L2：
Lecture 2
第一题
What is the lecture mainly about?
AHow artists create colors by using various pigments
BThe paints used by some Italian artists in the sixteenth century
CHow painters create the impression of texture through the use of color
DThe importance of realism in sixteenth-century Italian painting
第二题
What does the professor imply about the palette of colors used by French Impressionist painters?
AIt is responsible for the illusion of translucence in their paintings.
BIt was inspired by colors used by sixteenth-century Venetian painters.
CIt is easier to define than the Venetian palette.
DIt was achieved by a careful blending of colors with black and white.
第三题
Why does the professor initially discuss the color smalt blue?
ATo emphasize that Venetian painters’ methods were the result of careful experimentation BTo describe a complicated process by explaining its initial step in detail
CTo highlight the fact that blue was the favorite color of sixteenth-century Venetian painters DTo introduce a new discovery by first presenting a more widely known fact
第四题
According to the professor, what was a key factor in the development of the Venetian palette?
AChanging attitudes regarding the purpose of artistic representation
BThe unwillingness of painters to mix black and white into their colors
CThe tendency of Venetian painters to imitate each other’s style
DA local industry that became a source for materials
第五题
What is the professor’s opinion regarding the realism of the painting Boy with a Greyhound?
AIt is an effect that could be emphasized with careful positioning of the painting.
BIt shows that the artist was concerned with important social issues of his time.
CIt was not fully appreciated or understood at the time it was painted.
DIt is not typical of other Venetian paintings of the sixteenth century.
第六题
Why is the sky in the painting Boy with a Greyhound gray in color?
AThe artist wanted to give a realistic depiction of the Venetian sky.
BGlassmakers in Venice had not yet discovered the use of potassium as a pigment.
COne of the ingredients in the paint that the artist used was not long lasting.
DBlue was no longer a popular color by the time the painting was made.
