Exam 1 Key Terms Flashcards
Visual Analysis
only concerned with visual elements of artwork
Composition
how work of art is arranged, how objects are placed in relation to one another
Line
concrete visualization of a point moving through space, used to outline or define details
color/light
color is revealed by light, hues/values/brightness. light can be either real or represented by the artist
space
can be actual or illusionistic (impression of 3D space),
proportion & scale
proportion relates to how an object relates to itself (hand is proportional to body), scale refers to size relationship of different objects/figures
Medium
a means for creating art
fresco
executed on wall w/ fresh plaster (gesso) surface, must be done quickly before plaster dries, pigment is usually a type of mineral
ex: The Dionysiac Frieze, The Villa of Mysteries, Roman, Pompeii, 1st C. BCE
tempera
pigment mixed with gelatinous material like egg, honey, or milk. artist can control intensity of color, dries quickly
ex: The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli, 1486
oil painting
pigment mixed w/ type of oil, usually linseed or grapeseed. shiny
ex: Arnolfini Portrait, Jan van Eyk, 1434
book illumination
scripts are handwritten/decorated, rich colors w/ metallic details, illusion of light
ex: The Book of Kells, ca. 800 CE, Ireland
mosaic
arrangement of glass or ceramic tiles (tesserae) to create picture
ex: The Alexander Mosaic, Roman, 1st C. BCE
additive/subtractive sculpture
additive: material is steadily built up to produce the finished figure
subtractive: material is carved away to reveal finished form
bronze, marble, ivory
bronze: additive medium of sculpting
ex: Riace Warriors, Greek, 5th C. BCE
Marble: subtractive, made of stone
ex: Laocoon and His Sons, Roman, 1st C. CE
Ivory: taken from animal husks
ex: The Barberini Ivory, 6th C. CE
printmaking and engraving
carving a surface like a stamp (woodcut, metal plates, lithograph)
ex: Melencolia I, Albrecht Dürer, 1514
role portrait?
portrait which makes it known what the subject’s role/position was?????
nemes
striped headcloth worn by pharaohs in ancient Egypt. It covered the whole crown and back of the head and nape of the neck (sometimes also extending a little way down the back) and had two large flaps which hung down behind the ears and in front of both shoulders.
verism
artistic preference of contemporary everyday subject matter instead of the heroic or legendary in art and literature; a form of realism
Horus
the falcon-headed Egyptian god of light and the son of Osiris and Isis
ad locutio
in rome, an address by a general (usually the emperor) to his massed army and a general salute from the army to their leader.
capite velato
in rome, refers to the act of covering the head with a veil when performing sacrifices
psalter
copy of the Book of Psalms
International Gothic Style
a style of Gothic art, especially painting, developed in Europe in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, chiefly characterized by details carefully delineated in a naturalistic manner, elongated and delicately modeled forms, the use of complex perspective, and an emphasis on the decorative or ornamental aspect of drapery, foliage, or setting.
regent
a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated.
