Classical Art

Question 1

Who sculpted Athena Parthenos?

Answer 1

Phidias

Question 2

Who sculpted Athena Promachos?

Answer 2

Phidias

Question 3

Who sculpted Zeus at Olympia?

Answer 3

Phidias

Question 4

Who sculpted Discobolus?

Answer 4

Myron

Question 5

The triangular section of a Greek temple, above the entablature, is called the

Answer 5

pediment

Question 6

Praxiteles is most well known for his sculpture of which divinity?

Answer 6

Aphrodite

Question 7

Which of these shapes of pottery has the same use as a kylix?

Answer 7

skyphos

Question 8

The metopes of the treasury of Athens at Delphi depict what three things?

Answer 8

1. Theseus and the Minotaur
2. Theseus and Sciron
3. Herakles and the Nemean Lion

Question 9

What stories are depicted on the Francois vase?

Answer 9

1. Calydonian boar hunt
2. Theseus and Ariadne
3. Centaurs and Lapiths

Question 10

Which painter signed the François Vase?

Answer 10

Kleitias

Question 11

Where in Greece can you find the omphalos?

Answer 11

Delphi

Question 12

What archaeologist discovered the ruins of Mycenae?

Answer 12

Heinrich Schliemann

Question 13

The palace of Knossos can be found on what island?

Answer 13

Crete

Question 14

The “Treasury of Atreus” near Mycenae is actually a

Answer 14

tomb

Question 15

Minoan goddess figures found on Crete are often depicted with what creature?

Answer 15

snake

Question 16

The people of Naxos dedicated a sculpture of which creature to Apollo at Delphi?

Answer 16

the Sphinx

Question 17

The most famous temple at Ephesus was dedicated to whom?

Answer 17

Artemis

Question 18

A large statue of Helios, near the harbor, was located on which Greek island?

Answer 18

Rhodes

Question 19

Archaeologists discovered a workshop belonging to Phidias in what city?

Answer 19

Olympia

Question 20

Most of the evidence of Etruscan art comes from

Answer 20

tombs

Question 21

The typical Etruscan style of pottery, with a shiny black finish and etching, is referred to as

Answer 21

bucchero

Question 22

A famous Etruscan statue, found at a temple in Veii, depicts which god?

Answer 22

Apollo

Question 23

Which of these is a unique feature found on many Etruscan sarcophogi?

Answer 23

embracing couples

Question 24

What are three typical themes of Etruscan wall paintings?

Answer 24

1. Trojan war
2. banqueting
3. athletic competition

Question 25

A massive sanctuary to which goddess, is found at Praeneste (ancient Palestrina)?

Answer 25

Fortuna

Question 26

The earliest wall around the city of Rome is ascribed to which king?

Answer 26

Servius Tullius

Question 27

What early event facilitated the development of the Forum Romanum?

Answer 27

construction of the Cloaca Maxima

Question 28

A temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva is referred to by what name?

Answer 28

Capitolium

Question 29

What is the typical design seen in the “First” Pompeian style of wall painting?

Answer 29

imitation marble

Question 30

The Forum of Augustus is anchored by a temple dedicated to which divinity?

Answer 30

Mars Ultor

Question 31

In which house of Pompeii was the famous "Alexander at Issus" mosaic found?

Answer 31

House of the Faun

Question 32

What is the theme of the famous fresco found in the Villa of Livia at Prima Porta?

Answer 32

garden scene

Question 33

In what city can you find the Maison Carrée, one of the best preserved Roman temples in France?

Answer 33

Nimes

Question 34

The Portland Vase is an example of what type of Roman art?

Answer 34

cameo glass

Question 35

The punishment of Tarpeia is depicted on a frieze from which of these buildings?

Answer 35

Basilica Aemilia

Question 36

The procession on the Ara Pacis of Augustus is meant to mimic a similar procession found on the

Answer 36

Parthenon

Question 37

What is the theme of the sarcophagus of Portonaccio, now found at the Palazzo Massimo in Rome?

Answer 37

battle scene

Question 38

What three things were constructed to honor Marcus Aurelius?

Answer 38

1. column in Rome 2. bronze statue in Rome 3. triumphal arch in Libya

Question 39

What is a unique feature of the Arch of Constantine in Rome?

Answer 39

sculptures taken from other monuments

Question 40

What favorite of Hadrian was often depicted in sculptures as Bacchus, Silvanus, or Osiris?

Answer 40

Antinous

Question 41

What is the Latin term for the pieces that make up a mosaic?

Answer 41

tesserae

Question 42

What kind of column has volutes?

Answer 42

Ionic

Question 43

Chryselephantine sculptures consist of what two materials?

Answer 43

gold and ivory

Question 44

If a column is said to be “engaged”, what does this mean?

Answer 44

embedded into a wall

Question 45

Which of these terms is most associated with ancient gem carving?

Answer 45

intaglio

Question 46

What painting technique, using heated wax as a coloring and sealing medium, is seen in the Fayum portraits?

Answer 46

encaustic

Question 47

If a sculpture is carved from porphyry, what is most likely true about the subject?

Answer 47

member of imperial family

Question 48

What is the term for ornaments at the apex of the gable and at the corners of the roof of a temple?

Answer 48

acroteria

Question 49

In Roman art, what is typically found on a spandrel?

Answer 49

winged Victory

Question 50

What is the term for a sculpture with a head, and perhaps a torso, above a plain, usually squared lower section?

Answer 50

herm

Question 51

What is the marker of the Corinthian order of architecture?

Answer 51

acanthus leaves