Author Question: When Thomas Hoving, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, first saw a fine ... (Read 27 times)

tiara099 · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

When Thomas Hoving, former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, first saw a fine scene-painted ancient Greek terra cotta vase, he said, The first thought that came to mind was that I was gazing not at a vase, but at a painting.. This is indicative of __________.

a. his great respect for Greek treasures
b. an art world prejudice that places less importance on functional objects
c. the incredible rarity of a signed Greek vase
d. the inferior form of the vase itself
e. the fact that the incredible painting overshadowed the form of the vase

Question 2

The most common support for egg tempera is ________.

a. canvas
b. wood
c. paper
d. the wall
e. fabric