Islamic Art
The leader who had the Taj Mahal built as a mausoleum for his wife.
Who is Shah Jahan?
This Baroque artist is known for his dramatic use of light and shadow in works like The Calling of St. Matthew.
Who is Caravaggio?
An early form of a planetarium, imitating the motion of the solar system.
What is an orrery?
This means of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe; often refers to nature.
What is the Sublime?
The use of dramatic light and dark values, as used by Caravaggio.
What is chiaroscuro?
This Islamic dynasty, centered in Spain, produced the Alhambra
What is the Nasrid dynasty?
This architect created San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane, with all of its undulations.
Who is Borromini?
This French Enlightenment Painter was the court painter for Marie Antoinette.
Who is Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun?
This Neo-Gothic building sits along the river Thames in London.
What is the Houses of Parliament/Palace of Westminster?
What is e pluribus unum?
This mosque has a Christian cathedral built in the midst of its hypostyle hall.
What is the Great Mosque of Cordoba?
This Baroque sculptor created The Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Who is Bernini?
This Neoclassical painter is famous for his work The Oath of the Horatii.
Who is Jacques-Louis David?
This Romantic era painting features activities on the ship the Zong in the Atlantic ocean.
What is Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)?
This french term means "fool the eye."
What is trompe l'oeil?
This Persian manuscript is known for its miniature paintings and poetic illustrations
What is a Shanameh (shanamah)/ Book of Kings?
This Baroque artist painted Triumph of the Name of Jesus in Il Gesu.
Who is Gaulli?
This French Enlightenment sculptor created the image of George Washington in the 250.
Who is Houdon?
This is a slave woman in a harem.
What is an Odalisque?
The front elevation of a building.
What is a façade?
A cylindrical vessel with a separate lid; used to store cosmetics and personal items.
What is a pyxis?
This Baroque painter is known for his dramatic portraits of Spanish royalty.
Who is Velasquez?
The 17th- and 18th-century custom of a traditional trip of Europe undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank when they had come of age.
What is the Grand Tour?
This artist painted a small self-portrait at the bottom of the Oxbow.
Who is Thomas Cole?
This type of painting style has a thick application of paint, which shows on the surface.
What is impasto?