art 151-200 Flashcards
the Red Scare
fear of communism in the US post- russian revolution
russian revolution that began the red scare in the US
bolshevik’s revolution
man at the crossroads
diego rivera mural censored for its depiction of the bolshevik leader vladimir lenin
the rockefeller center
location of diego rivera’s man at the crossroads
jacques louis david
neoclassical french painter who painted the oath of the horatii and was involved in the french revoluton
two reasons for government art patronage
job creation and morale improvement
palace of versailles
french palace built under louis XIV exemplifying barquoe design and monarchial power
the paris salon
influential annual art exhibition run by the french academy until the 19th century
diego velazquez
17th century court painter of king philip IV of spain who influenced the impressionist movement
jean antoine watteau
17th century french painter who led the emerging rococo movement and development the fete galante
realism
style of painting emphasizing the use of all features of a subject
gustave courbet
leader of realist movement who painted the stonebreakers
neoclassism
style influenced by enlightenment philosophy and classical works that emerged shortly before the french revolution
jacques louis david
neoclassical french painter who painted the oath of the horatii and was involved in the french revoluton
How large are megaliths?
up to 17 feet tall and 50 tons in weight
What megalithic formation is the most well-known
stonehenge….im so lonely
where is stonehenge located
on salisbury plain
when was stonehenge built?
between 2000 and 1000 B.C.E.
Who is Joel?
me gusta
Jerusalem mosque that is one of the oldest examples of Islamic architecture
Dome of the Rock
FIVE civilizations that flourished in the pre -colonial Americas
Olmec, Toltec, Maya, Inca, and Aztec
SIX basic formal qualities of art
line, shape, form, space, color, and texture
the path of a point moving through space
line
a series of uninterrupted dots or lines that the eye connects
implied line
neutrals
blacks, whites, greys
lines that suggest a peaceful feeling
horizontal lines
two types of lines that suggest a sense of activity
curved and jagged lines
the two-dimensional area of an object
shape
the three-dimensional representation of an object
form
forms that can be defined mathematically and convey order and stability
geometric forms
irregular forms that convey movement and rhythm
organic forms
element of art related to the organization of objects and the areas around them
space (in art)
space occupied by objects in an artwork
positive space
space surrounding object in an artwork
negative space
sculpture that can be viewed at any angle
freestanding sculptures
sculpture that projects from a surface
relief sculpture
visible borders of an object
contours
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
technique taking into account effects of airborne particles on appearance of distant objects
aerial/atmospheric perspective
technique founded on the visual phenomenon of vanishing points
linear perspective
name of a color
hue
three primary colors
red, blue, yellow
colors made by combining primary colors
secondary colors
colors made by combining a secondary color with an adjacent primary color
tertiary colors
visual representation of all hues
color wheel
the lightness or darkness of a color or a neutral
value
neutrals
blacks, whites, greys
what materials are used in stonehenge
sarsen and “bluestones”
two notable sculptures from the hellenistic period representing ideals of beauty
the Venus de Milo and the Laocoon Group
stones indigenous to the region around stonehenge
bluestones
