Deck 11: Painting

Question 1

The painting process that allows for a continuous blending of tones and hues on the painting surface is called

A)buon fresco.
B)oil painting.
C)tempera painting.
D)watercolor.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In European fresco painting from the early-Renaissance to the late Baroque,the goal of artists was to

A)create the illusion of real space and realistic figures.
B)flatten the picture plane.
C)educate the illiterate masses and create a sense of awe.
D)tell the story of the life of the Buddha.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Mummy Portrait of a Man was created using what medium?

A)tempera
B)fresco
C)encaustic
D)gouache

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Paintings that consist of three painted panels,such as The Annunciation [Mérode Altarpiece] by Robert Campin,are called

A)diptychs.
B)reliquaries.
C)triptychs.
D)frescos.

Question 5

Where is the focal point in Giotto's Lamentation?

A)the angel closest to the tree
B)the figure on the far right of the composition
C)the standing figure on the far left of the composition
D)Jesus' head

Question 6

Oil paint is exception in that it allows the user to do all of the following except to

A)continue to work on the same painting for weeks without it drying.
B)work with big,bold,energetic brushstrokes.
C)blend hues and tones seamlessly.
D)work more quickly than in other media.

Question 7

Winslow Homer's A Wall,Nassau was made using

A)watercolor washes.
B)synthetic media.
C)the computer.
D)oil paint.

Question 8

How did Xu Wei,with paintings like Grapes,change traditional Chinese watercolor painting?

A)He introduced a more free-form and expressive style.
B)He began making meticulous portraits of powerful leaders.
C)He abandoned all identifiable subject matter and made purely non-representational paintings.
D)He only painted traditional landscapes.

Question 9

The Bodhisattva,painted with the technique of fresco secco,is remarkable because

A)it is so well-preserved since it was painted in such a dry environment.
B)it is hard to achieve this kind of detail with fresco secco.
C)it was painted in Europe and Buddhism was not popular in Europe at this time.
D)depicts the Bodhisattva with such an unusual hand gesture.

Question 10

Mixed media artists have achieved what important innovation in art?

A)the incorporation of new materials into traditional work
B)the combination of plastic-based and oil-based paints
C)the extension of a painting's "space" from two dimensions to three
D)the representation of the "real" world in two dimensions

Question 11

With the technique of fresco secco,as illustrated in the Ajanta Buddhist caves,the artist

A)applies the paint into fresh plaster making the painting very durable.
B)applies the paint on top of a dried ground,making it easier for the artist to get a high degree of detail.
C)applies the paint onto a canvas support.
D)paints onto a ceramic vessel before it is fired.

Question 12

Artists can create a sense of luminous materiality in oil painting by brushing thin films of transparent color onto the surface,a process called

A)buon fresco.
B)glazing.
C)trompe l'oeil.
D)staining.

Question 13

Painting was largely considered a craft,lesser than other "arts" like poetry and music,until

A)the Renaissance.
B)the Enlightenment.
C)the Classical period in Greece.
D)the Middle Ages.

Question 14

Painter Helen Frankenthaler moved from staining her canvases with oil to using which painting medium?

A)tempera
B)pastel
C)watercolor
D)acrylic

Question 15

Watercolor painting is such a spontaneous process that many people think of it as

A)a temporary form of expression.
B)suitable only for student work.
C)a tool for sketching.
D)All of the above.

Question 16

Who painted The Glorification of Saint Ignatius for the Church of Sant' Ignazio in Rome?

A)Fra Angelico
B)Fra Andrea Pozzo
C)Michelangelo
D)Giotto

Question 17

A traditional ground for tempera paintings,which consists of a mixture of glue and plaster of Paris or chalk,is

A)sinopie.
B)gesso.
C)gouache.
D)encaustic.

Question 18

Antonio Lopez Garcia's New Refrigerator may seem like odd subject matter for a painting,but it actually falls within a long line of which of these artistic traditions?

A)landscape
B)still-life
C)portraiture
D)abstraction

Question 19

Illusionism in fresco painting arguably reached its apogee in which work?

A)Pozzo's The Glorification of Saint Ignatius
B)the cave paintings in Ajanta,India
C)Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling
D)Raphael's School of Athens

Question 20

When an artist paints with a mixture of watercolor pigment and Chinese white chalk,the process is called

A)gouache.
B)fresco secco.
C)trompe l'oeil.
D)encaustic.

Question 21

What is the difference between buon fresco and fresco secco?

Question 22

The advent of photography convinced some painters that painting was dead.How,in fact,has photography contributed to the evolution of painting?

Question 23

Explain the painting process,using terms such as pigments,medium,binder,support,ground,solvent,and vehicle.

Question 24

What is the main advantage of using oil paint over other paint media?

A)It dries slower allowing for more naturalistic development.
B)It is more portable.
C)The pigment mixes with wet plaster and becomes more durable. s)It lends itself to quick,sketch-like images.

Question 25

Which of these is not a component of painting?

A)pigment
B)ground
C)binder
D)vanitas

Question 26

What is the substance in paint that holds the particles of pigment together and often defines the characteristics of the various painting media?

A)pumice
B)binder
C)ground
D)support

Question 27

What phrase "meaning deceit of the eye" occurs when a painting or other artwork looks real to the point of deception?

Question 28

What is the term used to describe the concept of imitation?

Question 29

Choose one example from the chapter and discuss how the artist has used a painting medium as an expressive tool.

Question 30

What is the binder in "encaustic" painting?

A)lime water
B)oil
C)egg yolk
D)wax

Question 31

What is the chief advantage of acrylic paint over oil paint?

A)It dries slower so artists can work more realistically.
B)It is a quick,immediate process.
C)It is more expressive.
D)It is longer-lasting.

Question 32

Buon fresco painting can be described as

A)expressive use of enamel.
B)working with pigment directly into fresh plaster.
C)a quick process of sketching from observation.
D)having more naturalistic capabilities than oil paint.

Question 33

How do the physical characteristics of certain media (for example,gouache,tempera,or impasto)lend themselves to adding an emotional element to the paintings created with them?

Question 34

Define the term collage.

Question 35

Discuss why an artist might choose to create a mixed media work.Cite examples from the chapter in your discussion.

Question 36

Explain the difference between denotation and connotation in a work of art.