Introduction to art history quiz
The modern artistic practice of making an artwork in a private studio
and selling it after the fact in commercial galleries is an exceptional
situation that does not represent the majority of historical periods of
art production. - ✔ ✔ True
A central aim of art history is to determine the original context of
artworks. - ✔ ✔ True
The range of works that art historians study is constantly expanding and
now includes such intangible forms as performance art. - ✔ ✔ true
Match each form of sculpture with the technique to which it belongs.
1.
Additive Sculpture
2.
Subtractive Sculpture - ✔ ✔ 1
Molding
2
Relief Sculpture
1
Casting
2
,Carving
Match each art history term with its appropriate definition - ✔ ✔
4__
The origin or source of an artwork
__3__
"Point Before Which;" in art history, the latest possible date for an
artwork, or the "point before which" it was made
__1__
In art history, the dating of art objects and buildings
__2__
"Point After Which;" in art history, the earliest possible date for an
artwork, or the "point after which" it was made
Match each art term with its appropriate definition.
1.
Composition
2.
Medium
3.
Technique
4.
Plane
, 5.
Contour Line - ✔ ✔ _4__
A flat surface
__3__
The processes employed by an artist to create form, or the distinctive
way they handle their materials and tools
__5__
In art, the use of line to define the shapes of an object
__2__
The material with which or of which an artwork is made
__1__
The way in which an artist arranges the parts or components of an
artwork
What was the aesthetic objective of the artist who made the relief of
Hesire for his tomb at Saqqara in Ancient Egypt? - ✔ ✔ To present
the various human body parts as clearly as possible
There are many types of texture in art, including the True Texture of an
object (what it actually feels like) versus the Represented Texture, or
that which is merely depicted by the image itself. - ✔ ✔ True
"Iconography" refers both to the content of an artwork as well as the
study of that content. - ✔ ✔ True
The modern artistic practice of making an artwork in a private studio
and selling it after the fact in commercial galleries is an exceptional
situation that does not represent the majority of historical periods of
art production. - ✔ ✔ True
A central aim of art history is to determine the original context of
artworks. - ✔ ✔ True
The range of works that art historians study is constantly expanding and
now includes such intangible forms as performance art. - ✔ ✔ true
Match each form of sculpture with the technique to which it belongs.
1.
Additive Sculpture
2.
Subtractive Sculpture - ✔ ✔ 1
Molding
2
Relief Sculpture
1
Casting
2
,Carving
Match each art history term with its appropriate definition - ✔ ✔
4__
The origin or source of an artwork
__3__
"Point Before Which;" in art history, the latest possible date for an
artwork, or the "point before which" it was made
__1__
In art history, the dating of art objects and buildings
__2__
"Point After Which;" in art history, the earliest possible date for an
artwork, or the "point after which" it was made
Match each art term with its appropriate definition.
1.
Composition
2.
Medium
3.
Technique
4.
Plane
, 5.
Contour Line - ✔ ✔ _4__
A flat surface
__3__
The processes employed by an artist to create form, or the distinctive
way they handle their materials and tools
__5__
In art, the use of line to define the shapes of an object
__2__
The material with which or of which an artwork is made
__1__
The way in which an artist arranges the parts or components of an
artwork
What was the aesthetic objective of the artist who made the relief of
Hesire for his tomb at Saqqara in Ancient Egypt? - ✔ ✔ To present
the various human body parts as clearly as possible
There are many types of texture in art, including the True Texture of an
object (what it actually feels like) versus the Represented Texture, or
that which is merely depicted by the image itself. - ✔ ✔ True
"Iconography" refers both to the content of an artwork as well as the
study of that content. - ✔ ✔ True
