exists along a continuum; it can formally refer to compositions that are derived from a figurative
or other natural source. It can also refer to nonrepresentational art that has no derivation from
figures or objects. correct answers Abstraction
can be defined as consisting primarily of art actually produced at a royal or princely court, but
also extending beyond it to include works of art that more generally promote the leisured
lifestyle of an aristocratic elite. correct answers Courtly art
A is someone who commissions an artist to execute works of art in accordance with their
requirements. correct answers patron
According to the 16th century biographer Giorgio Vasari, several Italian Renaissance individuals
such as Ghiberti (1378-1455) and Verrocchio (1435-88), and the painters Botticelli (c.1445-
1510) and Ghirlandaio (1448/49-94) trained first as before becoming "artists." correct answers
goldsmiths
According to your e-book, a better term for 'art' created before the 1500s might be ... correct
answers visual culture
According to your e-book, there are two ways to think about . One way is to view it as
'autonomous,' something that can be practiced (and thought of) as an activity radically separate
from everyday life or worldly concerns. Another way is to view it as responding to the modern
world, including the conflicts and challenges of society. correct answers modern art
Art and Craft have always been considered the same in the art field with no difference between
the two meanings. correct answers False
Art has only ONE function throughout history, making its purpose easy to define in one concept.
correct answers False
Art is always beautiful. correct answers False
At the most basic level, what is our first experience of an artwork? correct answers whether it
attracts or repels us
Beauty is something we perceive and respond to therefore everything beautiful is art. correct
answers False
During the Middle Ages and Renaissance, promoted the social welfare of its members,
maintained the quality of its products and protected its members from competition. correct
answers guilds
In the 16th century, the Latin word 'ars' meant ... correct answers all of the above
, (a craft activity demanding a high level of technical ability, various skilled trades, including
tapestry weaving, goldsmith's work, and embroidery, skilled work; it did not mean art as we
might understand it today)
It was a group of painters and sculptors who in 1563 set up an Accademia del Disegno
(Academy of Design) in Florence in order to distinguish themselves from craftsmen organized in
guilds. Ultimately, it helped to establish the term art as we know it today. correct answers True
The aesthetic experience that we get from the world at large is usually very different than the art-
based aesthetic experience. What is different is the human constructed nature of the art
experience. correct answers True
The image below (Francisco de Goya's Third of May, 1808) can be an example of art that art
does not have to be beautiful, or desired to be "good" art. correct answers True
The term (meaning a section of an army that goes ahead of the rest) came to be applied to works
of art in the 19th century to describe art and artists that could help to transform society by
spreading 'new ideas among men.' correct answers avant-garde
The term "Art" has only been in existence for about the past 50 years. correct answers False
The transition from courtly art to bourgeois art was driven by what change that was ushered in
by the industrial revolution? correct answers trade and industry giving rise to a wealthy middle
class
This image (Johann Anton Eismann's Meerhaven) is an example of what type of art? correct
answers Representational
This work of art (Pablo Picasso's Guernica) is an example of correct answers abstract art
We are in a time where there are several, sometimes greatly conflicting, ways of thinking about
art correct answers True
What are the five 'fine arts' (as opposed to practical arts) that were established during the 18th
century? correct answers painting, sculpture, architecture, music, poetry
What impact has our increasingly global society had on contemporary art and the way we define
it? correct answers Art has shifted to reflecting a globally connected network that is not
exclusively the story of Western affluence and power
What information below does NOT correlate with the image: correct answers Preserving the
natural environmental world of the Shark including salt water, sand, sea plants, prey, and other
organisms
What was the primary function of art before the 1500s? correct answers cultural propaganda for
the church, a ruler, a city, or a wealthy patron