Standing figures in Egyptian art are typically shown __________
A. nude
B. striding
C. in profile
D. with their arms raised
Answer: B
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A. elongated bodies B. large heads C. stiff poses D. ordered compositions
In Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper (fig. 5.12), the use of one-point perspective dictates that the side walls depicted in the picture be parallel to the receding lines of the ceiling __________
A. coffers B. mudras C. keys D. lancets E. arches
Whose relics were obtained from Egypt for Venice?
a. Saint Matthew b. Saint Mark c. Saint Luke d. Saint John
Why was the head of the oni a favored subject of art in thirteenth-century Ife?
a) The head was considered to be the home of the spirit. b) For religious reasons artists were prohibited from representing the rest of the body c) The head was ideally suited to casting, which could produce highly individualized portraits. d) Ife culture believed a representation of an oni preserved the king’s blessings on anyone who viewed it