The Annotated Mona Lisa: Pages 1 - 3 Flashcards
1
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What should you look at when looking at a painting?
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- composition, movement, unity and balance, color and light/dark contrast, and mood
2
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When was art born?
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- around 25,000 years ago
3
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What are the three main art forms?
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- painting, sculpture, and architecture
4
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What does art from ancient civilizations help us with?
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- learn about ancient societies such as Mesopotamia and Egypt
5
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When was Venus of Willendorf sculpted?
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- 25,000-20,000 B.C.
6
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When were the first cave paintings created?
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- 15,000-10,000 B.C.
7
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When did Imhotep, first recorded artist, build pyramid?
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- 2610
8
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When was the Ziggurat at Ur constructed?
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- 2150
9
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When was Stonehenge erected?
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- 2000
10
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When did Sargon II build Royal Palace?
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- 742-706
11
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When were wall reliefs sculpted at Nineveh?
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- 650
12
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When was the freestanding sculpture developed?
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- c. 650
13
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When did African sculpture begin?
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- 500 B.C. - A.D. 200
14
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When was the Parthenon built?
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- 448-432
15
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When was the Amphitheater at Epidauraus, Greece, built?
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- c. 350
