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ART100 GettyVillaTest2016

The document provides instructions for a student assignment to visit the Getty Villa museum. It outlines requirements for proof of attendance, topics to be addressed in a paper, and a list of 25 multiple choice questions to be answered about artifacts and features seen during the visit. Students must take a photo as proof of attendance, discuss the history of the Villa and a favorite piece in the collection. The scantron questions cover Greek and Roman architectural elements, artworks in various galleries including sarcophagi, statues and reliefs. Proper planning and documentation is needed to receive credit for the assignment.

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ART100 GettyVillaTest2016

The document provides instructions for a student assignment to visit the Getty Villa museum. It outlines requirements for proof of attendance, topics to be addressed in a paper, and a list of 25 multiple choice questions to be answered about artifacts and features seen during the visit. Students must take a photo as proof of attendance, discuss the history of the Villa and a favorite piece in the collection. The scantron questions cover Greek and Roman architectural elements, artworks in various galleries including sarcophagi, statues and reliefs. Proper planning and documentation is needed to receive credit for the assignment.

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GETTY VILLA TEST

NO LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!


You need a proof that you went to the museum. Your computer reser vation is not valid as a proof!
Submit a photo of you at the museum! This photo must be printed out on paper ; with the amount of
students in the class it is not possible to check pictures on your smar tphone. Without proof your paper
will not be accepted! No exceptions!
If you go before completion of Greek and Roman Periods in class, read the Greek and Roman section
before your visit in order to be ready to answer the questions! Consider taking your textbook with you.
It will be helpful for you to answer the questions.

Note: You need reservations for parking at the Getty Villa (Two Weeks in Advance)
Parking costs $15, but the Museum entrance is free! So go with classmates and split the cost of
parking and gas. Bring friends and/or family and enjoy your day at the villa. Allow for plenty of time for
your visit, so you can enjoy the grounds, relax and have a nice lunch at the villas restaurant.

The Getty assignment consists of two parts:


A list of questions to be answered on a Scantron
A typed, one to two page paper that discusses the following topics:
A brief histor y of the Getty Villa,
Who was Mr. Getty?
What was your favorite piece in the collection? Describe the piece (medium, subject matter, period,
characteristics etc.) and discuss why you liked it and/or how it made you feel.
A discussion of one element and one principle seen in the architectural design of the Villa

GENERAL QUESTIONS 1-7


1.

The design of the Getty Villa is based on

A. Villa Dei Papyri (Villa of the Papyrus)

B. Villa of the Mysteries

C . Villa of Hadrian

2.

The Getty Villa consists of Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities.

A. True or B. False

3.

The galleries at the Getty Villa have been arranged chronologically

A. True or B. False

4.

Mr. Getty made his money in

A. Oil

B. New discoveries in Science

C . Academics

5.

The Getty Villa is decorated with trompe loeil paintings. The term trompe l oeil means

to fool your eye.

A. True

B. False

6.

Frescoes were a typical type of decoration of the Roman Villas.

A. True or B. False

7.

The architects responsible for the renovation of the Getty villa are:

A. Rodolfo Machado

B. Jorge Silvetti

C . Frank Gehr y

D. Richard Meyer

E. A and B

ENTERING THE INTERIOR OF THE MUSEUM


8.

As soon as you enter into the museums interior, you enter a space that is inspired by what area

of a Roman villa?

A. Atrium

B. Peristyle

C . Cor tile

9.

As soon as you enter into the interior of the museum you see a shallow pond that is inspired by

which par t of a Roman villa?


A. Compluvium
B. Impluvium

GROUND FLOOR
On the ground floor there is a room displaying artifacts related to the theatre.
Look for the Sarcophagus with Scenes of Bacchus (83.AA.275)
10.

What term would you use to describe the relief on the side of the sarcophagus?

A. High relief

B. Sunken relief

C . Low Relief

11.

The subject matter of the front of the Sarcophagus derives from Greek Mythology.


12.

A. True or B. False
Sculpted stone sarcophagi like this became symbols of wealth and status for the ancient Romans.
A. True or B. False

13.

Name the material used in the sarcophagus

A. Marble

B. Granite

C . Bronze

INNER PERISTYLE ( the open space, not the one with the pool that you see after you enter the museum
14.

In the Inner peristyle at the Getty engaged or pilasters columns can be seen.
A. True or B. False

15. .What kind of line do the sculptures located along the small pond of the inner peristyle create?

A. Implied Line

B. Psychic Line

C . Actual Line

SECOND FLOOR
On the second floor visit the collection of the Cycladic Room and the Kouros Room, Also ask a museum guide to
direct you to the small room with the portraits of the mummies and the doors on the second floor that you can
go out and enjoy a fantastic view of the villa!
Room with Cycladic art
16.

Look at the pregnant female figure (90.AA.114) - This sculpture has an elongated nose and folded

arms under the chest but above the belly, typical in depictions of the human form in Cycladic ar t.

A. True or B. False

Room with the Kouros statue


17.The Kouros represents a specific individual youth:

A. True or B. False

18. The Kouros comes from:


A .The Archaic period

B .The Classical period

C . The Hellenistic period

19.

The following characteristics can be seen on this statue:

A. Archaic smile, stylized hair, hands are clenched in fists, large eyes

B. Hands are clenched in fists, large eyes

C . Contrapposto, Highly detailed features

D. A & B

20.

It is 100% sure that this sculpture is an original.

A. True or B. False

21.

Considering the Kouros from the waist up, how would you describe the balance?

A. Symmetrical

B. Asymmetrical

C . Chr ystalographic

D. Radial

E NTER THE GRAND PERISTYLE (the room with the pool) and answer questions 22-25
22. Name the large open space (with the pool) surrounded by columns.

A. Atrium

B. Peristyle

C . Orchestra

D. Frigidarium

23. Name the two columns and two motifs seen at the large open space by the pool.

A. Doric an Ionic, egg and dar t and dentil

B. Doric and Corinthian, egg and dar t and Greek Key

C . Doric and Car yatid, honeysuckle and palmettes

D. Papyrus and Lotus, egg and dar t, Greek Key

24. . Name the elements along the roof against the tiles in the large open space with the pool.

A. Antefix

B. Acroterion

C . Corbel

25.

The capital of the Corinthian column is inspired by

A. The Acanthus plant

B. The Papyrus plant

C . The Oleander plant

D. All of the above

Good job! I hope that you enjoy your time at the Getty Villa.

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