AP Art History : Analyzing fourteenth- through sixteenth-century architecture

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for AP Art History

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Renaissance To Contemporary Architecture

The Italian architect and theorist Palladio was instrumental in developing the architectural style known as __________.

Possible Answers:

neo-classicalism

Baroque

modernism

Rococo

Correct answer:

neo-classicalism

Explanation:

Palladio lived and worked around Venice in the mid-sixteenth century, constructing a series of large villas and important buildings. Much of Palladio's work harkened back to styles prominent in Ancient rome, as he created buildings with lots of columns, large colonnades, and domes. His influential architectural textbook, The Four Books of Architecture, helped spread these ideas in the architectural movement known as neo-classicalism.

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