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What is the primary focus of iconography in art history?
What is the primary focus of iconography in art history?
Which art form is NOT primarily visual in nature according to the text?
Which art form is NOT primarily visual in nature according to the text?
Who is known for the sculpture 'Il Disinganno'?
Who is known for the sculpture 'Il Disinganno'?
Which artist created the painting 'Lady with a Fan'?
Which artist created the painting 'Lady with a Fan'?
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In what year was the printmaking piece 'Bond of Union' created?
In what year was the printmaking piece 'Bond of Union' created?
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What is the primary responsibility of industrial designers?
What is the primary responsibility of industrial designers?
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What is the primary focus of interior design?
What is the primary focus of interior design?
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Which category includes drawing, painting, photography, and computer-generated art?
Which category includes drawing, painting, photography, and computer-generated art?
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What characteristic makes 3-D art like sculpture tactile?
What characteristic makes 3-D art like sculpture tactile?
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Which type of art has practical uses or purposes and is often utilized for commercial reasons?
Which type of art has practical uses or purposes and is often utilized for commercial reasons?
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What is the common characteristic of natural textures like wood, sandpaper, canvas, and rocks?
What is the common characteristic of natural textures like wood, sandpaper, canvas, and rocks?
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Which discipline involves the creation of visually pleasing work that requires creativity?
Which discipline involves the creation of visually pleasing work that requires creativity?
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What is the primary concern of art historical research related to identifying art objects?
What is the primary concern of art historical research related to identifying art objects?
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Which of the following is NOT a field covered by art historiography as mentioned in the text?
Which of the following is NOT a field covered by art historiography as mentioned in the text?
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What is one of the primary tasks in understanding art historical research on a large scale?
What is one of the primary tasks in understanding art historical research on a large scale?
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What does art historical research aim to do when it comes to an artist's influence on succeeding ones?
What does art historical research aim to do when it comes to an artist's influence on succeeding ones?
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If an art historian is trying to ascertain where a particular artwork was during its history, what is this process called?
If an art historian is trying to ascertain where a particular artwork was during its history, what is this process called?
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Which activity falls under the primary concerns of art historical research related to an artist's career development?
Which activity falls under the primary concerns of art historical research related to an artist's career development?
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Study Notes
Art Appreciation: Introduction to Art History
- Art History, also known as "Art Historiography", involves the historical study of visual arts, focusing on identifying, classifying, describing, evaluating, interpreting, and understanding art products and their development.
Art Historical Research
- Two primary concerns of art historical research:
- Discover who made a particular art object (attribution) and authenticate an art object
- Determine the stage in a culture's development or an artist's career when the object was made, as well as the influence of one artist on succeeding ones
Art Forms and Mediums
- Painting: examples include Marc Chagall's "I and the Village" (1911) and Gustav Klimt's "Lady with a Fan" (1917-1918)
- Sculpture: examples include Francesco Qeuirolo's "Il Disinganno" (18th century) and Antique Chinese Hand-Carved Root Sculpture (c.1900-20)
- Printmaking: examples include Monotype Lithography and Cecily Brown's "Untitled" (2014), as well as M.C. Escher's "Bond of Union" (1956)
- Drawing: examples include Darlene Nguye's "Mary Evans, 'Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)'" (2018)
- Photography: examples include unknown design (1889) and Karlos Mendoza's "Untitled" (2023)
- Crafts and Ceramics: examples include Johnson Tsang's "Love in Progress" (2018) and "Open Mind IV" (2016), as well as Charish Bedona's work (2023) and E & L Crochet's work (2023)
- Industrial Design: the design of mass-produced consumer products, often involving architects or visual arts professionals
- Architecture: examples include Hajime Castle (Japan) and Changdeokgung Palace (South Korea)
- Film and Animation: examples include Roldan's "Surpass" (2023)
- Interior Design: the art and science of creating functional and aesthetically pleasing spaces
- Graphic Art and Design: a subcategory of visual arts that includes traditional arts mediums and innovative mediums such as photography and computer-generated art
- Tactile Art: 3-D art such as sculpture and architectural structures that can be felt
- Aural Art: music and sound-based art forms, such as Xiao Yan Ran's "Fleet of Time (Guzheng Cover)" (2016) and Eliott Tordo's "Inuyasha OST: To Love's End (Erhu Cover)" (2022)
- Applied Arts: art forms created for functionality, with practical uses or purposes, such as Industrial Design, Interior Design, and Graphic Art and Design
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Description
Explore the historical study of visual arts in the lesson focusing on art historiography. Learn about identifying, classifying, describing, evaluating, interpreting, and understanding art products in various fields such as painting, sculpture, architecture, decorative arts, drawing, printmaking, photography, and interior design.
