Ancient civilizations
Classic art
Middle Ages
Around the Enlightment
Modern Art
100
The birthplace of civilization
What is Mesopotamia?
100
The most important building for the Greek.
What is the temple, or the Parthenon?
100
The most important building during the Gothic
What is a cathedral?
100
An artistic period that's related to the frivolity of the aristocracy
What is Rococo?
100
The first artists to paint outside of the studio belong to this period.
What is Impressionism?
200
The oldest sculpture ever known, a fertility figurine
What is the Venus of Willendorf?
200
The three Greek order columns
What is doric, ionic and corinthian?
200
The structural innovation that carried the weight of the ceiling outside of the building so larger colorful windows could be opened
What is a flying buttress?
200
The cultural movement that fueled Baroque art in Spain and Italy
What is the counter reformation?
200
A revolution in art, since for the very first time, objects were presented from multiple perspectives at the same time.
What is Cubism?
300
Hunting rituals were depicted on the cave paintings of these places
What is a Lascaux and Altamira?
300
The Roman structural innovation that allowed the creation of bridges, aqueducts, and large domes.
What is the round arch?
300
During the persecution, the early christians had to hide in these to practice their religion
What is a catacomb?
300
Rich patrons who protected the artists during the Renaissance.
What is a mecenas?
300
Even though these very large paintings show nothing recognizable, they're infused with strong emotion.
What is Abstract Expressionism?
400
The earliest form of pyramid, includes an underground chamber connected to the surface through a vertical shaft so the ka could come and go
What is a mastaba?
400
The precursor of the Roman civilization
What is the Etruscan?
400
The square hallway surrounding an inner garden were the monks would walk around in silent prayer
What is a cloister?
400
An unsettling artistic style that captured the chaos and unrest of the beginning of the 16th century.
What is Mannerism
400
An art style that reject reality and explored the subconscious instead
What is Surrealism
500
The Mesopotamian temple made of several platforms and connecting stairs
What is a ziggurat?
500
The name of the twins that according to the legend founded Rome
What is Romulus and Remus?
500
The representation of Christ as the King of Kings
What is the pantocrator?
500
After the French Revolution, this style promoted a set of ideals based on the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.
What is Neoclassicism
500
Anti-art.
What is Dada?
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