Section I
philosophical inquiry into the nature and expression of beauty
What is aesthetics?
artist Kim Ung-won signed his artwork with this name; it means 'small lake'
What is Soho?
wove watercolor paper that is passed between heated metal rollers to further compress it,which produces an extremely smooth and uniform surface
What is hot-pressed paper?
name of the mountain in The Great Wave painting
What is Mount Fuji?
an artistic style that were known for the distortion of certain elements; Tintoretto was known for his works in this style
What is Mannerism?
a technique where head is in profile with the eye in frontal view, the torso is in full frontal view, and the lower body, legs, and feet are in profile
What is fractional representation?
name of artwork that is a handscroll and, when unrolled, measures more than eighteen feet in length
What is Wu Zhen's Fishermen, after Jing Hao?
it refers to a mixture of watercolor with opaque pigment, such as zinc white or chalk, which makes the watercolor less transparent
What is gouache?
these falls became known as a dramatic national symbol for the fledgling United States
What is the Niagara Falls?
the dramatic use of dark and light that an Italian Baroque painter was renowned for (Hint: the term is named after this painter)
What is “caravaggesque”?
people who built massive stepped pyramids that functioned primarily as temples
Who were the Sumerians?
painting of animals reaching toward a reflection of the moon that symbolizes enlightenment
What is Gibbons on a Landscape, by Sesson Shukei?
his artworks were based on the birds he shot himself; he propped up birds on wire armatures
Who was John James Audubon / Jean Rabin (birth name)?
painting commissioned by someone who had been orphaned and lost his leg in a shark attack, but went on to become a British merchant and politician
What is Watson and the Shark (painted by John Singleton Copley; commissioned by Brook Watson)?
Wu Zhen combines what is known as the “three perfections,” in reference to:
What are calligraphy, poetry and painting?
this kingdom was known for creating cast bronze portrait heads
What was the Benin Kingdom / Kingdom of Benin?
also known as the "Four Treasures of a Scholar’s Studio"
What are ink brush, inkstone, inkstick, and xuan paper (or rice paper)?
applied during the papermaking to make the paper stronger and more absorbent; starch, gelatin, or rosin are common examples
What is size?
school that consisted of artists that embraced realism, loose brushwork, and tonal quality in their compositions
What is the Barbizon school?
botanists have been able to identify closed dandelions, broadleaf plantains, yarrow, heath rush and meadow grass in this painting
What is The Large Piece of Turf (Albrecht Dürer)?
art movement when artists were known as fauves, or “wild beasts,” for their wild use of arbitrary color
What is Modernism?
movement emerged out of Hongik University in Seoul, reclaiming traditional art practices
indicate a source of sustenance and might also signify the Atlantic slave trade
What is sugar cane?
this person received renewed critical attention in the 1970s as the women’s liberation movement led institutions to reevaluate the contributions of women artists
Who was Georgia O'Keeffe?
painting’s title makes reference to an iconic American image that was painted by Emanuel Leutze in 1851
What is Washington Crossing the Delaware / Struggle Series No. 10 – Washington Crossing the Delaware?