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Practice Exam: ART HISTORY - 2013 Friday 23rd, Hall, Afternoon – 3 hours
 * 1) ====**Assessment Specifications for Level 3 2013:**====

Candidates answer ONE question in each paper.
====//Therefore this indicates that there will be 2 alternatives for each content area – one question which directly addresses each of the six areas and an open question which may be answered with content from each of those areas.//====

For **3.1** (for all questions) students must use **2 plates from the booklet** (but these can be from any one or more areas, the plates don't have to be from the same area).
====For **3.2 and 3.3** (for all questions) students must use **at least 1 plate from the booklet and at least 1 other plate which may be from the booklet or may be an own choice** and these may be from any one or more areas .====

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 * __What to study:__**

all stylistics features of Naturalism, Classical antiquity, Idealism (in the Renaissance and High Renaissance movement) for __painting__, __sculpture__ and __architecture__.

all stylistic features in Mannerism

Michelangelo “The Creation of Adam” / Sistine Ceiling

Religious Mannerist works Pontormo "Entombment" Rapahel "Belle Jardinere" Michelangelo "Doni Tondo"

Leondardo da vinci "Virgin of the Rocks" (both versions)

Botticelli

Humanism Neo-platonism Idealism

Classical influences on the Renaissance and High Renaissance Contextual factors that lead to Mannerism

Art works that you feel confident talking about that support each of the above ideas (at least two per idea)


 * __Preparation for the exam:__**

1. Identify the relevant material in your notes and study guides. It will not be enough to only use one and not the other; USE BOTH.

2. **__Memorise it off by heart.__**

3. Test yourself

4. Do practice questions

5. Get Ms Elder to check them

On the Day: Turn up And Do your best.

Attempt all parts of all questions

After exams we will go over all questions in the exam and you will rewrite your answers in order to improve them. This will be compulsory. Students are required to come in at lunch time if fail to do this by the set dates.