Subject Matter and Content Design — Unit test Answers

In art, what is overlapping?

Choose the words to fill in the blank, which best complete the sentence. Cross-hatching provides an illusion of various ______(1)_______, while impasto provides an illusion of ______(2)_______.

___________ is the use of value to create the illusion of depth.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Has the artist in the piece above entitled, Canyon, used all seven principles of design? Give one example used by the artist in this piece for each of the following principles: balance, harmony, proportion, and movement.

Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Define the terms overlapping and foreshortening. How has Andrea Mantegna used these two concepts to create the painting above entitled, The Lamentation over the Dead Christ?

Define the following term: - hue

Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences. Identify and define the technique used by the artist to create the above portrait.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Examine the piece above. What is the subject matter in this piece? What is the content?

Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Look at the sculpture above. Does it most likely have implied texture or actual texture? What texture(s) does it appear to have? Include the name of the sculpture and artist in your response.

Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. Name the piece, artist, and type of art. What symbolism do you observe in this piece and what could it tell us about the artist? What were the intentions of this artist?

Answer the following question in 1-2 complete sentences. Name the artist of the painting above. Describe the image, including how the gender of the artist influenced the piece.