Visual Elements
1880-1900
1900 - 1920
1400-1600
1940-1960
100

A line that defines a two-dimensional shape

What is an outline

100

The artist known for using a thick application of paint (impasto) to create paintings such as "A Starry Night"

Who is Vincent van Gogh

100

Theories of Sigmund Freud influenced this art movement in 1920

Surrealism

100

The artist who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Who is Michelangelo

100

The artist known for the development of "drip painting" and painting on canvas stretched on the floor

Jackson Pollock

200

A type of drawing using line to define a three-dimensional form

What is a contour drawing

200

The art movement is based on the practice of painting outdoors and spontaneously

What is Impressionism

200

Chiaroscuro

What is the Italian word for light and dark

200

This art movement was also referred to as "action painting"

What is abstract expressionism

300

Secondary colors on the color wheel

What are orange, green, and violet

300

The art movement was a reaction to Impressionism. It emphasized the use of geometric forms and unnatural or modified color. Principle artists were Cezanne, Van Gogh and Seurat 

What is Post-Impressionism

300

The artist who worked with George Braque to create cubism

Who is Picasso

300

The well known artist who painted the Mona Lisa

Who is Leonardo da Vinci

300

The artist is known for the development of color field painting, usually featured one or more soft-edged color rectangles (blurred and gently blended boundaries)

Who is Mark Rothko

400

Color harmonies composed of variations of the same hue

What are monochromatic harmonies

400

The French artist known for his paintings of water lilies

Who is Claude Monet

400

The term used to describe someone who is very good at many things

What is the "Renaissance Man"

400

A leading figure in the Pop Art Movement, known for portraits of celebrities and consumer culture imagery

Who is Andy Warhol

500

A repetitive motif or design

What is a pattern

500

The artist who pursued the discovery in the mid-1880"s that contrasting colors (complementary colors) can optically mix to create more vivid hues.

Who is George Seurat

500

The ruling merchant family of Florence who commissioned many artworks

Who are the Medici family

500

The art movement that began 1n 1945 in New York City known as the "New York School"

What is Abstract Expressionism