Architecture
Which city’s ancient ruins were the focus of interest among Renaissance scholars and artists?
Rome
Which sculptor in the Renaissance intentionally left his works in an unfinished state? What was his motivation for doing so? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.gf81013eb96_2_19
Michelangelo
Which sculpture was the inspirational source of these drawings? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.p7
Laocoön
What is an engraving? How is it different from a drawing?
An engraving is made by incising and inking an (usually metal) surface to ultimately make a print.
What is the difference between parchment and paper?
Parchment is made from animal skin whereas paper is plant-based.
Identify this site. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.p2
Abu Simbel
Who is represented in this sculpture; how is she positioned and why? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.p5
Artemis
What is one important theme Professor Kaufmann discussed in this painting? (Pieter Claesz’s Still Life, 1629) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.p8
memento mori
What are the most important body parts in the drawing pedagogy of the Western tradition?
Eyes, nose, hands
What do you call the part of the manuscript that covers and holds together the pages?
binding
The gendering of architecture in the classical tradition begins with the mythical origins of the orders. Please name three orders of Greek architecture and their gender-specific personalities. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.gf81013eb96_2_12
Doric-male; Ionic-female; Corinthian-maiden
Who is the first Roman to put his own portrait on coins? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.gf81013eb96_2_28
Julius Caesar
What are the three main colors in Greek pottery painting? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.gf81013eb96_2_48
black, red, and white
In what century and period did Albrecht Dürer work?
15th-16th c.; Renaissance
What does “illumination” mean in the making of a manuscript?
What is the name of these arches and what time and region are they common in?
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.p3
horseshoe arches in medieval Iberia
What are the two types of glyphs in ancient Maya writing system?
logogram and syllabogram
Identify the medium, place of origin, and figures of this object. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.p9
Encaustic on wood icon, Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai, Virgin, Child, and Saints George and Theodore
What is a counterproof? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.gf81013eb96_2_55
a print taken from a print that was just taken from the engraving plate
In addition to parchment and paper, what other materials was used to make medieval manuscript?
ink and pigments for writing and painting; leather or lacquer for the binding; lime solution used in soaking and loosening hair from the animal skin, etc.
Locate and name the architectural element that marks the direction of prayer/mecca in this floor plan.
Identify this object and its function. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.p6
Narmer’s palette- used to grind and mix minerals for makeup
What are the four natural colors that Pliny writes about?
Melian earth, Attic ochre, sinopic red ochre, atramentum
Which Renaissance artist filed the first lawsuit in art history over intellectual property copyright? Who was sued? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.gf81013eb96_2_62
Albrecht Dürer; Marcantonio Raimondi
What is the name of the most precious blue pigment used in some of the medieval manuscripts we saw and where was it produced? https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rQF3pVr9sWusQUpXXbU_O_q-VJ8yYHiC/edit#slide=id.gf81013eb96_2_70
lapis lazuli from Afghanistan