Question 1

The commission Richard Serra received for the sculpture Tilted Arc was funded by the _________.

Accepted Answer

A) Art in Architecture program that was supervised by the GSA 
B) Works Progress Administration 
C) National Endowment for the Arts 
D) Civilian Corps of Engineers 
E) private financers that owned the building and the plaza that Tilted Arc was being set in 
A) Art in Architecture program that was supervised by the GSA 
B) Works Progress Administration 
C) National Endowment for the Arts 
D) Civilian Corps of Engineers 
E) private financers that owned the building and the plaza that Tilted Arc was being set in

Question 2

In a work of art, what is the picture plane?

Accepted Answer

In a work of art, particularly in painti

Question 3

The main way to create unity in a composition is by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) repetition of elements 
B) adding a focal point 
C) eliminating the ground 
D) scaling back proportion 
E) organization 
A) repetition of elements 
B) adding a focal point 
C) eliminating the ground 
D) scaling back proportion 
E) organization

Question 4

The sculpture, Tilted Arc, was originally placed in the Federal Plaza in 1981, but it was ___.

Accepted Answer

A) relocated to a larger site where more people could enjoy it 
B) dismantled and removed in 1989 due to public demands 
C) recently destroyed by the effects of acid rain and vandalism 
D) only a temporary installation, lasting only two weeks 
E) none of these are correct 
A) relocated to a larger site where more people could enjoy it 
B) dismantled and removed in 1989 due to public demands 
C) recently destroyed by the effects of acid rain and vandalism 
D) only a temporary installation, lasting only two weeks 
E) none of these are correct

Question 5

Linear perspective was discovered by the architect __________.

Accepted Answer

A) Filippo Brunelleschi 
B) Donatello 
C) Michelangelo Buonarroti 
D) Sandro Botticelli 
E) Leonardo da Vinci 
A) Filippo Brunelleschi 
B) Donatello 
C) Michelangelo Buonarroti 
D) Sandro Botticelli 
E) Leonardo da Vinci

Question 6

How did Japanese prints influence Western painting?

Accepted Answer

Japanese prints, particularly those from

Question 7

The Golden Mean is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) an illuminated manuscript 
B) a gilded box used for the pope 
C) an area where nobility and the wealthy lived in Florence during the Renaissance 
D) the aesthetic sensation when looking at a highly rhythmic pattern 
E) a guiding principle for design based on a mathematical formula 
A) an illuminated manuscript 
B) a gilded box used for the pope 
C) an area where nobility and the wealthy lived in Florence during the Renaissance 
D) the aesthetic sensation when looking at a highly rhythmic pattern 
E) a guiding principle for design based on a mathematical formula

Question 8

By tradition, the discovery of the Golden Mean is attributed to the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Roman architect Vitruvius 
B) Greek mathematician Pythagoras 
C) Egyptian king Tutankhamen 
D) Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci 
E) Chinese Buddhists 
A) Roman architect Vitruvius 
B) Greek mathematician Pythagoras 
C) Egyptian king Tutankhamen 
D) Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci 
E) Chinese Buddhists

Question 9

How does scale differ from proportion?

Accepted Answer

Scale and proportion are both design pri

Question 10

Evaluate how Pieter Paul Rubens unifies his work, Prometheus.

Accepted Answer

Pieter Paul Rubens unifies his work, Pro

The commission Richard Serra received for the sculpture Tilted Arc was funded by the _________.

In a work of art, what is the picture plane?

The main way to create unity in a composition is by ________.

The sculpture, Tilted Arc, was originally placed in the Federal Plaza in 1981, but it was ___.

Linear perspective was discovered by the architect __________.

How did Japanese prints influence Western painting?

The Golden Mean is _________.

By tradition, the discovery of the Golden Mean is attributed to the ________.

How does scale differ from proportion?

Evaluate how Pieter Paul Rubens unifies his work, Prometheus.

The Power of Art

The Primary Elements

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Photography

New Media: Time and Digital Arts

Sculpture

Architecture

Decorative Arts, Crafts, and Design

Ancient Empires, Ancient Gods

The Age of Faith

The Renaissance

Drama and Light: Mannerism, the Baroque, and Rococo

The Battle of the Isms: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism

Out of the Studio and Into the Light: Impressionism and Postimpressionism

The Real World on Trial: the Early Twentieth Century

The Invisible Made Visible: Abstract and Nonrepresentational Art

A Storm of Images: Art in the Contemporary World

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Exam 3: The Principles of Design

The commission Richard Serra received for the sculpture Tilted Arc was funded by the _________.

In a work of art, what is the picture plane?

The main way to create unity in a composition is by ________.

The sculpture, Tilted Arc, was originally placed in the Federal Plaza in 1981, but it was ___.

Linear perspective was discovered by the architect __________.

How did Japanese prints influence Western painting?

The Golden Mean is _________.

By tradition, the discovery of the Golden Mean is attributed to the ________.

How does scale differ from proportion?

Evaluate how Pieter Paul Rubens unifies his work, Prometheus.

The Power of Art

The Primary Elements

Drawing

Painting

Printmaking

Photography

New Media: Time and Digital Arts

Sculpture

Architecture

Decorative Arts, Crafts, and Design

Ancient Empires, Ancient Gods

The Age of Faith

The Renaissance

Drama and Light: Mannerism, the Baroque, and Rococo

The Battle of the Isms: Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Realism

Out of the Studio and Into the Light: Impressionism and Postimpressionism

The Real World on Trial: the Early Twentieth Century

The Invisible Made Visible: Abstract and Nonrepresentational Art

A Storm of Images: Art in the Contemporary World

Filters