MODULE 3 Flashcards
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is a term used to describe a period of history when stones were used to make tools for survival.
Stone Age
is the time before written records appeared. Man, even before he knew how to read and write, was already an artist.
Prehistoric times
human culture was marked by the creation and use of stone tools and weapons. The sophistication of the art found on cave walls suggests that people of this time already have the ability to communicate using words
Stone Age
the discovery of small decorated objects in a lean of figurines, small carvings, engravings on piece of stone, bone or ivory
Old Stone Age Art
Cave paintings of this period were usually of human groupings
Middle Stone Age Art “Mesolithic”
In this period, art focused
mainly on animals.
Old Stone Age
It is characterized by the development of agriculture and the making of polished stone implements
New Stone Age Art
This period is characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze is the chief hard material.
Bronze Age Art
Refers to the ancient art and architecture in Greece and Rome.
Classical Art
This era became interested in a naturalism that is portraying the human form in a realistic and anatomically correct manner.
Greek Art
This period often used marble to create copies of sculptures that the Greeks had originally made in bronze
Roman Art
It is also known as middle age.
It is an account of the history of an integration of technique between the elements of classical, early Christian and “barbarian” that were produced in different media and styles.
Medieval period
Major period and styles of Medieval Art
(1) Early Christian; (2) Byzantine; (3) Romanesque; and (4)Gothic.
This were hand shaped rather than wheelturned producing cooking pots and jars, jugs and pitchers and crucibles.
Ceramic Art
It is the practice of designing and recording coals of arms and badges.
Heraldry
This were religious texts embellished with rich colors which often featured the use of gold and silver.
Illuminated manuscripts
Is the art of creating images with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other material
Mosaic
It is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom with rich colored designs or scenes usually hung on walls for decoration.
Tapestry
It is a painting type which is executed in plaster on walls and ceilings.
Fresco Wall Painting
It is a series of literary and cultural movements that began in Italy and eventually expanded into Germany, France, England and other parts of Europe.
It means ‘rebirth’ or ‘revival’
Renaissance
During this period, a revolution in philosophy, science and mathematics dramatically changed composition and representation in the arts
Early Renaissance
Produces the most, the best and the art that epitomizes the movement
High Renaissance
In tilhis period, Mannerist compositors were full of clashing colors, disquieting figures with abnormally elongated limbs, (often tortu rous-looking) emotion and bizarre themes
Late Renaissance
is a form of textile art, traditionally woven on a vertical loom with rich colored designs or scenes usually hung on walls for decoration.
Tapestry