Art History help 10 pts!?

February 22, 2010 - 3:32 am 1 Comment

1.The process of painting a mixture of pigments and hot wax, which left a shiney hard surface when it cooled is called:
a.encaustic
b.frescoe
c.entasis
d.gloss coating

2.Mosaics are created from small cubes of colored stones or marble called:
a.tempera
b.torques
c.stele
d.tesserae

3.One characteristic of Hellenistic art was when the artist tried to elicit a specific emotional response in the viewer and this style of art was called:
a.emotionalism
b.expressionism
c.realism
d.ebullience

4.Which of the following is NOT one of the three main techniques for decorating Greek painted vases:
a.red figure
b.black figure
c.black ground
d.white ground

5.A process used for making fine jewelry in the Greek goldsmith shops is known as:
a.lost wax casting
b.encaustic
c.kiln molding
d.himation firing

1) a.encaustic
2) d.tesserae
3) b.expressionism
4) c.black ground
5) a.lost wax casting

One Response to “Art History help 10 pts!?”

  1. Elain D Says:

    1) a.encaustic
    2) d.tesserae
    3) b.expressionism
    4) c.black ground
    5) a.lost wax casting

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