Western Art History
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Western Art History offers a comprehensive overview of the artistic movements, key figures, and cultural developments that have shaped visual art in the Western world from antiquity to the present day. The course examines major periods such as Classical Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Modernism, and contemporary trends, exploring not only painting and sculpture but also architecture and decorative arts. By analyzing significant artworks within their historical, social, and philosophical contexts, students will gain an understanding of how Western art both reflected and influenced broader cultural transformations.
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Art History 5th Edition Volume 2 by Marilyn Stokstad
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Chapter 1: Fourtheenth-Century Art in Europe
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Q1) Who was Christine de Pizan? In what ways did she contribute to her profession and to her era?
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Q2) Who was Master Theodoric? Characterize his style.
Answer: Master Theodoric was a renowned medieval architect and sculptor known for his innovative Gothic style. His work was characterized by intricate and detailed designs, soaring arches, and delicate tracery. He was known for his use of natural light and his ability to create a sense of grandeur and awe in his buildings. Master Theodoric's style was influential in the development of Gothic architecture and has had a lasting impact on the design of cathedrals and churches throughout Europe.
Q3) The most complete Decorated-style building is the __________.
A) Chartres Cathedral
B) Durham Cathedral
C) Westminster Cathedral
D) Exeter Cathedral
Answer: D
Q4) How did the Holy Roman Empire change during the fourteenth century?
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Chapter 2: Fifteenth-century Art in Northern Europe
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Q1) The __________ is a mythical,horse-like animal,with cloven hooves,a goat's beard and a single,long twisted horn.
A) unicorn
B) griffin
C) sphinx
D) centaur
Answer: A
Q2) __________ was first achieved in the workshop of Johann Gutenberg in Germany.
A) relief printing
B) engraving
C) movable-type printing
D) block books
Answer: C
Q3) One reason for the limited number of female artists in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance was that women__________________.
A) were not allowed to learn skills of drawing or painting
B) could not work professionally as artists
C) were not allowed formal apprenticeships
D) were not admitted to guilds
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Renaissance art in fifteenth-century Italy
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Q1) The family of artist Andrea della Robbia is best known for their
A) distinctive glazes and ceramic production
B) skillful metalworking practice
C) elaborate carved woodwork on cassoni
D) revival of the lost-wax method of bronze casting
Answer: A
Q2) Linear perspective creates the illusion of three-dimensional space in painting through all of the following EXCEPT:
A) establishing a fixed vantage point for the viewer
B) proportionately reducing the scale of objects as they recede into the background
C) making objects in the distance appear grayer and less clear
D) following imaginary lines that converge into a single vanishing point
Answer: C
Q3) Identify a specific commission that drew artists to Rome in the fifteenth century.Name an artist that was part of this commission and describe his contribution to the project.
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Chapter 4: Sixteenth-century art in Italy
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Q1) How did Julius II support and complicate Michelangelo's artistic life?
Q2) Raphael's well-known fresco The School of Athens summarizes the ideals envisioned by __________in both its subject matter and harmonious formal arrangement.
A) the Medici Family of Florence
B) the Renaissance Popes
C) the Doni Family of Florence
D)the Holy Roman Emperor
Q3) The ______________ issued guidelines that limited what could be represented in art.
A) Pope
B) Holy Roman Emperor
C) Council of Trent
D) Inquisition
Q4) Who were the main figures in the Venetian Renaissance?
Q5) What makes Tintoretto's painting typical of Mannerism?
Q6) What are some general features of painting in the High Italian Renaissance?
Q7) Why is Michelangelo's David so well regarded and revered?
Q8) Why did Raphael change his painting style?
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Q9) What was Palladio's great contribution to Venetian religious architecture?
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Chapter 5: sixteenth-century art in northern Europe and the Iberian peninsula
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Q1) What was the impact of the Reformation on art in Northern Europe?
Q2) How did Francis I make Fontainebleau into an artistic center?
Q3) In addition to painting,the arts of textiles,ceramics,and sculpture made of wood and metal flourished in the __________.
A) Danube
B) Netherlands
C) Bavaria
D) Toledo
Q4) Dürer openly expressed his ______________in the Four Apostles .
A) Methodism
B) happiness
C) wealth
D) Lutheranism
Q5) The German-born painter Hans Holbein shaped the tastes of the ____________ courts.
A) Portuguese
B) French
C) English
D) Spanish
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Q6) What kind of art was favored in the Tudor Court?
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Chapter 6: Seventeenth-Century art in Europe
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Q1) The columns surrounding the drum on the exterior of St.Paul's Cathedral recall
A) Bernini
B) Bramante
C) Vignola
D) Hardoin-Mansart
Q2) Velàzquez's painting The Surrender at Breda is popularly known as __________.
A) The Wells
B) The Cupids
C) The Lances
D) The Caves
Q3) Still-life paintings with a moralizing __________ theme were very popular in the seventeenth century.
A) intaglio
B) quadri riportati
C) caravaggisti
D) vanitas
Q4) How is Bernini's David different from sculptures by Michelangelo and Donatello on the same subject? Discuss the artist's viewpoint,the expression,the moment in time,and the techniques.
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Chapter 7: art of south and southeast Asia after 1200
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Q1) The sixteenth-century Mughal ruler,__________,was a committed and ambitious patron of the arts.
A) Zahir
B) Akbar
C) Afif
D) Jahangir
Q2) Mughal court painters produced paintings that documented Emperor Akbar's life and accomplishments recorded in the ____________.
A) Hamzanama
B) Akbarnama
C) Fatepur
D) Gilgamesh
Q3) In Burma,the _________,which enshrines relics of the Buddha,continues to be a center of Buddhist devotion.
A) Taj Mahal
B) Luna Vasahi
C) Temple of the Emerald Buddha
D) Shwedagon stupa
Q4) Discuss the characteristics of Tantric Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara .
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Chapter 8: Chinese and Korean art after 1279
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Q1) Like the previous two dynasties,the __________ potters excelled in the manufacture of ceramics.
A) Beijing
B) Joseon
C) Taipei
D) Hong Kong
Q2) One of the major distinctions made in Chinese painting is between 2 styles; scholarly/literati and__________.
A) mercantile
B) priestly
C) courtly
D) lower-class
Q3) A literati of the late Ming period,__________ developed significant and far-reaching theories on the state of Chinese painting.
A) Zhao Mengfu
B) Ni Zan
C) Dong Qichang
D) Dai Jin
Q4) What is the derivation of the word "porcelain"?
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Chapter 9: Japanese art after 1333
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Q1) What was the impact of Hokusai's Thirty-Six Views of Mt.Fuji on the arts?
Q2) The eighteenth-century artist,___________,was known for his ukiyo-e of courtesans such as The Flowers of Beauty in the Floating World: Motoura and Yaezakura of the Minami Yamasakiya .
A) Nagasawa Rosetsu
B) Suzuki Harunobu
C) Toshusai Sharaku
D) Otani Oniji
Q3) Zen's initial decline during the Edo period was revived by the Zen monk/teacher/artist,__________,who portrayed subjects from everyday life that his humble followers could easily understand.
A) Sen no Rikyu
B) Kano Eitoku
C) Ogata Korin
D) Hakuin Ekaku
Q4) What are registration marks in the woodblock print process? Are they necessary?
Q5) Discuss the various schools of painting from the fourteenth century to the eighteenth century.Identify the goals,audience,subject matter,patronage,techniques,and other features associated with each school.Include specific works of art in your discussion.
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Chapter 10: Art of the Americas after 1300
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Q1) __________ was deemed a fitting offering for the Incan gods.
A) lintels
B) rocks
C) cloth
D) wattle
Q2) In what ways did the Inca organize their empire?
Q3) __________ divided the city of Tenochtitlan into four quarters.
A) Temples
B) Gaming areas
C) Waterways
D) Houses
Q4) Why is the Navajo Night Chant important and who sings it?
Q5) Which statement best describes the interests of Native American Jaune Quick-to-See Smith ?
A) She wants to revive native traditions and art forms in contemporary art.
B) She emphasizes the functional/craft role of Native American art.
C) She makes art that reflects her ethnic identity, as well as its relationship to Western culture.
D) She argues her Native American ancestry is irrelevant to her role as a contemporary artist.
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Chapter 11: art of pacific cultures
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Q1) The people of __________ were the most extensively tattooed of all Polynesians.
A) New Zealand
B) the Marquesas Islands
C) New Ireland
D) Samoa
Q2) The structure of the Maori meetinghouse (whare nui)stands on an open plaza called a ____________.
A) turanga
B) hapu
C) iwi
D) marae
Q3) The poupou in Maori culture is used for what architectural purpose on a meetinghouse?
A) house panel
B) painted interior pattern
C) lattice panel
D) support pole
Q4) How did missionaries play a role in the production of fiber arts?
Q5) How did the Hawaiian use feathers in their art?
Q6) What are some distinctions between Melanesian and Polynesian peoples?
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Chapter 12: art of Africa in the modern era
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Q1) The Kuba people produce elaborate and sophisticated arts tied to __________.
A) kinship
B) shamanism
C) leadership
D) divination
Q2) Following World War I,several __________ movements arose across Africa.
A) feminist
B) religious
C) Marxist
D) nationalist
Q3) Terra cotta figures created by Nok artists are the earliest known __________ from sub-Saharan Africa.
A) toys
B) weapons
C) money
D) sculptures
Q4) Why do some contemporary African artists continue to use indigenous traditions?
Q5) How does art in Africa relate to the world of ancestors and other spirits?
Q6) How are nkisi nkonde an example of an object transformed by use?
Q7) How do masks relate to ceremonial events in African art?
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Chapter
13: Eighteenth- and early-nineteenth century art
in
Europe and NORTH America
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Q1) In England,Neoclassicism was accompanied by a __________ revival.
A) Gothic
B) Chinese
C) Mexican
D) African
Q2) Which country embraced Gothic Revival architecture in the early nineteenth century as symbolic of its national tradition?
A) the United States
B) France
C) England
D) Germany
Q3) How does Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe illustrate the artist's radical approach to the academic tradition of Neoclassical history painting?
A) It shows the death of the hero.
B) Its popularity led it to be reproduced as a print.
C) It rejects Reynold's notion of the Grand Manner.
D) It depicts a contemporary subject.
Q4) What was Winckelmann's influence on art?
Q5) How do scientific discoveries impact on art during the eighteenth century?
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Chapter
14: mid-to late nineteenth-century art in Europe and
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Q1) Frederick Law Olmstead and Calvert Vaux relied on the English tradition of _______landscaping in designing New York's Central Park.
A) symmetrical
B) picturesque
C) Grand Manner
D) maze
Q2) Napoleon III developed the Salon des Refusés for artists rejected from the official
A) government
B) opéra
C) Salon
D) church
Q3) Art Nouveau artists and architects drew inspiration from _____________.
A) history painting
B) historic battles
C) the subconscious mind
D) nature
Q4) Van Gogh's impact on the arts has been significant and far reaching.Explore some of his innovations in terms of his concepts and their manifestation in is his work.
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1900-1950
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Q1) Joan Mitchell who created energetic and lyrical __________ paintings was part of a second generation of Abstract Expressionist painters.
A) abstract
B) figural
C) collage
D) socially informed
Q2) Explore the significance of Jackson Pollack's drip paintings.How did he make them and did they move beyond any abstract work made previously?
Q3) __________ means "wild beast" and was the name of an art movement that included Henri Matisse.
A) Die Brücke
B) Fauvism
C) Dada
D) Orphism
Q4) How did Russian Constructivists combine Modern styles with practical needs?
Q5) What are the names of the most important government-sponsored public works organizations?
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Q6) What is an example of Modern artists looking to non-western art during this period?
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Chapter 16: The international scene since 1950
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Q1) A major aim of first-generation feminist artists was _______________.
A) increasing recognition for women's artistic accomplishments and practices
B) deconstructing the art historical canon by exposing patriarchal biases in society
C) challenging traditional gender divisions through postmodern strategies
D) all of the above
Q2) Critics of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial were especially outraged by the use of
A) the color black
B) the setting
C) the minimalist treatment
D) the listing of names
Q3) How did the Conceptual artists eliminate the art object?
Q4) What is Postmodern art?
Q5) Using examples from each of the last four decades,write an essay comparing how contemporary artists have addressed the issue of identity.Consider their varied strategies,media,and aesthetics,as well as how their interests have been altered by cultural changes over the last 40 years.
Q6) What kinds of assaults did artists make from the 1960's to the early 1970's on artistic traditions?
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