Question 1

If you could choose between Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank O. Gehry to design your house, whom would you choose and why? Be specific.
I. Discuss the architectural characteristics of both architects.
II. Explain why you prefer one architect over the other.

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Question 2

What is the Bayeux Tapestry?

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Question 3

The artists in the Renaissance looked to the works of classical Greece and Rome for inspiration and technique. Consider the works of Michelangelo or Leonardo da Vinci and explain what features Renaissance art borrows from classical art and what features move beyond the classical, justifying the idea of "rebirth."
I. Describe in detail the features of classical art that the Renaissance artists drew upon.
II. Describe in detail the innovations Michelangelo or Leonardo added to sculpture and/or painting.

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Question 4

What is Gothic architecture?

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Question 5

What is Angkor Wat?

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Question 6

What features identify painters as members of the Dutch school?

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Question 7

What is surrealism?

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Question 8

Compare Andy Warhol's Pop art to Picasso's Guernica. Assuming that art has a larger social function or message, discuss whether Warhol's work could be considered as meaningful as Picasso's.
I. Describe the features of Guernica and Pop art, especially as each form makes a possible commentary on society.
II. Analyze whether one form seems more meaningful than the other.

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Question 9

Many of Goya's critics stated that he abandoned the beautiful in his later works. Develop a persuasive argument to defend Goya against this charge.
I. Describe Goya's later artistic style, mentioning his disdain for the lifestyle of the fashionable elite.
II. Discuss Goya's artistic features, such as using painting techniques to depict the emotions associated with his brutal content.
III. Explain why Goya did not abandon beauty.

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Question 10

Consider the examples of paintings by women in the chapter: Gentileschi, Morisot, O'Keeffe, and others. Despite their widely different styles and historical contexts, are there any similarities in their work that you can point to that might be described as feminine? Explain why or why not.
I. State that Gentileschi's work was considered unfeminine and too aggressive with many violent themes.
II. Discuss how Morisot blended domestic realism with Impressionist techniques.
III. Explain how O'Keeffe's paintings of flowers can be seen as representing the female form.

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Quiz 5: Art

If you could choose between Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank O. Gehry to design your house, whom would you choose and why? Be specific. I. Discuss the architectural characteristics of both architects. II. Explain why you prefer one architect over the other.

What is the Bayeux Tapestry?

What is Gothic architecture?

What is Angkor Wat?

What features identify painters as members of the Dutch school?

What is surrealism?