What idea was made famous by the ancient Greeks as a model of architectural proportion?
a) canon
b) Doryphorus
c) mathematical harmony
d) golden section
Answer: a
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A. Hera B. Aphrodite C. Thetis D. Medusa E. Athena
Turner's fierce storm in Snowstorm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps reflects Romanticism's __________
A. interest in the sublime B. nostalgia for the past C. academic training D. Neoclassical principles
The French salon, center of intellectual debate, was often organized by
a. noblewomen. b. artisans. c. priests. d. government officials.
Thomas Cole’s The Oxbow embodies the Romantic concept that __________.
a. art can be used for social and political reform b. painting should depict ordinary existence without idealism c. the landscape can reflect the emotional state of the artist d. the visual elements can symbolize memory, feelings, and ideas