Art 1 Midterm Study Guide Spring 2016
Instructor Drew Burgess
College of Alameda
Read the textbook, Art a Brief History. Study
the thematic sections we have created in
class and know the importance of the
following concepts and works of art.
Read:
The ‘Starter Kit’ and Introduction
What is art--what is art history?
Know about: representation, patronage, the
social context of art, beauty, sections on
form, content, style, mediums, techniques
and architectural terms
Art to know from chapters 1-10:
Prehistoric—chapter 1
Woman of Willendorf
Lion Headed Man
Lascaux Cave art
Stonehenge
Ancient Art--chapters 2-4
Sumerian Votive statues
Nanna Ziggurat
Bull Lyre, Cylinder Seal, Stele of Hammurabi
Assurnasipal 11 Killing Lions
Persepolis
Palette of Narmer
Great Pyramids
Menkaure and Khamerernebty
Seated Scribe
Akhenaten and His Family
Nefertiti
Torso from Harappa
Great Stupa at Sanchi
Standing Buddha
Fang Ding Vessel
Terracotta Soldiers
Portion of a letter (Calligraphy)
Bodhisattva Seated in Meditation
Haniwa
Main Compound Horyu-ji
Ancient Art--chapters 5-6
Ajax and Achilles playing a game
Cycladic figure of a woman
Minoan Bull Jumping fresco
Elements of Architecture
Peplos Kore
Kritios Boy
Parthenon
Spear Bearer
Greek Theaters
Aphrodite of Melos, Market Woman,
Nike of Samothrace, Dying Gallic Trumpeter
Reclining couple on a sarcophagus
Aulus Metellus
Arch and Vault, Augustus Primaporta
Peristyle Garden Pompeii
Wall painting Villa of Mysteries
Pantheon, Flavian Amphitheater
Constantine the Great
From Ancient to Medieval--chapters 7-8
Menorahs and Ark of the Covenant
Wall with Torah Niche,
Good Shepherd
Longitudinal and Central plan Churches
Oratory of Galla Placidia
Church of Hagia Sophia
Iconoclasm
Dome of the Rock
Tile Mosaic Mihrab
Shazi Pen Box
Chapter 9
Nataraja Shiva
Travelers among Mountains and Streams
Formats of Chinese Painting
Rock Garden Ryoan-ji
The Great Wave
Chapter 10
Chi Ro Page Book of Kells
St. Gall Plan
Crucifixion with Angels and Mourning
Figures
Gero Crucifix
The Romanesque Church Portal
Hildegard of Bingen
Questions to help with your study:
1. What culture strongly influenced Roman
art?
2. Mesopotamian writing---what does it
look like? What is it called?
3. What is the term for the Greek ‘relaxed’
pose?
4. Name a very early sculpture of a mother
figure or fertility goddess.
5. What is the purpose of the pyramids at
Giza?
6. An artwork that is a very early code of
law.
7. Select art examples from the ‘golden age’
of Greece.
8. Name a significant construction material
of Roman origin.
9. Buddhist art of India---name elements of
the Stupa at Sanchi.
10. What are some symbols of Buddhism?
11. Why is the Indus River significant?
12. Name a sculpture that portrays an
athlete?
13. Consider worship; compare various
cultures and their art.
14. Name examples of bull imagery or bulllike art of the ancient world.
15. Archaic smile, what artwork has this?
16. Sculpture----Marital harmony?
17. In what culture(s) is calligraphy
especially prominent?
18. What is a beehive tomb?
19. How does style differ in the art of
sculpture?
20. Empire known for realistic busts,
architectural engineering and law and
government?
21. What is a very common building
material of Mesopotamia?
22. A Persian complex of the ancient world.
23. A Greek artwork: She is aging.
24. Functional and beautiful these moved
water over long distances.
25. An early mausoleum in China.
26. An example of the musical heritage of
the Middle East in the form of an ancient
instrument.
27. A person who supports art.
28. When something is depicted or made
like nature--as observed.
29. A style when related to time is known
as.
30. Three ways in architecture to span an
opening.
31. Early Christian sculpture—what figure?
32. Christian churches of the Middle Ages--what architectural features?
33. Judaism, Christian and Islamic art--similarities and differences.
34. In the middle ages an art of illustration
done in monasteries.
35. Altarpieces of the middle ages; what are
they like?
36. Compare examples of figurative art—
how are they similar and different?
37. What is period style?
38. What is the relationship of form and
content?
39. What are the primary colors?
40. What is a barrel vault?
41. What is an icon?
All the best to you!
Studying the listed art and questions will
help build a strong educational foundation.