art 151-200 Flashcards

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the Red Scare

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fear of communism in the US post- russian revolution

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russian revolution that began the red scare in the US

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bolshevik’s revolution

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man at the crossroads

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diego rivera mural censored for its depiction of the bolshevik leader vladimir lenin

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the rockefeller center

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location of diego rivera’s man at the crossroads

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jacques louis david

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neoclassical french painter who painted the oath of the horatii and was involved in the french revoluton

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two reasons for government art patronage

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job creation and morale improvement

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palace of versailles

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french palace built under louis XIV exemplifying barquoe design and monarchial power

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the paris salon

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influential annual art exhibition run by the french academy until the 19th century

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diego velazquez

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17th century court painter of king philip IV of spain who influenced the impressionist movement

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jean antoine watteau

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17th century french painter who led the emerging rococo movement and development the fete galante

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11
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realism

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style of painting emphasizing the use of all features of a subject

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12
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gustave courbet

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leader of realist movement who painted the stonebreakers

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neoclassism

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style influenced by enlightenment philosophy and classical works that emerged shortly before the french revolution

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jacques louis david

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neoclassical french painter who painted the oath of the horatii and was involved in the french revoluton

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15
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How large are megaliths?

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up to 17 feet tall and 50 tons in weight

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16
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What megalithic formation is the most well-known

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stonehenge….im so lonely

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17
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where is stonehenge located

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on salisbury plain

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18
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when was stonehenge built?

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between 2000 and 1000 B.C.E.

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19
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Who is Joel?

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me gusta

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20
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Jerusalem mosque that is one of the oldest examples of Islamic architecture

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Dome of the Rock

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21
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FIVE civilizations that flourished in the pre -colonial Americas

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Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Inca, and Aztec

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SIX basic formal qualities of art

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line, shape, form, space, color, and texture

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the path of a point moving through space

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a series of uninterrupted dots or lines that the eye connects

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implied line

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neutrals
blacks, whites, greys
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lines that suggest a peaceful feeling
horizontal lines
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two types of lines that suggest a sense of activity
curved and jagged lines
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the two-dimensional area of an object
shape
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the three-dimensional representation of an object
form
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forms that can be defined mathematically and convey order and stability
geometric forms
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irregular forms that convey movement and rhythm
organic forms
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element of art related to the organization of objects and the areas around them
space (in art)
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space occupied by objects in an artwork
positive space
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space surrounding object in an artwork
negative space
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sculpture that can be viewed at any angle
freestanding sculptures
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sculpture that projects from a surface
relief sculpture
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visible borders of an object
contours
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FOUR techniques used to create a sense of perspective
shading and highlighting, placement behind or in front of other objects, size, and level of detail
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technique taking into account effects of airborne particles on appearance of distant objects
aerial/atmospheric perspective
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technique founded on the visual phenomenon of vanishing points
linear perspective
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name of a color
hue
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three primary colors
red, blue, yellow
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colors made by combining primary colors
secondary colors
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colors made by combining a secondary color with an adjacent primary color
tertiary colors
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visual representation of all hues
color wheel
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the lightness or darkness of a color or a neutral
value
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neutrals
blacks, whites, greys
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what materials are used in stonehenge
sarsen and "bluestones"
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two notable sculptures from the hellenistic period representing ideals of beauty
the Venus de Milo and the Laocoon Group
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stones indigenous to the region around stonehenge
bluestones