Art and Culture

The ____ were the defenders of academism who insisted that line was superior to color.

The ____ were the defenders of academism who insisted that line was superior to color.

The ____ were the defenders of academism who insisted that line was superior to color.
 
  a. Rubenistes
 b. Romantics
 c. Poussinistes
 d. Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood

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Bakari Livingston

What moralizing elements were included in Gerard ter Borch’s The Suitor’s Visit (Fig. 23-42)?

What moralizing elements were included in Gerard ter Borch’s The Suitor’s Visit (Fig. 23-42)?

What moralizing elements were included in Gerard ter Borch’s The Suitor’s Visit (Fig. 23-42)?

katter   219   3 Replies

Ellis Dee

Discuss the iconographic motifs that developed during Byzantine periods for representing events from ...

Discuss the iconographic motifs that developed during Byzantine periods for representing events from ...

Discuss the iconographic motifs that developed during Byzantine periods for representing events from the Life of Christ.

SkorpionX   87   2 Replies

hollymbritt

A genre of chamber music cultivated with special intensity by Baroque composers was ...

A genre of chamber music cultivated with special intensity by Baroque composers was ...

A genre of chamber music cultivated with special intensity by Baroque composers was the
a.   symphony.
b.   mass.
c.   hymn.
d.   sonata.

DARRKCLOUD   219   2 Replies

Samantha Sackett

"Geisha" translates literally as

"Geisha" translates literally as

"Geisha" translates literally as
a.   tea woman.
b.   cherry blossom.
c.   arts person.
d.   goddess of beauty and love.

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kb2001

The Aztecs erected rest-shelters along their highways so that travelers could relieve themselves in ...

The Aztecs erected rest-shelters along their highways so that travelers could relieve themselves in ...

The Aztecs erected rest-shelters along their highways so that travelers could relieve themselves in private and their waste could be collected.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true o

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Genesis Amaya

Enlightenment philosophy declared that _______________. (Multiple Choice)

Enlightenment philosophy declared that _______________. (Multiple Choice)

Enlightenment philosophy declared that _______________.
   a.   the past offers no guidance for the present
   b.   a ″return to Nature″ is needed
   c.   all human affairs ought to be ruled by reason and the common good
   d.   emotions are supr

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fdsaa

Concert halls in Mozart’s time

Concert halls in Mozart’s time

Concert halls in Mozart’s time
a.   were much smaller than modern concert halls.
b.   were nonexistent; concerts were strictly private affairs for the aristocracy.
c.   consisted mostly of repurposed cathedrals following the Reformation.

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gizzybella3@gmail.com

In “Cosa Sento,” whose melody is rapid and fluttering, showing the character’s state of ...

In “Cosa Sento,” whose melody is rapid and fluttering, showing the character’s state of ...

In “Cosa Sento,” whose melody is rapid and fluttering, showing the character’s state
of agitation?
a.   Susanna
b.   the Count
c.   Basilio
d.   the Countess

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Megan Bullard

What is the name for the period of spiritual renewal, from about 1545 to 1648, that was, in part, a ...

What is the name for the period of spiritual renewal, from about 1545 to 1648, that was, in part, a ...

What is the name for the period of spiritual renewal, from about 1545 to 1648, that was, in part, a reaction to Protestantism?
A. Counter-Reformation
B. Council of Trent
C. Congregation of the Oratory
D. High Renaissance

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bramosso

__________, an artist of the Parisian Rococo is noted for his rapid brushwork, painting an entire ...

__________, an artist of the Parisian Rococo is noted for his rapid brushwork, painting an entire ...

__________, an artist of the Parisian Rococo is noted for his rapid brushwork, painting an entire work inside of an hour.
A. Jean-Antoine Watteau
B. Eugène Delacroix
C. Jean-Honoré Fragonard
D. Jacques-Louis David
E. François

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Kymberly Milligan

The American leader ____ embraced Neoclassicism because of its associations with important virtues ...

The American leader ____ embraced Neoclassicism because of its associations with important virtues ...

The American leader ____ embraced Neoclassicism because of its associations with important virtues such as morality, idealism, and patriotism.
 
  a. Thomas Jefferson
 b. Napoleon
 c. George IV
 d. George Washington

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Lauryn Leopard2

What was the subject of Charles Le Brun’s painted ceiling in the Hall of Mirrors?

What was the subject of Charles Le Brun’s painted ceiling in the Hall of Mirrors?

What was the subject of Charles Le Brun’s painted ceiling in the Hall of Mirrors?
a.   hunting scenes
b.   military triumphs of Louis XIV
c.   imaginary landscapes
d.   luxurious fêtes galantes
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Kimtait1015

What are the main themes of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and what motifs does he use to ...

What are the main themes of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and what motifs does he use to ...

What are the main themes of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night, and what motifs does he use to portray these themes?

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Jihad-Joseph Doumet

Who was the Venetian painter who created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and ...

Who was the Venetian painter who created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and ...

Who was the Venetian painter who created dynamic compositions, often by means of swirling clouds and fitful light?
 
  a. Giorgione
 b. Tintoretto
 c. Giovanni Bellini
  d. Raphael

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Lakin Clark

In English Gothic architecture, an emphasis on _____ was not adopted from the French Gothic style. ...

In English Gothic architecture, an emphasis on _____ was not adopted from the French Gothic style. ...

In English Gothic architecture, an emphasis on _____ was not adopted from the French Gothic style.
 
  A) colored stone
  B) sculpted decoration
  C) vaults
  D) height

kelseymullerr   205   2 Replies

POLARRPANDAA

Which daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I ruled the western part of the Roman Empire as ...

Which daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I ruled the western part of the Roman Empire as ...

Which daughter of the Roman emperor Theodosius I ruled the western part of the Roman Empire as regent for her son?
A. Helena
B. Galla Placidia
C. Constantia
D. Beta Alpha

SkorpionX   259   2 Replies

weiwang ye

Which one of techniques below was not used by Ghiberti in his panel The Story of Jacob and Esau ...

Which one of techniques below was not used by Ghiberti in his panel The Story of Jacob and Esau ...

Which one of techniques below was not used by Ghiberti in his panel The Story of Jacob and Esau (15.17) from the Gates of Paradise (East Doors) of the Baptistery of San Giovanni.
a. the schiacciato relief
b. fluid drapery
c. linear pe

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Vaughn Johnson

In Pietro Perugino’s The Delivery of the Keys (15.55), the influence of which artist can be seen ...

In Pietro Perugino’s The Delivery of the Keys (15.55), the influence of which artist can be seen ...

In Pietro Perugino’s The Delivery of the Keys (15.55), the influence of which artist can be seen in the idealization of the features of the individuals? 
a. Bellini
b. Ghirlandaio
c. Botticelli
d. Verrocchio

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Ivanna Levchenko

The designers of Gothic cathedrals sought to achieve a sense of fortress-like strength.

The designers of Gothic cathedrals sought to achieve a sense of fortress-like strength.

The designers of Gothic cathedrals sought to achieve a sense of fortress-like strength.
   a.   True
   b.   False

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Logan Boline

The minaret of the Kairouan mosque resembles _____.

The minaret of the Kairouan mosque resembles _____.

The minaret of the Kairouan mosque resembles _____.
 
  a. a Roman lighthouse
  b. a ziggurat
 c. a Greek temple
 d. an apadana

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david4ame

Which of the following is (are) used to create large-scale form in “He Who Gladly ...

Which of the following is (are) used to create large-scale form in “He Who Gladly ...

Which of the following is (are) used to create large-scale form in “He Who Gladly Serves”?
   a.   repetition
   b.   contrast
   c.   both a and b
   d.   none of the above

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Jake Habelitz

The designer Issey Miyake once said __________.A. “Form follows function”B. “Clothes make the ...

The designer Issey Miyake once said __________.A. “Form follows function”B. “Clothes make the ...

The designer Issey Miyake once said __________.
A. “Form follows function”
B. “Clothes make the man”
C. “Clothes are not wrappings.”
D. “Tradition, tradition”

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Hailey Colvin

Typical of __________ is the medium's liquid transparent airiness as seen in Joseph Mallord William ...

Typical of __________ is the medium's liquid transparent airiness as seen in Joseph Mallord William ...

Typical of __________ is the medium's liquid transparent airiness as seen in Joseph Mallord William Turner's Looking Out to Sea: A Whale Aground (fig. 5.22).
 
  A. oil
  B. tempera
  C. watercolor
  D. encaustic

ilaydayolac   87   2 Replies

Jessica Hickman

Americans who had voted for Hoover in 1928

Americans who had voted for Hoover in 1928

Americans who had voted for Hoover in 1928
 
  a. wanted change.
  b. put their faith in Republican strategies against the Depression.
  c. were hoping for more of the same.
  d. were motivated by th

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frida12

What material was used by Chris Ofili for the Holy Virgin Mary that created great controversy when ...

What material was used by Chris Ofili for the Holy Virgin Mary that created great controversy when ...

What material was used by Chris Ofili for the Holy Virgin Mary that created great controversy when it was exhibited at what museum in the United States?  Why was the painting called “an attack on religion itself”?

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Taniyah Benyamin

The reformer ____________ campaigned for social justice and a welfare state to improve city poor. ...

The reformer ____________ campaigned for social justice and a welfare state to improve city poor. ...

The reformer ____________ campaigned for social justice and a welfare state to improve city poor.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

ankahukuk   102   3 Replies

Erin Picklesimer

What distinguished Venetian painting of the late sixteenth century from works done in other Italian ...

What distinguished Venetian painting of the late sixteenth century from works done in other Italian ...

What distinguished Venetian painting of the late sixteenth century from works done in other Italian cities?
A. the use of oil paint on canvas
B. an emphasis on technical perfection
C. an interest in color and light
D. the frequen

katter   307   2 Replies

bramosso

List at least five of the traits commonly associated with creative people. Then discuss one real ...

List at least five of the traits commonly associated with creative people. Then discuss one real ...

List at least five of the traits commonly associated with creative people. Then discuss one real person, living or dead, artist or nonartist, who demonstrated those traits you have listed.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

graciecelestee   179   2 Replies

Taylinn Tristyne Peters

What phrase best describes John the Scot’s (or Erigena’s) book On Nature?

What phrase best describes John the Scot’s (or Erigena’s) book On Nature?

What phrase best describes John the Scot’s (or Erigena’s) book On Nature?
a.   the account of a medieval pilgrim's journey
b.   a Neoplatonic study of categories of being
c.   an epic reflecting chivalric and military values
d.   an

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brandie_cee85

What original feature is seen in Michelangelo’s Last Judgment (Fig. 21-46)?

What original feature is seen in Michelangelo’s Last Judgment (Fig. 21-46)?

What original feature is seen in Michelangelo’s Last Judgment (Fig. 21-46)?
A. It depicts nude figures surrounding Christ.
B. He placed Christ at the center of the composition.
C. It does not clearly separate the saved from the damned.

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Maelani Myron

The appearance of _____ in the imagery of the Isenheim Altarpiece reflect its location next to a ...

The appearance of _____ in the imagery of the Isenheim Altarpiece reflect its location next to a ...

The appearance of _____ in the imagery of the Isenheim Altarpiece reflect its location next to a hospital.
 
  A) the Last Judgment
  B) Mary's coronation
  C) saints associated with healing
  D) Lazarus's resurrection

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Maurice Freeman

A journey to a special shrine is called a ____.

A journey to a special shrine is called a ____.

A journey to a special shrine is called a ____.
 
  a. procession
  b. parade
  c. pilgrimage
  d. grand tour

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Matt Rauschenberger

What northern Renaissance writer's greatest work is devoted to a satirical exposure of religious ...

What northern Renaissance writer's greatest work is devoted to a satirical exposure of religious ...

What northern Renaissance writer's greatest work is devoted to a satirical exposure of religious corruption and prejudice?
a.   Desiderius Erasmus
b.   Pico della Mirandola
c.   Machiavelli
d.   Thomas More

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Braelyn Andrews

Art Spiegelman’s Maus: A Survivor’s Tale uses drawing to depict human beings in what form?

Art Spiegelman’s Maus: A Survivor’s Tale uses drawing to depict human beings in what form?

Art Spiegelman’s Maus: A Survivor’s Tale uses drawing to depict human beings in what form?
a) animals
b) children
c) giants
d) stick figures

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BobMc Muffin

Which Athenian tragedian–the last of classical Athens’ three great tragic ...

Which Athenian tragedian–the last of classical Athens’ three great tragic ...

Which Athenian tragedian–the last of classical Athens’ three great tragic playwrights–“sought to show people as they are, not as they ought to be?”
a.   Thespis
b.   Aeschylus
c.   Euripides
d.   Sophocles

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Sydney Fernandez

The __________ is the most distinctive architectural element in Minoan architecture.A. columnB. ...

The __________ is the most distinctive architectural element in Minoan architecture.A. columnB. ...

The __________ is the most distinctive architectural element in Minoan architecture.
A. column
B. arch
C. window design
D. shape of the roof
E. all of the above

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Shaifali Khorasi

Which of the following were factors hindering reforms in Russia?

Which of the following were factors hindering reforms in Russia?

Which of the following were factors hindering reforms in Russia?
 
  a. lack of urbanization
  b. predominance of agriculture.
  c. poor transportation opportunities.
  d. diversity of languages pros

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SAVANNAH BAILEY

The three major artists of the Italian High Renaissance werea) Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and ...

The three major artists of the Italian High Renaissance werea) Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and ...

The three major artists of the Italian High Renaissance were
a) Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
b) Brunelleschi, Donatelli, and Masaccio.
c) Robert Campin, Roger van der Weyden, and the Limbourg Brothers.
d) Bronzino

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Nedal Alqannas

The exacting and detailed style of Hans Holbein is consistent with _____.

The exacting and detailed style of Hans Holbein is consistent with _____.

The exacting and detailed style of Hans Holbein is consistent with _____.
 
  A) colorito
  B) 15th-century Flemish art
  C) Venetian art
  D) sfumato

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