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Intro to Art History
Ancient Western Art
The Romans to the Renaissance
Even More Western Art
More Western Art
100
What resources do art historians often use?
The work itself, work of contemporaries, oral/written histories
100
What are the oldest cave paintings that the packet considers found? How old are they?
Chauvet caves, 30,000BCE
100
Name two roman innovations (100pts each)
Concrete, curved arch (used for aqueducts, bridges)
100
Characterize Rococo art. Name a famous Rococo artist.
From the packet: "Rococo works were celebrations of gaiety, romance, and the frivolity of the grand life at court, particularly the court at Versailles. The emphasis was on light-hearted decoration with the use of gold and pastel colors". Jean-Antoine Watteau (fete galante)
100
Describe Realism and name a famous artist of the movement (bonus for naming a famous work)
Art show things as real, even the bad stuff. Gustave Corbet ("The Stonebreakers")
200
Who gathered the biographies of great Italian artists, past and present, in The Lives of the Artists?
Giorgio Vasari
200
Form of art most linked with the New Stone Age. Example?
Rings/rows of rough hewn stones in W. Europe. Stonehenge
200
Byzantine art is known for
mosaics
200
Characterize Baroque. When was it a thing?
Full of energy and movement, rich color and ornamentation, dramatic. Late 16th-mid 18th century
200
Who is considered the first impressionist? Whose work gave the movement its name?
Manet; Monet
300
Formal vs. critical analysis
formal: visual qualities of the work of art itself; contextual: looking outside of the work of art in order to determine its meaning.
300
The oldest known full legal code is ______________. How does it relate to art history? (+200 for what city-state)
The code of Hammurabi. A stone stele (now in the Louvre) from this time has the code carved in it. From Mesopotamia, during the time of BABYLONIAN rule
300
The Book of Kells and the Coronation Gospels are examples of
illuminated manuscripts from the Medieval period
300
How did the Northern Renaissance differ from the Southern one? (300 pts for 2 differences)
(In the north), still kinda gothic, oil paints, more realistic, less connection to Rome, smaller pieces
300
Who were the Pre-Raphaelites? Relate to Art Nouveau.
Artists dissatisfied with the Industrial Revolution became known as the Pre-Raphaelites, who created a style that attempted to return to pre-Renaissance art. The Pre-Raphaelites created quasi-religious works. Emphasis on nature and sweeping curves led to Art Nouveau, a style of decoration, architecture, and design that was characterized by the "depiction of leaves and flowers in flowing, sinuous lines".
400
Who sought to analyze historical and contemporary art in his text Natural History?
Pliny the Elder
400
Describe the Egyptian use of hierarchical scale and fractional representation (must get both for points)
Hierarchical scale: figure's size corresponds to importance Fractional representation: a way of showing the body that shows each part as clearly as possible
400
Brunelleschi is credited with creating __________ during the (Northern/Southern) renaissance
linear (vanishing point) perspective, Southern
400
How was Louis the XIV important to the art world?
Louis XIV’s court that influenced art well into the nineteenth century with the system of supporting artists called the SALON. Also, the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, often referred to simply as the “Academy,” was established (set aesthetic standards)
400
Group of artists led by Henri Matisse known as "wild beasts" for their use of arbitrary color. Relate to Die Brucke and Expressionism.
Fauves. Die Brucke was a group of artists who combined intense colors of the fauves and the feelings conveyed in Edward Munch's work (eg. "The Scream") and gave rise to Expressionism.
500
What German enlightenment scholar studied stylistic development as related to historical context?
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
500
What is contrapposto and during what period was it created?
A pose w/ weight shifted on one leg for sculpture (looks more natural). Classical period
500
What is sfumato, who invented it, what famous piece was it used in, and Northern/southern renaissance? (must get all for points)
Sfumato: mellowed colors, blurry outlines ("fumo" comes from Italian for "smoke", which may help you remember this); Da Vinci; Mona Lisa; Southern
500
Name a famous neoclassical painter and a famous romantic painter:
Neoclassical: Jacques Louis David*, Jean Dominique Ingres; Romantic: Eugène Delacroix,
500
For pop art and minimalism, describe the style and name a famous artist.
Pop art: used images from mass culture, "violated" rules of art bc of subject matter, Andy Warhol; Minimalism: reduce art to bare essentials, Frank Stella, David Smith, Dan Flavin