17&19 Flashcards
- Know what Asian religion is associated with the belief in various nature deities.
Shintoism
- What is the greatest artistic innovation of the Edo period.
wood block print
- The commander of the samurai was called what:
Shogun
- Be able to identify Velasquez
Court painter of the Spanish throne. Considered to be a genius of Spanish art. Uses light to create drama. Court painter of the Spanish throne. Considered to be a genius of Spanish art. Uses light to create drama. Court painter of the Spanish throne. Considered to be a genius of Spanish art. Uses light to create drama. Court painter of the Spanish throne. Considered to be a genius of Spanish art. Uses light to create drama. Court painter of the Spanish throne. Considered to be a genius of Spanish art. Uses light to create drama.
Diego Velazquez. Las Meninas
- Know about “splashed ink painting” and know which sect of Buddhism it is connected with
Zen Buddhism
- What is a Stupa and whose remains are interred there?
A stupa is a solid earthen mound faced with stone, Buddha
- What is a Shikhara?
large curving tower
- Know about the Palace of Versailles and know who it was home to.
Versailles captures the true flavor of Baroque.
Built, or rather rebuilt by French King Louis XIV(14th), it occupies 200 acres including gardens.
No expense was spared in decoration
- Be able to identify attributes of baroque art
Baroque art is full of emotion, energy and movement.
Colors are more vivid in Baroque art
Baroque sculptors and architects favored ornamentation- The more the better!
- Be able to identify attributes of neoclassical art
Meaning “New Classicism”, this style is far more serious
- Be able to identify attributes Rococo art
More intimate. Suitable for the aristocratic home.
More gentle pastel colors
Smaller scale and has a lighthearted, playful quality.
- Why are the 17th and 18th centuries referred to as “The Age of Kings”?
great leaders, kings of the time
- Know about the “Terra Cotta Army”.
Discovered in 1974
Thousands of life size figures were discovered which included soldiers, archers, cavalry, and charioteers.
They faced east, the direction that the emperor expected danger to come.
They were meant as guardians of the tomb
- Know about the painting titled “The Death of Marat”, and be able to identify it
Jacques-Louis David was propaganda minister for the French revolutionists.
This image depicts revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat, whose goal was to wipe out the greedy and corrupt French aristocracy, and was responsible for the execution by guillotine of hundreds of people.
Because of a painful skin illness, he spent his days in the bathtub and would receive people there.
He was stabbed to death by a woman who was angry about his excesses with the guillotine.
David has depicted Marat as a martyr
- Know about Carravagio, and be able to identify the artistic traits that he is know for.
He was extremely influential, especially with the way he projected his figures, while darkening the background.
- Know about and be able to identify “Haniwa”.
Terra cotta statuary which were placed over the graves of the deceased
- Be able to identify “Judith and the Maidservant” by Artemesia Gentilleschi, and know what the subject matter is about.
The subject is a biblical story in which Judith, an Israelite widow charms Holofernes, the invading Assyrian general and waits for him to drink himself into a stupor. She decapitates him and escapes.
- Be able to identify the work of Peter Paul Reubens and know what nationality he was
He was a Flemish painter.
