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Early Art
Egypt/Greek
Renaissance
Themes in Art
Media/Movements
100
Fertile Crescent
What is area between the tigris river and the euphrates river called?
100
Old kingdom, strong centralized govt, weakened by rise of nobles, split into city states, powerful pharaohs, idealized versions of kings middle kingdom: single state, law &order, prosperity, not as powerful pharaohs, more realistic versions, foreign invaders New Kingdom: most brilliant period, peak of power and influence, recognized many different gods, golden era
What are the 3 kingdoms and describe the differences
100
Aristotle, Raphael, Plato, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Heaclitus, Apollo, Athena
Who were some of the characters in Raphaels' School of Athens?
100
A painting split into three panels, Merode Altarpiece
What is a Tryptich and Give an example of one we have studied
100
Pointillism
What is the movement in painting where color is pixelated and the eye puts the colors together to create a cohesive picture
200
post and lintel
What kind of construction is used to create stonehenge?
200
Khafre: not a mortal, symbol of eternal strength and power Sesostris: worried, troubled ruler, human, faulted
Compare/Contrast Pharoah Khafre's seated sculpture to Head of King Sesostris III
200
Perspective, telling the story of the last supper, key scene of Christianity, conspiracy theories
Why is the last supper an important painting?
200
Art Criticism= good art in context of artists work and e's and p's, internally Art History= historical context, external clues
What is the difference between Art Criticism and Art history? Which looks internally and which looks externally?
200
Cave Paintings Alta Mira, Lascaux
Pigments were made out of clay, stone, blood and fat and used to paint pictures of culture, hunts and a visual history to pass onto other generations. Also, give an example of where one of these were.
300
Ziggurat, A stepped mountain of brick with a flat top.
What is a symbolic mountain of the Sumerian Nation? What does it look like?
300
Doric, Ionic and Corinthian
What are the different kinds of columns? Please describe the differences
300
contest won by Ghiberti:more dynamic, story of Sacrifice of Isaac, unified whole, glances or gestures, not rigid figures, better/more advanced composition
What was the contest for the bapistry doors? What were the differences of the gothic and renaissance panels
300
Imitationalism, Formalism and Emotionalism. E- expressive qualities F- e's and p's I- literal qualities, lifelike
What are the branches of Aesthetics?
300
Cubism
Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso painted in this style
400
A seated ruler, pose is stiff, proportions squat, stylized, quiet dignity
Describe the "Seated Gudea"
400
Archaic: stiff rigid Classical: idealized Hellenistic: emotional, dynamic
Describe the Evolution of Greek Sculpture during the 3 different periods
400
Tribute Money, reads left to right as story unfolds, etc
What is Massacio's painting about a tax collector? Describe the painting
400
Solvents, binder and pigment
What is paint made up of?
400
Lithography, Etching/Intaglio, and Screenprinting
What are the different methods of printmaking?
500
A stele- set of laws with specific punishments, an eye for an eye, etc.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
500
7 niches for the gods and heavens, dome represents the heavens with coffers or indented panels, reducing the weight of the dome, occulus, drainage system
What are some of the interesting facts about the Pantheon?
500
own scaffolding, fall of adam and eve, creation of life, 4 yrs, built own scaffolding.
What were some of the scenes depicted in the Sistine Chapel? Who painted this and how?
500
rococo: revolution g.expressionism: wwI and wwII egypt style changes: changes of rulers greek
How has history or conflicts influenced different styles of art?
500
impressionism, fauvists
What is movements names were actually insults?