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100

What group overthrew the Akkadian dynasty?


The Guti

100

Why were concrete vaults brighter than stone vaults?


bonus why

Concrete vaults could have windows throughout.

Because concrete will hold its form once it dries, even if holes are cut in it, vaults made of concrete can have empty spaces for windows to let in sunlight without risking collapse. [

100

what was the name of the artpiece that Albrecht Dürer, did

Melencolia I,

100

what style did Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun,

Rococo

100

the world first camera was not a camera at all what was it called 

Camera obscura

200

define aesthetic and art criticism 

of aesthetics, or the philosophical inquiry intothe nature and expression of beauty; and art criticism,or the explanation of current art events to the general public via the press.

200

Which of the following artists coined the term "Gothic"? and where did it first appear

Giorgio Vasari used the term "Gothic" for the first time in his Introduction to the Three Arts of Design.

200

techinque used in the Buxheim St. Christopher print,

hierarchic scale

200

what did the shift in tubed paint cause

impasto effects that were characteristic of many Impressionist paintings. (The term impasto comes from the Italian verb “impastare,” meaning ton knead or to paste, and refers to the technique of thickly laying paint onto the canvas, so that it stands out from the surface.)

200

At where did enthusiastic amatuer scientist Thomas Wedgewood and Humphry Davy conduct similar experiments in light-writing

england

300

define “contrapposto,” 

*need description

counter positioning, was invented to show the body to its best advantage.

bonus: the standing figure is posed with its weight shifted onto one leg, for a more relaxed, naturalistic appearance.

300

How long did mummification take?

72

300

story behind the art Judith and Her Maidservant

Judith, a Jewish widow, saved the city of Bethulia from the Assyrians by killing their general, Holofernes, who was preparing to lead an attack on the Jews.

300

what did Michel Eugène Chevreul found

impressionist color theory and complementary color

300

where was the silhouette portrait style popular in colonial america

As such the silhouette’s plain style came to represent the new nation; its form resonated with the values of a republican society that espoused modesty and rejected ornament.

400

What was the Middle Stone Age art compared to (time period) and where is the art located current day

Paleolithic Period and eastern spain

400

Why does the south window incorporate blue and yellow glass pieces?

They represent the hometowns of the patron. Dreux and Brittany, the homes of the Dreux Bretange family, who paid for the window

400

reason why the The Behaim Beaker, was commissioned

Behaim family of Nuremburg, Germany, to celebrate the union of Michael IV Behaim and Katharina Locherin,

400

what does the pose in Self Portrait in a Straw Hat Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun,

Rubens’s Portrait of Susanna Lunden.

400

What was the method used by Muybridge for photographing a horse 

motion using a series of twelve cameras spaced at twenty-one-inch intervals and attached to wires that were tripped as the horse galloped down the racecourse, designing his own high-speed electronic shutter and electro-timer to accomplish the task.

500

Reason why there isn't as much Mesopotamia Art compared to others 

Unfortunately, the Mesopotamian civilizations formed in a valley that lacked the natural barriers of deserts and mountains that protected Egypt. This left them vulnerable to invasion, and hence, the history of this ancient region is one of successive conquest and destruction. Moreover, the use of more perishable materials by Mesopotamian civilizationshas left us with fewer examples of their arts.

500

Why is cobalt unique among pigments used in decorating porcelain objects?

Cobalt keeps its color at extremely high temperatures 1300

500

Where is Benin Bronze found today and why

the vast majority of Benin bronze sculptures are not housed in their native homeland, present-day Nigeria. Instead, they are part of museum collections all over the world. This fact is the result of a spectacularly grotesque act of colonial violence carried out by British forces in February of 1897. Their raid was ostensibly launched in retaliation for the massacre of a British diplomatic mission to Benin earlier that year. The expeditionary force of 1,200 British soldiers who invaded the city of Benin murdered hundreds of Benin’s citizens, who were armed with mere swords and muskets against the machine guns and mobile artillery of the British.

500

what did monets The Bridge at Argenteuil focus on

His focus in this iteration is to capture the brilliance of light reflecting off water on a summer day.

500

How much tvs were used in 1951 and why was there a big amount 

Part of the rapid increase in the availability and use of television sets was the incorporation of war-time technological developments.