Subject Matter In Art Flashcards
Close up of a persons face
Portrait
Close up of the artists face
Self - portrait
The whole person
Figure
Artwork has figures in it somewhere
Figurative
A grouping of objects like fruit bowl, book and tablecloth?
Still - life
Scene showing a stretch of countryside
Landscape
Scene showing a stretch of sea
Seascape
Scene showing city streets and buildings
Cityscape
Everyday scenes
Genre
Shows plants
Plant - Life
Shows pets, wild or zoo animals
Wild - life
Illustrates an event in history
Historical
Illustrates a story in literature
Narrative
Illustrates a myth or legend
Mythological
Illustrates a religious story of political issue
Religious
Comments on or protests a social issue
Social
Comments on or protests a political issue
Political
What is subject matter?
What the art is about.