Pt.1 Midterm Vocab Flashcards
what the art is about
Subject Matter
three-dimensional sculpture that is carved free of any background or block
Sculpture in the round
a slight extrusion off of a background
Low relief
a huge extrusion off of a background
High relief
an impression into the background
Sunken relief
a process in art through which artists strive to make their forms and figures attain perfection, based on pervading cultural values and/or their own personal ideals
Idealization
styles in which aspects of a work of art are exaggerated to evoke subjective responses rather than to portray objective reality or seek a rational response
Expressionism
lifelike description of the appearance of objects, people, and the natural world. When capitalized as Realism, refers to a specific movement in European art during the mid-nineteenth century that associates realism with a social or political message
Realism
identifying and studying the subject matter and conventional symbols in works of art
Iconography
pertains to particular periods of time in which a trend or style was prevalent
Period Style
the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
Archeology
Big stone
Megalith
two stones standing upright with one lying across on top of both
Post and lintel
an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
Cuneiform
an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
Stele
