Classic Greek/Roman Art
Name of famous temple to the Goddess Athena that sits on the top of a hill in Athens, Greece.
What is the Parthenon.
Name of King who revived an interest in Greek and Roman art during the Medieval period.
Who is Charlemagne.
An apparatus used by Michelangelo to help him paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
What is a scaffold.
A movement or style in art that uses color, light and textured brush strokes to capture a moment in time.
What is Impressionism.
An artist who embraced pop culture and created a community, hanging out with fellow artists, movie stars and Musicians in his huge Art Studio in New York City.
Who is Andy Wharhol.
The return of something to the country of orgin - like with the Elgin Marbles
What is Repatriation.
Christianity was a major subject in Medieval art.
What is True.
This famous painting is a portrait of a woman with a subtle smile.
What is the Mona Lisa.
The technique used by artists where dots or brush strokes of color are painted next to each other to achieve a new color rather than physically mixing the colors together.
What is optical mixing.
An artist who was inspired and influenced by the images of the human body from anatomy book while recovering in the hospital after getting hit by a car.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
What are the 3 types of column capital designs in Greek Architecture.
Who created most of the manuscripts and books during the Medieval period?
Who were Monks.
The meaning of the word "Renaissance"
What is re-birth.
This artist used new and exciting angles and viewpoints to show the subjects in his paintings and oil pastel drawings.
Who is Edgar Degas.
A short-lived movement in which artists pushed the boundaries of art and who's purpose was to shock the viewer with unconventional pieces like an upside down urinal.
What is Dada.
The method used by Roman artists to paint on walls.
What is Fresco Painting.
What is the main motif or theme used most in Illuminated Letter Designs?
What are images of Nature - floral and animals.
Artists during the Renaissance began creating an illusion of depth on a flat surface.
What is Linear Perspective.
This invention provided a new medium to capture reality and changed the way artists saw the world... creating new opportunities in art.
What is the camera.
Art that reflected the popular culture of America.
What is Pop Art.
The Sculptural term that refers to a standing human figure carrying its weight on one leg so that the opposite hip rises to produce a relaxed curve in the body,
What is the Contrapposto pose.
An artwork that is composed of three.
What is a Triptych.
A very important invention that quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, literacy and art.
What is the Gutenberg Printing Press.
The artist who painted The Starry Night.
Who is Vincent VanGogh.
An era in art where artists rejected the styles of the past -- expressing themselves, reacting to war and challenging the world around them through their works.
What is 20th Century Art.