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Grade 10 Art History Test Flashcards

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Line:

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The path that leads the eye through the artwork. (can express feeling & create pattern and texture)

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Shape:

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An area that stands out from the space next to or around it due to an implied or defined boundary.

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Form:

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Any 3d object (or something in a 2d image that looks to be 3d). There are 2 types, geometric and organic.

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Texture:

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Tactile quality of a surface.

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3 types of texture

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simulated, actual, invented

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simulated texture:

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a realistic rendering or photograph of texture

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actual texture:

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a collage of the actual objects

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invented texture:

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a texture made by the artist with tools or a pattern made with media.

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colour:

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is seen either by the way the light reflects off a surface, or in coloured light sources. It is made up of 3 components; hue, value, intensity.

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hue:

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a general family of colours ex: blue

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intensity:

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the brightness or dullness of a colour

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Rhythm & pattern:

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The use of recurring elements to direct the movement of the viewers’ eye through the artwork

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5 types of rhythm:

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Random, regular, alternating, progressing and flowing

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Unity:

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The arrangement of elements to give the viewer the feeling that all the parts of he composition work together

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Create unity by:

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Placing objects close together, repetition (in colours, line, shapes, textures,) overlapping objects, and similar size

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Variety:

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The quality of being diverse or incorporating s number of different or contrasting Elements

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Proportion:

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The relationship of parts to he whole or one thing to another. Refers to relative size, size measured

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Depth:

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Pulls the viewers eye in by creating objects that start closer to the viewer and move away or go dark to light

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Saturation:

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Aka chroma. Strength or purity of a colour

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Brightness:

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Lightness or darkness of a colour

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Complementary colours

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Opposite on colour wheel

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Monochromatic:

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Different values of one colour (tints and shades)

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Analogous colours:

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Beside each other on the colour wheel (usually the primary or secondary colour is dominant)

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grandma body looking art piece:

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Venus of willendorf from the c 25 000 - 20000 BCE

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purpose of the Venus of willendorf:

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Fertility symbol and on of the earliest known human figures

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Mask of king tut century:

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1352 BCE

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Purpose of king tut mask:

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Solid gold coffin and death mask covered mummies of 3 nested coffins 6’2”

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The vase:

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Death of sarpedon. C. 515 BCE

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Purpose of death of sarpedon:

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  • krater

- red figure

30
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Art history lessons learned:

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prehistoric, Greek, roman, Middle Ages

31
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Columns:

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Doric: plain one
Ionic: semi fancy
Corinthian: most intricate

32
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Arches:

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Groin vault: four legged
Rounded arch: normal arch
Barrel vault: long circular arch

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Statue of laocoon and his sons:

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1st century Greek, serpents are fighting him (Trojan horse story)

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Gladiator statue pointing:

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Early 1st century. Greek and roman idealism. Marble. Made to commemorate victories. Caresses his troops. Realistic sculpture

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The building with lots of columns:

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Pantheon. AD 118 - 125 Rome. Dedicated temple to all roman gods.well illuminated from oculus design.

36
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Coliseum

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AD. 70-82 Rome. Gladiators fought and then exited through one door which was the victory door and then one for slaign victims

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What was in the bottom:

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Aged animals, passageways and compartments

38
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Describe the class tiers.

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50000 people were seated. 1st tear for empower and state officials. 2 upper class, 3 general public

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How many ppl were killed a day

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40 / day

40
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Mythology inspired deaths include:

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Burnt alive and eaten alive

41
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What happened other then fights

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Public executions

42
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Cathedral:

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Reims cathedral of Norte dame (c.1225 -1299

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The unicorn in captivity:

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C. 1500. Tapestry scenes of silk wool and silver. Symbol of marriage as the uni is chained to a tree on a fence but the chain is not secure and he fence is low. It could escape but it loves its home so it stays.

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Repousse:

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Metal working. Tells stories through art.

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Red-figure:

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A style of Greek base painting invented in Athens (530 BCE). Told stories through art as many ppl were illiterate

46
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Flying buttresses:

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A slanted pier which supports and forms an arch with the wall it supports. Many were found in the Norte dame

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Coffers:

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A series of sunken panels in a ceiling. Found in cathedrals

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Pendatives:

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The dome area of a building. Found in churches and cathedrals.

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Orders:

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? Ask

50
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Gargoyles:

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Statues outside of the church that basically portrayed that evil is still outside the church and when you enter you have escaped evil. Also prevents flooding and erosion by guiding water away from the brick and mortar.

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Relief sculpture:

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Elements sculpted into a flat surface making images stand out from the surface to portray a composition and meaning.

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Rotunda:

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Any building with a circular ground plan. Sometimes covered by a dome. The pantheon in Rome as a famous example.

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Contrapposto:

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An asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure . A natural pose with weight if one leg and the shoulders + hips counterbalancing each other. More athletic looking.

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Tympanum:

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Semi circle or triangular decorative wall art surface over an entrance door or window. In cathedrals

55
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Illuminated manuscripts:

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A manuscript where text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, borders, or initials.

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