AP Art History
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The Emperor Trajan commissioned the ____. column depicting his victories
Romans used the basilica for ____. civic administration
Christian churches were first constructed during the reign of which emperor? Constantine
The most pronounced influence of Greek Classical art could be seen in work done for which of the following
emperors Augustus
Where would an oculus be found? at the center of a dome
The orientation of all mosques, no matter period or country, must be oriented toward which city? Mecca
Trajan's ____ Column was a possible model for the Bayeux Tapestry because it is in narrative format.
Early Medieval art frequently includes ____. interlace patterns and abstracted zoomorphic forms
Which of the following architectural devices was not used by Romanesque architects? flying buttresses
Which of the architectural elements was used for the exterior supports of Romanesque buildings? radiating
chapels
C ycladic figurines were found in ____. graves
Fan vaulting was most common in which of the following? England
The Gothic style is said to have first appeared in ____. the Ile de France
Which of the following best describes Gothic architecture? Its interior is permeated with light
Many Gothic cathedrals were dedicated to ____. the Virgin Mary
Where will you find bar tracery in a church? rose window
Giotto's Enthroned Madonna appears naturalistic because ____. the Virgin is solid and has mass
Abbot Suger is credited with introducing Gothic forms at ____. Saint-Denis
Gothic manuscript production shifted to ____. secular shops
In Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride, which of the following is an allusion to God? the mirror
Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights is a/an ____. triptych
Which term best describes Minoan palaces? Labyrinthine
The so-called Archaic smile likely signified ____. life
Which sculpture employs the contrapposto? Kritios Boy
Unlike Classical sculptors, Hellenistic artists created a variety of physical types __
Which work belongs to the Hellenistic period? Nike of Samothrace or The dying Gaul
Terracotta life-sized reclining figures are found on Etruscan ____. Sarcophagi
The painting in the Tomb of the Leopards celebrates the joy of life
The Etruscan temple differed from the Greek temple because it had which of the following? three cellas
A strongly realistic style with a preference for portraits of the elderly is most typical of the ____ period.
Republican
31. Which of the following is a major difference between Romanesque and Gothic sculpture?
the prominence of Mary in portal programs
32. The disguised symbolism in the Mérode Altarpiece includes the .Candles, lilies, towels, mouse trap
33. The classical principle of contrapposto, or weight shift, was reintroduced into Western art by the sculptor
Donatello
34. Who won the 1401 competition to design the Baptistery doors for the Cathedral of Florence?
Giberti
35. Why did the city fathers select the Sacrifice of Isaac as the theme for the competition panels in the 1401
competition?
They were encouraging self-sacrifice in the face of the tense political situation
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The development of linear perspective is generally credited to ____. Brunelleschi
Which of the following families once owned Donatello's David? Medici family
Leonardo da Vinci's paintings are characterized by ____. Sfumato
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco includes ____. prophets and sibyls
Which artist applied for a position by telling his prospective patron that he could "contrive various and
endless means of offence and defense"? Leonardo da Vinci
Which of the following was NOT included in Grünewald's Isenheim Altarpiece? Presentation
What anamorphic element appears in Holbein's French Ambassadors? death's-head
Pieter Aertsen's Meat Still-Life is an allegory of ____. Salvation
Quinten Massys's Money-Changer and his Wife warns viewers to ____. balance worldly and spiritual
concerns
Seventeeth-century Italian architecture was ____. sculptural
Bernini's piazza at Saint Peter's ____.symbolized the Counter Reformation
The Palace at Versailles symbolizes the ____. power of the absolute monarch
Las Meninas is a/an ____. declaration of the status of the court artist
Rubens' Arrival of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles is part of a series of paintings of the life of the French
queen
What is a grand tour? the trip wealthy Europeans and Americans made to Italy
What type of Rococo painting depicted the outdoor amusements and entertainments of the upper classes fête
galante
David's Death of Marat illustrates an episode from the ____. French Revolution
The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was ____. David
William Hogarth's paintings ____.
Géricault's Raft of the Medusa represents ____. the aftermath of a nineteenth-century French shipwreck
Which of the following artists used lithographs to comment on political events and social customs?
Daumier
Monet's Impression: Sunrise displays the Impressionist interest in vagrant effects of light
Vincent van Gogh attempted to communicate the/a ____ in his Starry Night. vastness of the universe
Cassatt's approach to the composition owes much to Japanese prints
Cassatt's paintings of _ reflected the limits French upper-class society placed on women domestic scenes
Who said: "Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more arbitrarily so
as to express myself forcibly."? van Gogh
Georges Seurat differed from the Impressionist painters by his _. disciplined application of color theories
Which American artist went to Paris and joined the Impressionists. Cassatt
Edward Hopper's Nighthawks communicates ____. pervasive loneliness of modern humans
Which artist painted unflinching autobiographical self-portraits? Frida Kahlo
Short response Questions ( Answer the following Questions)
66. Explain the significance of Japanese prints to nineteenth-century European and American art.
67. Explain pointillism.
68. Why did Gauguin travel to Tahiti?
69. To what event was Goya reacting when he painted Third of May, 1808?
70. What topics interested Fuseli? horror and the human subconscious.
71. List at least five symbols in Jan van Eyck's Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride. Explain their meanings.
72. Explain the advantages of oil paint over tempera.
73. How does Perugino's Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter represent the power of the
papacy?
74. Describe one-point linear perspective.
75. How do Etruscan sarcophagi reflect the attitude of Etruscan society?
76. What is concrete, and what effect did it have upon construction?
77. How does the equestrian portrait of Marcus Aurelius convey the power of the emperor?
78. Compare and contrast Minoan and Mycenaean architecture.
79. How does the Isenheim Altarpiece represent suffering and salvation?
Choose one Essay 3 -5 Paragraphs
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1. How did the competition for the baptistery doors of the Cathedral of Florence herald the path of
Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy? Use examples to support your essay.
2. Compare Michelangelo's David with Donatello's David. Discuss the change, if any, in the representation
of the image. How did these two images reflect the artists and their periods?
3. Discuss the influence the Counter Reformation may have had on the visual arts of sixteenth-century Italy. Use
examples to support your essay.