The empty space around an element in the picture plane is called the ________

a. positive form
b. figure
c. negative space
d. design
e. figural composition


c. negative space

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By the end of the third century, Christian art was

A. incorporating more Hellenic and Roman pagan themes. B. offering more literal content and was realistic in style. C. moving away from representations of Jesus and more toward depictions of common Christian peoples. D. more symbolic in content and impressionistic in style.

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Greek sculptors carved the human form in a graceful pose known as

A. the three-point stance. B. contrapposto. C. sfumato. D. the flat-footed pose.

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What distinguishes Paul Cézanne’s Gardanne from Georges Braque’s Houses at l’Estaque?

a)  the use of perspective to suggest depth b)  the use of planar geometric shapes c)  the interest in the landscape d)  the emphasis on formal structure

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What are the main visual qualities of Guggenheim Bilbao?

A. Transparency and rectilinear form B. Primary colors and graceful lines C. Reflective surfaces and curving lines D. Reflective surfaces and pyramidal form

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