What was the purpose of Five-Stringed Lute with Design of a Central Asian Man Playing a Biwa Atop a Camel (Fig. 12-7)?
A) samurai inductions
B) meditative rituals
C) courtly audiences
D) consecration ceremonies
D) consecration ceremonies
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a. rock- and funk-based rhythms and grooves b. experimentation with different moods, timbres, and colors c. focus on the 12-bar blues and traditional 32-bar forms d. catchy melodic hooks
The term __________ means "antiquated" or "old-fashioned" and is a name for the period prior to the Classical period in Greek art
A. orientalizing B. archaic C. stylized D. idealism
What are two themes found in Chuck Berry's "Maybellene"?
A. jealousy and revenge B. cars and lost love C. socialism and political uprising D. sex and drugs
In Andrea Mantegna's ceiling of the Camera Picta, the use of di sotto in sù can be seen in the __________.
A. foreshortened bodies of the putti B. detailed modeling of the vegetation that surrounds the lower rim of the oculus C. graduated shading and blurred outlines between the clouds and enveloping sky D. individualized features and personalities of each woman