The colossal head found in La Venta, Mexico was created by the what culture?
What major events and developments marked the shift from Paleolithic to Neolithic civilization?
What emperor attempted to restore the Roman empire which was occupied by the Barbarians?
According to Buddhism, the release from worldly desires that ends the cycle of death and reincarnation and begins a state of permanent bliss is called:
The medium for Theodora and her Attendants is:
What was housed in the Great Stupa at Sanchi, India?
The Djingareyber Mosque and the Mosque at Córdoba is created by what religious culture?
The tile mosaic, mihrab, is typical for Islamic art. Why?
The first Christian churches were patterned after basilicas, used by the Romans as:
Architecture and art of the Roman Republic was heavily influenced by the building styles of_______________.
What is the architectural element that allows for the height of Gothic architecture?
When, and by whom, was Islam founded?
The capitol of the Roman Empire moved in the 4 th century, splitting the empire in two. What was the name of the new capital (before it was renamed) and who moved it?
The Kandariya Temple, modeled on a mountain landscape and covered in sculpture and mosaics, inside and out, is an example of __________ architecture.

The Hinged clasp from the Sutton Hoo burial ship illustrates a distinguishing characteristic of the art of migrating peoples of the Middle Ages, most notably the:
What was the main intention of Byzantine mosaic artists?
What is the ancient Egyptian ‘soul’ called?
What was the preferred two-dimensional medium for didactic, Christian art during the Middle Ages, particularly in the Byzantine Empire?
The tremendous dome of Hagia Sophiais supported by?
The Emperor Justinian, from 532-37 C.E., used 10,000 workers and spent 132,000,000 lbs. of gold
(almost bankrupting the Byzantine Empire) to build this structure that was later converted to a mosque in Constantinople.
Muslim architecture, like the Mosque at Córdoba, uses ____________to create a strong visual impression.
Whose David was the first life-size nude sculpture since antiquity?
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is thought to have had appeal to the Renaissance imagination in part because the portrait reveals:
The sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini created Ecstasy of St. Theresa, a centerpiece of a chapel in Rome. It is typical of which style?
The style of Burial of Count Orgaz is highly eclectic and individual. The artist is:
Which of these is an example of High Renaissance painting?
Which of these is an example of Baroque painting?
The Baroque can be characterized as/by:

Florence became a cultural center of the Renaissance in a large part due to:
Donatello's sense of naturalism in figurative sculpture was in part inspired by:
Michelangelo's painting The Last Judgment, for the Sistine Chapel, typifies a style that came to be known as:
The "Big 3" of the Italian High Renaissance, based in Florence, and later in Rome, and then Milan were:
The early Renaissance in Italy can be traced to:
Michelangelo is considered a Mannerist and High Renaissance artist. What is it about his paintings that characterize the Mannerist style?
What did the early-Renaissance sculptor Donatello do that hadn't been done since Classical Antiquity?
Leonardo was as known in his time for his work as a(n) ____________ ,as much for his work as an artist.
Who was the most influential artist of the Baroque period in Europe?
In works such as Olympia, realist painter Edouard Manet was denying traditional painting style and drawing attention to:
Which artist rejected modern society and painted images of "primitive" island culture such as in The
Day of the Gods?
Rococo painting can best be characterized as:
Which of these paintings is an example of Romanticism?
Romanticism can best be described as:
Which of these paintings is an example of Neo-classical art?

Realism as an artistic movement in the mid-19 th century refers to what?
Théodore Géricault's The Raft of the Medusa helped to fuel which style?
The Rococo style has been characterized as:
One of the primary subjects of Neoclassical art is:
What individual chose the Neoclassical architectural style for his home in the United States?
In Romanticis, regardless of the subject matter, paintings revealed the artist's:
The Post-Impressionists were united by their interest in:
In the early nineteenth century, a recurrent and significant theme began to appear in Romantic painting. What was it?
What is the story behind Gericault's Taft of the Medusa?
What is the subject matter of most Impressionist painting?