Art and Dance Fundamentals

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What is the term used to describe the artistic period that began in Italy in the late 14th century and is characterized by a renewed interest in Ancient Greece and Rome?

Renaissance

What type of painting is executed in plaster on walls or ceilings?

Fresco

What is the term used to describe a decorative fabric thread or yarn created through needle?

Embroidery

What is the term used to describe the practice of designing and recording coats of arms and badges?

Heraldry

What is the term used to describe a stiff and elongated style of statues used in Romanesque art?

Romanesque

What is the term used to describe small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other material used to create an image?

Mosaic

What was the primary focus of art during the Early Renaissance period?

Color, space, and light elements

Which artistic style emerged during the Late Renaissance period?

Mannerism

What was the dominant art form during the High Renaissance period?

Painting

What was the characteristic of art that turned away from medieval scholasticism and renewed interest in Greek and Roman thought?

Humanism

What was the main theme of art during the High Renaissance period?

Human anatomy and beauty

What art movement, formed in 1916, rejected logic, reason, and aesthetics of capitalist societies?

Dadaism

Which ancient civilization's art is characterized by the idea of order and symmetry?

Egypt

What style of art, originating in Italy in the early 20th century, emphasizes speed, technology, and violence?

Futurism

Who was the Italian scholar and poet who referred to the Middle Ages as the 'Dark Ages'?

Petrarch

What art historical period, spanning from 5000BC to 300AD, thrived in ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, and Rome?

Ancient Arts

What style of art, developed in Zurich, Switzerland, emphasizes the subconscious and the irrational?

Surrealism

What art movement, emerging in the early 20th century, emphasizes the fragmentation of objects into geometric shapes?

Cubism

What is the term used to describe the art of ancient India, characterized by intricate bronzes, temple carvings, and shrines?

Indus Valley Civilization

What is the name of the famous ancient Greek statue depicting Hermes and the infant Dionysus?

Hermes and Infant Dionysus

What art historical period, spanning from the 5th to the 15th century, is characterized by the flourishing of Christianity in Europe?

Medieval Arts

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