I'm posting this in hopes of helping someone else. I've just taken this test today and scored a 72.
1. The best ONE-SOURCE book to use is Art of the Western World by Woods (It's a REALLY good book and an easy read). This book also has a study guide that you can purchase - DON'T DO IT!!!!! **The study guide is HORRIBLE. If you want a study guide, pick up one like AP Art History.
2. The book mentioned above also has a streaming video series that you can watch for FREE - Nine one-hour episodes. With the book, this makes a PERFECT class. You'll really "understand" and get art after this (seriously). The program is via the Annenberg foundation.
3. There were exactly four (4) paintings shown! So, be prepared to mentally recall a painting by either painter (sculptor) name or title of painting. This wasn't SO bad because the test tended to stick with the major artists from each era.
4. Be able to tell who influenced who AND what was the "theme" of each artist's painting (i.e. - be able to recall that Monet was an Impressionist, that Caravaggio was in the Baroque era AND that Cézanne directly effected Picasso which led to Cubism.)
5. Be able to tell what made each painting unique (or presented first time technique) (i.e. - Caravaggio used spot lighting and his paintings gave the impression of spontaneity OR that Monet was fixated with lighting - almost at a scientific level).
6. Know art vernacular.
7. While the previous poster mentioned a lot of Impressionism and Renaissance, I thought it covered ALL areas... including vague ones like Dadaism. There are also subtle clues / points made about Italian Artist vs. Northern Artist.
8. Finally, there were a few "what do you know about this painting" questions (ex: Q:What is the painting about? A: The death of a leader in the French Revolution - this is not "evident" by the painting, so you would have had to received more on this by reading or being in class).
** The book, Art of the Western World, does not break down periods in a here-it-is type of way... you'd have to "figure out" or "read closely" to know that on the same page one painting is Rococo and the other is Impressionist. So, the study guide would be good for this.
HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE!!!!
1. The best ONE-SOURCE book to use is Art of the Western World by Woods (It's a REALLY good book and an easy read). This book also has a study guide that you can purchase - DON'T DO IT!!!!! **The study guide is HORRIBLE. If you want a study guide, pick up one like AP Art History.
2. The book mentioned above also has a streaming video series that you can watch for FREE - Nine one-hour episodes. With the book, this makes a PERFECT class. You'll really "understand" and get art after this (seriously). The program is via the Annenberg foundation.
3. There were exactly four (4) paintings shown! So, be prepared to mentally recall a painting by either painter (sculptor) name or title of painting. This wasn't SO bad because the test tended to stick with the major artists from each era.
4. Be able to tell who influenced who AND what was the "theme" of each artist's painting (i.e. - be able to recall that Monet was an Impressionist, that Caravaggio was in the Baroque era AND that Cézanne directly effected Picasso which led to Cubism.)
5. Be able to tell what made each painting unique (or presented first time technique) (i.e. - Caravaggio used spot lighting and his paintings gave the impression of spontaneity OR that Monet was fixated with lighting - almost at a scientific level).
6. Know art vernacular.
7. While the previous poster mentioned a lot of Impressionism and Renaissance, I thought it covered ALL areas... including vague ones like Dadaism. There are also subtle clues / points made about Italian Artist vs. Northern Artist.
8. Finally, there were a few "what do you know about this painting" questions (ex: Q:What is the painting about? A: The death of a leader in the French Revolution - this is not "evident" by the painting, so you would have had to received more on this by reading or being in class).
** The book, Art of the Western World, does not break down periods in a here-it-is type of way... you'd have to "figure out" or "read closely" to know that on the same page one painting is Rococo and the other is Impressionist. So, the study guide would be good for this.
HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEONE!!!!
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