Vocabulary
Describe Japonisme.
Europeans are drawn to Japanese works that are on display in Europe so they begin to mimic styles or imagery that they find interesting in Japanese works.
Which artist revolutionized a new kind of photography with the Daguerreotype?
Louis-Jacques-Mande-Daquerre
Describe ROMANTICISM.
displays dramatic, often political, symbolism and ideas contemporary to the time. Often depicting images that the artist couldn't have possibly seen in person so they dramaticize their idea of the image.
The City of Machu Picchu belonged to what culture?
Inka
What is the name of the largest Buddhas in the curriculum which are in a cliffside in Afghanistan?
The Bamiyan Buddhas
Describe what a LAMENTATION is.
The idea is for the viewer to identify with Jesus's suffering rather than glorifying him, typically a sad looking depiction of him with Mary in mourning.
What is the name of the sculptor who created the iconic CONTRAPPOSTO?
Polykleitos (the famous piece Doryphoras)
Neo-classical
At Dome of the Rock, what religions hold importance of on the site?
It is a site where Islam, Christianity, and Judaism all have roots of belief.
An Egyptian temple for a rare but powerful female ruler, and after she died men attempted to destroy images of her
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut
What is the name of the process of inlaying shell.
ENCONCHADO
Who was famous for their etching works and had a piece called "Self-portrait with Saskia" in our curriculum?
Rembrandt van Rijn (the first name is good enough)
What period of people produced the Temple of Minerva and the Sculpture of Apollo?
The Etruscans (Italy before the Romans)
Name at least 3 of the 4 cultures that had influence on The City and great temple of Petra?
Possible answers: Greece, Rome, Egypt, and India
What is the name of the work where there is a woman and there is a scene of the Last Judgement behind her. The lighting in the piece is extremely realistic. (Hint: the Last Judgement scene behind her is a painting within this painting)
Woman Holding a Balance
What is a TRIPTYCH?
A piece split into 3 panels of work (usually the panels are related to each other)
What is the name of the artist who made the piece "The Portuguese"?
Georges Braque
Name the one piece from the curriculum where we find the style/era of Fauvism evident?
The Goldfish
Name at least two of the cultures that had influence or are depicted in the piece: "Screen with the Seige of Belgrade"
Japanese, Christian (European motifs), Ottoman Turks (Muslim)
What is the name of the architecture/work that depicts one of the earliest images of a mass, and the priest is thought to have been a woman in the image.
Catacomb of Priscilla (Orant)
Describe a Tatanua mask (Hint: from the Pacific unit)
They believed that the Tatanua were representative of your spirit or soul and was used for funeral practices.
What is the name of the artist who made a unique Postmodern house in Delaware in the 70s and 80s (it is extremely decorative)?
Robert Venturi
In what style/era is the painting ENTOMBMENT OF CHRIST? (Hint: it is more of an era, less a style)
MANNERISM
What is the name of either the people or the secret society in which the Bundu Mask originates?
Mende peoples, Sande Society of Women
What is the FULL NAME (3 words) of the Sarcophagus from the Ancient Rome unit that reflects the idea of Horror Vacui (the fear of empty space)? Hint: It shows a fight/war scene with a huge amount of depth, detail, and overlapping.
Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus