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Chronology

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Term for the dating of art objects and buildings.

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Iconography

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The study of content and symbols in art.

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Symbols

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Images that stand for other images or encapsulate ideas.

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Personifications

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Abstract ideas codified in human form.

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Patrons

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Individuals who paid artists for their work.

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Form

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Refers to an object’s shape and structure in both 2D and 3D.

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Composition

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Refers to how an artist organizes forms in an artwork.

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Space

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The bounded or boundless container of objects.

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Texture

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The quality of a surface, such as rough or shiny.

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qs asked by art historians

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-how old is it
-what is its style
-what is its subject
-who made it
-who paid for it

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physical evidence

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look at the materials used

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documentary evidence

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looks at dated documents that mentions artworks

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internal evidence

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looks at the artwork itself and what it includes

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stylistic evidence

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looks at the style used by the artist

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regional style

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refers to characteristics found in certain geographical areas

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period style

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refers to characteristics found in certain time periods

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personal style

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refers to characteristics found in certain artists work

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analyzing, what look for?

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-form and compostiion
-material and technique
-line
-space, mass, and volume
-perspective and foreshortening
-proportion and scale

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form and composition

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f -objects shape and structure
c-how they are composed like on flat surface or in space

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material and technique

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the materials and process used like applying paint to canvas

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line

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path of a point moving in space, create pathways for eyes

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space mass and composition

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s-container of objects, can make illusions
m-density

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perspective and foreshortening

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p-creates illusion of depth by chnaing shape of object
f-create depth throuhgh changing angles

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proportion and scale

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p-size of parts of people or objects