True and False
Early Art History
ISMS
Before Modern
Miscellaneous
100
Monet was a painter who often painted the same subject several times a day to show how colors (and light)changed.
What is TRUE
100
___________ are monuments made from huge stone slabs.
What are ZIGGURATS
100
_________ was a major art movement in the United States and is also referred to as Action Painting.
What is ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM.
100
The _______________ began when Rome was conquered by invaders from the north.
What are the MIDDLE AGES
100
Linear ___________________ is a graphic system that creates the illusion of depth on a flat surface.
What is perspective
200
Greeks, who carved ideal human forms in their sculpture, conquered Rome in 146 BC.
What is FALSE (but they DID carve IDEAL human forms in their sculpture)
200
The _______ was built in Rome.
What is the PARTHENON
200
Dreams, fantasy, and the subconscious were inspirations for ____________.
What is SURREALISM
200
__________ architecture incorporated pointed arches and stained-glass windows.
What is GOTHIC
200
_________ are moving sculptures that stay in motion.
What are mobiles
300
Photorealism is art that depicts objects as they actually appear.
What is TRUE
300
The earliest art comes from _________________.
What is THE OLD STONE AGE
300
___________ is art that uses a minimum of art elements.
What is MINIMALISM
300
___________ artists "reawakened" to art forms and ideas from ancient Greece and Rome.
What are RENAISSANCE
300
The _________ first used cement and the arch to build large-scale structures.
What are the ROMANS
400
American Neo-Classicism rejected the architectural style of Greeks and Romans.
What is FALSE (Neo-Classicism)
400
Monks used ____________ to copy and illustrate the Bible.
What is CALLIGRAPHY
400
__________ reacted to the absurdity and chaos after WWI in Europe.
What is DADAISM.
400
Paintings on tomb walls of pyramids tell us about ______ culture, where their rulers were worshipped as gods.
What is EGYPTIAN
400
_______ artists created optical illusions in this art style.
What is OP ART
500
______________ artists depict works that reflect sexuality, race, and gender.
What are IDENTITY ARTISTS
500
________ are stepped mountains of brick-covered earth, upon which they placed temples to their gods.
What are ZIGGURATS
500
Geometric form and art from other cultures, expecially Africa, influenced _________.
What is CUBISM
500
Monasteries and churches were the focus for art production during ___________.
What are THE MIDDLE AGES
500
________ emphasized abstract elements of art along with emotions.
What is ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM