Elements of Art & Principles of Design
the surface quality of an object, or how it feels (or appears to feel) to the touch
What is texture?
a tomb cut into a cliff face
What is a rock-cut tomb?
a popular style of vase-painting in Greece between 700 and 550 BCE
What is black-figure pottery?
a Muslim place of worship
What is mosque?
17th century European art, particularly art associated with the Catholic Church
What is baroque?
a property of light and an element of art
What is color?
name of the cave where the cave paintings were created by different groups of people over approximately 5,000 years
What is Pech-Merle?
a popular style of vase-painting in Greece from about 550 BCE into the Classical period
What is red-figure pottery?
a semicircular niche in a wall; in Christian churches, the space holds an altar
What is apse?
the use of dark settings and strong shadows
What is tenebrism?
the realistic representation of three-dimensional space in two dimensions
What is perspective?
a carved or inscribed upright stone, usually used to as a marker or to commemorate and event
What is stele?
a metalworking technique that involves hammering a thin sheet of metal from the back to push out a low relief sculpture
What is repoussé?
a cross-shaped floor plan of a church
What is cruciform plan?
creator of the first free-standing (not supported) nude statue of bronze David.
Who is Donatello?
guidelines that artists might use to create certain effects in an artwork
What is principles of design?
a system of writing developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
a technique for painting murals the uses paint applied to wet plaster
What is fresco?
building plan in the shape of a cross, with a long nave and short transepts
What is latin-cross plan?
the use of dark settings and strong shadows
What is tenebrism?
repetition in the visual elements of a work that creates a pattern
What is rhythm?
mythical creatures with a man's head, the body of a lion or bull, and wings.
What is lamassus?
Column with no embellishment at the base and only a simple capital
What is doric column?
the semicircular area directly over the door in a portal
What is tympanum?
an art style that became even more popular after the death of Louis XIV in 1715.
What is rococo?