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NOTES: Chapter #16 > Early African Art

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Final Exam #5/5

FA 111 #5/5 Final Test DUE: TUES MAY 5 at 2 PM NAME: “Illuminated” manuscripts were called this as monks and nuns painted with gold and silver leaf for its reflective properties, as well as the manuscripts were to “illuminate” the _____________  with the teachings of the Holy Bible. 2. Why where religious images suppressed during the iconoclasm? 3. We saw sequential art in many works of art in Chapter 7 and 10, what image is an excellent example of this? 4. The Good Shepherd , whether in frescos or three dimensional sculptures, often depict this historical figure. Who? _______________ 5. Why was the “Medieval” period called this? 6. Monasteries were not only places of devout worship, they were also places for artistic practice to be carried on.  Is this statement      TRUE               or             FALSE BOLD and underline the correct answe...
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Ancient Egypt

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