What is art history? What are some of the natural and human threats to artworks that concern contemporary art historians? Give an example
What will be an ideal response?
Essay responses should include these points:
Art history is the study of individual works of art outside time and place and the historical study of art as a product of its broad cultural context.
Centuries ago greedy thieves plundered and vandalized Egyptian tombs, and such theft continues to this day.
Objects of cultural and artistic value in Iraq and Central America are being taken from official and unofficial excavation sites and then sold illegally.
Floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, avalanches, mudslides, and earthquakes all damage and destroy priceless treasures.
On September 27, 1997, an earthquake shook the town of Assisi, causing great damage to the rich repository of wall paintings.
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Debussy preferred flutes and harps in his music over brasses and percussion instruments
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Sophocles declares in the Crito: “They cannot make a man either wise or foolish: they act wholly at random.” Who or what is “they”?
a) the public b) the Sophists c) the Athenian rulers d) the gods
________ produced the Beatles' Let It Be album.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In Hinduism, the concept of ________________ determines one’s fate: the deeds of one’s lifetime influence one’s status in the next.
a. mihrab b. nirvana c. karma d. sacred mountain e. calendar