LESSON 5

Question 1

The origins of art history can be traced back to the Prehistoric era, before written records were kept.

Answer 1

Prehistoric Art (~40,000–4,000 B.C.)

Question 2

The earliest artifacts come from the _____________, in the form of rock carvings, engravings, pictorial imagery, sculptures, and stone arrangements.

Answer 2

Paleolithic era, or the Old Stone Age

Question 3

was produced by advanced civilizations, which in this case refers to those with an established written language.

Answer 3

Ancient art (4,000 B.C.–A.D. 400)

Question 4

Ancient civilization started
in ___________(where)?

Answer 4

Mesapotamia

Question 5

is the historical study of the visual arts being concerned with identifying, classifying, describing, evaluating, interpreting, and understanding the art products and historic development of the fields of painting, sculpture, architecture, the decorative arts, drawing, printmaking, photography, interior design, etc.

Answer 5

Art History is also called art historiography

Question 6

are also known as parietal art.

Answer 6

Cave paintings

Question 7

Much of the artwork created by the Ancient Egyptians had to do with their __________?

Answer 7

religion

Question 8

This is also known as the Pyramid of Khufu or the Pyramid of Cheops.

Answer 8

The Great Pyramid of Giza

Question 9

In 331B.C., Egypt was conquered by whom?

Answer 9

Alexander the Great, the King of Macedonia

Question 10

was perhaps the most utilitarian of the era’s art forms.

Answer 10

Classical Greek pottery

Question 11

The art forms themselves were influenced
by the ancient Greeks.

Answer 11

Ancient Roman Arts

Question 12

main uses was for entertainment purposes like public events and gladiator games.

Answer 12

The Colloseum

Question 13

craftmanship which
focused on logical organization
of the entire edifice.

Answer 13

Roman architecture

Question 14

The Middle Ages, often referred to as the “Dark Ages,” marked a period of economic and cultural deterioration following the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 A.D.

Answer 14

THE
MEDIEVAL ART

Question 15

demonstrate a diverse cultural influence, which combined classic Greek and Roman artistic components with Christian subject matter and decorative designs taken from the pagan North.

Answer 15

early Medieval
artworks

Question 16

symbolized the growing wealth of European cities and the power of church monasteries.

Answer 16

Romanesque Art

Question 17

refers to the style of European architecture, sculpture (and minor arts) which linked medieval Romanesque art with the Early Renaissance.

Answer 17

“Gothic style

Question 18

being exclusively religious art, lent powerful tangible weight to the growing power of the Church in Rome.

Answer 18

Gothic art

Question 19

reached its height in Florence, Italy, due in large part to the Medici, a wealthy merchant family who adamantly supported the arts and humanism, a variety of beliefs and philosophies that places emphasis on the human realm. Italian designer Filippo Brunelleschi and sculptor Donatello were key innovators during this period

Answer 19

The Renaissance

Question 20

which lasted from 1490 to 1527, produced influential artists such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael, each of whom brought creative power and spearheaded ideals of emotional expression.

Answer 20

The High Renaissance

Question 21

was characterized by realism, attention to detail, and precise study of human anatomy. Artists used linear perspective and created depth through intense lighting and shading.

Answer 21

Artwork throughout the Renaissance

Question 22

the ultimate “Renaissance man,”

Answer 22

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 23

drew upon elements from classical antiquity

Answer 23

Neo Classical
Art
(1750–1850)

Question 24

Neoclassical artists were influenced by classical elements; in particular, a focus on what?

Answer 24

idealism.

Question 25

embodies a broad range of disciplines, from painting to music to literature. The ideals present in each of these art forms reject order, harmony, and rationality, which were embraced in both classical art and Neoclassicism. Instead, it emphasizes the individual and imagination.

Answer 25

Romanticism
(1780–1850)

Question 26

sought to capture the immediate impression of a particular moment. This was characterized by short, quick brushstrokes and an unfinished, sketch-like feel.

Answer 26

Impressionism
(1865–1885)

Question 27

hey concentrated on subjective visions and symbolic, personal meanings rather than observations of the outside world. This was often achieved through abstract forms.

Answer 27

Post-Impressionism
(1885–1910)

Question 28

_______ was a result of multiple events: the anti-Romantic movement in Germany, the rise of journalism, and the advent of photography. Each inspired new interest in accurately capturing everyday life. This attention to accuracy is evident in art produced during the movement, which featured detailed, life-like depictions of subject matter.

Answer 28

Realism
(1848–1900)

Question 29

saw a new era of visual artists who challenged the precedent art styles. Beauty and aesthetics gave way to abstraction, expression and symbolism.

Answer 29

20th Century Art
(1848–1900)

Question 30

What are the example of 20th Century Art
(1848–1900)?

Answer 30

Fauvism (1900–1935)
Expressionism (1905–1920)
Cubism (1907–1914)

Question 31

this style was characterized by expressive use of intense color, line, and brushwork, a bold sense of surface design, and flat composition.

Answer 31

Fauvism (1900–1935)

Question 32

emerged as a response to increasingly conflicted world views and the loss of spirituality. ____________ sought to draw from within the artist, using a distortion of form and strong colors to display anxieties and raw emotions.

Answer 32

Expressionism (1905–1920)

Question 33

They moved away from traditional techniques and perspectives; instead, they created radically fragmented objects through abstraction.

Answer 33

Cubism (1907–1914)