In Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance, the symbolic meaning of the scales or balance that she holds is reinforced by

In Vermeer's Woman Holding a Balance, the symbolic meaning of the scales or balance that she holds is reinforced by 

A) the fruit on the table
B) the woman's red dress
C) a painting on the wall
D) a musical instrument









Answer: C

This work was created by

This work was created by

A) Rembrandt
B) Caravaggio
C) Velazquez
D) Rubens





Answer: D

To impress the visitor in a theatrical manner, Bernini places his figures in his sculptural work of Ecstasy of St. Teresa within a/an

To impress the visitor in a theatrical manner, Bernini places his figures in his sculptural work of Ecstasy of St. Teresa within a/an

A) triptych
B) loggia
C) proscenium
D) biombo








Answer: C

This work was created for a/an

This work was created for a/an

A) family chapel
B) palace courtyard
C) cardinal's tomb
D) pope's library






Answer: C

The ceiling of the church of Il Gesu directly promoted the mission of the

The ceiling of the church of Il Gesu directly promoted the mission of the 

A) Huguenots
B) Jesuits
C) Carmelites
D) Franciscans








Answer: B

This work was created by

This work was created by

A) Caravaggio
B) Pontormo
C) Rembrandt
D) Rubens






Answer: A

A painting that has the appearance of sculptural form is called a

A painting that has the appearance of sculptural form is called a 

A) predella
B) grisaille
C) cassone
D) burin







Answer: B

This "unknown" work was created by

This "unknown" work was created by

a) El Greco
b) Caravaggio
c) Rubens
d) Goya






Answer: A

The mummy portraits from Faiyum were painted with

The mummy portraits from Faiyum were painted with

a) tempera
b) encaustic
c) fresco
d) oil









Answer: B

All of the following are depicted on this sarcophagus EXCEPT

All of the following are depicted on this sarcophagus EXCEPT

a) personifications of the four seasons
b) narrative imagery based on the myth of Orestes
c) dramatic allusions to the Gauls
d) representations of avenging furies







Answer: C

The Bayeux Tapestry chronicles the

The Bayeux Tapestry chronicles the

a) Thirty Years War
b) Norman Conquest
c) Hundred Years War
d) First Crusade






Answer: B

An object such as this was primarily used for which of the following prayers?

An object such as this was primarily used for which of the following prayers?

a) matins
b) lauds
c) sext
d) vespers







Answer: D

Heliocentric ideas derived from the writings of Copernicus were MOST likely influential in the creation of which of the following works?

Heliocentric ideas derived from the writings of Copernicus were MOST likely influential in the creation of which of the following works?

a) Michelangelo's Last Judgment
b) El Greco's Burial of Count Orgaz
c) West's Death of General Wolfe
d) Rubens' Consequences of War





Answer: A

The dense mass of intertwined bodies rendered on this sarcophagus seems to suggest MOSTLY

The dense mass of intertwined bodies rendered on this sarcophagus seems to suggest MOSTLY

a) disciplined preparation
b) the vagaries of battle
c) the passing of time
d) civic pride and virtue








Answer: B

Who rose to become president of the Royal Academy in London?

Who rose to become president of the Royal Academy in London?

a) John Constable
b) J. M. W. Turner
c) Benjamin West
d) Jacques Louis David









Answer: C

This work BEST examples which of the following?

This work BEST examples which of the following?

a) tenebrism
b) grisaille
c) impasto
d) sfumato








Answer: A

David's Death of Marat is associated with what art historical period or style?

David's Death of Marat is associated with what art historical period or style?

a) Renaissance
b) Baroque
c) Romanticism
d) Neoclassicism








Answer: D

This work was painted by

This work was painted by

a) Rubens
b) Rembrandt
c) Caravaggio
d) Ribera












Answer: B

The Bayeux Tapestry was created during the

The Bayeux Tapestry was created during the

a) 10th century
b) 11th century
c) 12th century
d) 13th century









Answer: B

The lower part of this fresco can BEST be described as a/an

The lower part of this fresco can BEST be described as a/an

a) predella
b) memento mori
c) vesperbild
d) triptych









Answer: B