Art History Review
AP Euro ~ Spring Semester
1. All of the following are
humanistic traits in the above
statue
by
Michelangelo
EXCEPT
(A) use of marble
(B) contrapposto stance
(C) free-standing sculpture
(D) sfumato
(E) glorification of the human
body
2.
The above villa designed
by Andrea Palladio exhibits
strong artistic influences from
(A) the Medieval Gothic
style
(B) the Romanesque style
(C) Greek temple
architecture
(D) Baroque architecture
(E) French classicism
3.
The round colonnade in
front of St. Peter’s Basilica
at the Vatican (shown
above) was designed by
(A) Filippo Brunelleschi
(B) Peter Paul Rubens
(C) Michelangelo
(D) Gianlorenzo Bernini
(E) Leon Batista Alberti
4. The artistic works of Jan
Vermeer, best reflect the
ideals of
(A) fifteenth century
humanism in Florence
(B) the “High Renaissance”
in Rome
(C) Mannerism in Spain
(D) the Dutch Style in the
Netherlands
(E) French Classicism
5. The sculpture, The
Ecstasy of St. Teresa by
Gianlorenzo Bernini, is
most likely a work
representative of which of
the following styles?
(A) Italian Renaissance
(B) Northern Renaissance
(C) Mannerist
(D) Dutch
(E) Baroque
6. Which of the following is an example of
a humanistic trait in the painting above?
(A) The medium of the painting is oil on
canvas.
(B) There is significant emotion shown
in the work.
(C) The painting was created in the Low
Countries.
(D) The focal point of the painting is a
Greek goddess.
(E)
The painting utilizes chiaroscuro
and perspective.
7.
Which Italian city-state
dominated the Renaissance
during the fifteenth century?
(A) Milan
(B)
Papal States
(C)
Venice
(D)Florence
(E)
Genoa
8. Which of the following best
characterizes the sixteenth-century work
of art above, Toledo, by El Greco?
(A) It illustrates the rejection of
Renaissance ideals.
(B) It reflects the power of the Catholic
Church in Spain.
(C) It signals a shift to more realism in
painting during the period.
(D) It reflects the rise of neoclassical
themes in art.
(E) It demonstrates the extent to which
the use of perspective had been
perfected.
9. A major difference between the Italian
Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance
was that the Italian Renaissance
(A) emphasized the need for better
translations of the New Testament in the
Bible.
(B) focused more on minute details in its
paintings.
(C) focused more on the writings of ancient
Greeks and Romans.
(D) focused more on Church reform.
(E) experienced the domination of
secularism in society’s most important
institutions.
10.
Which of the following statements
best reflects the above painting?
(A)
The artist’s technique
demonstrates strong influences from the art
of the Middle Ages.
(B)
It is a quintessential example of
High Renaissance painting in Italy.
(C)
It exemplifies the religious ideals of
the Northern Renaissance.
(D)
It serves as a window into the
ordinary lives of people in the Low
Countries.
(E)
It demonstrates the gender
inequalities that existed in Renaissance
11.
The painting shown above,
The Elevation of the Cross by
Peter Paul Rubens, is an
example of which of the following
styles?
(A) High Renaissance
(B) Northern Renaissance
(C) Baroque
(D) French classicism
(E) Dutch style
12.
Which of the following
statements regarding Bauhaus
movement in Germany is true?
(A) It reflected the ideals of the
newly unified German Empire.
(B) It strongly rejected middleclass values.
(C) It emphasized art for art’s
sake.
(D) It emphasized that the form of
a building should follow its function.
(E) It combined Dadaism and
13.
The above structure is of
which architectural style?
(A) Gothic revival
(B) Humanist
(C) Neoclassical
(D) Baroque
(E) Romanesque
14.
Which of the following statements
accurately reflects the Romantic movement
of the early nineteenth century?
(A) They rejected the rationalism of the
Enlightenment.
(B) They believed nationalism threatened
to quash the individual spirit.
(C) They saw nature as something to be
studied and mastered.
(D) They supported the industrial
revolution.
(E) They supported conservative goals.
15. The above painting by Georges
Braque is an example of which of
the following styles?
(A) Fauvism
(B) Dadaism
(C) Expressionism
(D) Cubism
(E) Dadaism
16. Which of the following styles
does the above painting, The
Swing, by Jean-Honore Fragonard,
best represent?
(A) Realism
(B) French classicism
(C) Rococo
(D) Dutch Style
(E) Mannerism
17. The above painting by
Salvador Dali is an example of
which of the following artistic
styles?
(A) Dadaism
(B) Expressionism
(C) Synthetic cubism
(D) Futurism
(E) Surrealism
18. This infamous painting is a
most excellent example of
(A) Baroque
(B) Renaissance
(C) Romanticism
(D) Rococo
(E) Realism