Which of the following statements does not apply to the Renaissance?
A. Because the body was seen as shameful, Renaissance artists refused to depict the nude human form.
B. Renaissance artists were called upon by the upper class to create costumes and plan parades and festivals.
C. People of the Renaissance began to strive more for personal wealth.
D. During the Renaissance, art began to be created for its own sake, for its sheer beauty.
A. Because the body was seen as shameful, Renaissance artists refused to depict the nude human form.
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Between the scale tones within the octave, which is “the solfege interval between one ‘do’ and another”—or, the distance on a piano between any white keys that are eight consecutive white keys apart e.g., C D E F G A B C, the distance or musical interval between any two Cs is an octave. Give some examples of how non-Western music-cultures organize their octave or scales
(Examples may vary.) What will be an ideal response?
You and a friend go to a local art museum to see an exhibit on Picasso. While looking at the pieces in the exhibit you comment that Picasso's work and particular style is not very good; however, your friend says that Picasso's works are excellent. Which of the following is the best response to the situation?
A. You are correct, because Picasso's style was very different from other artists of his time. B. Your friend is correct, because all art is good in some respect. C. You are both wrong, because more information on Picasso is necessary to make a statement such as that. D. You are both correct, because you are both only making an aesthetic judgment.
Of works such as the Red Room, Henri Matisse said it should be "a mental soother, something like a good armchair in which to rest.". This is because Matisse's primary concern was to __________
a. calm his agitated friends and family b. always depict meaningful subject matter c. keep his visual motifs to a minimum d. create a pleasing pattern e. flatten the perspective of his canvases
The names Matthew Brady and Eadweard Muybridge are associated with
A. Impressionism. B. literary Realism. C. photography. D. lithography.