Art Types Flashcards
1
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Early Christian
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- decorated and sketchy
- symbolic
- religious narrative
2
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Romanesque
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- towering round arches
- stone/brick work
- small windows
- biblical scenes
3
Q
Gothic
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- pointed arches
- more realistic depictions of religious figures
- focus on facial expression and body position
- vivid colors and gold accents
- play with light and shadow
4
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Byzantine
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- stylized over natural
- wonder and admiration of the church
- christian subjects depicted in angular forms and sharp contours
- flat colors
5
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Baroque
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- exaggerated motion
- clear and easily interpreted detail
- grandeur
- sensual
- emotional
6
Q
Mannerism
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- artificial
- distortion of human figure
- slender elongated limbs
- splayed, twisting bodies
7
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Rococo
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- light
- elegant
- curving natural forms
- ornemental
- feminized
- aristocrats (often in nature)
8
Q
Neoclassicism
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- symmetry
- unemotional narrative
- simplicity of line, form, and color
9
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Romanticism
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- emotions and feelings
- spirituality and mystery
- freedom of form
10
Q
Realism
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- detail
- transparent language
- rejects Romanticism
- shows subjects as they are
- everyday people/workers and settings
11
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Impressionism
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- stylized light
- light brushstrokes
- unblended colore
- intense emphasis on light
12
Q
symbolism
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- religion, mysticism, sin, love
- uses subject to convey abstract concepts
13
Q
Fauvism
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- colors express feeling
- joy of living
- violent color contrasts
- flat figures
- energetic brush strokes
14
Q
expressionism
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- oil painting
- color has a life of its own
- shapes made from angular lines and thick strokes
- environment and characters
15
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cubism
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- multiple perspectives
- geometric shapes
- monochromatic
- flat
