Exam 3

Question 0

This is a cultural and intellectual movement during the Renaissance following the rediscovery of the art and literature of Ancient Greece and Rome. Concerned with human activities rather than abstract concepts of theology or science.

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Humanism

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Art movement in the late fourteenth centuries, which are characterized by a renewed interest in human centered classical art, literature, and learning. (Artist: Da Vinci)

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Renaissance

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A military term applied to modern art. Artists work ahead of general publics ability to understand.

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Avant-grade

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This is an art movement that is revival of Classical Greek and Roman forms in art, music, and literature. It was a reaction against the excesses of Baroque and Rococo art.

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Neoclassicism

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Italian for counter pose. In sculpture, the weight is placed on one foot causing the hip and shoulder lines to counterbalance each other.

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Contrapposto

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An organization or individual who sponsors the creation of works of art.

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Patron

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A narrow band of relief sculpture that usually occupies the space above the column of a classical building.

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Frieze

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This refers to the art movement following Impressionism. Artists of this style were concerned with the significance of form, symbols, expressiveness, and psychological intensity. (Artist: Van Gogh)

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Post-Impressionism

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A roman town hall with three aisles and an apse at one or both ends.

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Basilica

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This art movement is a direct reaction to neoclassicism. Characterized by intense emotional excitement, and depictions of powerful forces of nature, exotic lifestyles, danger, suffering, and nostalgia.

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Romanticism

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This art movement is the mid nineteenth entry style that was based on the idea that ordinary people and everyday activities are worthy subjects for art.

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Realism

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This an image or symbolic representation- often with sacred significance.

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Icon

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This style of art was dominant in France in the 1700s. It is a style used in interior decoration and painting that was characterized playful, pretty, romantic, and visually loose or soft.

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Rococo

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Painting characterized by openness of form, in which shapes are defined by loose brushwork in light and dark color areas rather than by outline or contour.

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Painterly

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A style of European architecture prevalent from the ninth to the twelfth centuries with round arches and barrel vaults influenced by roman architecture and characterized by heavy stone construction.

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Romanesque

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Seventeenth century art movement characterized by dramatic light and shade, turbulent composition, and exaggerated emotional expression.

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Baroque

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A style of painting that originated in France about 1870. Paintings of casual subjects were made outdoors using strong brush strokes to capture light, color, and mood of a particular movement.

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Impressionism

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A system of painting using tiny dots or points of color.

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Pointillism

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Style of later phase of Ancient Greek art, characterized by emotion, drama, and interaction of sculptural forms with surrounding space.

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Hellenistic

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Art based on clear, rational, and regular structure, emphasizing horizontal and vertical directions and valanced compositions.

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Classical