People IN art
In ‘Les Meninas’, who is thought to be seen in the mirror in the background?
The King and Queen.
What is a Nkisi Nkondi?
A power figure that is activated by inserting pieces of metal to prod the spirit into action
What was the function of “Illustration from the results of the first Five-Year Plan” by Varvara Stepanova?
It was used as propaganda to show that the USSR was great to other foreign countries.
Claude Monet wished he had been born with what disability so he could gain it for the first time?
Blindness
Where is the acropolis located?
Greece
What is the name of Rembrandt's wife in this self portrait?
Saskia
What vocabulary term is associated with the structure of Stonehenge?
Post and Lintel
What is the purpose of the Palette of King Narmer?
It is a palette to grind up make-up.
What is wrong with the Venus of Urbino?
Her torso is out of proportion so that she would need extra vertebrae.
Where is stonehenge located?
England
What celebrity is seen in Jeff Koon’s ‘Pink Panther’?
Jayne Mansfield
The Maize Cobs from the Incan empire in Peru are the earliest examples of what artistic technique?
Repousse
What was the purpose of the Forbidden City?
A place for the emperor and his family to live OR a political center of China (at the time)
What is the only Afro-Cuban work of art we studied?
The Jungle by Wilfredo Lam
Where was the running horned woman painted?
Algeria
Who are the three Pharaohs of the Great Pyramids at Giza?
Menkaura, Khufu, and Khafre
What is a professional boxer called in classical greek?
Pugilist
On the ‘Navigation Chart’, what is the purpose of adding shells?
to show where the Islands are
Where do we come from? By Paul Gaugin is meant to be viewed from right to left. What other artworks are meant to be viewed/read from right to left?
Folio from the Quran OR Night Attack at The Sanjo Palace
The Merovingian Looped Fibulae from the 6th century CE were created in what country?
France
Who commissioned the building and is shown presenting a model of the Arena Chapel?
Enrico Scrovegni
What artwork uses tesserae to create light, shadow, and reflection?
Alexander Mosaic
The Lukasa made by the Luba People in what is currently the Democratic Republic of the Congo is meant for what primary purpose?
Memory board to help with oral history
The Ahu Ula was made with feathers from what type of bird?
Mamo bird
Robert Smithson's ‘Spiral Jetty’ is located in which state?
Utah