During which time period were artists keenly interested in using the golden ratio in their paintings?
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Baroque Period
Baroque Period
Oriental Period
Oriental Period
Futuristic Period
Futuristic Period
Renaissance Period
Renaissance Period
When the Greeks built the Parthenon, its dimensions nearly matched the golden ratio, which is the following:
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Responses
1.618
2
3
3.14
1.618
How was Piet Mondrian’s philosophy of art similar to the beliefs of ancient Greeks?
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Responses
Both believed in vigorous exercise prior to creating art.
Both believed in vigorous exercise prior to creating art.
Mondrian and the Greeks believed the golden ratio was the most important principle of art.
Mondrian and the Greeks believed the golden ratio was the most important principle of art.
Both believed that true art could only be accomplished with a clear head.
Both believed that true art could only be accomplished with a clear head.
Mondrian’s belief in an underlying spiritual order mirrored the Greek’s desire to learn the laws of math and nature.
Mondrian’s belief in an underlying spiritual order mirrored the Greek’s desire to learn the laws of math and nature.
Which is the best explanation for why the golden ratio was so attractive to the Greeks?
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Responses
Greek artist were also mathematicians.
Greek artist were also mathematicians.
The golden ratio was a guiding principle in an often chaotic world.
The golden ratio was a guiding principle in an often chaotic world.
It made construction much easier.
It made construction much easier.
The golden ration offered hope for a richer future.
The golden ratio was a guiding principle in an often chaotic world.
Which is the best definition for the term “visual composition”?
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Responses
a beautiful arrangement
a beautiful arrangement
the placement of visual elements in a work of art
the placement of visual elements in a work of art
the creation of symbols in a work of art
the creation of symbols in a work of art
a visually dynamic work of art