VISUAL ART EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

VISUAL ART EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS "Non-objective art is often used as a synonym for realism. - CORRECT ANSWER False" "The form of a work of art includes all of the elements that make up the composition except __________. - CORRECT ANSWER subject matter" "The ________ of a work refers to its totality as a composition or design. - CORRECT ANSWER form" "________________ are categories of subjects within which artists work. - CORRECT ANSWER Genres" "__________ is the study of the themes and symbols in the visual arts—the figures and images that lend works their underlying meanings. - CORRECT ANSWER Iconography" "____________is often a key component of a work's content, even if its meaning is unapparent or indecipherable to a viewer. - CORRECT ANSWER Symbolism" "__________ generally refers to distinctive characteristics of art and architecture that are common to a culture, era, or to a group of artists working at the same time or toward a common artistic goal. - CORRECT ANSWER Style" "________ can be defined as a style that reflects a subjective, "inner world"—a style that conveys the psychological and emotional state of the artist. - CORRECT ANSWER Expressionism" "___________ creates the illusion of roundness or three dimensionality through the use of light and shadow on a two-dimensional surface. - CORRECT ANSWER Modeling" "The ____________ shape of an artistic composition is considered the ground. - CORRECT ANSWER negative" "A shape made of perfectly straight lines would probably be classified as ________ shape. - CORRECT ANSWER a geometric" "In art, a __________ can be defined as a moving dot. - CORRECT ANSWER line" "A contour line is an actual line that defines a boundary or outer edge. - CORRECT ANSWER False" "Horizontal lines suggest calm and _______. - CORRECT ANSWER stability" "______________ shapes are alterations of visible reality—simplifications, exaggerations, or transmutations—that sometimes bear little resemblance to the original entities from which they were derived. - CORRECT ANSWER Abstract" "Dense patterns of crisscrossed lines are called _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER crosshatching" "It is _____________ that describes objects and separates them from each other and the surrounding space in a composition. - CORRECT ANSWER line" "_____________ are formed when intersecting or connected lines enclose space. - CORRECT ANSWER Shapes" "A solid _______ has actual mass and occupies three-dimensional space. - CORRECT ANSWER form" "Diagonal lines are often used to _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER imply movement and energy" "A color scheme dominated by a single color is termed __________. - CORRECT ANSWER monochromatic" " The three ________ colors are red, blue, and yellow. - CORRECT ANSWER primary" "Artists can create a sense of ________ by using light and dark values. - CORRECT ANSWER depth" "Light against dark or dark against light create visual differences in ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER value" "Without ________, there is no color. - CORRECT ANSWER light" "___________ creates the illusion of roundness or three dimensionality through the use of light and shadow on a two-dimensional surface. - CORRECT ANSWER Chiaroscuro (or modeling)" "___________ is an abrupt juxtaposition of light and dark, which creates a sense of drama. This "shadowy manner" became popular in the Baroque period. - CORRECT ANSWER Tenebrism" "Actual texture is primarily experienced through the sense of ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER touch" "__________ texture is the illusion of actual texture. - CORRECT ANSWER Visual" "The goal of visual texture is to simulate the look and feel of actual _________and textures. - CORRECT ANSWER surfaces" "Actual texture is related to the ________used to create the work. - CORRECT ANSWER materials" "The literal meaning of the __________phrase trompe l'oeil is "trick the eye." - CORRECT ANSWER French" "When an artist places one object in front of another to create the illusion of depth, it is called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER overlapping" "The illusionistic space of a two-dimensional composition is sometimes called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER implied space" "Atmospheric perspective is also known as _____________. - CORRECT ANSWER aerial perspective" "In Martina Lopez' "Heirs come to Pass, 3", the primary technique used to create the illusion of depth is ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER Relative Size" "Relative size and ____________often work hand in hand to suggest space. - CORRECT ANSWER overlapping" "One of the best ways to create the illusion of motion on a two-dimensional surface is by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER blurring outlines" "Three-dimensional works of art define and occupy __________ space, as opposed to illusory space. - CORRECT ANSWER actual" "In art, __________ refers to the distribution of the actual or apparent weight of the compositional elements. - CORRECT ANSWER balance" "Leonardo da Vinci's Proportion of the Human Figure can best be considered an example of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER symmetry" "The ________ refers to the primary area of visual interest in a work of art. - CORRECT ANSWER focal point" "In works of art with _______ balance, the forms on two sides are different but an overall sense of balance still exists. - CORRECT ANSWER asymmetrical" "The classical Greek sculptor Polykleitos is credited with the derivation of a canon of___________. - CORRECT ANSWER proportions" "Directional lines, contrast, and placement are three methods used for creating _______ in a work of art. - CORRECT ANSWER emphasis" "The Subway represents a demographic and ethnic cross-section of the strap-hanging riders of 1930s New York City and thus demonstrates __________. - CORRECT ANSWER emphasis on variety" "Unlike two-dimensional compositions, three-dimensional objects, such as sculptures, often have __________. - CORRECT ANSWER actual balance" "Pen and ink are used to create drawings that are essentially __________. - CORRECT ANSWER linear" "Drawings may only function as preliminary sketches. - CORRECT ANSWER False" "When an artist draws with ___________ against a paper surface, the effects are very similar. - CORRECT ANSWER chalk and pastel" "Broadly defined, __________ is the art of running an implement that leaves a mark over a surface. - CORRECT ANSWER drawing" "David Hockney used chalk and pastel to create this drawing. - CORRECT ANSWER false" "Which material is the primary fluid medium used in drawing? - CORRECT ANSWER charcoal" "In its original meaning, a __________ was a full-scale preliminary drawing executed on paper for projects such as frescoes, stained glass, oil paintings, or tapestries. - CORRECT ANSWER cartoon" "Which of the following drawing materials cannot be smudged or rubbed for a hazy effect? - CORRECT ANSWER metalpoint" "Acrylic paint dries slowly, which enables artists to blend colors on the support. - CORRECT ANSWER false" "With encaustic, an artist must keep the hot __________ at a constant temperature. - CORRECT ANSWER molton wax" "When oil paint becomes too thick, artists must thin it with __________. - CORRECT ANSWER turpentine" "With buon fresco, or true fresco, artists must execute their work quickly on __________. - CORRECT ANSWER damp plaster" "It is easy to make corrections when painting with watercolors. - CORRECT ANSWER false" "__________, which was the exclusive painting medium of medieval artists, consists of egg, pigment, and water. This medium is rarely used today. - CORRECT ANSWER Tempera paint" "Gilbert Stuart's late eighteenth-century portrait of George Washington achieves a realistic likeness largely through __________. - CORRECT ANSWER modeling" "Ancient sculptors often applied paint to their works to give them a life-like appearance. They used ______ to tint their sculptures. - CORRECT ANSWER encaustic" "__________ is the only printmaking process in which prints can be rendered in paint as well as ink - CORRECT ANSWER silkscreen" "The oldest form of printmaking is __________, and most likely the first people to use it were the ancient __________. - CORRECT ANSWER woodcut; Chinese" "The working surface from which a print is made is called a __________. - CORRECT ANSWER matrix" "Lithography, invented in the beginning of the nineteenth century, is a planographic, or surface, printing process in which __________ is used. - CORRECT ANSWER a stone slab" "The popularity of __________ declined with the introduction of the intaglio process, which did not appear until the fifteenth century. - CORRECT ANSWER relief printing" "Intaglio prints are made from __________ into which lines have been incised. - CORRECT ANSWER metal plates" "The word photography is derived from Greek roots that mean __________ - CORRECT ANSWER "to write with light."" "The photograph Blue Period by ________ is a canine riff on Picasso's Old Guitarist. - CORRECT ANSWER William Wegman" "The Artist's Studio , produced in France by _________, was the first photograph of its kind and was produced on silver-coated copper plate. - CORRECT ANSWER Daguerre" "In 1928, Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel's created Un Chien Andalou, a Surrealist ___________ intended to evoke instinctive reactions of repulsion and attraction. - CORRECT ANSWER film" "In 1839, __________ invented the negative, from which he could create multiple images; his first "photogenic drawings" were eerie, delicate photographs of plants. - CORRECT ANSWER Tabolt" "The daguerreotype process could only produce a single photographic image; there was no negative. - CORRECT ANSWER true" "In the __________ process, molten metal is poured into a fire-resistant mold known as an investiture. - CORRECT ANSWER lost wax" "Michelangelo's David () is a famous example of relief sculpture. - CORRECT ANSWER False" "Janine Antoni's 600-pound cube, titled Gnaw, is made of __________ and sculpted by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER chocolate; teeth" "Which of the following is not associated with Marcel Duchamp's (in)famous Fountain (1917)? - CORRECT ANSWER a marble block" "All of the following, except for _________, may be described as traditional sculptural materials. - CORRECT ANSWER vinyl" "Richard Serra talks about his use of all of the following unconventional materials, except for _______. - CORRECT ANSWER chocolate" "Due to its flexibility, _________ is frequently used to make three-dimensional preparatory sketches for other sculptures. - CORRECT ANSWER clay" "All of the following materials and techniques, except for ___________, were discussed in videos in this module. - CORRECT ANSWER textiles" "The botanical forms of __________ are considered some of the finest examples of Art Nouveau glass. - CORRECT ANSWER Tiffany" "Which of the following types of ceramics is fired at the lowest temperature? - CORRECT ANSWER Earthenware" "Unlike a typical chandelier, Dale Chihuly's are a different species. They __________. - CORRECT ANSWER do not emit light of their own" "Quilts have been a significant textile art tradition in America. - CORRECT ANSWER True" "The __________ developed the process of glass blowing and thus made glass vessels commonplace. - CORRECT ANSWER Romans" "The most famous piece of Roman glassware known today is the __________, made in the third century CE - CORRECT ANSWER Portland Vase" "___________ are most closely associated with the medieval Gothic cathedrals. - CORRECT ANSWER Stained glass windows" "According to contemporary architect Marc Kushner, architecture is all about __________. - CORRECT ANSWER emotions" "Steel has a number of advantages in construction. Which of the following is not an advantage of steel over iron? - CORRECT ANSWER steel is stronger and may be used in smaller quantities" "________, which are primarily used for covering roofs of structures, acquire their strength from the fact that the sides of a triangle, once joined, cannot be forced out of shape. - CORRECT ANSWER Trusses" "Which of the following does not describe an advantage of wood for construction? - CORRECT ANSWER virtually indestructable" "Some of the purest examples of Renaissance Classicism are to be found in the __________ of Leon Battista Alberti. - CORRECT ANSWER architecture" "As seen in Tintoretto's The Last Supper, his __________ anticipate(s) the Baroque style. - CORRECT ANSWER loose brushwork and dramatic white spotlighting" "As evidenced in The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli loved, above all else, to paint __________. - CORRECT ANSWER mythological themes" "The forms and composition of Titian's Venus of Urbino were evolved primarily from __________ - CORRECT ANSWER interactions of colors and contrasts of textures" "Jacopo Pontormo's Mannerist Entombment depicts all of the following except _____ - CORRECT ANSWER faces that are calm and display no emotion" "The Renaissance began in 1401 with a competition for the commission to sculpt bronze doors for the baptistery of Florence. The subject of the entry panels was __________. - CORRECT ANSWER the Sacrifice of Isaac" "Using the laws of perspective in his Holy Trinity fresco, Masaccio created the illusion of an extension of the architectural space of the church by painting a(n) __________. - CORRECT ANSWER barrel-vaulted chapel with holy and common figures" "The word __________ is derived from the French and means rebirth. - CORRECT ANSWER Renaissance" "During the Renaissance period, there was a revival of all of the following except _________ - CORRECT ANSWER spirituality and otherworldliness" "For his bronze statue of David, the first life-size nude since classical times, Donatello chose __________ as a prototype - CORRECT ANSWER a barely adolescent boy" "Considered a true Renaissance man, __________ excelled in engineering, the natural sciences, anatomy, music, and technological prototypes, not to mention creating some of the world's best loved paintings. - CORRECT ANSWER Leonardo da Vinci" "Because Cimabue and Giotto's paintings combine Late Gothic and Early Renaissance styles, they are classified as ________ - CORRECT ANSWER Proto-Renaissance" "Nicolas Poussin's Rape of the Sabine Women utilizes a(n) __________, thereby borrowing a Renaissance technique for structuring a balanced composition. - CORRECT ANSWER compositional triangle" "Spain was one of the wealthiest European countries during the Baroque and lavishly supported the arts, at least partly due to _____ - CORRECT ANSWER an influx of riches from the New World" "For his mysterious Las Meninas, or the __________, Diego Velázquez dissolved his forms into small, roughly textured brushstrokes that would be the hallmark of __________ two centuries later. - CORRECT ANSWER maids of honor; Impressionism" "The ideal, Italianate landscape pictured below was painted by artist ___________; the order and rationality evident in this artist's work set the standard for French academic painting. - CORRECT ANSWER Caravaggio" "Francesco Borromini's __________ is an organic building that incorporates the Baroque elements of motion, space, and light - CORRECT ANSWER San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane" "In Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Happy Accidents of the Swing, all of the following are characteristics of the Rococo and depicted in the painting except ____ - CORRECT ANSWER classically inspired facial features" "After Martin Luther's Reformation, Dutch artists painted scenes of daily life, whereas Flemish artists ______ - CORRECT ANSWER continued painting religious and mythological scenes as in Baroque Italy" "In both of their paintings of Judith Decapitating Holofernes, Caravaggio and Artemisia Gentileschi utilized a harsh, theatrical "spotlight" effect known as ____ - CORRECT ANSWER tenebrism" "King Louis XIV's Palace at Versailles was originally the site of his _____ - CORRECT ANSWER hunting lodge" "Which of the following was not a Baroque addition to St. Peter's? - CORRECT ANSWER The Sistine Chapel" "Which of the following does not describe Jan Vermeer's Young Woman with a Water Jug? - CORRECT ANSWER the colors are harsh and garish" "Which of the following historical personalities is not associated with the Enlightenment? - CORRECT ANSWER Constantine" "All of Rembrandt's paintings, drawings, and prints seem to focus on ______ - CORRECT ANSWER introspection and psychological situations" "In the Palace at Versailles, all of the following elements echo Renaissance techniques except that the __________. - CORRECT ANSWER palace interior is lavishly decorated with dramatic vistas" "Art style - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to the artist's unique manner of expression" "Artist - CORRECT ANSWER A person who makes artworks and is skilled in composing subject matter and the elements of art with a variety of art materials and procedures" "Asymmetrical balance - CORRECT ANSWER A feeling of balance attained when the visual units on either side of the vertical axis are actually different but are placed in the composition to create a "felt" balance of the total artwork" "Balance - CORRECT ANSWER A principle of design that deals with the appearance of stability or the equalization of elements in a work of art" "Blending - CORRECT ANSWER The technique of painting colors so that there is a gentle and gradual transition from one to the other" "Color - CORRECT ANSWER The hue, value, and intensity of an object as seen by the human eye" "Cool colors - CORRECT ANSWER Those colors in which blue, green and violet are dominant, found on the right side of the color wheel" "Color scheme - CORRECT ANSWER A planned arrangement of colors" "Color wheel - CORRECT ANSWER A circular chart showing the colors of the visible spectrum" "Complementary colors - CORRECT ANSWER Colors directly opposite each other on the color wheel" "Composition - CORRECT ANSWER The combining of distinct parts or elements to form a whole" "Contour - CORRECT ANSWER The outline of a figure, body, or mass" "Contrast - CORRECT ANSWER Is created by using opposites near or beside one another, such as a light object next to a dark object or a rough texture next to a smooth texture" "Depth - CORRECT ANSWER Space that indicates three dimensions, creating feeling of near or far" "Design - CORRECT ANSWER The organization of the art elements and principles into a plan" "Detail - CORRECT ANSWER The smaller and more intricate parts of a work of art" "Form - CORRECT ANSWER A shape having three dimensions: height, width, and depth" "Horizon line - CORRECT ANSWER A generally horizontal line, either real or implied, in a work of art that depicts where the earth and sky appear to meet" "Intermediate color - CORRECT ANSWER The mixture of a primary and secondary color (Also called Tertiary color)" "Linear perspective - CORRECT ANSWER A technique of creating the illusion of space on a two-dimensional surface using vanishing points and lines" "Monochromatic - CORRECT ANSWER One color that is modified by changing the values and saturation of the hue by additions of black or white" "Negative space/shape - CORRECT ANSWER The empty space surrounding shapes or solid forms in a work of art" "Organic shape - CORRECT ANSWER A form that has an irregular edge or shape (Also called Biomorphic shape)" "Painting - CORRECT ANSWER Creating an artwork using pigments mixed with a liquid vehicle, such as water, oil, and acrylic" "Palette - CORRECT ANSWER A tray or board on which colors of paint are mixed by the artists" "Pattern - CORRECT ANSWER Lines, colors, or shapes arranged or repeated in a planned sequence" "Picture plane - CORRECT ANSWER The flat, two-dimensional surface of a drawing or painting" "Positive space/shape - CORRECT ANSWER The objects in a work of art, not the background or the space around them" "Proportion - CORRECT ANSWER The relationship of the size or placement or one part of an art work to another part or to the whole" "Radial balance - CORRECT ANSWER A category of balance in which lines or shapes radiate from a center point" "Realism - CORRECT ANSWER Art in which the artists attempts to achieve the actual appearance of what is seen by the eye" "Relief - CORRECT ANSWER A type of sculpture in which forms project from a background" "Repousse - CORRECT ANSWER A metalworking process of hammering or pressing sheet metal into a relief on one side to create shapes or patterns on the other side" "Shape - CORRECT ANSWER An area defined by line or color" "Space - CORRECT ANSWER Element of design referring to the area between, around, above, below, or within objects" "Surrealism - CORRECT ANSWER A 20th century artistic movement that attempts to express the workings of the subconscious" "Symbol - CORRECT ANSWER A visual image that stands for something" "Symmetry - CORRECT ANSWER Formal balance of the elements; the same mirror image on both sides of artwork" "Tempera - CORRECT ANSWER A technique of painting in which water-based paint is mixed or tempered with egg yolk" "Texture - CORRECT ANSWER The roughness or smoothness of a surface (actual) or the illusion of roughness or smoothness (visual) of a surface" "Three-dimensional - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to objects that have length, width, and depth" "Thumbnail Sketch - CORRECT ANSWER A small pencil drawing used to develop the initial concept for a design" "Two-dimensional - CORRECT ANSWER Having only length and width but no depth such as a piece of paper" "Type design - CORRECT ANSWER The art and craft of designing typefaces" "Unity - CORRECT ANSWER The oneness or wholeness of a work of art, where all parts work together to create unity" "Value - CORRECT ANSWER Refers to the lightness or darkness of a color" "Vanishing point - CORRECT ANSWER In perspective drawing, one or more imaginary dots or points on the horizon where two or more parallel lines appear to meet" "Warm colors - CORRECT ANSWER Related or analogous colors ranging from the reds through the oranges and yellows" “Broadly speaking, ________ refers to the portrayal of people and things as they are seen by the eye or really thought to be, without idealization and without distortion. - CORRECT ANSWER realism" "The __________ of a work of art refers to an array of intangible aspects: the emotional, intellectual, psychological, symbolic elements. - CORRECT ANSWER content" "The term "mediums" refers the materials that artists use. The term "techniques" refers to the methods that artists use—to the specific ways in which mediums are handled, controlled, and applied. - CORRECT ANSWER True" "In the visual arts, style may be described as the distinctive mode of expression that results from the ways in which an artist handles art elements, design principles, mediums and techniques. One of the best ways to illustrate stylistic differences between works of art is to compare works that have a __________. - CORRECT ANSWER common theme" "Organic shapes tend to possess __________ qualities, as they are derived from nature. - CORRECT ANSWER curvilinear" "Gestures or glances may create psychological lines in a work of art. Psychological lines suggest a connection among elements or characters and move the viewer's eye around a composition. - CORRECT ANSWER True" "Grays that are achieved by mixing various amounts of black and white are called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER achromatic" "Red, yellow, and orange are considered ______ colors; they seem to advance (in the foreground) of a painting. - CORRECT ANSWER warm" "The brightness or dullness of a color is its ___________, or intensity. - CORRECT ANSWER saturation" "The most common technique for creating actual texture in painting is called __________. Such thick layers of paint are evident in Dubuffet's Blossoming Earth. In Van Gogh's Mulberry Tree, this technique actually adds emotion to the work. - CORRECT ANSWER impasto" "Texture can be used in concert with _________, which is a design based on the repetition or grouping of visual elements. - CORRECT ANSWER pattern" "________________refers to formal systems developed by artists to portray three-dimensional objects in two-dimensional space. - CORRECT ANSWER Linear perspective" "Linear perspective, in which parallel lines converge at one or more vantage points on the horizon to create the illusion of depth, was highly refined by __________ artists. - CORRECT ANSWER Renaissance" "In The Hippopotamus at the Zoological Gardens, Regent's Park, the photographer established the scale of the exotic animal by including the nine human onlookers behind it. This comparative technique is called _________. - CORRECT ANSWER relative size" "The process of organizing visual elements to achieve a desired aesthetic in a work of art is known as __________. - CORRECT ANSWER design" "In the nineteenth century, many American and European artists were fascinated with Japanese designs and prints. In fact, some Western artists experimented with Eastern design principles, such as asymmetrical balance, flat areas of color, and strong diagonals. - CORRECT ANSWER False" "Which of the following best describes hierarchical scale? - CORRECT ANSWER more important figures are depicted as larger than other figures" "A form of charcoal was used by Stone Age humans to create images on __________. - CORRECT ANSWER cave walls" "___________ consists of ground chalk mixed with powdered pigments and a binder. Whereas chalk became popular in the Renaissance, this medium did not come into wide use until the 18th century. - CORRECT ANSWER pastel" "In Giotto's Lamentation, seams can clearly be seen that break the blue sky into numerous sections. These sections are called______________, referring to the work that the artist completed in one day. - CORRECT ANSWER giornate" "Master graffiti artists almost always add stylized signatures (known as "tags") to their artworks. They prefer to use which medium for their art? - CORRECT ANSWER spray paint" "Serigraphy, or silkscreen, was first developed for use as a(n) __________ medium, a fitting medium because Pop artist __________ used it to create Four Multi-Colored Marilyns. - CORRECT ANSWER commercial; Andy Warhol" "In the engraving process, the artist creates clean-cut lines by forcing a ________ across the surface of a copper, zinc, or steel plate. - CORRECT ANSWER sharp burin" "A monotype differs from all other printmaking techniques because __________. - CORRECT ANSWER it only yields a single, unique image" "By the 1850s, photographic portrait studios became quite popular and began to serve the needs of a growing middle class. - CORRECT ANSWER True" "Lumière's development of the ________ process was a major advancement in the history of photography. - CORRECT ANSWER autochrome" "Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother is a touching photograph taken during the period of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER the Great Depression" "Sculptures that actually move, such as Rickey's 1981 Five Open Squares Gyratory, are referred to as ___________. American sculptor Alexander Calder was one of the early pioneers of the mobile, the first form of art that made motion a basic element. - CORRECT ANSWER kinetic sculpture" "Potters apply glazes to the surface of a vessel to make it porous. - CORRECT ANSWER false" "When Thomas Hoving, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, first saw a fine scene-painted ancient Greek terra cotta vase, he said, "The first thought that came to mind was [that] I was gazing not at a vase, but at a painting." This is indicative of __________. - CORRECT ANSWER an art world prejudice that places less importance on functional objects" "Steel cable construction was first used to build the Brooklyn Bridge. Which of the following is not true about steel cable construction? - CORRECT ANSWER It can only span very short distances." "Reinforced concrete has the advantage of being able to take on natural curved shapes, which would be impossible with steel or concrete alone. - CORRECT ANSWER True" "The prehistoric Stonehenge is one of the earliest examples of __________ construction, in which two stones were set vertically and a third stone laid across them, creating an opening beneath. - CORRECT ANSWER post-and-lintel" "Louis Sullivan's rigid horizontal and vertical processions of façade elements, which suggest the regularity of the spaces within his St. Louis Wainwright Building, reinforce his famous motto: __________ - CORRECT ANSWER "form follows function"" "The young artist Raphael painted numerous canvases of the Madonna and Child, but some of his most impressive compositions, like The School of Athens, were executed for __________. - CORRECT ANSWER the papal apartments in the Vatican" "When Michelangelo was only 27, he carved the 13½-foot statue of David from __________. - CORRECT ANSWER a single piece of almost unworkable marble" "In his Creation of Adam scene from the Sistine Chapel ceiling, Michelangelo created the most __________ in the history of art as God reached out to spark life into Adam. - CORRECT ANSWER dramatic negative space" "The fresco pictured below is located in the Church of Santa Felicita adjacent to _____________. The Mannerist painting is meant to represents the Annunciation, in which the archangel Gabriel tells Mary that she is pregnant with the Christ child. - CORRECT ANSWER Entoumbment" "For The Conversion of St. Paul, Caravaggio selected the models in his painting from ______ - CORRECT ANSWER society's outcasts" "The Baroque era was born in __________, at least in part as a reaction to the spread of Protestantism resulting from the _______ - CORRECT ANSWER Rome; Reformation" "Which of the following Baroque painters was an ambassador, diplomat, and court painter to dukes and kings and supervised a huge workshop of assistants? - CORRECT ANSWER Peter Paul Rubens" "Before the Baroque period ended, __________ began to replace Rome as the center of the art world. - CORRECT ANSWER France" Aesthetic - CORRECT ANSWER The theory of perceiving and enjoying something for its beauty" "Abstract - CORRECT ANSWER A type of art derived from realism but deviating in appearance, leaving only the basic essentials such as shapes, lines, colors, and textures relating to the actual objects"