Teacher-Scored Test: Art Appreciation

7.1.3 Final Exam: Art Appreciation Exam

Art Appreciation (S1685684) Name: ____________________Points possible: 100 Date: ____________

Instructions

Answer 10 of the 12 questions below.(This means you will leave 2 questions of your choice blank.)

Each question is worth 10 points, for a total of 100 possible points.

Category A: Technique and Style

1. Look at this painting by Jean-François Millet.

Name the type of perspective used in this painting. Describe the characteristics of this type of perspective.

Jean-François Millet's The Gleaners, 1857.

2. Look at this painting by Caravaggio.

Name the technique employed in this painting. Discuss the effects of this technique on the viewer.

Caravaggio's The Calling of Saint Matthew, ca. 1599.

3. Look at this painting by Claude Lorrain.

Name what type of painting it is. List the characteristics that make it so. Discuss the effect Lorrain is able to produce in this painting.

Claude Lorrain's Aeneas at Delos, 1672.

4. Look at this portrait by Rembrandt.

List the features of this portrait. Explain the effect Rembrandt is able to produce in this painting.

Rembrandt's Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert, 1633.

Category B: Notable Works of Art5. Look at the artwork below.

What historical period is this artwork from? What type of art is it? Describe its three most important features.

6. Look at the painting below.

Name the artist. Name the painting. Give the time period. List the artistic movement of this work. Describe its three most important features.

7. Look at the painting below.

Name the artist. Name the painting. Give the time period. List the artistic movement of this work. Describe its two most important features.

8. Look at the painting below.

Name the artist. Name the painting. Give the time period. List the artistic movement of this work. Describe its two most important features.

Category C: Artistic Movements9. Write a two- to three-paragraph essay discussing the International Gothic art movement. (Hint: Artists from this movement include Robert Campin, the Van Eyck brothers, and Rogier van der Wedyen.)

10. Write a two- to three-paragraph essay discussing the effect of the French Revolution on European art.

11. Write a two- or three-paragraph essay discussing the similarities and differences between Realism and realistic painting.

12. Write a two- or three-paragraph essay discussing the outside influences on the art of India.

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