Consider the Seated Couple sculpture of the Dogon culture. Discuss what this work reveals about gender roles and the status of the family within the culture in which it was created.
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Complementary gender roles are the subject of the Seated Couple. The sculpture portrays a couple seated side by side on a stool, which links them physically and symbolically. The man is slightly larger and speaks for the couple through his gestures, suggesting concepts of nurturing and procreation, while the female is quiet. The figures are highly conventionalized and abstract, which suggests that the work represents spirits and ideas, not specific people.
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A. four-string lute B. a two-string fiddle C. a mouth organ D. a seven-string zither
Consider Petrus Christus's A Goldsmith in His Shop and Amy Sillman's Nut. These two paintings present two very different styles of oil painting. Analyze the works and the stylistic differences between them.
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Rosa Bonheur was
A. a romantic landscape artist who offered escapism for the French middle class. B. an artist whose neoclassical style was favored by Napoleon III. C. the daughter of a famous French painter who capitalized on her father's name. D. a member of the realist school who was influenced by science.
A/an _____________ is a half arch used to counteract the outward thrust of the vault and to transfer the thrust to piers outside the walls.
A. aqueduct B. flying buttress C. crusade D. troubadour