the way something is drawn
refers to a specific time period or group of artists who share a similar style, technique, or philosophy in their artwork
What is an Art Period/Movement?
Art produced during the Middle Ages, often biblical and gothic
What is Medieval Art?
parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical
What is Horizontal?
the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
What is a Protagonist?
what the painting is of
a style of painting that focuses on short, quick brushstrokes, separation of color, sketch-like finish, modern subject matter
What is Impressionism/ Post-Impressionism?
Natural elements, individualism, realism, attention-to-detail, precision of human anatomy
What is Renaissance Art?
Lines that never intersect; side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
What is Parallel?
a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary
What is an Antagonist?
an art movement that emerged in the mid-1950s in Britain and the late 1950s in the United States
What is Pop Art?
Art created by humans before the invention of writing systems
What is Prehistoric Art?
Art created in the present time period
What is Contemporary Art?
at right angles to a horizontal plane; in a direction, or having an alignment, such that the top is directly above the bottom
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
What is Theme?
A type of painting/ drawing of a countryside
What is Landscape?
a movement in art that emphasizes the expression of the imagination and the subconscious mind
What is Surrealism?
a style of art that is ornate, grandeur, richness, stylistically complex, dramatic
What is Baroque Art?
a horizontal line that represents the viewer's eye level in perspective drawing
What is a Horizon Line?
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
What is Plot?
A still life artwork which includes various symbolic objects designed to remind the viewer of their mortality and of the worthlessness of worldly goods
What is a Vanitas Still Life?
a style of art that emerged in the 18th century and is characterized by a return to classical Greek and Roman art forms and ideals
What is NeoClassicism?
a style characterized by Long, sinuous lines and curves
What is Art Nouveau?
the point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge
What is a Vanishing point?
be a warning or indication of (a future event)