Materials
A painting technique using oil-based pigments that rose to prominence in Northern Europe in the 15th c.
Oil painting
A representation of cupid that looks like a cherub or naked child
Putti
A 19th century artistic movement in which writers and painters sought to show life as it is rather than life as it should be
Realism
The painter of The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434, Bruges (Belgium) Oil on wood
Jan Van Eyck
The content/subject of Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus was influenced by this
Classicism
Greek & Roman mythology
An artistic movement that resembles impressionism but focuses more on conveying form opposed to light. While these artists still used impasto they incorporated darker color palettes opposed to pastels
Post-impressionism
A religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches.
Protestant Reformation
an artistic style that replaced baroque in France the 1730s. It was highly secular, emphasized grace & charm. Like baroque it was still very elaborate and ornate.
Rococo
Action painting was an innovation by this artist
Jackson Pollock
The patron of Michelangelo
The pope
a type of paint in which powdered pigment is mixed with egg as a binder
tempera
The reaction of the Roman Catholic Church to the Protestant Reformation reaffirming the veneration of saints and the authority of the Pope
The Counter Reformation
The sublime and power of nature is often shown in this 18th century art movement
Romanticism
This artist of the Romanticism period is known for artwork that shows the sublime like Snow Storm – Steam Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth Making Signals in Shallow Water and The Slave Ship
JMW Turner
The Dada movement in Zurich, Switzerland was direct response to the violence of this historical event
World War 1
An early renaissance form of paint in which pigment was applied directly onto wet plaster
fresco
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, Bernini. 1647-1652, depicts an intimate and intense relationship with god. Intense emotions, drama, use of gold/light are all characteristic of this movement
Baroque
Architectural style marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands, solid construction, and little ornamentation. Horizontal lines were thought to evoke and relate to the midwestern landscape.
Prairie style
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, Post Impressionism, 1897–98, was painted by this artist at one of the lowest points in his life
Paul Gauguin
One innovation in the Arnolfini Portrait
convex mirror
oil paint
The invention of this modern building material allowed for slender and wavy lines that can be seen in art nouveau architecture like The Van Eetvelde House
cast iron
In response to the Protestant Reformation artwork in Northern Europe became more secular. Secular means
non religious or non spiritual
Henri Matisse, Blue Nude: Memory of Biskra, 1907 is part of this art movement
Fauvism
This female artist painted Marie Antoinette and her Children, 1787, Rococo, Oil on canvas
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d’Avignon depicts flattened, geometric, and stylized faces. The rendering of the faces influenced by these
African masks