Elements of Art
A continuous point or mark in space
What is line?
This strategy aims to draw a viewer's attention to a specific design element.
What is emphasis?
Red, blue and yellow
What are the primary colors?
The Pantheon is located here.
What is Rome, Italy?
This housed a giant statue of the Greek goddess Athena
What is The Parthenon?
The feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or substance
What is texture?
The heart of a Gothic building.
What is a rose window?
Hazy, no outlines.
What is sfumato?
The area occupied by a shape or form
What is positive space?
When opposite elements are arranged together to create variety and visual interest.
What is contrast?
Red and green, for instance
What are complementary colors?
Roman sculpture focused on this kind of proportions
What is realistic?
The primary focus of Greek sculpture
What is movement?
A type of shape that can't be mathematically measured
What is an organic shape?
The desire for this type of ceiling led to the development of flying buttresses.
What is a vaulted ceiling?
Sfumato but with richer colors.
What is unione.
Shades and tints are included in this element of art
What is value?
Also known as a "Visual Beat."
What is Rhythm?
They are similar and grouped together.
What are analogous colors?
The biggest art contribution of the Roman empire
What is architecture?
The early Greek vessel was used for this
What is a grave marker?
The spaces surrounding the shapes or forms
What is negative space?
This symbolized the heavely hopes of the Middle Ages.
What are spires?
This man created a process to reflect realistic space (the feeling of 3D) in a 2D drawing.
Who is Brunelleschi?
Can be measured mathematically
What is a geometric shape?
The path the viewer's eye takes through the work of art.
What is movement?
One color with different values
What is monochromatic?
Roman Sculpture emphasized balance and this principle of design.
What is proportion?
The name used for the bottom of a Greek vessel
What is a foot?
Comparing two or more objects in an artwork.
What is proportion?
These features could be found inside or outside of cathedrals.
What are pointed arches?
Carravagio was the premier artist to use this painting style.
What is chiaroscuro?
An object that has length, width, and depth
What is a form?
The part of the pattern that is repeated.
What is motif?
A primary and secondary color mixed together
What is an intermediate color?
This temple has a massive domed roof with a hole in it.
What is the Pantheon?
Greek art transitioned from ideal proportions to this kind of proportions
What is realistic?
The distribution of visual weight in an artwork.
What is balance?
Similar to Illuminated Manuscripts, sculptures were created for people who could not do this.
What is read?
This canonical painting style was used in the Sistene Chapel.
What is cangiente?