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SOPHIA LEARNING – ART HISTORY I UNIT 1 CHALLENGE 1 What was one of Petrarch's important contributions to the development of art history? • a.)He invented the Renaissance in Italy. • b.)He w... as the first individual to formally document works of art. • c.)He was the first to propose the idea of a regional or national style to art. • d.)He proposed the idea that there are distinct times of cultural and artistic growth. • d.)Correct. This statement correctly refers to Petrarch's idea that the Classical period and the Renaissance were periods of artistic achievement, and the middle ages were a period of artistic decline. What was one of Pliny the Elder's important contributions to the development of art history? • a.)He was the first to associate art with its cultural context. • b.)He was the first to take a biographical approach to art history. • c.)He was the first to see "Dark Ages" as a period of artistic decline. • d.)He was the first to include historical descriptions of art. • d.)Correct. Pliny the Elder was a Roman author and natural historian who was one of the first to record historical descriptions of works of art. What was one of Giorgio Vasari's important contributions to the development of art history? • a.)He was the first to associate art with its cultural context. • b.)He saw the Classical and Renaissance periods as periods of artistic achievement. • c.)He was the first historian to discuss art in detail. • d.)He wrote Lives of the Artists. • d.)Correct. Giorgio Vasari pioneered the biographical model of art history in his Lives of the Artists. Which of the following statements about an artist is true? • a.)An artist who is exceptionally talented at creating works of aesthetic value is known as an art historian. • b.)An artist who is exceptionally talented at creating works of aesthetic value is known as a genius. • c.)An artist who is exceptionally talented at creating works of aesthetic value is known as a connoisseur. • d.)An artist who is exceptionally talented at creating works of aesthetic value is known as a scholar. • b.)Correct. This is the correct definition of a genius, so this statement is true. Which of the following statements about an artist is true? • a.)An artist's collective body of work is known as an oeuvre. • b.)An artist's collective body of work is known as a masterpiece. • c.)An artist's collective body of work is known as a gallery. • d.)An artist's collective body of work is known as a canon. • a.)Correct. This is the correct definition of "oeuvre." Which of the following statements about an artist is true? • a.)The western idea of an artist doesn't exist in every culture. • b.)Every artist is a genius. • c.)The role of the artist is more or less the same in all cultures. • d.)Artwork can only be evaluated if the artist is known. • b.)Incorrect. A genius is an exceptionally talented, knowledgeable, or creative person. This does not apply to all artists. • a.)Correct. This is correct. In many societies, ceremonial or functional objects do not have aesthetic value, and the people who produce them are not considered to be artists. How is a work of art different than an artifact? • a.)An artifact is an object made by a human being and is of historical or cultural interest, and a work of art just looks nice. • b.)An artifact is an object of outstanding skill or artistry, and a work of art is an object designed only for its aesthetic appeal. • c.)An artifact is an object made by a human being, and a work of art is an object made by an artist. • d.)Both are made by human beings; howe [Show More]

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