Art 100 Final

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Eugene Delacroix was a leading practitioner of the:

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

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

Paintings depicting scenes of everyday life are known as __________ paintings

The Palace of Versailles was home to:

Louis XIV of France

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

The Oath of the Horatii

A new art form known as "installation":

Creates an environment for the viewer to enter and experience

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

Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun

In comparison to Baroque art, the style of Rococo:

Is more playful and lighthearted

The term Post-Impressionism refers to:

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

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

The psychological use of color

Roy Lichtenstein often based his imagery on the:

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

Vigee-Lebrun and David

The following is true about Rembrandt EXCEPT:

He achieved and maintained financial success throughout his life

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

A physical object

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

Classical simplicity

Edouard Manet "borrowed" the composition of his painting Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) from:

Renaissance works of art

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

_______________, who designed a famous arm chair, was a student of the Bauhaus school of design in Germany.

Appropriation contends that the meaning of a work of art:

Is unstable and communal

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

Refrigerator magnets depicting Michelangalo's David and Botticelli's Venus as Jewelry are an example of:

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

Seen as shocking and brutal

The artistic recycling of existing images is an aspect of:

For some 2000 years, many of the works of Judith Leyster were:

Mistakenly identified as the work of Frans Hals

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

Dramatic lighting

____________ helped shape the Neoclassical style

The excavations of ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum

Which of following is an American artist?

All these answers are correct

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

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

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

Dealt directly with the trauma of Germany's past

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

The age of kings

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

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

Traced the actions of the painter

Romantic art stresses:

Drama, unbraided emotions, and complex compositions

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

Hindu rituals and beliefs

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

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

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

What nationality was Peter Paul Rubens?

Pointillism is a technique developed by:

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

Early Conceptualists reacted to the burgeoning art market by:

Attempting to eliminate the art object

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

In their paintings, the Impressionists often focused on:

Scenes of leisure involving the middle class

Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty is an example of:

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

Diego Velazquez

Photorealism refers to:

A movement in painting that explores the way a camera "sees"

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

The Louvre in Paris

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

The Industrial Revolution

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

Robert Ravschenberg

Henri Matisse was told by Gustave Moreau, his teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, "You were born to ______________"

Simplify painting

St.Teresa is Ecstasy is an excellent example of:

Baroque sculpture

The Guerrilla Girls use posters and onsite appearances to:

Bring attention to gender inequalities in the art world

Sol Lewitt's Wall Drawing #122 is an example of:

Paul Cezanne's emphasis on structure in painting was a direct influence in the development of:

How did Impressionism get its name?

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

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

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

One of the names most clearly associated with Performance art is ____________, who is known for the multimedia work stories from the Nerve Bible

Marina Abramovic

A good example of a Surrealist poetic object is:

Object (Luncheon in Fur) by Meret Oppenheim

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

Was a convenient way to lump together the Abstract Expressionists

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

Nicolas Poussim, The Ashes of Phokion

Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat:

Began as a graffiti artist

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

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

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

Art was most like life itself

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

Louise Bourgeois

Which of the following artists was a Realist?

Gustave Courbet

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

The Death of Marat

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

Giamlorenzo Bernini was:

All of these answers are correct

Typical of Dutch landscape painting was the work of:

Jacob van Ruisdael

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