Vocabulary
How would you describe ASHLAR MASONRY?
The stones have been placed with nothing holding them together.
How would you describe CIRCUMAMBULATE?
Walking fully (360) around a piece.
Which ninja turtle artist made the Last Supper?
Leonardo da Vinci
A major piece of Chinese architecture that covers over 150 acres, and the admittance used to be limited to royalty or high class people.
The Forbidden City
Describe what is the reasoning behind Shirin Neshat's "Rebellious Silence".
The women in her series look at you confrontationally in black/white photos. In this piece, she holds a gun over her mouth to mimic a finger saying "shhh". This is to show the role of women and their treatment in her country.
Describe what an APSE is in Church/building.
The semi-circular space in the back, it is the focal point.
What is the name for the honeycomb-like ceiling style?
Muqarna
Who made the series of etching works depicting the loss and tragedy felt from war?
Francisco de Goya (in our curriculum: Y no hair remedio, "And There's Nothing to Be Done")
What is the work from the Marriage a la Mode series, that depicts Rococo marriage in a satirical way?
The Tete a Tete
Travelers among Mountains and Streams
Chinese valued landscape due to the ideals of Confucianism (loving and becoming one with nature), the figures in the image are very small reflecting the idea that people are a tiny (somewhat insignificant) part of the universe/nature.
Describe TRACERY as it is used in the Palace of Westminster
elaborate details on stone work walls
Describe the LOST WAX METHOD
figure molded with clay, wax is poured on top, then more additional clay on top, then we pour hot metal in between which melts the wax and takes its place
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave)
Katsushika Hokusai
A page from a larger collection depicting a king fighting a mythical beast and being triumphant over it.
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
What is happening in the piece HUNTERS IN THE SNOW?
In the Buk mask from the Pacific, what is the name of the bird on top of the mask?
FRIGGIT BIRD
What is a TRANSEPT?
The part of a cross-shaped building that is the horizontal part of the cross.
What is the name of the artist that produced the Arnolfini Portrait? (Hint: the artwork that looks like the lady is pregnant when she isn't)
Jan van Eyck
What piece is a head made from marble from the Ancient Rome unit? It is a person of higher status and the face depicts deep emotion and aging.
The Head of a Roman Partrician
What is the sculpture from Ancient Greece depicting a God/Goddess doing a very human-like action that you might find a normal person do/experience. (HINT: the clothing is very exaggerated on the sculpture)
Victory Adjusting Her Sandal at the Temple of Athena Nike
What is the name for an extremely dark background where things emerge from the darkness illuminated by some level of light?
TENEBRISM
What is the name of the Sky God that the White Temple and its ziggurat were dedicated to?
Anu
Who made the piece "Calling of Saint Matthew"?
Caravaggio
Made by the Mbudye Society (Luba peoples) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is a hand-held wooden object that is used by experts to tell the history and stories of their culture.
Lukasa (Memory board)
Describe the meaning behind the Pyxis of al-Mughira.
Includes imagery of people and animals. The people shown are figures of power. This would have been given to the son of a ruler as a coming of age. This was used to hold perfumes. The calligraphy on the lid says"God blesses you".