The Ottonian basilica of St. Cyriakus offers a rhythmic wall elevation inside thanks to the __________.
A. nave arcade, gallery, and clerestory
B. apse, piers, and aisles
C. arches with voussoirs of alternating colors
D. relief sculpture that lined the nave
Answer: A
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Art historians regard James Ensor's painting Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 as his critical response to which contemporary work?
A. Toulouse-Lautrec, At the Moulin Rouge B. Renoir, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette C. Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? D. Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
To give a sense of three-dimensional recession in the Battle Between the Gods and Giants (Fig. 5-8) the artist __________
A. place rosettes in blank spaces B. included landscape elements C. overlapped the figures D. stacked the pictorial motifs
Which of the following is a reason for art history's biased belief that African art was "primitive?"
A. the absence of a written history B. the tendency to view Africa as a single country C. the lack of any major cities D. individual artists were not identified
The Council of Trent met in three sessions over eighteen years, concentrating on
a) restoring internal Church discipline. b) assuring French allegiance to the Holy Roman Emperor. c) plotting a military victory over Protestantism. d) reinventing Roman Catholic doctrine.