Exam 5: Art

What is Angkor Wat?

The Renaissance sculpture that looks back to the ideal heroism of classical forms is

What is surrealism?

Frank Lloyd Wright is known for structures such as Fallingwater that

Berthe Morisot was the first woman to gain entry into the closed world of the

Consider the examples of paintings by women in the chapter: Gentileschi, Morisot, O'Keeffe, and others. Despite their widely different styles and historical contexts, are there any similarities in their work that you can point to that might be described as feminine? Explain why or why not. I. State that Gentileschi's work was considered unfeminine and too aggressive with many violent themes. II. Discuss how Morisot blended domestic realism with Impressionist techniques. III. Explain how O'Keeffe's paintings of flowers can be seen as representing the female form.

Alfred Stieglitz's photography is important because it

Claude Monet and others who viewed painting as an experience of color and light were known as

The building that typifies the classical Greek world's concern for mathematics and artistic order is the

Many of Goya's critics stated that he abandoned the beautiful in his later works. Develop a persuasive argument to defend Goya against this charge. I. Describe Goya's later artistic style, mentioning his disdain for the lifestyle of the fashionable elite. II. Discuss Goya's artistic features, such as using painting techniques to depict the emotions associated with his brutal content. III. Explain why Goya did not abandon beauty.

The artist whose landscape paintings mix realism with colorful abstractions to create striking vibrancy is

Which of the following had a strong influence on Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?

Compare Andy Warhol's Pop art to Picasso's Guernica. Assuming that art has a larger social function or message, discuss whether Warhol's work could be considered as meaningful as Picasso's. I. Describe the features of Guernica and Pop art, especially as each form makes a possible commentary on society. II. Analyze whether one form seems more meaningful than the other.

What is Gothic architecture?

Giotto's influential technique of painting background objects smaller so that they appear more distant, thus achieving the illusion of depth, is called

All visual art is

What is the Bayeux Tapestry?

Cindy Sherman uses photography to focus attention on

The Dutch artist Rembrandt was noted for his

The artists in the Renaissance looked to the works of classical Greece and Rome for inspiration and technique. Consider the works of Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci and explain what features Renaissance art borrows from classical art and what features move beyond the classical, justifying the idea of "rebirth." I. Describe in detail the features of classical art that the Renaissance artists drew upon. II. Describe in detail the innovations Michelangelo or Leonardo added to sculpture and/or painting.