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Rubens painted 21 historical paintings allegorically retelling her life as Queen of France.
Who is Marie de'Medici?
100
Made by the women of Lenape tribe from materials traded with Europeans
What is a Bandolier Bag?
100
His bronze statue once stood in the Medici Courtyard and became the civic symbol for Florence.
What is Donatello's David?
100
The Palace built for King Louis XIV
What is Versailles?
100
The Great Mosque of Djenne is made from this distinctly African material
What is Adobe (mud brick)?
200
Bernini carved this famous nun in Ecstasy inside the Coronaro Chapel
Who is Saint Theresa?
200
Located in Colorado and was home to the Anasazi
What is the Mesa Verde Cliff Dwellings?
200
She was born of sea foam and blown to shore by the winds of Zephyr.
What is Botticelli's Venus?
200
Michelangelo painted this ceiling where new popes are decided
What is the Sistine chapel
200
The wall plaques from Oba's palace were made from this recycled material
What is brass?
300
She appeared to Juan Diego in 1531 and is the most revered symbol in Mexico.
What is the Virgin Guadalupe?
300
These indigenous Americans have been making transformation masks for over 1,000 years.
What is Kwakwaka'wakw tribe?
300
She set the Western standard for the "reclining nude female"
What is Titian's Venus of Urbino?
300
Borromini designed this sculptural church with an oval dome
What is San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane
300
The Siki dwa kofi is also known as what by the Ashanti people.
What is the Golden Stool?
400
Her still life painting of Fruit and Insects includes wheat and grapes remind us of the Eucharist?
Who is Rachel Ruysch?
400
Famous female Pueblo artist's blackware pottery became in high demand in the mid-20th century
Who is Maria Martinez?
400
She once laid at the bottom of the Aztec Templo Mayor dismembered and naked for all to see.
What is the Coyolxauqui Stone?
400
Building designed by Alberti in Florence Italy with 3 levels of columns similar to the Colosseum in Rome
What is Palazzo Rucellai?
400
Cloth made in New Zealand from beaten/pounded tree bark
What is Tapa?
500
Miguel Cabrera painted an image of this famous feminist nun that lived in a convent in 17th century Mexico
Who is Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz?
500
This architectural complex is home to the Ancient Mayan civilization
What is Yaxchilan?
500

An engraving from the Northern Renaissance depicting biblical figures in contrapposto stance.

What is Albrecht Durer's Adam and Eve?

500
African architecture made of stone
What is the Great Zimbabwe?
500
Mother of Pearl in-lay found in Spanish Colonial art.
What is Enconchado?
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