Art

Question 1

Renaissance Art Characteristics?

Answer 1

• Perspective to create distance
• Human glorification
• Detailed
• Included more emotion then Medieval art
• Greek influences (columns)

Question 2

Baroque Art Characteristics?

Answer 2

• Visible contrasts between light and shadows
• Sometimes included religious images
• Grotesque/ morbid/ violent

Question 3

Rococo Art Characteristics?

Answer 3

• Pastel
• Featured the French aristocracy/ wealthy
• Whimsical
• Carefree

Question 4

Neoclassicism Art Characteristics?

Answer 4

• Red, white, and blue
• Emotion-filled
• Nationalism/patriotism
• Theme of justice for 3rd estate
• Roman influences/ culture

Question 5

Romanticism Art Characteristics?

Answer 5

• Anti-enlightenment
• Glorification of nature
• Images of the supernatural
• Emphasized inner divinity

Question 6

Realism Art Characteristics?

Answer 6

• Everyday people doing everyday things
• Influences from Industrial Revolution
• People are often beaten up/ of working class
• Stressed detail and accuracy
• Darker/ more neutral colors

Question 7

Impressionism Art Characteristics?

Answer 7

• Short brush strokes
• Pastels
• No clean edges
• Usually portrayed nature

Question 8

Post-Impressionism Art Characteristics?

Answer 8

• Bright/ vibrant colors
• Crisper edges then Impressionism
• Harder lines then Impressionism
• Emotional

Question 9

Modernism Art Characteristics?

The 4 main types and their descriptions?

Answer 9

-Dada
  •Men that fought in WWI felt life was
   meaningless
  • Often pointless and consisted of oxymorons
- Surrealism
  • Imaginative
  •Dream-like
- Cubism
  •Shapes put into geometric forms
- Pop art
  •Depictions of pop culture

Question 10

Medieval Art Characteristics?

Answer 10

• No use of perspective
• Included religious images/figures
• Flat, stiff figures with no emotion
• Simple
• Gothic architecture