Art History Semester Exam

We have studied how various civilizations and cultures portrayed their rulers and/or deities. Compare at least three of these civilizations’ depictions of their important figures.
Mr. L is looking for: your ability to draw comparisons well, and words like “stylization.”

The Greeks and Romans both made major contributions to the West’s art and architecture. Explain the role they played in advancing art & architecture — both as individual cultures, and as a “team.”
Mr. L is looking for: your understanding of what each culture did differently, and how one built on the other.

We can tell a great deal about a culture based on the art they leave behind. Give at least 4 examples, and how each tells us more about the people, their beliefs, their priorities, or their civilization.
Mr. L is looking for: ideas from the lectures on “how we know what we know,” applied to other objects & cultures.

Talk about the development of Jewish and Early Christian art — both in terms of style and objects portrayed.

Talk about the early forms of writing we’ve studied and why it belongs in the study of art history.

Why do you think the Egyptian civilization was so powerful for so long? How does our study of their art reinforce your argument?

Parthenon. Pantheon. Similar names, different buildings… Tell me about both — what’s different about them and what’s similar (besides their names).