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Test 2 Flashcards

1
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Cambodian Dancers

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Rodin

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2
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Madonna and child with saint anne

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Leonardo

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3
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study of drapery

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leonardo

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4
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study for libyan sybil

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michelangelo

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5
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guernica

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picasso

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6
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self portrait

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kollwitz

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7
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stonehenge

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unknown artists

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8
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great pyramids at giza

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unknown artists

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9
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ziggurat at ur

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unknown artists

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10
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lion gate at mycenae

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unknown artists

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11
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the parthenon

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iktinos and kallikrates

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12
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pont du gard

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unknown artists

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13
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roman colosseum

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unknown artists

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14
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notre dame

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unknown artists

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15
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eiffel tower

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gustave eiffel

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16
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falling water

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frank lloyd wright

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17
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guggenheim museum

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frank lloyd wright

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18
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wash

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ink diluted in water

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19
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cartoon

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a large drawing intended to become a painting

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20
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pouncing

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poking small holes into a drawing in order to transfer the design

21
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heightening

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adding white highlights to a drawing

22
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pastels

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made from oil based chalks

23
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charcoal

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originally made from charred twigs

24
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fixitive

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thin varnish sprayed to adhere loose charcoal to paper

25
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topography

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distinct landscape characteristics of a building site

26
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adobe

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sun dried bricks of clay

27
Q

megalith

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a large stone

28
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post and linthel

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most basic and earliest form of building

29
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ben-ben

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Egyptian concept of the worlds first mountain

30
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tensile strength

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ability of a building material to span horizontally without support and without buckling

31
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relieving triangle

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empty triangular void above a doorway

32
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colonnade

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row of columns

33
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entasis

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budge/warped column

34
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doric capitals

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simple square/textbook shape

35
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ionic capitals

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shaped like a scroll

36
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corinthian capitals

37
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flying buttresses

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a gothic support system that bears the weight of the interior through the exterior

38
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archade

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row of arches

39
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barrel vault

40
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amphitheater

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double theater

41
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guernica symbols

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horse- human creativity
light above(eye)- God is watching
bull- spain

42
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key to being good artist

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hand eye coordination

43
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three basic functions of drawing

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—to record specific event(notation)
—prepare for a larger work(study)
—serve as a complete work of art

44
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stonehenge is located in…

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England/UK

45
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stonehenge was put up without…

46
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Samerians

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invented wheel and writing

47
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statue at top of ziggurat

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statue of moon goddess, Nanna

48
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pyramids in Egypt were made of…

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limestone and gold

Art Appreciation (3 decks)

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