Final questions Flashcards
- Two structures from two different style periods
Stone Henge Neolithic, England Stone Age prehistoric Used for religious purposes Made of stone Post and lintel method
Pont du Guard Nimes, France Roman Empire Used as an aqueduct Made of brick Rounded arch method More advanced and supports more weight
- Two works of art examining the human form.
Statue of Akhenaton Amarna Period Ancient Egypt More realistic that previous works Feminine physique Stiff stance Emotionless face
Gallic Chieftain Killing Himself and his Wife
Epigonos
Pergamene Style
Hellenistic Period
Very realistic
Shows allot of expression in face and posture
- Three historic periods and range of dates
Roman Empire 27BC-400 Ad Constantine became emperor Constantine passes edict of Milan in 313 AD Augustus elects himself as emperor Colosseum is built
Gothic Period (1200-1450AD) Bubonic plague/Black Death Thomas Aquinas promoted secular learning Great Schism/split in church 100 year war between France and England
- Two style periods and architecture that represents each style period and. Haracteristucs of period
Amarna period New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt
Family of Akhenaton
Shows affection in art which was revolutionary for the time
Less idealized more realistic than art of previous times
Slender distorted proportion
Byzantine period
David the Psalmist
More detailed and realistic than family of Akhenaton
Byzantine characteristically has allot of mosaics
Also has allot of religious pieces (Christian)
David the psalmist tells a story while family of Akhenaton just depicts his family
- Two building techniques and one work that manifests each one.
Rounded Arch Technique
Arch of Titus
Triumphal arch
Rome, Roman Empire
Sturdier than post and lintel i.e great improvement and revolutionary
Weight placed more on side posts than middle arch
Concrete Coliseum (Flavian Ampitheater) Rome, Roman Empire Concrete very sturdy/durable Nd long lasting Can be made lighter weight if necessary
- Two subjects in art. List meaning and significance using two works as an example.
Crucifixion if Jesus
Crucifixion
Dormition, Greece
Byzantine Empire
Shows Jesus on the cross being crucified
Gold mosaic (characteristic of this time)
Mary is present who is always depicted in blue
Good Shepard Story of Jonah
Catacombs, Rome
Late Antiquity
Tells the story of Jonah and the whale in four parts
Figures shown in orant or prayer position
Allowed people who were illiterate to understand the story.
- Two supplemental readings and works related to them. What you learned from them and how the work manifests the readings.
Book of the dead
Judgement of Hunefer before Osiris
New Kingdom, Ancient Egypt
Book of tests the dead must pass in order to make it to the afterlife
Shows the weighing of heart to a feather etc
Edict of Milan Passed by Constantine in 313 AD Allows Christians to worship freely without persecution resulting in the development of Christianity Eg. Constantine The Great Roman Empire Depicts emperor Constantine
- Two cultural groups and main beliefs
Mesopotamians Polytheistic Multiple gods/deities Innana Mesopotamian, Ancient Near East Innana believed to be god of love, fertility, and war Only one of their gods
Christians Christianity Monotheistic One God Belief in Jesus as son of God Example Good Shepard Oratory of Galla Placidia, Ravenna Delicts Christ as Shepard Late antiquity
- Burial or funerary practices of two cultural groups using two works that manifest these practices.
Mummification Egyptians Sarcophagus of Tutankhamen Houses the mummy of King TutMade of precious metals...very lavish Displays only him
Sarcophagus Christians Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus Late Antiquity Displays multiple biblical stories Made of marble not as lavish as Egyptian burial Has registers
- Two artistic techniques and works that manifest them. Steps taken for those techniques and they reflect their respective periods.
Trump l'oeil Means to trick the eye I.e realistic proportion and perspective Eg House of Stags Roman Republic Still life Revolutionary for its time
Subtractive method
Woman of Willendorf
Willendorf, Austria
Paleolithic, Stoneage Prehistoric
Quite representative of its time as there were few tools hence not very advanced in comparison to art of later time periods that was made with more advance and numerous tools
Not many tools could have been used at the time
