Art Styles
A 19th-century French Art style that sought to revive the ancient Greek and Roman Art.
Neoclassicism
What was a 20th-century art movement in which artists tried to communicate their strong emotional feelings through their artwork?
Expressionism
A popular style of art in which artists painted the American scenes and events that were typical of their place in America
Regionalism
What is an aisle that cuts directly across the nave and the side aisles in a basilica and forms a cross shaped floor plan?
transept
what is a support or brace that counteracts the outward thrust of an arch or vault?
buttress
A style of art that portrayed dramatic and exotic subjects perceived with strong feelings
Romanticism
What was the 20th-century art movement in which artists tried to show all sides of 3D objects on a flat canvas?
Cubism
what is an open court or garden and the covered walkway surrounding it?
cloister
what is a semicircular aise curving around the apse of a church behind the main altar
ambulatory
what is a method of painting in which the pigments are applied to a thin layer of wet plaster so that they will be absorbed and the painting becomes part of the wall?
fresco
A French art movement that immediately followed Impressionism. The artist involved showed a greater concern for structure and form than the Impressionist artists did.
Post-Impressionism
What was the 20th-century painting style in which artists applied paint freely to huge canvases in an effort to show feelings and emotions vs realistic subject matter?
Abstract Expressionism
What is the way of life in which individuals joined together in isolated communities and spend their days in prayer and self denial?
monasticism
What are manuscript paintings, particularly those done during the medieval period?
illuminations
what is the grotesque carved monsters that project out from the supper portions of huge churches?
gargoyles
What was a style of painting in which artists captured an impression of what the eye sees at a given moment and the effect of sunlight on the object?
Impressionism
An art movement in the late 20th century in which the style is so realistic it looks photographic.
Photo-Realism
Who/what is the term for poor peasants who did not have land?
Serfs
What is a journey to a holy place?
piligrimage
what is a period that began around the middle of the 12th century and lasted to the end of the 15th or 16th centuries?
Gothic
A 19th-century style of art representing everyday scenes and events as they actually looked.
Realism
A 20th century Art style in which dreams, fantasy, and the subconscious served as inspo for the artist.
Surrealism
**DAILY DOUBLE**
What is a system in which weak noblemen gave up their lands and much of their freedom to more powerful lords for protection?
Feudalism
What is a textile wall hanging that is woven, painted, or embroidered with decorative designs or colorful scenes?
tapestries
What is the half round panel that fills the space between the lintel and the arch over a doorway or a church?
tympanum