Art Academic Decathlon Flashcards
New Stone Age; megaliths
rings/rows of large stones (in western europe)
Mesopotamian Art; ziggurats
stepped pyramids. (Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians)
Edouard Manet
referred to as the first impressionist
Gustave Courbet
French painter noted for his realistic depiction of everyday scenes. (represented this movement)
Raphael Sanzio
influential painter during the High
Renaissance
Giotto di Bondone—-
Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style. (known for his frescoes; mix of gothic and renaissance)
Lorenzo Ghiberti
“gates of paradise”, winner of the north doors competition for the Baptistery of Florence cited as the beginning of Renaissance Art
Filippo Brunelleschi
credited with linear (single vanishing point) perspective. (aerial perspective as well)
Donatello
Florentine artist; his statues expressed an appreciation of the incredible variety of human nature. (founder of modern sculpture)
Tintoretto
Mannerism; distortion of certain elements
Reformation
corruption of the catholic church & called for it’s purification (too much lavish stuff)
Middle Stone Age
used rock shelters, animals, human figures
Old Stone Age
exaggerated female bodies, animals, human hands using red ochre and charcoal.
contextual analysis
use of surrounding information in art to determine its meaning. (looking outside)
formal analysis
analysis of the form or visual appearance of a work of art.
art critisism
the explanation of current art events to the general public via the press
art history
an academic discipline dedicated to the reconstruction of the social, cultural, and economic contexts in which an artwork was created
Romanticism
19th century artistic movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason (imaginative; dreamlike
Jacques-Louis David
French painter known for his classicism and his commitment to the ideals of the French Revolution. (republican neoclassicism
Neoclassicism
was characterized by the utilization of themes and styles from ancient Greece and Rome.
Jean-Antoine Watteau
This French Rococo artist was responsible for the creation of the fête galante genre (nobility paintings)
Rococo
very highly ornamented; celebrations at the palace; romance
Rococo
very highly ornamented; celebrations at the palace; romance
salon
system of choosing and supporting an artist
Gianlorenzo Bernini
most influential figure of the Roman Baroque whose sculpture emphasizes drama and incites the viewer to respond to it rather than sit and observe; also influential in architecture
Caravaggio
known for use of light and dark; caravaggesque
Chiaroscuro
the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting (exaggerated; theatrical)
Counter Reformation
more lavish stuff and dramatic and emotional nature.
Baroque
An artistic style of the late 16th century to 18th century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements. (more movement and energy)
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
a German scholar who shifted away from Vasari’s biographical emphasis to a rigorous study of stylistic development as related to historical context. (Enlightenment philosophy)
Claude Monet
a French painter who used a impressionism called “super-realism,” capture overall impression of the thing they were painting (his painting inspired the name of impressionism)
Leonardo De Caprio
used sfumato (smoke; use of mellowed colors and blurred outline
