art 301-350 Flashcards

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shading with crisscrossed lines

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crosshatching

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shading with varying densities of small colored dots

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stippling

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3
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FOUR styles of printmaking

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relief, intaglio, lithograph, and screen painting

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4
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printing plate in which the image is created

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matrix

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5
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process where pieces of matrix are cut away so the image projects from the surface

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relief printmaking

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6
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tool used to apply ink to a plate

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brayer

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TWO tools used to transfer ink from a plate to a page

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printing press and burnisher

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an environemental artist must first do what before beginning a project?

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recieve approval for his or her work from community and governmental agencies

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9
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this environmental artist usedr rocks and algae to create a huge spiral in the great salt lake

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robert smithson

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10
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this environmental artist surrounded islands in florida with pink polyester and wrapped pont neuf of paris with plastic

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christo

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11
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this environmental artist is known for his ice sculptures and his arrangements of leaves and twigs floating on water

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andy goldsworthy

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what structures are the greatest known works of the sumerian reestablishment period?

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ziggurats built at city centers

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what THREE purposes did ziggurats serve?

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temples, administrative, and economic centers

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14
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which city state conquered Mesopotamia in 1792 BCE?

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babylonia

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who was the king of babylonia during its conquest of mesopotamia?

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Hammurabi

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what legal achievment was hammurabi’s enduring legacy?

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he codified the babylonian law into the Code of Hammurabi

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17
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what two works of art from hammurabi’s rule and best known today?

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a stone steele engraved with hammurabi’s code and a relief sculpture of hammurabi

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18
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where is the stone stele containing hammurabi’s code kept?

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the lourve museum

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which civilization dominated northern mesopotamia from 900 to 600 bce?

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the assyrians

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20
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most notable medium of assyrian artwork

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relief carvings

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21
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civilization which controlled Mesopotamia between 612 and 538 bce

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babylonians

22
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two important architectural constructs built during the Neo-Babylonian period

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the hanging gardens and the Ishtar Gate

23
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architectural style that influenced the design of the palace at Persepolis

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four major works produced during the Ancient Egyptian period

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Sphynx, pyramids of Giza, Pharoah statues, and head of Queen Nefertiti

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hierarchal scale
determining figures relative size in an artwork according to their social status
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egyptian artifact exemplyfying the use of hierarchal scale
the Palette of Kind Narmer
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function of Palette of King Narmer
mixing cosmetics
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main image of palette of king narmer
narmer holding the hair of a fallen enemy and preparing to deliver a death blow
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fractional representation
a method of presenting figures so that the body is shown as clearly as possible
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what burial practices did egyptians observe?
mummification and entombment with furnishings, jewelry, and servants
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egyptian king whose famously well hidden tomb was uncovered in 1922
tutankhamen
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kingdom that covered much of africa during the reign of ancient egypt
nubia
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cycladic
aegean culture that flourished from 3200 to 2000 bce in the cyclades
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minoan
aegean culture which supplanted the cycladic culture on crete, peaking around 1000 bce
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knossos
central city in minoan culture, believed to be the home of the minotaur
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minotaur
half man, half bull creature believed to have lived in a maze in knossos
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two major forms of minoan painting
frescoes on palace walls and pottery designs
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mycenaean
aegean culture whose rise coincided with the fall of the minoans
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mycenae
central city of the mycenaean culture
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material used in the best known mycenaean works of art
gold
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archaic period
period in history lasting from 660 to 475 bce
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two regions whose sculptures influenced archaic greek sculptures
egypt and mesopotamia
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two column styles used in archaic greek temple construction
doric and ionic
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corinthian style of pottery decoration
depicting figures against a floral ornamented background
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common column style used in early classical period temples
doric
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contrapposto, or counter positioning
greek pose invented to show the body to its best advantage
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middle classical period
art historical period following the early classical period
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late classical period
period in which architecture declined after athen's defeat in the peloponnesian war
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corinthian column design
column design which became popluar in the late classical period
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hellenistic period
art historical period that saw increased influence of eastern civilizations on greek works