Portraiture Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

SOPHIA 202 SOPHIA ART HISTORY FINAL MILESTONE| You passed this Milestone 22 questions were answered correctly. 3 questions were answered incorrectly. 1 Which of the following is NOT true of da Vinci’s drawings? CONCEPT The High Renaissance: Leonardo da Vinci 2 Which of the following buildings was inspired by the architecture of the Pantheon? CONCEPT Sixteenth-Century Italian Architecture Which of the following descriptions of the academy is true? ...

Sophia Art History 1 Milestone 2 Sophia Art History 1 Milestone 2 You passed this Milestone 31 questions were answered correctly. 2 questions were answered incorrectly. 1 Which of the following best describes this sculpture? • Subject portrays age and wisdom • Subject is depicted in the Flavian style • Subject's physical imperfections are emphasized • Subject is portrayed as a god CONCEPT Portraiture, Republic to Flavians 2 Select the option that correctly explains the function of the v...

Which of the following best describes this sculpture?  Subject portrays age and wisdom  Subject is depicted in the Flavian style  Subject's physical imperfections are emphasized  Subject is portrayed as a god CONCEPT Portraiture, Republic to Flavians 2 Select the option that correctly explains the function of the vase shown above.  All-purpose vessel used to store liquids  Vessel used for drinking wine  Vessel used to mark a gravesite  Vessel used to...

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Rococo salons? a. wall-based (as opposed to free standing) furniture b. elaborate detail c. intricate patterns d. asymmetry correct answers wall-based (as opposed to free standing) furniture Which is most specifically associated with Rococo painting as compared to the earlier Baroque? a. Sensual romance b. Spiritual love c. Portraiture d. Still life correct answers Sensual romance Which of the following best captures the attributes of...

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Rococo salons? a. wall-based (as opposed to free standing) furniture b. elaborate detail c. intricate patterns d. asymmetry correct answers wall-based (as opposed to free standing) furniture Which is most specifically associated with Rococo painting as compared to the earlier Baroque? a. Sensual romance b. Spiritual love c. Portraiture d. Still life correct answers Sensual romance Which of the following best captures the attributes of...

MPC103 Exam Review - Ryerson University What was the Renaissance and what does it mean? - Renaissance means rebirth, the rediscovery of classical antiquity, the art of ancient Greece and Rome. Supposedly where is the origin of creative art? - Africa, The Makapansgat pebble (pebble with a human face) What does the western Calendar Revolve around? - The birth of Jesus Where were the earliest Cave paintings found? - Namibia, the apollo 11 cave What did the earliest cave paintings d...

Abstract Image that reduces a subject to its essential visual elements (lines, shapes, colors) Background Portions or areas of composition that are behind the primary subject matter Must See! Eyewitness Captures the Moment a Pair of Male Sea Lions Attack Beach-Goers Balance A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions (symmetrical). There are three types of visual balance: symmetry, asymmetry, and radial. Contrast Juxtaposing one ...

How does Italian Baroque art and architecture differ from the styles of the High Renaissance? correct answers An emphasis on drama, dynamic movement, and ornamentation The Roman Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation was formulated at which of the following? correct answers Council of Trent Believed by some of his contemporaries to be 'the anti-Christ of painting', Caravaggio artistic style is known for what? correct answers unflinching naturalism Why did Judith Leyster appea...

What occurred during the Northern Renaissance in France? rulers, including Francis 1, built palaces called chateaux chateau a castle or fortress and the residence or country home of nobility, especially in France what is true about Leonardo's illustration careful empirical observation helped shape the notion of scientific illustration chiaroscuro an important method of shading using gradations of values and strong contrasts of light and dark to create a sense of volume. this method enhan...

Severan Forum Located at Leptis Magna; this forum has extremely high walls and it is therefore completely shut off from the area around it. There is an interior portico and a temple at the far end. Portraiture of the Severans Severus resembles his father. Julia Domna has hair parted in middled and combed into waves over her ears. Sons depicted as Antonine style. Geta's face get erased because of damnatio memoriae. Equestrain Statue of Marcus Aurelius Rome, ca. 175, Bronze, 11'...