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'R'esplendent Art Terms

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Resplendent Art Terms game quiz
"Another in a wonderfully long series of art terms quizzes, this one features terms that begin with the letter 'R'. Please feel free to peruse this quiz, and enjoy it for educative and entertainment purposes...good luck!"

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1. The term 'ready-made' is most often associated with French Dada artist Marcel Duchamp, who developed this sometimes bizarre and hilarious new artform. Which of the following items did not become one of Duchamp's famous ready-mades?
    A snow shovel
    A box spring
    A bicycle wheel
    A urinal


2. Which 'R' art term is used, in a broad sense, to imply artwork which faithfully strives to depict things as they naturally appear, and in a specific sense to a mid-19th century French art movement led by Gustave Courbet?
    Answer: (One Word)


3. This was an art movement that flourished in the United States in the 1930s, and had its advocates in Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood and John Curry. What was it called?
    Regionalism
    Regalism
    Renewalism
    Revivalism


4. 'Relief' (or 'rilevare', in Italian) refers to sculpture that projects out from a flat surface, such as a wall or door. Which of these terms refers to the lowest form of relief'?
    Bas-relief
    Schiacciato
    Alto-relief
    Mezzo-relief


5. Now I will provide you with some 'relief', namely an easier question. The word 'Renaissance' can be best translated into English as which of these?
    Rebound
    Recent
    Rebirth
    Recollection


6. What is the French language term that describes something, perhaps a tree, that is placed in the foreground and to the side of a painting for the purpose of giving depth to the work?
    Retardataire
    Recrudescence
    Remonstrant
    Repoussoir


7. The 'R' terms 'retable' and 'reredos' relate to which church-related item?
    Nave
    Altar
    Choir
    Atrium


8. Which of these is a drinking vessel shaped like a horn and used during ancient times, the end of which frequently took on zoomorphic forms?
    Raku
    Rhyton
    Rylix
    Rekexis


9. Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard were three key French practioners of the Rococo style. Which of the following is an Italian artist also associated with the Rococo movement?
    Tintoretto
    Reni
    Giorgione
    Tiepolo


10. This 'R' architectural term is used to describe either a round building, typically covered by a dome, or a large round room. To which 'R' art term do I refer?
    Rondo
    Refectory
    Rinceau
    Rotunda

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