ART HISTORY I: UNIT 1 - CHALLENGE 1: WHAT IS ART HISTORY QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

What was one of Pliny the Elder's important contributions to the development of art history? A.) He was the first to take a biographical approach to art history. B.) He was the first to associate art with its cultural context. He was the first to take a biographical approach to art history. C.) He was the first to include historical descriptions of art. D.) He was the first to see "Dark Ages" as a period of artistic decline. CORRECT ANSWER C.) He was the first to include historical descriptions of art. What was one of Giorgio Vasari's important contributions to the development of art history? A.) He was the first to associate art with its cultural context. B.) He wrote Lives of the Artists. C.) He was the first historian to discuss art in detail. D.) He saw the Classical and Renaissance periods as periods of artistic achievement. CORRECT ANSWER B.) He wrote Lives of the Artists. What was one of Petrarch's important contributions to the development of art history? A.) He was the first to propose the idea of a regional or national style to art. B.) He invented the Renaissance in Italy. C.) He was the first individual to formally document works