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Discuss the effects--both visual and emotional--of the symmetry of the Tibetan Thirteen-Deity Jnanadakini Mandala, or of another religious work that employs formal symmetry.

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In a two-dimensional work with asymmetrical balance, the appearance of balance is achieved by:


A) following a canon.
B) the use of ideal proportions.
C) distributing visual weight accordingly.
D) All of these: following a canon; the use of ideal proportions; and distributing visual weight accordingly.
E) None of these answers are correct.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Consider Alberti's Façade of Sant'Andrea, Mantua, and Le Corbusier's Notre-Dame-du-Haut in Ronchamp, France. Identify the historical eras in which each architect worked. Then analyze the visual rhythms and use of symmetry and proportion in these buildings, noting how these characteristics impact our understanding of them.

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Consider Leonardo da Vinci's Study of Human Proportions according to Vitruvius, included in this chapter of the text. Identify the century in which Leonardo worked, and discuss his use of proportion in this piece. C.E. As the title of the work indicates, Leonardo was fascinated with the ideas of Vitruvius, a Roman architect, who related the perfected male form to the perfect geometry of the square and the circle. In this particular work by Leonardo, the man stands inside a square defined by his height and the span of his arms, and a circle centered at his navel.

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Symmetrical balance, as used by Georgia O'Keeffe, expresses:


A) calmness.
B) order and authority.
C) disarray.
D) independence.
E) rebellion.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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The ancient Roman architect Vitruvius associated the perfected male form with the perfect geometry of:


A) the square and rectangle.
B) the circle and square.
C) the triangle and circle.
D) the rectangle and triangle.
E) None of these answers are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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In a two-dimensional work of art that is balanced symmetrically, the implied center of gravity is:


A) along the vertical axis down the center of the composition.
B) eliminated altogether.
C) along the horizon line.
D) at the focal point.
E) the midpoint of the golden rectangle.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Georgia O'Keeffe's Deer's Skull with Pedernal, which is set directly on the vertical axis, utilizes ___________ balance.


A) asymmetrical
B) relieved symmetrical
C) radial
D) optimal
E) hierarchical

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Henry Ossawa Tanner's The Banjo Lesson creates emphasis through:


A) size and placement of the figures.
B) directional lines of sight leading to a focal point.
C) contrasting values of dark skin against a pale background.
D) elimination of detail and bright colors in the background.
E) All of these answers are correct.

F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

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Annette Messager's Mes Voeux demonstrates the use of:


A) conceptual unity.
B) radial balance.
C) grand scale.
D) the golden section.
E) All of these answers are correct.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Consider Klimt's Death and Life and Goya's Executions of the Third of May, 1808, both included in this chapter of the text. Discuss the ways in which each artist visually established focal points or areas of interest.

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Explain how artists use the elements of shape, color, texture, and value to create visual balance. Use at least two works of art from other chapters as examples of formal and informal balance.

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Which ancient Roman's writings on architecture related the human body to geometric shapes?


A) Marcus Aurelius
B) Augustus
C) Vitruvius
D) Vespasian
E) Livy

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The architect Le Corbusier designed the Modulor, a tool he used for calculating human proportions, based upon:


A) pictorial space.
B) hierarchical scale.
C) the golden section.
D) visual weight.
E) informal balance.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Pablo Picasso's Girl Before a Mirror explores the traditional theme of:


A) still life.
B) portraiture.
C) hierarchical scale.
D) vanitas.
E) the golden section.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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The ancient Egyptians developed a standard set of proportions used to create images of the "correct" or "perfect" human, as have many cultures both ancient and modern. This set of proportions was created using:


A) rhythm.
B) form.
C) the golden mean.
D) the golden section.
E) a squared grid.

F) All of the above
G) None of the above

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The design principle that is based on repetition is called:


A) rhythm.
B) balance.
C) emphasis.
D) focal point.
E) It is known by all these terms.

F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Georgia O'Keeffe's painting Deer's Skull with Pedernal is a prime example of:


A) symmetrical balance.
B) hierarchical scale.
C) informal balance.
D) linear perspective.
E) horizontal symmetry.

F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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Compare and contrast form and content in two works, one of which has visual unity and the other conceptual unity.

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Edouard Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère invites us to consider points of view in its subject and composition. Interpretations of this painting include ________ approaches.


A) formalist
B) Marxist
C) feminist
D) psychoanalytic
E) All of these answers are correct.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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