Subjects and Themes in Art

Question 1

It is the main idea represented in an artwork.

Answer 1

Subject

Question 2

It is the fundamental and universal idea explored in art.

Answer 2

Theme

Question 3

It is an idea that keeps showing up.

Answer 3

Motif

Question 4

5 Classifications of Painting

Answer 4

1. History
2. Portrait Art
3. Genre Painting
4. Landscape Painting
5. Still Life Painting

Question 5

It is traditionally the most-respected of the all genres and is not limited to pictures depicting ‘historical scenes’.

Answer 5

History

Question 6

Italian word and meaning of History

Answer 6

istoria, narrative

Question 7

It includes pictures of people, deities, or mythological figures in human form.

Answer 7

Portraiture/Portrait Art

Question 8

It is also called the “genre-scenes” that refers to pictures that portray ordinary scenes of everyday life.

Answer 8

Genre Painting

Question 9

It denotes whose main subject is the depiction of a scenic view, such as fields, hillscapes, mountain-scapes, trees, riverscapes, forests, sea views, and seascapes.

Answer 9

Landscape Painting

Question 10

Dutch word and meaning for Landscape

Answer 10

landschap, patch of ground

Question 11

It typically comprises an arrangement of objects laid out on a table.

Answer 11

Still Life Painting

Question 12

The Dutch word or term used in 17th century Dutch painting to describe pictures previously entitled ‘Fruit’ or ‘Flower Pieces’.

Answer 12

Stilleven

Question 13

A form of still life painting that contains biblical or moral messages and was practiced by exponents of Dutch Realism.

Answer 13

Vanitas Painting

Question 14

A 20th century literary, philosophical and artistic movement that explored the workings of the mind, championing the irrational, the poetic, and the revolutionary.

Answer 14

Champion Surrealism

Question 15

It represents objects or events in the real world.

Answer 15

Representational Art

Question 16

It is also called Abstract Art, that aims to take subjects from reality but present them in way that is different from the way they are viewed in our reality.

Answer 16

Non-Representation Art

Question 17

A concept in literary arts but also used in the visual arts.

Answer 17

Intertextuality

Question 18

10 Themes of Intertextuality in Visual Arts

Answer 18

1. Divine/Spiritual
2. Narrative/Storytelling/History
3. Horrors of War
4. Pathos
5. Self-Identity/Expression
6. Cycle of Life/Vocation
7. Erotic/Sensual/Lust
8. Culture
9. World/Nature/Environment/Ecology
10. Society/Science/Technology