In manuscripts during the Gothic age, illuminators used columns of medallions and colors, both of which were derived from
a. stained-glass windows.
b. cloisonné metalwork.
c. portal sculpture.
d. Italian frescos.
Answer: a
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a) applies the paint onto a dry ground, making it easier for the artist to get a high degree of detail. b) applies the paint on top of a wet ground, making the painting part of the wall. c) applies the paint onto a canvas support. d) paints onto a ceramic vessel before it is fired.
The term "Romanticism" was originally coined by
a. William Wordsworth. b. Friedrich von Schlegel. c. Samuel Taylor Coleridge. d. Immanuel Kant.
Which of the following differs from typical examples of Baroque art because the artist uses luminous light to define form?
a. Jan van Eyck’s The Arnolfini Portrait b. Peter Paul Ruben’s The Raising of the Cross c. Jan Vermeer’s The Kitchen Maid d. Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith and the Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes
The Fon warrior figure by Akali Akpele is a _____, or empowerment figure
A) ?bocio B) mbulu ngulu? C) Nsangu? D) nkisi n'kondi