Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
80 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Style
|
an artist’s distinctive manner of producing an object, the way it looks
|
|
canon of proportions
|
a rule of what is considered “correct” proportions.
|
|
composition
|
the way in which an artist organized forms in an artwork, either by placing shapes on a flat surface or arranging forms in space
|
|
form
|
an object’s shape and structure, either in two dimensions or in three dimensionsan object’s shape and structure, either in two dimensions or in three dimensions
|
|
hierarchy of scale / hieratic scale
|
an artistic convention in which greater size indicates greater importance
|
|
line
|
the extension of a point along a path, made by drawing on or chiseling into a plane
|
|
medium
|
the material in which an artist works
|
|
space
|
both the actual area an object occupies or building encloses, or the illusion of space in a painting/sculpture
|
|
technique
|
the process artists employ to create form, as well as the distinctive, personal ways in which they handle their materials and tools
|
|
texture
|
the quality of a surface, such as rough or shiny
|
|
perspective
|
a method of presenting an illusion of the three dimensional world on a two dimensional surface
|
|
foreshortening
|
the use of perspective to represent the apparent visual contraction of a subject.
|
|
additive sculpture
|
a kind of sculpture technique in which the materials are built up or added to create form
|
|
high relief
|
figures project a good deal from the background which they are a part of
|
|
low-relief (bas relief)
|
where the figures are carved into the stone so that the highest part of the sculpture is no higher then the stone itself
|
|
subtractive sculpture
|
a kind of sculpture technique where the materials are built up or added to create form
|
|
elevation
|
architecture - head on view of external or internal wall
|
|
plan
|
architecture - horizontal arrangements of the parts of a building or a city
|
|
section
|
architecture - diagram or representation of a part of a structure or building
|
|
patrons
|
the person or entity that commissions an artist to create artwork
|
|
in situ
|
a work of art made specifically for a host site or takes into account the site where it will be displayed
|
|
causality
|
the relationship between cause and effect
|
|
iconography
|
the writing of images in an artwork/ the study of symbolic content in an artwork
|
|
formal analysis
|
the visual analysis of artistic form
|
|
contextual analysis
|
a strategy in which the viewer interprets the meaning of a piece of art from the context in which it appears
|
|
brushwork
|
the particular way in which paint is applied to the canvas
|
|
impasto
|
paint that is applied thickly to a canvas or panel so that it stands in relief and retains the brushmarks
|
|
sfumato
|
"smokey" a smokelike haziness that subtly softens edges in paintings
|
|
tenebrism
|
"painting in the shadowy manner" using violent contrasts or sharp lights and darks
|
|
neolithic
|
"New Stone Age"
|
|
mesolithic
|
"middle stone age"
|
|
prehistory
|
the time before written records
|
|
mesopotamia
|
an ancient region of southwest Asia in present-day Iraq
|
|
Stele
|
a carved stone slab used to mark graves or commemorate historical events
|
|
cuniform writing
|
system of writing in ancient mesopotamia with wedge shaped letters carved into clay tablets
|
|
ziggurat
|
a monumental platform for a temple in ancient mesopotamian architecture
|
|
votive figures
|
deific figures
|
|
pharaoh
|
an ancient egyptian king
|
|
papyrus
|
a plant native to egypt used to make writing surfaces
|
|
mastaba
|
ancient egyptian rectangular brick or stone structure over a subterranean burial chamber
|
|
Ka
|
in ancient egypt - the immortal life force
|
|
Serdab
|
a small concealed chamber in an Egyptian mastaba that contained a statue of the deceased
|
|
mummification
|
a technique used by the ancient egyptians to preserve the body so as to have a home for the immortal Ka
|
|
mortuary temple
|
Egyptian architecture - temple erected for the worship of a deceased pharaoh
|
|
valley temple
|
temple closest to the Nile river associated with each of the great pyramids of Gizeh in egypt
|
|
Nemes
|
(headdress) the headdress that the pharaoh wears
|
|
Uraeus
|
the serpent on top of the headdress that the pharaoh wears
|
|
Pylon Temple
|
the wide entrance gateway of an egyptian temple, characterized by its sloping walls
|
|
hypostyle hall
|
a hall with a roof supported by columns
|
|
clerestory
|
the part of a building that rises above the roofs of other parts - originated in Egypt
|
|
Thebes
|
ancient city in Egypt - destroyed by Alexander the great
|
|
peristyle court
|
an area enclosed by columns
|
|
colonnade
|
series of columns, usually spanned by lintels
|
|
Armana period
|
era of Egyptian history when Akheneton ruled during the latter half of the eighteenth dynasty - art style changed drastically
|
|
buon fresco
|
painting into wet lime plaster
|
|
fresco secco
|
painting into dry lime plaster
|
|
citadel
|
a fortress, usually on high ground
|
|
cyclopean masonry
|
a method of stone construction that uses massive irregular
|
|
corbeled arch
|
a projecting wall member used to support from some element of the superstructure
|
|
relieving triangle
|
in Mycenaean architecture, the triangular opening above the lintel that serves to lighten the weight that the lintel itself carries
|
|
tholos
|
a temple with a circular plan
|
|
Geometric Period
|
the style of Greek art during the ninth and eighth centuries BCE characterized by abstract geometric ornamentation
|
|
Archaic Period
|
the artistic style of 600 - 480 BCE in Greece, characterized by the composite view for painted and relief figures and egyptian stance for statues
|
|
Archaic Smile
|
the smile that appears on all Greek statues from 570-480 BCE - indicates that the person is alive
|
|
cult statue
|
the statue of the deity that stood in the cella of an ancient temple
|
|
Doric Order
|
characterized by capitals with funnel shaped echinus', columns with no bases, and a frieze of triglyphs and metopes
|
|
Ionic Order
|
characterized by volutes, capitals, columns with bases, and an uninterrupted frieze
|
|
Black figure painting
|
early greek pottery with black figures silhouetted against reddish clay
|
|
red figure painting
|
latter greek pottery where red figures were silhouetted against a black background
|
|
contrapposto
|
where the human figure is in part turned in a way opposing that of another part, counterbalancing the body
|
|
tholos
|
a temple with a circular plan
|
|
Geometric Period
|
the style of Greek art during the ninth and eighth centuries BCE characterized by abstract geometric ornamentation
|
|
Archaic Period
|
the artistic style of 600 - 480 BCE in Greece, characterized by the composite view for painted and relief figures and egyptian stance for statues
|
|
Archaic Smile
|
the smile that appears on all Greek statues from 570-480 BCE - indicates that the person is alive
|
|
cult statue
|
the statue of the deity that stood in the cella of an ancient temple
|
|
Doric Order
|
characterized by capitals with funnel shaped echinus', columns with no bases, and a frieze of triglyphs and metopes
|
|
Ionic Order
|
characterized by volutes, capitals, columns with bases, and an uninterrupted frieze
|
|
Black figure painting
|
early greek pottery with black figures silhouetted against reddish clay
|
|
red figure painting
|
latter greek pottery where red figures were silhouetted against a black background
|
|
contrapposto
|
where the human figure is in part turned in a way opposing that of another part, counterbalancing the body
|