Deck 35: Art of Political Leaders and Rulers

Question 1

Which emperor created a colossal statue of himself to be placed in a basilica in the center of Rome?

A) Augustus
B) Constantine
C) Justinian
D) Louis XIV
E) Hammurabi

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Napoleon Crossing the Alps depicts the moment before Emperor Napoleon was to meet the military general Hannibal in Rome.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Compare the portrait of George Washington by Houdon (4.6.2)and Napoleon Crossing the Alps (4.6.3).Write a formal analysis describing the similarities and differences in the way that the elements and principles of art are used to represent the power of these two leaders.

Answer 3

Answer will vary.

Question 4

Compare and contrast the portraits of Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc (4.6.6)and Akhenaten and Nefertiti (4.6.7)discussed in this Chapter.Write an essay in which you consider the way each artwork was made,how each shows the power of the ruler,and how each work represents the ruler's wife.

Question 5

What does the Justinian mosaic in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna demonstrate?

A) the power of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian
B) the power of Maximianus, the Bishop of Ravenna
C) God's support for Justinian
D) all of the previous answers
E) none of the previous answers

Question 6

Such Maya rituals as bloodletting were only enacted on slaves.

Question 7

Jean-Antoine Houdon's sculpture of George Washington was made from:

A) white marble
B) green basalt
C) brown bronze
D) black granite
E) wood

Question 8

Study the architectural structures,and artworks held within,made during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian.For example,the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (2.5.19),the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna and the Justinian and Theodora mosaics (3.2.9,4.6.5),and the monastery of St.Catherine on Mt.Sinai (3.2.6,3.2.7).What was Justinian's involvement in the building of each of these structures? How does each exemplify the power of the Emperor? How does each reflect Justinian's support of the arts?

Question 9

The sculpture Chibinda Ilunga,made by the Chokwe people of Central Africa,depicts a king as a powerful hunter.

Question 10

Research the portraits of Napoleon painted by Jacques-Louis David.How did these works-in particular,Napoleon Crossing the Alps-help to create Napoleon's image and reputation?

Question 11

What technique was used to create the portrait of King Akhenaten,his wife Nefertiti,and their three daughters (4.6.7)?

A) sunken-relief carving
B) low-relief carving
C) lost-wax casting
D) lithography
E) none of the other answers

Question 12

The term iconic refers to something that has become famous and has widely recognizable characteristics.

Question 13

The Stela of Hammurabi:

A) shows a servant standing before a ruler
B) has an entire law code written on it
C) contains a picture of the sun at the very bottom
D) also functioned as a sundial
E) none of the other answers

Question 14

The giant portrait that hangs over Tiananmen depicts one of the founders of ancient China.

Question 15

In The Armada Portrait,it is suggested that Queen Elizabeth is:

A) elegant and feminine
B) chaste
C) powerful
D) all of the other answers
E) none of the other answers

Question 16

The portrait of Mao Zedong that hangs over Tiananmen has never been taken down since the day it was first hung.

Question 17

How many Olmec colossal heads have been discovered?

A) 3
B) 17
C) 103
D) 562
E) 1,000

Question 18

What material was used to make the Olmec colossal heads?

A) basalt
B) bronze
C) jade
D) limestone
E) marble

Question 19

The colossal statue of Constantine the Great departs completely from statues of earlier Roman emperors.

Question 20

What event is portrayed in the elaborately carved lintel showing the Maya ruler Shield Jaguar and his wife Lady Xoc (4.6.6)?

A) a bloodletting ritual
B) a sexual act
C) a sacrifice of a child
D) a play
E) an animal hunt

Question 21

Which of these artworks was not made as propaganda to supplement the power of the ruler it represents?

A) The Armada Portrait
B) Mao Zedong's portrait at Tiananmen
C) Napoleon Crossing the Alps
D) Stela of Hammurabi
E) all of these were propagandistic artworks

Question 22

Analyse Jean-Antoine Houdon's George Washington (4.6.2).Which aspects of this sculpture borrow from earlier traditions and which are uniquely American? Consider the colossal statue of Constantine the Great (4.6.10)as the inspiration for the initial idea for a sculpture of Washington,which he rejected.Why do you think Houdon's sculpture was more pleasing to the president?