Deck 9: Drawing

Question 1

A popular drawing medium during the Renaissance consisted of a stylus of gold,silver,or other metal that was dragged across a prepared ground of lead white,bone,and water.This process was called

A)conte crayon.
B)terazzii.
C)graphite drawing.
D)metalpoint.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The longest continuously practiced (from 40,000 years ago to present)artistic tradition in the world comes from

A)Australian Aborigines
B)African Yoruban-speaking peoples
C)Mesoamerica
D)Ancient Egypt

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Leonardo da Vinci made a drawing,Madonna and Child with St.Anne and Infant St.John the Baptist,for a fresco of the same title.This type of drawing is called

A)a wash.
B)a cartoon.
C)dry media.
D)an edition.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

When ink is diluted with water and applied in broad flat areas,the result is called a

A)sketch.
B)cartoon.
C)wash.
D)sinopie.

Question 5

Where did Marjane Satrapi draw the title of her graphic novel Persepolis?

A)from the present-day capital of Iran
B)from the ceremonial capital of ancient Persia under Cyrus and Darius
C)from the comic book name for New York City
D)from her imagination

Question 6

In Käthe Kollwitz's Self-Portrait,Drawing,the artist has revealed the expressive capabilities of what medium?

A)fresco
B)pen and ink
C)charcoal
D)the computer

Question 7

Who drew Banana Flower?

A)Edgar Degas
B)Georgia O'Keeffe
C)Piet Mondrian
D)Henri Matisse

Question 8

The word paper is derived from

A)Egyptian papyrus
B)Spanish papel
C)German papier
D)Greek xapti

Question 9

When did artists in the Western world first have ready access to paper?

A)in the time of Caesar Augustus in Rome
B)in Italy in the early Renaissance
C)5000 years ago in Egypt
D)200 years ago in Philadelphia

Question 10

The artist who felt that a cut line made with scissors could acquire more feeling than a pencil or charcoal was

A)Vincent van Gogh.
B)Henri Matisse.
C)Paul Cézanne.
D)Paul Gauguin.

Question 11

Café Concert is a work by what artist?

A)Georgia O'Keeffe.
B)Georges Seurat.
C)Jennifer Bartlett.
D)Walter De Maria.

Question 12

What was early paper in the West made of?

A)hemp
B)cotton
C)papyrus
D)cloth rags

Question 13

What is the narrative related by Marjane Satrapi in the graphic novel Persepolis?

A)it recounts the story of the rise of the Persian empire under Darius
B)it tells of the fall of the Persians to the Athenians and Spartans in the 5^th century BCE
C)it is the author's story of growing up in Iran and the difficulties she faced as Western and Eastern cultures collided
D)it is the story of a girl who believes she has become a super hero

Question 14

By the end of the 15th century,artists and collectors such as Vasari had come to recognize that drawings could

A)be made just as quickly as prints.
B)replace fresco painting.
C)sell for as much as paintings.
D)embody the artist's creative genius.

Question 15

Which of these best describes the Australian Mimis and kangaroo rock art?

A)they were done by Paleolithic hunter-gatherers,probably to amuse and entertain themselves and each other
B)they are layered images,done many years apart,with the kangaroos on the top layer executed in the X-ray style.
C)they are images of common men performing everyday tasks
D)none of the above

Question 16

Dry drawing media consists of coloring agents,which are mixed with what to hold them together?

A)binders
B)pigments
C)grouts
D)media

Question 17

Which of the following is a form of soft carbon discovered in England in 1564?

A)Metalpoint
B)Charcoal
C)Conte
D)Graphite

Question 18

According to Sayre,Jean Dubuffet's Corps de Dame can be read as

A)an attack on academic figure drawing.
B)an appreciation of the female nude.
C)a depiction of a femme fatale.
D)None of the above.

Question 19

What is the chief advantage of oilstick over pastels?

A)they are water soluble
B)more gestural freedom
C)they are non-toxic
D)they are easier to erase

Question 20

Whitfield Lovell's Whispers from the Walls is an example of

A)traditional painting.
B)traditional sculpture.
C)printmaking.
D)installation art.

Question 21

Identify the purposes of drawing throughout history.

Question 22

Which artist created a drawing by completely erasing another artist's work?

Question 23

Discuss the significance of drawing as an art medium during the Renaissance.

Question 24

Which artist in this chapter is thought to have been the most proficient and inventive pastel artist?

Question 25

Discuss the Chinese tradition of drawing with a brush.

Question 26

What do artists apply to charcoal drawings to keep them from smudging?

Question 27

Drawing materials are divided into what two categories? Name one medium from each category.

Question 28

Which of these statements about drawing is not true?

A)It was historically used as a preliminary study for paintings or sculptures.
B)It is now,and always has been,exclusively,a means of pure representation.
C)In the late 15^th/early 16^th century,drawings began to be preserved by artists and collected by connoisseurs.
D)Because of its directness and accessibility,drawing is a quick means of expression.

Question 29

Explain how Henri Matisse and William Kentridge extended the boundaries of traditional drawing media.

Question 30

What are the advantages of wet drawing media over dry media?