ART MOVEMENTS AND STYLES

Question 1

Renaissance

Answer 1

• 14th-17th Century
• Classical Antiquity (Realism, Perspective, and The Study of Human Anatomy)

Characteristics:
- Linear Perspective
- Chiaroscuro (Light and Shadow)
- Sfumato (Blurring of Edges)
- Naturalism

Artists
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Raphael

Historical Context
- Italy

Question 2

Baroque

Answer 2

• 17th-18th Century
• Drama, Grandeur, Ornate Detail
• Exaggerated Motion, Intense Emotions, Opulent Decoration

Characteristics
- Dynamic Compositions
- Tenebrism (light & shadow)
- Rich Color Palettes
- Theatricality

Artists:
- Caravaggio
- Gian Lorenzo
- Bernini
- Rembrandt

Historical Context
- Religious/ Political Upheaval

Question 3

Romanticism

Answer 3

• 18th - 19th Century
• Emotion, Individualism, The Power of Nature
• Dramatic Landscape, Exotic Settings, Passionate Subjects

Characteristics:
- Emotion-driven
- Nature-focus
- Sublime
- Vibrant Colors

Artists:
- Eugene Delacroix
- Caspar David Friedrich
- Francisco Goya

Historical Context
- Industrial Revolution
- Europe (Political Changes)

Question 4

Impressionism

Answer 4

• Late 19th Century
• Effect of Light & Atmosphere

Characteristics:
- Plein Air Painting
- Color & Light
- Moment
- Loose Brushwork

Artists:
- Claude Monet
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Edgar Degas

Historical Context:
- France (Academic Art & Modern World)

Question 5

Cubism

Answer 5

• Geometric Shapes & Multiple Viewpoints
• Fragmentation of Reality

Characteristics:
- Geometric Abstraction
- Multiple Perspective
- Use of Collage
- Analytical & Synthetic Phase

Artists:
- Pablo Picasso
- Georges Braque
- Juan Gris

Historical Context:
- Response ( Changing World)
- Industrialization & African Art

• Pablo Picasso
• Georges Braque
• Juan Gris