decorative arts 125 exam #2 slide identification “sample questions” italy, spain, france,...

DECORATIVE ARTS 125EXAM #2

SLIDE IDENTIFICATION“SAMPLE QUESTIONS”

ITALY, SPAIN, FRANCE, ENGLAND, & COLONIAL AMERICA

ITALY

1. This late 14th century interior of the Palazzo Davanzanti in Florence shows wall surfaces decorated with: a frescos b drapery c tile d azulejos e yeseria

2. This chest contained a bride’s dowry and every important family of wealth had one of these known as: a cassapanca b cartouche c cassone d casket e credenza

3. This Italian Renaissance chair is known by this name:a Danteb Savanarolac Sgabellod Sediae El Seato

4. This traditional Italian hand painted ceramic earthenware product is know as:a Azulejos b Majolica c Jasperware d Terra Cotta e Lusterware

SPAIN

5. The decorative geometric plasterwork applied to this wall is called “arabesque” otherwise known in Spain as: a frescosb grotesque c tile d azulejos e yeseria

6. This Rococo room in the Palacio Real was both decorated and named for this Italian decorator. a Berninib Gasparinic Cervantesd Brunelleschie Palladio

7. An important Spanish furniture piece: a large chest with drop-front writing desk, heavy iron hinges, handles, locks, and multiple storage spaces was placed on a table and was know as a:a vargueno b secrétaire a'abattant c bureau plat d credenza e papelera

8. Designed in 1787, this world class museum located in Madrid, Spain, contains some of the finest art and sculptures of the western world and is named:a Louvre b Vatican Museum c Riks d L’Hermitage e El Prado

FRANCE

9. Frances I expanded the royal residences with 4 significant chateaus. Which one is pictured in this slide? a Vaux-le-Vicomte b Chambord c Malmaisond Fontainebleau e Louvre

10. During the first building phase of 1660, King Louis XIV employed the famous trio of an architect, a decorator, and a gardener at the Palace of Versailles. This famous “trio” are known as: a Le Vau, Le Brun, Le Norte b Gabriel, Mansart, Oeben c Percier, Anne, Fontained Wren, Jones, Kent e Adams, Hepplewhite, Sheraton

11. This interior boiserie is painted after the style or type discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum called:a arabesqueb grotesquec cornucopiad intarsiae scagliola

12. A French Rococo seating in two parts is known as a:a chaise lounge b marquise c duchess brisee d demilune e bergere en confessional

13. This French Rococo commode exhibits a brass and tortoise shell inlay developed by a family of ebenistes and the technique is also known by their name:a baldachino b bombe c boulle d boiserie e bourgeoisie

14. The top of this French Rococo table from Oeben is covered with an inlay called “marquetry”. What is the term for the geometric inlay applied to the sides or aprons of this table?a parquetb paterae c pilasterd passamentariee parquetry

15. This “china white clay” additive made the difference between soft paste and hard paste porcelain: a gesso b severes c kaolin d fresco e tessera

16. A French bed know as:a lit a l'imperialeb lit a la polonaisec lit a la turqued lit de paradee lit d' alcove

ENGLAND&

COLONIAL AMERICA

17. This heavily carved English Baroque King Charles II chair of 1690 is significant because it marks the return of the English Monarchy to power and the ‘ousting’ of Oliver Cromwell ‘s Commanwealth period. Thus this chair is known as the ________________ Chair.

a Restorationb William & Maryc Hardwickd Chippendalee Blenheim

18. Based on the classicism discussed in books by Vitruvius and Palladio, construction of Monticello was begun in 1796 and continued unitl 1826, the year the owner and architect died. Monticello is located in: a Spain b Italy c France d England e Colonial America

19. This shield-back arm chair is typical of this English furniture designer who also used a spade foot on some furniture feet:a Thomas Sheraton b Duncan Phyfec Thomas Chippendale d George Hepplewhite e Robert Adams

20. In furniture detail, applying an eagle motif as shown is a strong indicator of the period and origin which is:a Regency b Empire c Rococo d Federal e Baroque

21. In English & American furniture detail, a narrow band or stripe of contrasting veneer used as a decorative border is known as:a beadingb stringingc crossbandingd inlaye paterae