Art Nouveau Flashcards
1
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Art Nouveau: Time/Place
A
End of 1800s/Beginning of 1900s (turn of the century, Fin de Siecle)
2
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Art Nouveau: Artist
A
Mucha, Eiffel
3
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Art Nouveau: Concept
A
Return to nature in reaction to the modern, industrialized world; Nature translated through modern world
4
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Art Nouveau: Style
A
Designerly, Arabesque lines, Natural & plant-based forms
5
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Art Nouveau: Influence
A
Industrial Revolution, Nature, Coincidence of Nature and Industry
6
Q
A
Gustave Eiffel - Eiffel Tower [1887-9]
7
Q
A
Aubrey Beardsley - Peacock Skirt [1893]
8
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A
Alphonse Mucha - Zodiac [1896]
