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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. What is the main difference in the effect on the viewer between the two Rembrandt self-portraits?

2. In Chapter 4, what are the images depictions of on pages 66 and 67?

3. In what general style are most of the images in Chapter 4?

4. What tends to be the central figure(s) in the images presented in Chapter 4 on pages 66 and 67?

5. How is Rembrandt portrayed in his second self-portrait?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the difference in the artist portrayal of a portrait versus a self-portrait.

2. Explain how an oil painting depicts subjects differently than other art forms, as discussed by the authors.

3. Describe how the wealthy influence the ways of seeing through oil paintings, as explained by Berger et al.

4. What objects are common subjects for traditional oil paintings, and how are they conventionally depicted?

5. Explain how Rembrandt's two self-portraits, the first at age twenty-eight and the second at age fifty-eight, evolve to include content that is not conventionally found in traditional oil paintings of his time.

6. In Chapter 6, explain how facing pages 116 and 117 return to Blake's theme of Africa and America supporting Europe.

7. Describe the images of death in Chapter 4 on pages 68 and 69, and name some of the specific paintings.

8. Describe the mood of the collection of religious iconic images presented in Chapter 4 on pages 66 and 67.

9. 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.

10. According to the authors, how is a collector of art different than a collector of other things?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain how traditional European oil paintings make their subjects appear tangible and desirable, and discuss the affect this has on the culture of the time period.

Essay Topic 2

Write a three-part essay to explain the ideas presented on the differences between men and women.

Part 1 - Describe the authors' opinions on the difference between how a man and woman are positioned in society, and discuss why.

Part 2 - Explain the difference between how a man views himself and how a woman must view herself.

Part 3 - Explain Berger et al.'s idea on how a woman must see herself as a sight.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay to compare the techniques of traditional oil painting and early photographic techniques. In your writing, cover the following questions. Which techniques are better at exposing details in the subject? Which technique gives more life to a subject? What affect does early photography have on oil painting? Give an example from the text that compares an oil painting to early photography, and describe the obvious differences that appear to the viewer.

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