This term - which means "re-birth" - is used to describe both a time period and an art movement.
What is Renaissance?
100
The ____________ (TIME PERIOD?) is characterized primarily by its use of dark and theatrical lighting and subject matter.
What is Baroque?
100
When compared to the Egyptian depiction of the human figure which is static and simplified, GREEK FIGURES APPEAR much more realistic despite the fact that they are ___________.
What is "idealized"?
100
The term "dark ages" is sometimes used to describe the _________ (ART PERIOD?) in European history because many of the Greek and Roman advancements in science, philosophy, and art seemed to be forgotten.
What is "Middle Ages"?
100
In the hierarchy of painting, a "genre" scene refers to ____________.
What is "an every day scene depicting the lower or middle class"?
200
The ________________ ART MOVEMENT revived "classical" techniques and subject matter used during by both Greek and Renaissance artists as a way to discuss ideas of liberty and civic responsibility.
What is the "Neo-Classical" art movement?
200
_____________ is a technique in which a dramatic source of light creates a distinctly theatrical contrast of light and dark values.
What is "chiaroscuro"?
200
In the ______________ (TIME PERIOD) the majority of the population could not read and valued art as a way to learn about important stories from religious texts.
What is "Middle Ages"?
200
This philosophical movement - which rose in popularity during the Renaissance - was all about the vast physical and mental potential of human beings.
What is Humanism?
200
When the illusion created by an artist is so realistic that your eye is literally "fooled" into believing that what you are seeing is real, the artist has successfully achieved a ____________ effect.
What is "trompe l'oeil"?
300
The Expressionist artists were very interested in creating works that explored emotional content through exaggerations in color and form, an idea that was largely influenced by (ART MOVEMENT?)_____________________ artists like Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Cezanne.
Who are the "Impressionist" artists?
300
Gustav Klimt's painting "The Kiss" is emblematic of the Art Nouveau's general mood of anxiety and abandon to the changes of the future, commonly called the _____________ (in French).
What is the "fin de siecle"?
300
While an ordinary finger bone might be little more than creepy to most people, if the finger bone belongs to an important religious figure, a believer will find it very important as a means to support and strengthen their faith. An item such as this might be kept in this container:
What is a "reliquary"?
300
REALIST artists like Courbet and Manet rejected the influence and power of _____________________ which dictated what kind of art was acceptable.
What are "Academies" and "Salons"?
300
______________ (ART TERM?) is when an artist borrows an object, image, or even entire composition, in the creation of their own unique work.
What is "Appropriation"?
400
SYMBOLIST artists like Odilon Redon made work about dream-like imagery and symbols long before (ART MOVEMENT?) ____________ artists like Max Ernst and Salvador Dali began to make similar works about the subconscious mind.
Who are the "Surrealist" artists?
400
In a rejection of the "dark and broody" characteristics common to Baroque art that preceded it, the ______________ TIME PERIOD focused instead on light and bright colors and decorative and fanciful subjects.
What is the "Rococo" time period?
400
Although Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are examples of different ______________ religions in which there is a belief in only one god - they share many important stories, characters, and even holy sites in common.
What is "monotheistic"?
400
___________ (ARTIST NAME?) created works of art - sometimes called readymades - like "Urinal" that radically asked the question "what is art?"
Who is Marcel Duchamp?
400
_______ (ART TERM?) is used to describe thick textural applications of paint..
What is "impasto"?
500
Similar to the forward-thinking optimism expressed in the characteristics of the Rococo time period, (ART MOVEMENT?) ____________ focused on the limitless possibilities of technology and scientific advancements.
What is "Futurism"?
500
Late Renaissance artists felt that the precision and harmony of the Early Renaissance was not representative of the dissonance and distortion of reality. (ART MOVEMENT?) ______________ is a style of artwork derived from this mindset that focuses on exaggeration for emotional effect.
What is "Mannerism"?
500
The artists in the Northern Renaissance were considered some of the finest in the land because of their very detailed and intricate painting abilities - perhaps other artists could have been this good if they'd had this art media, which allowed an artist to work for a long time, to work with too:
What is "oil paint"?
500
Nudity in art during the mid-1800's could cause quite a scandal but, it wasn't like the public hadn't seen nudity in art before! The outrage was a result of a lack of references in these works to subjects such as these:
What is "mythology" and "religion"?
500
The term ________________ is used to describe posture that became quite popular in Greece in which a figure extends one hip and leg slightly forward in comparison to the other leg.