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Fine Art Exam 2
Test Description: Fine Art exam 2
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1) What Italian Baroque characteristic does David by Gianlorenzo Bernini exhibit?
A
The sculpture makes a complete departure from Classical and Renaissance sculpture.
B
The sculpture's pose and facial features are calm and reserved.
C
The sculpture's main purpose was to idealize the beauty of the human form.
D
The sculpture engages the viewer by breaking into the viewer's space.
2) Q. Which is an accurate statement about Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio's approach to painting?
A
Caravaggio created dramatic compositions that focus on realism.
B
Caravaggio focused on depicting narrative historical themes.
C
Caravaggio painted religious scenes with idealized figures.
D
Caravaggio used foreshortening to depict a sense of flattened space.
3) Which phrase best describes a characteristic of the paintings of French Baroque artist Nicolas Poussin?
A
the depiction of figures and landscapes from the artist's imagination
B
the rejection of Classical Greek and Roman figurative and landscape ideals
C
the depiction of a narrative subject within an organized, idealized landscape
D
the nearly photographic recording of figures within a landscape
4) How did Baroque artist Rembrandt of the Netherlands apply paint to a canvas?
A
Rembrandt carefully smoothed the paint to create imperceptible changes in tonal values.
B
Rembrandt brushed the paint on smoothly to create solid-looking figures
C
Rembrandt applied expressive strokes of thick paint by using the impasto technique.
D
Rembrandt vigorously applied paint to quickly capture a single moment in time.
5) How did French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin use Naturalist conventions in his paintings?
A
Chardin incorporated the tenebrism technique developed by Caravaggio.
B
Chardin used theatrical lighting to add to the drama of the scene.
C
Chardin used delicate, lively brushwork to depict aristocratic genre scenes.
D
Chardin depicted ordinary people and activities with a sense of realism.
6) Why is Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix considered an example of Romantic art?
A
The painting uses color, lighting, and movement to elicit an emotional response from viewers.
B
he painting conveys a sense of rationalism and reason inspired by Renaissance art.
C
The painting uses controlled brushwork to accurately depict the figures and background.
D
The painting has subtle, low contrast in the highlights and shadows that model the figures.
7) How did French artist Jean-François Millet incorporate conventions of Realism and Naturalism in his paintings?
A
Millet used a limited tonal range to depict contemporary figures in a flattened space.
B
Millet depicted a scene from everyday, contemporary life by using lifelike colors and solid shapes.
C
Millet combined elements of the real world with images taken from his imagination.
D
Millet used a thick, impasto application of paint for the figures to give them a sculptural appearance.
8) How was French Impressionist Edgar Degas influenced by Japanese woodblock prints?
A
Degas depicted scenes from an elevated vantage point.
B
Degas avoided the use of lines to outline figures
C
Degas carved the images into a wood block before printing them.
D
Degas arranged figures on horizontal lines to create a sense of calm.
9) What characteristic describes late nineteenth-century sculptor Auguste Rodin's work?
A
Rodin's work conveys the artist's dislike of Renaissance sculpture by Donatello and Michelangelo.
B
Rodin's work features figures placed on high pedestals to distance them from the viewers.
C
Rodin's work depicts figures with little expression that convey the artist's attitude toward industrialized society.
D
Rodin's work captures a sense of movement and emotion through surface texture variations.
10) What is a distinguishing characteristic of Surrealism, as seen in The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí?
A
Surrealist art uses ideas conjured up by children interviewed by the artist.
B
Surrealist art is based on ideas from the artist's imagination and subconscious mind.
C
Surrealist art uses symbolism based on Classical Greek and Roman mythology.
D
Surrealist art uses ideas conjured up by children interviewed by the artist.
11) Why is American Gothic by Grant Wood considered an example of painting created in the style of Regionalism?
A
American Gothic shows the influence of European modernist movements such as Fauvism.
B
American Gothic depicts the hardships experienced by people during the Great Depression
C
American Gothic depicts rural midwestern values in a clearly readable composition.
D
American Gothic shows the loneliness of life on the American Great Plains
12) What makes Estate by Robert Rauschenberg an example of Postmodern art?
A
Estate is a nonrepresentational artwork that few people can comprehend.
B
Estate uses images of American popular culture that people would easily recognize.
C
Estate incorporates imagery influenced by the Cubist and Fauvist movements.
D
Estate uses images and symbols from the artist's subconscious thoughts.
13) What Abstract Expressionist innovation did Jackson Pollock exhibit in Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)?
A
Pollock made the act of painting more important than the final artwork.
B
Pollock attached brushes to a machine that made random marks in the painting.
C
Pollock included a jazz recording for viewers to listen to while viewing the painting.
D
Pollock asked children to work as his assistants so the painting would have a spontaneous look.
14) What Modernist conventions did Henry Moore use in Mother and Child?
A
Moore used abstracted, simplified, and exaggerated forms.
B
Moore combined dramatic poses with calm facial expressions.
C
Moore used bronze for the sculpture to emphasize strength.
D
Moore incorporated features of realistic nineteenth-century sculpture.
15) What is a distinguishing characteristic of Surrealism, as seen in The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí?
A
Surrealist art is based on ideas from the artist's imagination and subconscious mind.
B
Surrealist art is based on imagery taken from contemporary mystery novels.
C
Surrealist art uses ideas conjured up by children interviewed by the artist.
D
Surrealist art uses symbolism based on Classical Greek and Roman mythology.
16) Why is Still Life – Le Jour by Georges Braque an example of Synthetic Cubism?
A
The painting uses detailed shapes and textures that overlap in unexpected ways.
B
The painting depicts objects from more than one vantage point at the same time.
C
he painting uses closely placed, nearly imperceptible dots of color to create the illusion of form.
D
The painting depicts each object from a single point of view.
17) Like many twentieth-century artists, the Fauves broke new ground. Which statement describes how the Fauves ignored accepted conventions of traditional art?
A
The Fauves used the passage technique, where one shape merges with another.
B
The Fauves used greatly simplified shapes to create a sense of depth.
C
The Fauves used lines and colors that express the injustices of industrialized society.
D
The Fauves used intense, expressive colors that are not realistic.
18) What characteristic describes late nineteenth-century sculptor Auguste Rodin's work?
A
Rodin's work features figures placed on high pedestals to distance them from the viewers.
B
Rodin's work captures a sense of movement and emotion through surface texture variations.
C
Rodin's work conveys the artist's dislike of Renaissance sculpture by Donatello and Michelangelo
D
Rodin's work depicts figures with little expression that convey the artist's attitude toward industrialized society.
19) What statement describes Vincent van Gogh's Post-Impressionist use of color?
A
Van Gogh used analogous colors to create harmony.
B
Van Gogh used color in a naturalistic way.
C
Van Gogh used bold color to convey emotion
D
Van Gogh used highly representational color.
20) How was French Impressionist Edgar Degas influenced by Japanese woodblock prints?
A
Degas depicted scenes from an elevated vantage point.
B
Degas arranged figures on horizontal lines to create a sense of calm.
C
Degas carved the images into a wood block before printing them.
D
Degas avoided the use of lines to outline figures.
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