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Exam 1 Key Terms Flashcards

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Visual Analysis

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only concerned with visual elements of artwork

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Composition

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how work of art is arranged, how objects are placed in relation to one another

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Line

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concrete visualization of a point moving through space, used to outline or define details

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color/light

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color is revealed by light, hues/values/brightness. light can be either real or represented by the artist

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space

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can be actual or illusionistic (impression of 3D space),

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proportion & scale

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proportion relates to how an object relates to itself (hand is proportional to body), scale refers to size relationship of different objects/figures

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Medium

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a means for creating art

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fresco

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executed on wall w/ fresh plaster (gesso) surface, must be done quickly before plaster dries, pigment is usually a type of mineral

ex: The Dionysiac Frieze, The Villa of Mysteries, Roman, Pompeii, 1st C. BCE

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tempera

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pigment mixed with gelatinous material like egg, honey, or milk. artist can control intensity of color, dries quickly

ex: The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, 1486

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oil painting

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pigment mixed w/ type of oil, usually linseed or grapeseed. shiny

ex: Arnolfini Portrait, Jan van Eyk, 1434

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book illumination

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scripts are handwritten/decorated, rich colors w/ metallic details, illusion of light

ex: The Book of Kells, ca. 800 CE, Ireland

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mosaic

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arrangement of glass or ceramic tiles (tesserae) to create picture

ex: The Alexander Mosaic, Roman, 1st C. BCE

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additive/subtractive sculpture

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additive: material is steadily built up to produce the finished figure
subtractive: material is carved away to reveal finished form

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bronze, marble, ivory

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bronze: additive medium of sculpting

ex: Riace Warriors, Greek, 5th C. BCE

Marble: subtractive, made of stone

ex: Laocoon and His Sons, Roman, 1st C. CE

Ivory: taken from animal husks

ex: The Barberini Ivory, 6th C. CE

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printmaking and engraving

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carving a surface like a stamp (woodcut, metal plates, lithograph)

ex: Melencolia I, Albrecht Dürer, 1514

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role portrait?

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portrait which makes it known what the subject’s role/position was?????

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nemes

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striped headcloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. It covered the whole crown and back of the head and nape of the neck (sometimes also extending a little way down the back) and had two large flaps which hung down behind the ears and in front of both shoulders.

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verism

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artistic preference of contemporary everyday subject matter instead of the heroic or legendary in art and literature; a form of realism

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Horus

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the falcon-headed Egyptian god of light and the son of Osiris and Isis

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ad locutio

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in rome, an address by a general (usually the emperor) to his massed army and a general salute from the army to their leader.

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capite velato

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in rome, refers to the act of covering the head with a veil when performing sacrifices

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psalter

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copy of the Book of Psalms

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International Gothic Style

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a style of Gothic art, especially painting, developed in Europe in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, chiefly characterized by details carefully delineated in a naturalistic manner, elongated and delicately modeled forms, the use of complex perspective, and an emphasis on the decorative or ornamental aspect of drapery, foliage, or setting.

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regent

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a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.

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iconography

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content of image

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altarpiece

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art set above and behind an altar

polytych: altarpiece made of several panels
register: layers (upper/lower rows)
ex: Ghent Altarpiece, Herbert and Jan van Eyck, 1432

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donor portrait

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portrait in a larger painting or other work showing the person who commissioned and paid for the image

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Joos Vijd

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patrician who founded chapel in which Ghent Altarpiece was first hung

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grisaille

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a method of painting in gray monochrome, typically to imitate sculpture

ex: Ghent Altarpiece, Herbert and Jan van Eyck, 1432

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self-portrait

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a portrait of an artist produced or created by that artist.

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Aegean Bronze Age

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in cyclades islands, crete, greek mainland

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Polis

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meaning “city”

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Slip

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suspension in water of clay and/or other materials used in the production of ceramic ware

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geometric style

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figures illustrated on vessels are geometric

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Attica

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region that encompasses Athens

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Black Figure

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style of vase artwork, figures are black, ETCHED. more line oriented

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Red figure

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figures are red (look yellow), PAINTED, allows for more detail and movement, more naturalistic

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Bilingual vase

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black figure on one side, red figure on the other

ex: Bilingual Amphora, Andokides Painter, 520-510 BCE

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Amphora

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almond-shaped vessel for wine, sometimes monumental object to honor the dead

ex: Ajax and Achilles Amphora, Exekias, 540-530 BCE

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Krater

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bowl-shaped vessel, used to mix wine, monumental piece

ex: Geometric Krater, Dipylon Cemetery, Athens, Ca. 740 BCE

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symposium

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drinking party for greek men to discuss art

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Hercules

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a mythical Greek hero renowned for his great strength and especially for performing 12 labors imposed on him by Hera.

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The Labors of Hercules

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the 12 extraordinary feats performed by Hercules in order to gain immortality.

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genre painting

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a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, especially domestic situations. Genre painting is associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists.

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still-life

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a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects

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protestantism

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the faith, practice, and church order of the Protestant churches.

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Dutch Golden Age

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period in Dutch history, 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world.

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chiaroscuro

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the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting.

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tronie

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works of Dutch Golden Age painting and Flemish Baroque painting that shows an exaggerated facial expression or a stock character in costume. tronie=face

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hierarchy of genres

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any formalization which ranks different genres in an art form in terms of their prestige and cultural value

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