Midterm Flashcards
(70 cards)
Which of the following is true about the Katsura Imperial Villa?
It is inspired by the Heian period fictional novel, The Tale of Genji.
Before Brunelleschi won a competition to design the Florence Cathedral dome in 1848, what was previously the barrier to its construction?
It could not be completed with structural methods known in the late 1300s.
Which artistic technique(s) were used to create the designs on the Tahitian barkcloth poncho (tiputa) seen here?
painting and printing
In what way does Wedgwood’s Am I Not a Man and a Brother affirm the common racial stereotypes of its mostly white audiences?
The figure is positioned as subservient and in need of recognition by white society.
Who are pictured in this painting? (An Amusing Day in a Field in Spring, Yunbok, Joseon Dynasty, Seoul)
yangban (social class of aristocracts) and gisaeng (courtesans)
How is the aripa figure seen here similar to the x-ray style paintings of Arnhem Land?
Both portray both internal and external features of their subjects.
Which of the following statements about the x-ray style paintings of Arnhem Land is NOT true?
They only depict fish or game animals
Which term does NOT characterize Baroque art and architecture?
restraint
Which of the following is an example of an automaton?
Pierre and Henri-Louis Jaquet-Droz and Jean-Frédéric Leschot’s The Writer. creepy doll that writes via a machine in its back
What is the main purpose of Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights for the viewer?
To caution them against sin and heresy
Why were mpu, such as the one shown here, considered one of the most prestigious gifts that a Kongo king might offer a European ally?
They were a visual statement of the wearer’s personal status: a man’s cap was his crown.
Which of these artworks demonstrates a continuation of the Muslim style in sixteenth-century Spain after the Reconquista?
The ceramic, lusterware water cooler.
How does Donatello’s Saint Mark show Classical ?
St. Mark’s contrapposto appears in the weight shift of his legs.
What provided the architectural inspiration for the form of early Javanese mosques like the Great Mosque of Demak?
Local wooden palace halls and village meeting houses.
Which term is defined as a style of Baroque architecture, characterized by elaborate and extravagant decoration, of Spain and its Latin American colonies?
Ultra-Baroque
What aspect of the Dutch art world might explain the increased proportion of successful female painters in the seventeenth century?
The open market relied less on patronage that favored masculine professional and social networks.
In sixteenth-century Italian art, how was Mannerism different from Classicism?
It offered new proportional systems and spatial arrangements.
Which of the following is an example of casta painting?
Miguel Cabrera’s From Spaniard and Indian, Mestiza (De Español y India, Mestiza).
Which of the follow statements accurately describes the work seen here? (Figure of the god Kukailimoku, Hawaii)
It probably represents the patron deity of Hawai’i’s first king, Kamehameha I.
Which of the following statements about the Wandjina paintings of Indigenous Australia is true?
They are believed to have been created by the Wandjina beings themselves and then later periodically repainted by humans.
In the interior of Borromini’s San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, what effect is created by coffers of octagonal, hexagonal, and cruciform shapes that decrease considerably in size as they progress upward to the lantern?
They make the dome appear bigger than it actually is.
Why is the Ardabil carpet famous today?
It is one of the largest and finest carpets ever made, and its date of production appears as a woven inscription on the carpet.
How does the work seen here differ from nearly all other Polynesian sculptures? ( Figure of the god A’a, Austral Islands)
Its head and body are hollow
In what way is Pierre and Henri-Louis Jaquet-Droz and Jean-Frédéric Leschot’s The Writer an example of the technological advancements of the era?
It moves by self-propelled clock mechanisms
