art history survey II final exam sample.pdf - MichaelAldana.com

Matching: Identify the best possible match.
1. ignudi
2. sfumato
3. woodcut
4. installation
5. encaustic
6. found object
7. impasto
8. tenebrism
9. Contrapposto
10. cella
11. Studiolo
12. oculus
13. Physiognomy
14. is one of the most influential Post-
Impressionists.
15. Was one of the first artists to eliminate
recognizable objects from his paintings
A. Small room used as a study or library an
B. a three-dimensional environment or
ensemble of objects, presented as a
work of art.
C. nude figures (in Italian).
D. the definition of form by delicate gradations
of light and shadow.
E. a style of painting used by Caravaggio and his
followers in which most objects are in
shadow, while a few are brightly
illuminated.
D. a round opening in a wall or at the apex of a
dome.
F. a relief printmaking process in which an
image is carved on the surface of a
wooden block by cutting away those
parts that are not to be printed.
G. the thick application of paint, usually oil or
acrylic, to a canvas or panel.
H. the main inner room of a temple, often
containing the cult image of the deity.
I. a stance of the human body in which one leg
bears the weight, while the other is
relaxed, creating an asymmetry in the
hip-shoulder axis.
J. object not originally intended as a work
of art, but presented as one.
K. is the assessment of a person's character or
personality from their outer
appearance, especially the face.
L. Paul Cézanne
M. Peter Paul Rubens
N. Vassily Kandinsky
O. Pablo Picasso

True or False (not true and false). Circle the correct answer, True or False.
T or F In the painting Raft of the Medusa, the artist depicts a story from the best selling novel of his
time Shipwrecked!
T or F Durer’s most famous self portrait portrays him as a Christ like figure.
T or F Caravaggio made extensive sketches in preparation for his works.
T or F Caravaggio was known for brawling frequently.
T or F Titian painted both Christian imagery as well as Mythological imagery.
T or F Daguerre created the world’s first fine art digital imagery.
T or F The School of Athens was depicted in the Stanza della Segnatura
T or F One of Michelangelo’s first works was the Rondanini Pieta and this work brought him to fame.
T or F Leonardo da Vinci refused to let go of the Mona Lisa and carried it with him until his death.
T or F Leonardo da Vinci’s first known painting is actually in the work of Verrocchio’s as an apprentice.
Short answer: Please give a full short answer to the question posed.
Why were the French people (both aristocracy and opposition) so impressed with David’s Oath of the
Horatii?
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Explain some of the events happening in each panel of Hieronymus Bosch’s work Garden of Earthly
Delights.
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Who did Raphael paint as Plato and why did he place him above both he and Michelangelo’s portraits.
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Because impressionist painters enjoyed working with natural light, they often painted outside, earning
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Vincent van Gogh was reliant on who? Van Gogh had many bouts with madness and anxiety, this led to
a fight with which artist?
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Specifically how did Van Gogh die?
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Image Recognition: Know the artist and the title of each work. You do not need to know dates, but one
extra credit will be awarded for a correct date and one extra credit point for one fact about the work of
art.

Essay Questions: Answer questions posed in a PARAGRAPH FORM (not listing). Points will be deducted
for not using paragraph form.
The foundations of Film are found in Eadweard Muybridge. Explain the story behind how he became
fascinated with developing a moving picture (involving the bet).
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Jean-Honore Fragonard’s The Swing, explain: 1 why the piece was created, 2. The symbolic nature of,
the boy’s position, the rake, the shoe, the cupid, the beeshive, the cupid, the dog barking, the man
pulling the swing, the overgrown garden and the title.
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Explain the events depicted in the Raft of the Medusa.
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Discuss why the School of Athens is considered to be one of the pinnacle pieces of the Renaissance (list
the new discoveries in art that were applied to this piece). Discuss 4 of the people who are portrayed in
the painting. State who the two philosophers are standing in the center of the painting and why they
are central to the theme.
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