Art History

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

cave paintings, venus figurines, Greek standard or beauty, the birth of the classical age, Romans

prehistori

3 periods of prehistoric

paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic

old stone age

paleolithic

middle stone age

mesolithic Signup and view all the answers

new stone age

neolithic Signup and view all the answers

the longest phase of human history

paleolithic / old stone age Signup and view all the answers

most outstanding feature of paleolithic age

homo sapiens Signup and view all the answers

nomadic hunters and gatherers, who sheltered in caves, used fire and fashioned stone tools, their cultures are identified by distinctive stone tool industries

paleolithic people Signup and view all the answers

there is evidence of communal hunting, constructed shelters, and belief systems centering on magic and supernatural

upper paleolithic Signup and view all the answers

rock carving and paintings reached their peak in the _ culture of _ man

Magdalenian and Co-Magnon Signup and view all the answers

the death of artistic freedom due to canonical standards of visual interpretation, the rise of gothic art especially in gothic churches

middle age Signup and view all the answers

popular art in middle age

stained glass windows and illuminated manuscripts Signup and view all the answers

revival of artistic genius, there the term renaissance man was derived because of man's intellectual achievements in the arts and sciences, the time of masters

renaissance Signup and view all the answers

masters of renaissance

donatello, da vinci, michaelangelo, raphael, van evck Signup and view all the answers

lines which converge into one or more distant vanishing points, one of art world's most ingenious discoveries

linear perspective Signup and view all the answers

formulated the principles of perspective, allowing for more realistic and spatially

Filippo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti Signup and view all the answers

grandiose and orniate art, artistic innovation

baroque Signup and view all the answers

spotlight effect is called _ or in extreme usage ___

chiaroscuro and tennebrism Signup and view all the answers

artists to note on baroque

caravaggio from Italy, velasquez from Spain, poussin from France and antonio gaudi Signup and view all the answers

designer of sagrada familia chapel in Barcelona

Antonio Gaudi Signup and view all the answers

emergence of isms, photography comes into scene

19th century Signup and view all the answers

greek and roman classics revived

neoclassicism Signup and view all the answers

art became more non representational, abstracted scupltures emerged

20th century modern art Signup and view all the answers

Garish colors explored in ______

fauvism Signup and view all the answers

simplified forms in paintings by _______

picasso and matisse Signup and view all the answers

art movements in 20th century

cubism, futurism, constructivism, expressionism Signup and view all the answers

purely geometric art

mondrian's Signup and view all the answers

the art movement that defies logic

dadaism Signup and view all the answers

stepping into the dreamworld

surrealism Signup and view all the answers

Jackson Pololock became famous as Jack the Dripper and paved the way for american abstract expressionism

american art blossoms Signup and view all the answers

dadaism, surrealism, american art blossom, mobile sculptures

art during the wars Signup and view all the answers

mobile sculptures

Alexander Calder Signup and view all the answers

Color Field

Rothko Signup and view all the answers

highly experimental and redical, pop art, minimalism, birth of conceptual art, photography is further developed, new expressionism, contemporary art

20th century to contemporary Signup and view all the answers

defines consumer culture

pop art Signup and view all the answers

works that dominates pop art

Ansy Warhol Signup and view all the answers

glorifying the simplest elements

minimalism Signup and view all the answers

photography is further developed which paved way to art movement called

photorealism Signup and view all the answers

characterized by strong subject matters

neo expressionism or new expressionism Signup and view all the answers

a very diverse art scene, the rise of appropriation, photo derived works, graphic style of art, experimental works, multimedia and multi modal art

contemporary art Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Prehistoric Art

3 periods of prehistoric art: Old Stone Age, Middle Stone Age, and New Stone Age
The longest phase of human history, characterized by nomadic hunters and gatherers
Most outstanding feature of Paleolithic Age: nomadic hunters and gatherers who sheltered in caves, used fire, and fashioned stone tools

Paleolithic Age

Cultures are identified by distinctive stone tool industries
Evidence of communal hunting, constructed shelters, and belief systems centering on magic and supernatural
Rock carving and paintings reached their peak in the Upper Paleolithic culture of Cro-Magnon man

Classical Age

The birth of the Classical Age, marked by the rise of Greek and Roman classics
Greek standard or beauty: idealized human forms and proportions
Venus figurines: early examples of prehistoric art, depicting the female form

Middle Ages

The death of artistic freedom due to canonical standards of visual interpretation
Rise of Gothic art, especially in Gothic churches
Popular art in Middle Age, characterized by grandiose and ornate art

Renaissance

Revival of artistic genius, giving rise to the term "Renaissance man"
Intellectual achievements in the arts and sciences, marking the time of masters
Masters of Renaissance: characterized by lines that converge into one or more distant vanishing points
Formulated the principles of perspective, allowing for more realistic and spatially aware art

Baroque

Artistic innovation, characterized by grandiose and ornate art
Spotlight effect is called Chiaroscuro, or in extreme usage, Tenebrism
Artists to note: Antoni Gaudí, designer of Sagrada Familia Chapel in Barcelona

18th and 19th Centuries

Emergence of Isms, photography comes into scene
Greek and Roman classics revived, leading to the development of Neoclassicism

20th Century

Art became more non-representational, abstracted sculptures emerged
Fauvism: characterized by Garish colors
Cubism: simplified forms in paintings by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
Art movements in 20th century:
- Purely geometric art (De Stijl)
- Surrealism: stepping into the dreamworld
- Dadaism: the art movement that defies logic
- Jackson Pollock became famous as Jack the Dripper and paved the way for American Abstract Expressionism
- Mobile sculptures
- Color Field
- Pop art: defines consumer culture, works that dominate pop art, glorifying the simplest elements
- Minimalism: birth of conceptual art
- Photography is further developed, leading to the rise of new expressionism and contemporary art
- Contemporary art: a very diverse art scene, characterized by the rise of appropriation, photo-derived works, graphic style of art, experimental works, multimedia and multi-modal art

Studying That Suits You

Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.