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Example Question #821 : Ap Art History
Who was responsible for OVERSEEING the construction of the Parthenon?
Phidias
Praxiteles
Theodorus of Samos
Callicrates
Ictinus
Phidias
Ictinus and Callicrates were the architects who designed the Parthenon, but Phidias oversaw the project and was one of its founding fathers as an iconic early Classical architect and sculptor.
Example Question #223 : 3 D Art
Ancient Roman architecture was celebrated mainly for its technological innovation. What type of Roman architecture is not an example of technological innovation?
Public Bath
Aqueduct
Coliseum
Parthenon
Parthenon
Although the Parthenon was a significant form of architecture in the ancient world, it was not Roman, but rather Greek. The Pantheon, located in central Rome, can be considered an example of Roman technological innovation.
Example Question #821 : Ap Art History
The classic Roman building featuring a ceiling of recessed coffers, a portico with a domed rotunda, and an oculus is the __________________.
Pantheon
Pont du Gard
Ara Pacis
Colosseum
Pantheon
The Pantheon was built by Hadrian as a temple to all gods, and is distinguished especially by the "oculus," or "eye," in its roof. The Ara Pacis is an altar built under Augustus. The Colosseum is an arena, and the Pont du Gard, an aqueduct in southern France.
Example Question #822 : Ap Art History
Which ancient civilization was this column associated with?
Egyptian
Greek
Babylonian
Sumerian
Roman
Roman
This column was a work of Roman art. It was created in 112 CE as part of a burial chamber. It is located in Rome. The other cultures mentioned also created many similar architectural feats, but they often had other distinctive characteristics.
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Example Question #823 : Ap Art History
Who is this column associated with?
Octavian
Julius Caesar
Marc Antony
Marcus Aurelius
Trajan
Trajan
Trajan was a Roman emperor who ruled from 98-117 CE. This column was placed outside of the Forum of Trajan, where he was buried. The inscriptions on the column, as well as the surrounding buildings and structures, tell the stories of his life and success. (The others mentioned are also Roman emperors from different time periods.)
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Example Question #231 : 3 D Art
Triumphal Roman arches were made to celebrate and depict the success of leaders in __________.
war
sporting events
debates
elections
war
Roman triumphal columns were massive structures erected in the city of Rome to celebrate massive victories in battle against enemies. These arches were huge structures with minute details of the battle's events and signifiers of the people who were defeated. These triumphal arches were used as models for many later arches in European history, such as the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
Example Question #32 : Ancient Through Medieval Architecture
Art made from cutting a shallow impression in a surface to create a small raising effect is called __________.
molding
bas-relief
lifecasting
whittling
bas-relief
Bas-relief a very ancient artistic form. Bas-relief, from the French for "low relief," is a sculpture that leaves a background in the medium, carving only a portion of the front of the image into the stone being used. Bas-relief was first developed by the Ancient Egyptians, and widely used in Classical Greece and Rome.
Example Question #33 : Ancient Through Medieval Architecture
Which list of Greek sculptures is in correct chronological order?
Dying Warrior, Kouros, Kritios Boy, Laocoon and His Sons
Dying Warrior, Laocoon and His Sons, Kritios Boy, Kouros
Kouros, Kritios Boy, Dying Warrior, Laocoon and His Sons
Kouros, Dying Warrior, Kritios Boy, Laocoon and His Sons
Kouros, Dying Warrior, Kritios Boy, Laocoon and His Sons
Both Kouros (c. 600 BCE) and Dying Warrior from the Temple of Aphaia (500-490 BCE) are works of Archaic Greek sculpture. Kritios Boy is from 480 BCE and is an early work of the Classical period. Laocoon and His Sons (c. first century CE) is from the late Hellenistic period.
Example Question #34 : Ancient Through Medieval Architecture
The Temple of Athena Nike, part of the Acropolis in Athens, is built in which architectural style?
Doric
Corinthian
Byzantine
Ionic
Ionic
The Ionic order was named after the region of Ionia, a smattering of islands between Greece and Asia Minor (modern day Turkey), which were settled by Greeks in roughly the seventh century BCE. While the Ionians were there, they adapted Greek architecture into a simpler form, with more slender columns and less ostentatious ornamentation. This architectural form spread through mainland Greece, with the Temple of Athena Nike, at the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens, being an early example and the first Ionic building on the Acropolis.
Example Question #41 : Ancient Through Medieval Architecture
What Bronze Age city is both Europe's oldest city and the original home of the Minotaur?
Athens
Knossus
Thebes
Syracuse
Knossus
Knossus is one of the most important sites in European art history, and one of the first studied for many scholars in basic art history. This question is helpful because it teaches while it asks: most students can recall or relate Knossus with the memorable Minotaur, but often do not correlate it with the Bronze Age or with being Europe's oldest city.
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