the way you view the artworks? Give your reason why, or why not.