In sculpture Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

What is the relationship between the humanities and technology? a) Technology has led to an increase in globalization by making the world smaller and connecting people together through social networks via the internet. b) Technology has increased our ability to preserve, document and share works of art, literature, and music in a way that is unprecedented. What theme is found in multiple historical periods? Individualism 00:02 01:21 How do we identify themes in a literary ...

WGU C100 Object Assessment Introduction to Humanities 2023/ 2024 Exam |Actual Questions and Verified Answers | A Grade Q: Sappho's lyric poem "A Lament for Adonis" represents what major theme of the Classical Period? Answer: The theme of humanism because it emphasizes human passions and emotions rather than idealized gods. Q: Why is the statue The Metropolitan Kouros a notable example of Greek sculpture? Answer: It utilized vertical and horizontal symmetry in creating th...

WGU C100 Final Exam Review |Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | A Grade (Latest 2023/ 2024) QUESTION The Renaissance revived ____________ Answer: Classical Greek and Roman culture QUESTION The phrase "To be or not to be, that is the question" is from which play? Answer: Hamlet QUESTION Who initiated Protestant Reformation? Answer: Martin Luther QUESTION What was the Principal force of change in the Renaissance Religion? Answer...

Two-dimensional - correct answer Having the dimensions of height and width, height and depth, or width and depth only. Planes - correct answer flat or level surface of a material body which can also be imagined in space Line - correct answer indicate the edge of a two dimensional shape line function - correct answer create a basic motion of the image regulate line - correct answer used to show the form, pattern, shape, distance, and movement in art. The line could also show various e...

1. Baroque Art Content: - 17th and 18th centuries - style propagated by the Catholic Church, monumental works of public art - meant to inspire a sense of awe - illustrated Catholic ideas, biblical or mythical depictions - Sculptures showed movement 2. Baroque Art Context: - included allegories (stories with hidden meaning/mes- sages) - 1732 Trevi Fountain in Rome - overly ornate sculpture. Major Artists - Rembrandt, Caravaggio and Rubens 3. Medieval Art Content: - Spans more than 1,000 ye...

Old Man's Cloth CORRECT ANSWER El Anatsui, 2003 Context: Artist born in Ghana in 1944, European educated Anatsui's career shaped by utopia of mid-century African independence movements Work always reflects region's history; this particular work reflects history of Afro-European trade Anatsui joined "Sankofa" movement to reclaim and reinstall Africa's indigenous traditions Much of his work is very abstract and geometric, widely regarded as leading international contemporary artist ...

PRAXIS Art Content Knowledge (5134): Western Tradition in Art History (2023/2024) Graded A Byzantine Architecture Influenced from Greek and Rome. More complex, geometrically. Stone, Brick, plaster. Mosaics and Domes. Pendentives supported circular domes over a square space or use elliptical dome over a rectangular space Most surviving buildings are sacred in nature (country no longer exists Jeff Koons Balloon Dog Known for appropriating nostalgic kitsch objects into sculptural works. Enormous s...

Art doesn't happen in a vacuum - it is important to consider the context of each work of art. An artwork's context does NOT include: - the type of technique it uses (brushwork, etc) What is an installation? - An artwork that is made of a space that can be entered, explored, and experienced Early art forms include cave paintings, rudimentary sculptures and megaliths. Where is this famous megalith located? - Southern England Although today we mostly encounter art in museums, art through...

Humanities CLEP Latest 2023 Rated A pop art an artistic movement that emerged in the early 1960s; pop artists took images from popular culture and transformed them into works of fine art mosaics patterns or pictures made by embedding small pieces of stone or glass in cement on surfaces such as walls and floors sculpture three dimensional work of art, statue bust a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person obelisk tall, 4 sided pillar of stone that rises to a point multi-media using tw...