art appreciation nemcc online final questions with complete
solutions
12. What are the underground burial chambers where Christians
were forced to worship and hide their art?
catacombs
13. Christian churches are adapted from the design of what type
of building?
roman basilica
14. What is an illuminated manuscript? Give an example.
hand-written books with painted decoration that generally
includes precious metals such as gold or silver; Book of Kells
1. This was the increase in logical thought and the new
philosophical, literary, and artistic movement that challenged the
religious fervor of the Middle Ages.
humanism
2. This artist was a precursor to the Renaissance and reinvented
naturalistic painting.
Giotto
,3. This Early Renaissance architect rediscovered and developed
linear perspective in Florence early in the 15th century.
Filippo Brunelleschi
4. Which family of wealthy merchants and bankers were known
for commissioning works from many Renaissance artists?
Medici
5. What is sfumato?
the 'smoky' quality which blurs contours so that figures emerge
from a dark background by means of gradual tonal modulations
without any harsh outlines; ex. Mona Lisa
6. Name the portrait that Jan van Eyck painted that depicts a
wedding or betrothal.
The Arnolfini Portrait
7. This artist created the most vivid and dramatic paintings of his
time using strong light and contrast. His paintings of Bible
stories evoke a mystical dimension in the everyday world.
Caravaggio
8. This Dutch artist is one of the most revered in the Western
world because of his use of light and dark to frame religious
subjects.
Rembrandt
, 9. Define capital as it refers to architecture.
the top part or head of a column or pile
1. _________ in one form or another was a major force in the art
of both Eastern and Western Europe for 1000 years?
christianity
2. What was the Greek people's attitude toward humankind?
regarded it as the highest creation
3. Contrapposto means what?
Italian for "counterpose;" the counterpositioning of parts of the
human figure about a central vertical axis, as when the weight is
placed on one foot causing the hip and shoulder lines to
counterbalance each other - often in a graceful S-curve
2. What is a petroglyphs?
an image or a symbol carved in shallow relief on a rock surface,
usually ancient
15. This is an overhanging beam or slab that is extended a
substantial distance beyond a supporting column or wall:
cantilever
solutions
12. What are the underground burial chambers where Christians
were forced to worship and hide their art?
catacombs
13. Christian churches are adapted from the design of what type
of building?
roman basilica
14. What is an illuminated manuscript? Give an example.
hand-written books with painted decoration that generally
includes precious metals such as gold or silver; Book of Kells
1. This was the increase in logical thought and the new
philosophical, literary, and artistic movement that challenged the
religious fervor of the Middle Ages.
humanism
2. This artist was a precursor to the Renaissance and reinvented
naturalistic painting.
Giotto
,3. This Early Renaissance architect rediscovered and developed
linear perspective in Florence early in the 15th century.
Filippo Brunelleschi
4. Which family of wealthy merchants and bankers were known
for commissioning works from many Renaissance artists?
Medici
5. What is sfumato?
the 'smoky' quality which blurs contours so that figures emerge
from a dark background by means of gradual tonal modulations
without any harsh outlines; ex. Mona Lisa
6. Name the portrait that Jan van Eyck painted that depicts a
wedding or betrothal.
The Arnolfini Portrait
7. This artist created the most vivid and dramatic paintings of his
time using strong light and contrast. His paintings of Bible
stories evoke a mystical dimension in the everyday world.
Caravaggio
8. This Dutch artist is one of the most revered in the Western
world because of his use of light and dark to frame religious
subjects.
Rembrandt
, 9. Define capital as it refers to architecture.
the top part or head of a column or pile
1. _________ in one form or another was a major force in the art
of both Eastern and Western Europe for 1000 years?
christianity
2. What was the Greek people's attitude toward humankind?
regarded it as the highest creation
3. Contrapposto means what?
Italian for "counterpose;" the counterpositioning of parts of the
human figure about a central vertical axis, as when the weight is
placed on one foot causing the hip and shoulder lines to
counterbalance each other - often in a graceful S-curve
2. What is a petroglyphs?
an image or a symbol carved in shallow relief on a rock surface,
usually ancient
15. This is an overhanging beam or slab that is extended a
substantial distance beyond a supporting column or wall:
cantilever
