CTD 321 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The renaissance began in what city and country? - answers - florence, italy
The "enlightenment" as it was called, utilized which cultures from the past? - answers -
renaissance
The most important furniture form at the beginning of the renaissance was the ____. -
answers - chest - cassone
The firebox used by earlier cultures became represented in the interior by the _______,
highly decorated with motif and ornament. - answers - chimneypiece
Is a rinceau an example of motif or ornament? - answers - motif -repeating pattern
Brunelleschi reintroduced the classical orders with his construction of the ____. -
answers - dome-florencecathedral
Brunelleschi's construction of the _______ was revolutionary in architecture. - answers -
florence cathedral (1420)
While showing no clear break with the renaissance, the _______ offered a difference in
scale and grandeur. - answers - baroque
Louis xiv established the _________ in order to create the masterworks of the
decorative arts that he would use at versailles. - answers - gobelins manufactury
The first great "ebonite" was ______. - answers - andre charles boulle
Characteristic of the chair form in the baroque was the x stretcher which braced the
chair underneath and had a _______ where the two elements crossed. - answers - ,,,
With the baroque, the favored wood used in furniture changed from oak to ______. -
answers - walnut
All decorative arts elements believed to have originated the "east as in china etc" were
known as - answers - chinoiserie
The predominant profile line of the baroque was ____. - answers - scrolls, curving arms,
turned elements
Rococo was the decorative style associated with the ____ aristocracy. - answers -
french aristocracy
, Louis xv is associated with which style? - answers - rococo
Bronze ornamentation covered with gold is referred to as _____. - answers - ormolu
The chairs of the louis xiv style had tall ornate crest rails to accommodate the _____ of
the period. - answers - fashion - wigs
During the rococo, the wood n favor changed from walnut to - answers - mahogany
When louis xv finally came to live at versailles he created areas of more ____ space -
answers - open, promenades, arcades, gathering spaces for parties, apartments, offices
The curving leg of louis xv rise is called a _____ leg. - answers - cabriole leg
An aubusson carpet, typical of the rococo style has a _____ surface while a savannaie
has a - answers - aubusson - flat weave
Savonnerie - pile
Christopher wren brought the classical influence back to england when he rebuilt much
of london after ______ - answers - the fire of london 1666
Cotton, linen, silk fabric with a printed or engraved decoration in one color way is called
- answers - toile de jouy
Trumeau - answers - overdoor or mantel painting or decoration`
Commode - answers - chest - housed the chamber pot
Console - answers - table
Toile de jouy - answers - printed image in one color on a white or cream background
Faience - answers - fine tin glazed pottery late 16thc
Majolica - answers - enameled italian pottery richly decorated in colors
Chaise - answers - side chair - no arms
Fauteuil - answers - arm chair
Barley or tobacco twist - answers - type of ornament - rails of a chair are cared wood to
look like twisted rope
-baroque
Ormolu - answers - bronze covered with gold
The renaissance began in what city and country? - answers - florence, italy
The "enlightenment" as it was called, utilized which cultures from the past? - answers -
renaissance
The most important furniture form at the beginning of the renaissance was the ____. -
answers - chest - cassone
The firebox used by earlier cultures became represented in the interior by the _______,
highly decorated with motif and ornament. - answers - chimneypiece
Is a rinceau an example of motif or ornament? - answers - motif -repeating pattern
Brunelleschi reintroduced the classical orders with his construction of the ____. -
answers - dome-florencecathedral
Brunelleschi's construction of the _______ was revolutionary in architecture. - answers -
florence cathedral (1420)
While showing no clear break with the renaissance, the _______ offered a difference in
scale and grandeur. - answers - baroque
Louis xiv established the _________ in order to create the masterworks of the
decorative arts that he would use at versailles. - answers - gobelins manufactury
The first great "ebonite" was ______. - answers - andre charles boulle
Characteristic of the chair form in the baroque was the x stretcher which braced the
chair underneath and had a _______ where the two elements crossed. - answers - ,,,
With the baroque, the favored wood used in furniture changed from oak to ______. -
answers - walnut
All decorative arts elements believed to have originated the "east as in china etc" were
known as - answers - chinoiserie
The predominant profile line of the baroque was ____. - answers - scrolls, curving arms,
turned elements
Rococo was the decorative style associated with the ____ aristocracy. - answers -
french aristocracy
, Louis xv is associated with which style? - answers - rococo
Bronze ornamentation covered with gold is referred to as _____. - answers - ormolu
The chairs of the louis xiv style had tall ornate crest rails to accommodate the _____ of
the period. - answers - fashion - wigs
During the rococo, the wood n favor changed from walnut to - answers - mahogany
When louis xv finally came to live at versailles he created areas of more ____ space -
answers - open, promenades, arcades, gathering spaces for parties, apartments, offices
The curving leg of louis xv rise is called a _____ leg. - answers - cabriole leg
An aubusson carpet, typical of the rococo style has a _____ surface while a savannaie
has a - answers - aubusson - flat weave
Savonnerie - pile
Christopher wren brought the classical influence back to england when he rebuilt much
of london after ______ - answers - the fire of london 1666
Cotton, linen, silk fabric with a printed or engraved decoration in one color way is called
- answers - toile de jouy
Trumeau - answers - overdoor or mantel painting or decoration`
Commode - answers - chest - housed the chamber pot
Console - answers - table
Toile de jouy - answers - printed image in one color on a white or cream background
Faience - answers - fine tin glazed pottery late 16thc
Majolica - answers - enameled italian pottery richly decorated in colors
Chaise - answers - side chair - no arms
Fauteuil - answers - arm chair
Barley or tobacco twist - answers - type of ornament - rails of a chair are cared wood to
look like twisted rope
-baroque
Ormolu - answers - bronze covered with gold
