Exam 21: Introduction

The art movement that encouraged black artists and writers to seek artistic inspiration in the traditional arts of Africa,rather than assimilate within mainstream American or European artistic traditions,was called __________.

Who was the first king of Egypt to use the title "Pharaoh"?

In Neo-Confucianism,the li is the force in the universe that represents __________.

Why is kente cloth woven so that the geometric patterns do not exactly line up with each other?

The Ark of the Covenant contained __________.

How is Ghiberti's Sacrifice of Isaac different from Brunelleschi's Sacrifice of Isaac?

Honoré Daumier created biting caricatures and social commentary using the medium of __________.

Which photographic process produced a negative from which an unlimited number of positives could be made?

Whistler's Harmony in Blue and Gold is an example of __________.

Which of the following artworks was hated by conservative critics because of its focus on common people and its disregard for traditional standards of order and beauty?

Pierre-Auguste Renoir's Moulin de la Galette exemplifies the characteristics of Impressionism in the __________.

The plan of Romanesque churches developed __________.

In ancient Greek architecture,female figures acting as columns are called __________.

In Raphael's School of Athens,the figures break Classical conventions in their __________.

In the seated statue Khafre,what is the significance of the falcon?

Which group of artists advocated for descriptive naturalism and moralizing spirituality rather than Classical idealism?

Neolithic passage graves feature __________.

In Courtesan Wakaume From the Tamaya in Edomachi,how does Kitagawa Utamaro depict a different notion of ideal beauty than the Medici Venus?

Why do scholars agree that cave paintings were meaningful to prehistoric peoples?

John Constable's The White Horse depicts __________.