The true Renaissance Man; Held multiple titles such as engineer, architect, and artist. Painted The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
Who is Leanardo da Vinci
100
Harkens back to a competition in 1401 about who could come up with the best design for the doors of the new baptistry in Florence; Famous leaders were Da Vinci, Michalangelo, and Raphael Sanzio
What is the Renaissance (S. Europe)
100
One who excelled in many different disciplines; a term used to delineate individuals with special talents during the 1400s
What is a Renaissance Man
100
One of the best colorists of the Renaissance; known for having an elegant background of a column or curtain instead of the commonly perceived neutral background.
Who Titian Vecelli
100
Painted by Michalangelo; appointed to him by the Pope; 700 square yards and cleaning it often created controversy
What is the Sistine Chapel?
200
Credited with developing linear perspective and the double-shelled dome design
Who is Filippo Brunelleschi?
200
Movement that expressed art should express all the aspect of its subjects including the negative ones; Famous leaders include Gustave Courbet, Jean Francois Millet, and Honore Daumier
What is Realism
200
Analysis of art that goes beyond what is shown on the portrait to outside elements such as the time period
What is contextual analysis
200
Proponent of Romanticism whose paintings expressed a dreamlike state
Who is Eugene Delacroix
200
Painted by Botticelli; depicts a full-length nude women as the centerpiece
What is the Birth of the Venus
300
Created the first free standing nude structure since antiquity, known as the bronze sculpture, "David"
Who is Donatello?
300
Movement that expressed the lavish lifestyle and glamour of Royalty; Emphasis on light-hearted, gold and pastel colors; Famous leaders include Francois Boucher and Jean-Antoine Watteau
What is Rococo
300
A framework of thin stone ribs or arches built at the intersection of the vaulted sections of the ceiling
What are Ribbed Vaults
300
The Sun God; created the Salon and Academy in order to display and judge the finest works of art
Who is King Louis XIV?
300
Artwork of the Old Stone Age; a nude female with exaggerated body parts
What is Venus of Willendorf
400
The most famous artists of the Northern Renaissance. Painted Insenheim Alterpiece and the 4 Horsemen of the Apocolypse respectively
Who are Matthias Grunewald and Albrecht Durer
400
A movement known to revive classical Greek and Roman Art; Stressed Republican ideals and was a direct challenge to Rococo. Famous members include Jacques Louis David and Jean Dominique Ingres.
What is Neoclassicism
400
Name of group who wildly used arbitrary color in paintings; promoted by Henri Matisse
Who are the Fauves
400
A female and one of the most famous Baroque Artists, she was able to study her fathers artworks at a very young age and adapted the use of chiaroscuro in her paintings
Who is (Artemisia) Gentileschi
400
Ancient Persian Architectural masterpiece made of stone, brick, and wood
What is the Palace of Persepolis
500
Gave birth to Earthworks; wrapped 24 mile long cloth fence in Cali, sorrounded 11 Florida islands with pink plastic, and set orange fabric gates in Central Park, NY
Who is Christo
500
Movement that sought to express art in the barest essentials, featuring precise outline and monochromatic palettes; Famous leaders include David Smith, Franc Stella, and Dan Flavin
What is Minimalism?
500
Dramatic contrasts of light and dark
What is chiaroscuro
500
Winning design for the doors of the Florence baptistry. Coined by Michelangelo.