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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is Rembrandt portrayed in his second self-portrait?
2. Until approximately what date does the period of traditional oil painting run through?
3. What is the purpose of the paired images on pages 126 and 127?
4. Which subject is accorded with the highest prestige?
5. What are most traditional oil paintings commissioned to demonstrate to the viewer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain how an oil painting depicts subjects differently than other art forms, as discussed by the authors.
2. How is Ford Madox Brown's nineteenth century painting titled "The Pretty Baa Lambs" slightly humorous against the other images on pages 66 and 67?
3. Describe how the wealthy influence the ways of seeing through oil paintings, as explained by Berger et al.
4. Describe how Holbein's work "The Ambassadors" is typical of traditional oil paintings and the manner of presenting the subjects, as explained by the authors.
5. Describe the images of death in Chapter 4 on pages 68 and 69, and name some of the specific paintings.
6. In Chapter 4, explain what interconnections can be made between the images of death on pages 68 and 69, and the images of food, wine, and the hunt on pages 70 and 71.
7. According to Berger et al., how do traditional oil paintings perpetuate the wealth and power of the ruling class?
8. How are pages 72 and 73, which contain images of mythological characters and fanciful human figures, different than the previous images that are displayed in Chapter 4?
9. What objects are common subjects for traditional oil paintings, and how are they conventionally depicted?
10. Describe the difference in the artist portrayal of a portrait versus a self-portrait.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Family and other social groupings of ordinary daily life are depicted in the six reproductions on facing pages 120 to123. Write an essay to: 1. describe the significance of the paintings, 2. specifically explain their meaning and value to the viewer, and 3. explain their significance and value to the owner.
Essay Topic 2
What is the meaning and significance of the portraits in the Knoll Ball Room? How does the location of these paintings influence their meaning? What do the portraits convey to the viewer about the subjects?
Essay Topic 3
Explain how there is a gap between words and sight as described by Berger et al. Use Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams" as an example in your writing.
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