Famous art - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage? - CORRECT ANSWER The Bronx What is in the Dahesh Museum? - CORRECT ANSWER Only museum in US devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works by Europe's academically trained artists of the 19th and early 20th century. What is the newest museum on Museum Mile? - CORRECT ANSWER Neue Galerie 1048 5th Ave. Austrian and German art, donated by Ronald Lauder, a cosmetics mogul. In C. Vanderbuilt's old house. What is the bes...

ART 305 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Caravaggio's dramatic shifting of the vanishing point, light source, and position of main characters brought the viewer: - Answer-Into the scene with boldness and psychological connection French absolutist monarch Louis XIV endeavored to shift the mythic base of culture from: - Answer-God to King The French Revolution: - Answer-Was inspired by Enlightenment ideals The function(s) of the French Royal Academy of Fine Arts was/were: - Answer-...

Public Art correct answers An umbrella term which includes any work of art purchased with public funds, or which comes into the public regardless of where it is situated in the community, or who sees it. Types: Site specific sculpture Monument Street art Tilted Arc, Richard Serra 1981-89 correct answers Site specific sculpture, very controversial, no longer exists. Blocked the habitual route that people walked, forcing them to take a different route. Clashed with the spirals on the groun...

The 2024/2025 FTCE ART K-12 Revision 3 - Art History and Culture 15% of Exam Q&A Baroque Art Content - CORRECT ANSWER-- 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 Baroque Art Context - CORRECT ANSWER-- included allegories (stories with hidden meaning/messages) - 1732 Trevi Fountain in Rome - overly ornate s...

Art History Practice Exam Questions with Correct Answers Which animal was particularly important to Minoan civilization and was represented in a famous bronze sculpture? - Answer-the bull The Mycenaean Treasury of Atreus is an example of which kind of structure? - Answer-Tholos Tomb Male marble figurines from the Cyclades are typically depicted - Answer-sitting in a char and playing a harp or lyre. Sculpture from the period known as Early Cycladic II most typically follows which form...

What are the 6 characteristics of civilized societies and of "civilization"? correct answers 1. Urban life--cities. 2. System of government 3. Social classes, wealth, and occupation. 4. Tools and specialized skills for the production of goods, leads to the rise of trade and manufacturing. 5. Some from of written communication. 6. A shared system of religious beliefs. Which of these can be found also in lesser-developed human societies? correct answers Mesopotamia--a story of a succes...

UPDATED* Praxis II - Art Content Knowledge Exam | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ embossing - Answer -Form of RELIEF in which image is raised from the backside (called repoussé in metalworking); in printing, image is raised on paper from the reverse side John Marin () - Answer -American Modernist ARTIST known for his abstract landscapes & watercolors; often credited w/ influencing Abstract Expressionists; mastered a type of watercolor where he achi...

HESI A2 ENTRANCE EXAM: READING COMPREHENSION, CHEMISTRY, GRAMMAR, BIOLOGY, VOCABULARY & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE, CRITICAL THINKING, ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY AND MATH VERSION 2 (With answers) Reading Comprehension Neurologists and biological psychologists have witnessed a sharp increase in the knowledge and understanding of particular structures of the brain over the past two decades. As technology becomes ever more advanced, scientists are able to isolate the functions of even small regions of ...

What borough has Edgar Allen Poe's cottage? - Answer- The Bronx What is in the Dahesh Museum? - Answer- Only museum in US devoted to collecting, exhibiting, and interpreting works by Europe's academically trained artists of the 19th and early 20th century. What is the newest museum on Museum Mile? - Answer- Neue Galerie 1048 5th Ave. Austrian and German art, donated by Ronald Lauder, a cosmetics mogul. In C. Vanderbuilt's old house. What is the best example of Art Deco in NYC ? - Ans...

Does the use of new technologies and social network sharing change the nature of photography and is this new photograph art? Are Instagram photos art? Why? correct answers Yes, new technologies make it easier for people to produce art social medias; this makes art much more accessible to the public and it is becoming less appreciated. Instagram photos are considered art to me because it is a form of expression and shared with others for their enjoyment. In our class discussions we talked abo...