Renaissance
The latin term for Renaissance.
What is Rebirth?
The dynasty from which Chinese artists created blue and white vases as an item of international trade?
What is the Ming Dynasty?
A French term in the 19th century that became a central feature of Impressionism and was the act of painting outdoors.
What is "en plein air"?
An art movement that created images of everyday objects and mass media imagery such as celebrity culture.
What is Pop Art?
An artist that led the Surrealist art movement that explored dreamlike imagery in artworks such as"The Persistence of Memory".
Who is Salvador Dali?
Considered a Renaissance man, and best known for his painting called "The Last Supper", and "Mona Lisa".
Who is Leonardo DaVinci?
The type of clay material used to create the blue and white vases from the Ming Dynasty.
What is porcelain?
Considered the father of Impressionism and best known for his series of waterlily painting.
Who is Claude Monet?
An art style that explored the unconscious mind, dreamlike imagery , and irrational juxtaposition of objects.
What is Surrealism?
Spanish artist credited with the pioneering the Cubism art movement along with George Braque. Considered to be one of the greatest artist of the 20th century.
Who is Pablo Picasso?
Best known for painting the Sistine Chapel and his marble statue of David.
Who is Michaelangelo?
Discovered in 1974 in Xi'an and commissioned by the Emperor Qin Shi Huang in order to have protection in the afterlife this underground tomb has approximately 10,000 soldiers, chariots, and horses.
What is the Terracotta Army?
An art technique developed by George Seurat which involves applying small dots or strokes of color to a canvas to create an image.
What is pointillism?
A style of painting using bold colors and exaggerated brushwork, the French term means "wild beasts".
What is Fauvism?
Best known for his comic-style imagery and use of Ben-day dots during the Pop Art movement.
Who is Roy Lichtenstein?
An art patron family in Florence Italy of wealthy bankers that commissioned and supported artwork from many artists during the Renaissance period.
Who are the Medici family?
Constructed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty in Bejing, this "Heavenly Palace" made of approximately 100 red buildings was a royal palace that today is a popular tourist destination.
What is the Forbidden City?
Best known for his bold colors and emotional expression in his artwork such as "The Starry Night".
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
A style of art that often involved dripping, pouring paint onto canvas or large expanses of color on canvas.
What is Abstract Expressionism?
Known as a pioneer of Op art and used contrasting colors in his art to generate optical illusions.
Who is Victor Vasarely?
Known for his fresco painting called " School of Athens", which features famous philosophers and scholars.
Who is Raphael?
A Japanese floral design that displays an asymmetrical design focusing on three main elements: line, balance and harmony.
What is Ikebana?
Considered the father of Post-impressionism, his emphasis on geometric shapes and multiple perspectives paved the way for the development of Cubism.
Who is Paul Cezanne?
An art style that used multiple perspectives combined together using geometric shapes that appear fragmented and abstract.
What is Cubism?
An Abstract Expressionist known for his action paintings of dripping and splattering paint on a canvas.
Who is Jackson Pollock?