lecture 2; what is art history?

Question 1

Contextual analysis

Answer 1

The method of examining and understanding an artwork by considering it in relation to its relevant context whether, historical, religious, social, etc. not the way it looks the way it means

Question 2

Medium

Answer 2

materials used

Question 3

Shape

Answer 3

form of an object/figure

Question 4

Contour

Answer 4

outline that defines a form

Question 5

Pattern

Answer 5

a repeated decorative design

Question 6

Naturalism

Answer 6

a style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail

Question 7

Expressionism

Answer 7

a style of painting, in which the artist or writer seeks to express the inner world of emotion rather than external reality

Question 8

Composition

Answer 8

complete work of art

Question 9

Iconography

Answer 9

images or symbols used to convey specific meanings in an artwork

Question 10

Volume

Answer 10

mass or three-dimensional shape

Question 11

Idealized

Answer 11

a depiction that is more beautiful and perfect than the actual subject

Question 12

Courtyard

Answer 12

the one in fez Morocco

Question 13

Hue

Answer 13

color, regardless of saturation or modulation.

Question 14

Negative (in photography):

Answer 14

in which the lightest areas of the photographed subject appear darkest and the darkest areas appear lightest