mpeh huahsha Flashcards

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derived from the cuneiform of sumerians is the writing system of ancient egypt

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hieroglyphs

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2
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1st writing system from the sumerians

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cuneiform

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3
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current location of mesopotamia

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iraq and syria

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4
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timeline of ancient art

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pre-hestoric and egyptian

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5
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timeline of classical art

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roman and greek

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6
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timeline of medieval art

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byzantine, romanesque, and gothic

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7
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in pre historic art it is classified into 3 periods give them all

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paleolithic
mesolithic
neolithic

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8
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it is primarily religous in nature

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egyptian art

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9
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they portray human forms in a realistiv and anatomically correct manner

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greek art

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10
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remarkable homogeneity within the empire

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byzantine art

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11
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vigorous style of painting and sculpture

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romanesque art

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12
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reinforce symbolic meanings

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gothic art

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13
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they are found inside caves and might also have had ceremobial significance

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pre-historic era

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14
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mostly their paintings are found in tombs as their purpose was to help make the deceased persons afterlife a pleasant one

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ancient egypt

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15
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mostly found on vases panels and tombs. the paintings are more natural in form and treatment of their subjects

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greek era

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16
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putting together small pieces of colored glass used for interios designs

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mosaic

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17
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carried the tradition for vibrant styles

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byzantine era

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18
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characterized by strict frontal poses

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romanesque painting

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19
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moved from stylized style of the romanesque to a more natural one

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gothic painting

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20
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the figurine excessiveky heavy breasts and abdomen show that the figure was apparantly used as fertility charm

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venus of willendorf

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21
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she changed the religion in egypt from polytheistic to monotheistic

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bust of nefertiti

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22
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is an iconic artwork of classical antuquity

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discobolus or discus thrower

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23
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is a human-shaped painted teracotta

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the sarcophagus of the spouses

23
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it s a almond shaped frame which sorrounds a particular figure

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last judgement

24
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made up of five ivory plates which are fitted together

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barberini ivory

25
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it is the storage of ashes of the dead and also used for burial purposes, in addition fetuses were directly putted to the jar

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manunggul jar

26
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used in the farm for harvest

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bul-ol

27
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depicts more depth in the painting

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realism

28
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made of a solid gold and covered with incised decorations and inscriptions inside and outside, with the names and epitaph of the deceased king and protective texts.

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tuntankhamens inner coffin

29
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a french word means rebirth

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renaissance

30
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developed in the paintings are realistic

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naturalims

31
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application of light and shadow contrasts to create more depth in paintinga

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chiaroscuro

32
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dramatic use of shadows

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tenebrism

33
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real-life figures

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painting

34
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naturalistic portraits of human beings

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architecture

35
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symmetry and balance

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sculpture

36
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archutecture was designed to create?

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spectacl and illusion

37
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enumerate renaissance artists

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-michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni
-leonardo di ser piero da vinci
-rafaello sanzio da urbino
-donato di niccolo di betto bardi

38
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one of the greatest artist of all time up until now

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michelangelo di lodovico buonarroti simoni

38
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enumerate baroque artists

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amerighi da caravaggio
peter paul rubens
gian lorenzo bernini
rembrandt harmenszoon van rijn

39
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he is the ultimate renaissance man because of his intellect

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leonardo di ser piery da vinci

40
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architect og the high renaissance period

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rafaello sanzio da urbino

41
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he contrubuted bas- relief a form of shallow relif sculpture

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donato di niccolo di betto bardi

42
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an artist who wanted to deviate from the classical masters of the renaissance

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amerighi caravaggio

43
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he is best known for his religous and mythological compositions and he is the only flemish

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peter paul rubens

44
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he was one of the dazzling universal geniuses. he is also a director and a playwright

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gian lorenzo bernini

45
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he followed no faith but was interested in spiritual values and often chooses religous subjects

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rembrandt harmenszoon van rijn

46
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features the body of jesus placed on the lap of the virgin mary after his crucifixion

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pieta

47
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the piece features a portrait of a seated woman set against an imaginary landscape

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monalisa

48
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this piece was commision to pope julies ii

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the school of athens

49
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is known for its representation of the nude and for the static balance of the composition

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david

50
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this was painted during caravaggios 1595 journey with his patron

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bacchus

51
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this is a mystic piece painted in rembrandt later years of life and one of his may self-portraits

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self-portraits with 2 circles

52
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a symbol for love ofr his second wife

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garden of love

53
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it was strongly criticized by the catholic church. only surviving piece of velasques that presents nudity

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rokeby venus