Postmodern architects criticized the _____ of the buildings of their predecessors, especially skyscrapers
a. uniformity
b. overuse of Art Nouveau details
c. elaborate nature
d. historical references
a
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Which statement best describes Titian's late Renaissance masterpiece Bacchus and Ariadne, painted to decorate a duke's country home in Ferrara, Italy?
a. follows Counter-Reformation's demands in its choice of a traditional Christian subject b. creates a quiet, dream-like mood by the use of a country setting c. manipulates the rules of linear perspective to create an off-center focal point d. creates a lively pagan scene through use of exuberant primary colors
_____ An Intermezzi is:
A). A duet for lovers in Italian opera B). Improvised comic business invented and performed by traveling commedia troupes C). Court entertainments based on myth or legend typically designed to pay an elaborate compliment D). The name given for the actresses who played young boys on the French stage
Scholars were able to decipher Egyptian writing by comparing the three languages included on the __________
A. Palette of Narmer B. Rosetta Stone C. Stepped Pyramid of Zoser D. Book of the Dead E. wall relief of Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt
The Wordsworth poem that begins "The world is too much with us, late and soon/Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers" is a personal, critical response to the idea of
a. art as the illusion that there is no art.
b. jumping to conclusions.
c. living for only financial gain.
d. speculating beyond what we know.