Elements and Principles
Red, Yellow, and Blue
What are the primary colors?
The Caves of Lascaux, which holds one of the earliest examples of human art, is located in what is now this country.
What is France?
The freestanding sculpture of Apollo pursuing Daphne, who is turned into a laurel tree by her father, was created in this civilization.
What is Ancient Greece?
In the Islamic faith, he is considered "the Messenger of God"
Who is Muhammad?
The Medieval Period, which ran from approximately 400-1400, is also know by this literal translation.
What are the Middle Ages?
This element of art means the surface quality of an object.
What is texure?
Stonehenge, located in England, is an example of this type of construction, which resembles the symbol for Pi.
What is Stonehenge?
Mosaics and sculptures from this civilization usually depicted scenes of war and governing officials.
What is Ancient Rome?
These images did not appear in Islamic art, because it would have been insulting to God.
What are humans and animals?
These highly decorated manuscripts were scribed by monks and often gilded with gold paint.
What are Illuminated manuscripts?
When a work of art has more visual weight on one side than another, it is said to have this kind of balance.
What is asymmetrical?
This is the major religion of most Asian countries.
What is Buddhism?
Although the Romans borrowed idea from the Greeks, they were able to build the domed rotunda in the Pantheon, because they developed this building material which is still used today.
What is concrete?
These are three of the nine forms of Islamic art.
What are (any three) illuminated manuscripts, decorated pottery, inlaid metalwork, geometric designs, tapestry and carpet, glasswork, carved wood and stone, calligraphy, abstinence from animals and humans?
The main purpose for early Medieval Art was to instruct people about this.
What is Christianity?
This term refers to art that is created for the purpose of telling a story.
What is narrative art?
"The Cradle of Civilization", located between the Tigris and Euphrades Rivers was known for its functional art such as pottery, wooden tools and stepped pyramids called ziggurats.
What is Mesopotamia?
The paintings unearthed in the ruins of Pompeii were found in the homes of everyday people and were created using this technique of mixing tempera paint into plaster.
What is fresco?
Architecturally speaking, these were often lavishly decorated both inside and out, and onion shaped.
What are domes?
Constantine moved east and invaded Byzantium, and founded this new metropolis, with a focus in the arts and culture.
What is Constantinople?
The acronym D.A.I.E. stands for this structure for art analysis.
What is describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate.
Although the Romans borrowed idea from the Greeks, they were able to build the domed rotunda in the Pantheon, because they developed this building material which is still used today.
What is concrete?
Elaborate and decorative script, found in the verses of the Koran, would also appear on pottery and woven tapestries.
What is calligraphy?
The Medieval Period can be divided into three separate periods; Byzantine, Romanesque, and this period, known for it's peaked cathedrals flying buttresses and stained glass.
What is the Gothic Period?