HEY LADIES
Though she did not consider herself a Surrealist, this painter was known for the surrealist elements in her many self-portraits
Frida Kahlo
Rodin's bronze statue, The Burghers of Calais, 1884-1885, depicts the misery and strife of a group of heroes. Artwork from this movement shows life as it is rather than life as it should be
Realism
A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.
The Protestant Reformation
The type of paint used in Northern Europe in the 15th c. that allowed for smoother blending, softer shadows, and more realistic paintings
Oil paint
This painting of a nude reclining woman breaks many traditions by using bright unrealistic colors, harsh lines, and distorted proportions
Matisse's Blue Nude
Henri Matisse, Blue Nude: Memory of Biskra, 1907
Translating as wild beasts, this movement uses bright colors, loose brushwork, and flattened or distorted perspectives.
Fauvism or Fauvists
The reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Protestant Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope
The Counter Reformation
Creating the illusion of depth of space by fading colors and eliminating detail in objects that are further away.
Atmospheric perspective
This famous American artist constructed to Vietnam Memorial to have a shiny black surface so that viewers would see their own reflection when looking at the memorial
Maya Lin
an artistic style that replaced baroque in France the 1730s. It was highly secular, emphasized grace & charm. Like baroque it was still very elaborate and ornate.
Rococo
Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa shows a saint in a dramatic moment. It uses golden rays to symbolize the light of god. These characteristics align with this religious movement
Counter Reformation
Depictions of nature in a way that shows grandeur, beauty, and power
Sublime
This frenchman made frequent trips to Tahiti, a colony of France. He painted many artworks that depicted life in Tahiti and Tahitian girls
Paul Gauguin
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright was known for this style that is most common in the Midwestern United States
Prairie style
The content of this artwork is an interpretation of a visions of God, which the subject wrote about in her diaries. This one in particular sculpture recounts a recurring vision where an angel descends from Heaven and stabs her with an arrow in her heart that consumes her with a love for God
Bernini, The Ecstasy of St. Teresa, Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, 1645-1652, Baroque, marble, gilded metal, fresco.
abstract way of painting in which the artist drips or splatters paint onto a surface like a canvas
Action painting