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Wall painting with horses
Chauvet cave France
30000 BC

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Oldest cave paintings
Feature shading modeling and perspective
Most likely a ritual gathering place

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Beaker w ibex, dogs, and birds
Southwest Iran
5000 BC

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Stylized animal forms on ceramics

Symbol of plenty since ibex, birds hounds are associated with the hunt

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Stonehenge
England
2000 BC

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Megalith
Timber side represents transience of life and stone is eternity of ancestral life
Shows that Neolithic peoples were capable of great cooperation

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Worshipers and deities from the abu temple
Iraq
2900 BC

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Temple visitors left a statue of themselves in perpetual prayer
Mesopotamian

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Steel of Hammurabi

1760 BC

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Mesopotamian
Stone carved with laws
Relief sculpture on top shows power of king Hammurabi

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Palette of king narmer
Egypt
3000 BC

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Canon of ideal proportions

Shows power of king

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Queen Nefertiti
Egypt
1365 BC

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Relaxed obsession with ka, move to monotheism

Naturalistic features and relaxed pose

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Large water tank, possibly bathing area
Mohenjo Daro
2600 BC

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Indus Valley civilization

Sophisticated drainage, fired durable bricks

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Torso of a priest king
Mohenjo Daro
Indus River valley
2000 BC

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Symmetrical and detailed representation of a priest king
Closed eyes commemorate subject’s death
Trefoil

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Colossal head
Olmec culture
900 BC

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Portraits of Olmec rulers
Unique head gear
Carved from basalt locates 50 miles away

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Monks Mound
Illinois
Mississippian culture
1150 AD

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Focal point of ritual center, mounds aligned with the sun at equinoxes, warfare played a role in life
Constructed over three centuries using millions of cubic feet of earth

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The toreador
Crete
1500 BC

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Fresco
Acrobatic ritual activity
Light skinned females and dark skinned male
Bull significant from Minotaur myth

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The warrior vase
Mycenae
1200 BC

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Ceramic
Depicts soldiers marching to war
Mycenaeans may have destroyed Minoan culture
Dorians may have destroyed Mycenaeans

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Acropolis
Athens, Greece
400 BC

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Celebration of human strength and power
Parthenon dedicated to Athena goddess of wisdom and war
Elevated site shows power of human engineering

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Nike
Athens, Greece
410 BC

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Relief sculpture
Greek naturalism- Sense of body weight and modeling
Gods are personified, have human strengths and weaknesses
Buckling her sandal
Drapery carving

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Augustus of Primaporta
Roman
20 BC

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Naturalism similar time Greeks
First ruler of Roman Empire
Extended arm shows future aspirations, military uniform shows commander in chief, Cupid claims God-like ancestry

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Arch of Titus
Rome
81 AD

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Triumphal arch with barrel vault
Decoration as propaganda proclaiming glory Titus and Rome
Memorial for Titus

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Great Wall of China
Beijing
200 BC

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Built to discourage nomadic invaders and to connect the Empire
Qin Shihuangdi

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Lady at of Dai with Attendants
China Han dynasty
168 BC

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Painted silk in tomb
Represents conception of the cosmos, underworld at the bottom, earth in the middle, heavens at to
Prosperity due to silk trade route

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The great Stupa
India
150 BC

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Shrine with relics of Buddha
Power in religious virtue
Pilgrims circled it clockwise to be put in harmonious state
Dome symbolizes earth

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The dome of the rock
Jerusalem
680

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Intersection of 3 faiths
Ambulatory
Islamic pilgrimage site

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Santa Costanza
Rome
354

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Mausoleum tomb for costanza
Influenced Christian architecture
Barrel vault and ambulatory

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Hagia Sophia
Istanbul
532

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Visually illustrate power
Pendentives
Standard design for Byzantine churches
Mosaics/ tesserae

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Christ, Deesis mosaic
Hagia Sophia
13th century

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Mosaic/ tesserae
Inside Hagia Sophia
Symbolic and mystical, not natural

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Courtyard of the Great Mosque of Damascus | 705
Mosque, hypostyle space | Community gathering place
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Tile Mosaic Mihrab Midrasa Imami, Iran 1354
Calligraphy | Qibla, mihrab
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Sanctuary of the mosque Cordoba, Spain 786
Two tiers of arches | Hypostyle- easily expandable
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Giselbertus, Last Judgement France 1125
Romanesque Tympanum Popular subject Educate the masses in the Christian message
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Chartres Cathedral France 1134, 1507
Rose window Sense of elevation that is both physical and spiritual Gothic and Romanesque tower
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Choir of Cologne Cathedral Germany 13th and 14th centuries
Gothic | Sense of weightlessness
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Shiva as Lord of the Dance | 11th century
Icon for Hindu temple | Dance of destruction needed to create anew
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The Goddess Durga killing th e buffalo demon Mashiba 12th century
Goddess as protector, defeating evil in the world | All powerful being
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Kandarya Mahadeva temple India 1025
Towers suggest mountain peaks Sacred interior space below tallest peak Garbhagriha
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Head of a king (Oni) Ice culture, Nigeria 13 th century
Scarification Sense of permanence Emphasize head as home of the spirit
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Bird carved from soapstone Shona culture Zimbabwe 1200
Represent decease Shona rulers Human features Crocodile symbol of royalty
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Beta Ghiorghis Zagwe culture Ethiopia 13th century
Subtractive carving | Hollowed inside
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The Limbourg Brothers Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry 1413
Example of shift from abstraction to naturalism during the Renaissance Humans represented as casting shadows Some perspectival accuracy
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Donatello David 1425
First life size nude sculpture | Contrapposto
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Masaccio The Tribute Money 1427
Biblical story of Christ Near fully realistic representation Chiaroscuro, consistent singular light source Atmosphere and linear perspective, vanishing point
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Botticelli The Birth of Venus 1482
Divinity of the nude figure | First monumental representation of the nude goddess since ancient times
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Leonardo da Vinci A scythed Chariot, Armored carC and Pike 1487
Desire to create machines of war | Demonstrates breadth of his areas of interest
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Leonardo da Vinci Mona Lisa 1503
Likely a portrait of Florentine bankers wife | Goes beyond physical description- unique ambiguous psychology
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Raphael The school of Athens 1510
Most important commission of the time Fresco to decorate papal apartments - theme is philosophy Gathering of scientists- Plato and Aristotle aligned with vanishing point Symmetry and linear perspective
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Durer Self portrait 1500
Painted many self portraits- importance of the individual (humanism) Appears Christ like
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Bernini Colonnade of St Peters cathedral 1657
Represent embrace of the church Make Rome magnificent for the greater glory of God and the church
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Bernini The Cornaro Family in a theater Box 1647
Dramatic space Hidden window, divine light Carved marble spectators view St Teresa
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Bernini The Ecstasy of St Theresa 1647
Dramatic space Hidden window, divine light Carved marble spectators view St Teresa
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Caravaggio The Calling of St Matthew 1599
Naturalistic secularized style of his own Christ has faint halo amidst high contrast of light and dark Biblical scene in everyday setting Divine light above Christ
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Rembrandt The Resurrection of Christ 1635
Uses light for emotional effect Symbolic of true knowledge Ignorant Roman soldiers are in darkness, Christ is calm
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Van Ruisdael View of Haarlem from the dunes at Overveen 1679
View of sky against a large church Majesty of Gods work seen in landscape Light and shadow reference to knowledge and ignorance
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Delacroix Odalisque 1845
Romantic style, odalisque Texture of paint to communicate passionate atmosphere Much more dynamic sensuous pose
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Turner The Upper Falls of the Reichenbach 1810
Landscapes on large scales, attention to light Mist and light are focus Nature is indifferent to human existence Depict the sublime
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Friedrich Monk by the Sea 1809
Terrifying side of sublime- vast dark space Romanticism Experiencing Gods power
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Goya Saturn Devouring one of his Sons 1820
Romanticism Brutal interpretations of mythological scenes Time consumes us all Reflect terror violence and horror
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Courbet Burial at Ornans 1849
Realism Rejected from universal exposition Panorama of distraction, burial site is pushed upon viewer Dedicated to represented reality of daily life
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Manet Luncheon on the Grass 1863
``` Realism Shocked viewers Inspired from renaissance engraving Focus on brazen nudity, staring figure Deliberate rejection of traditional subjects and illusionist depth Contempt for the bourgeoise ```
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Degas The Glass of Absinthe 1875
Broad visible paintbrush strokes Realism Underbelly of cafe society in Paris (absinthe is banned) Dazed absent look of the subject (consequence of absinthe)
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Monet Impression- Sunrise 1872
Loose brushstrokes Impressionism Bright intense hues, synthetic paint Capture the play of light
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Monet Carnival on the Boulevard des Capucines 1873
Depicting exhibition space Impressionism Loose brushwork captures sensation of the scene
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Renoir Bal du Moulin de la Galette 1876
Suburban dancers Impressionism Figures are friends of the artist Dappled light
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Morisot Reading 1873
Leisure Impressionism Subject is artists sister Cart in background is loosely rendered
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Bonheur Plowing in the nivernais 1849
Response to French Revolution realism Virtue of working the land, most famous female artist Role of artist to value the everyday, low, and ugly
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Braque Violin and Palette 1909
Cubism Curves of violin are flattened and cubes 3D nail meant as playful contrast- reality of painting and world
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Picasso Guitar sheet music and wine glass 1912
Collage Cubism Art engages with realities of the world
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Duchamp LHOOQ 1919
Challenged tradition Title is irreverent joke about Mona Lisa Dada Readymade
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Duchamp Fountain 1917
Urinal as readymade Dada Is it art? Interest in ideas over visual products
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Dali The persistence of memory 1931
Surrealism | Self portrait of dallanscape removed from time, removed for the mind
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Rivera Man controller of the universe 1934
Influence of politics in art Mexican government initiated massive building campaign Controversial- Lenin Changed locations
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Picasso Guernica 1937
``` Greatest political painting Spanish civil war in 1937 Abstract painting Dying horse= dreamers creativity Bull = spain Lightbulb = new way of seeing ```
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O’keefe Purple hills near Abiquiu 1935
Preferred realist approach, popularities my of photography | Formal qualities, organic features of a body
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Hopper Nighthawks 1942
Emotional isolation of Americans Simplicity of design Physical closeness but emotional distance
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Al-Hadid Nollis orders 2012
Collision of diverse and irreconcilable forms Human forms into pyramidal structure Monumental in scale, collapsed in single space, contemporary body trapped in multiple spaces
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Durham Headlights 1983
Accept multiple identities Fake Indian artifact Expose tendency to see things produced by natives as artifacts
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Bradley Indian country today 1996
Kachina Commercialization if native tradition Ever present protective spirits- Mesa looks like kachina
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Ai Weiwei Han dynasty urn with Coca Cola logo 1994
New global economy, activist Transform artifacts into vandalism Cultural and economic values in contemporary society
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Nawa Pixcell-deer #24 2011
Interface between technology and nature Transparent glass beads on taxidermists deer Magnify and distort Deer is symbol in Japanese cultural traditions
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Weems You became a scientific profile 1995
African American voice series of photographs of slaves enlarged and reshot through red lens Power of camera lens Give a voice to a subject with none
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Weems A Negroid type 1995
African American voice series of photographs of slaves enlarged and reshot through red lens Power of camera lens Give a voice to a subject with none
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Marshall Many mansions 1994
Mediation on African American experienced Embraces ironies within painting Public housing projects called gardens but don’t have any Easter baskets symbolize hope and materialism
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Chagoya Crossing I 1994
Ironies- psychological border between Mexico and US | Pop art meets indigenous Aztec style
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Banksy Kissing coppers 2005
Graffiti Banksy is a pseudonym Critiquing the art world and the art market
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Allora and Calzadilla Algorithm 2011
Transform everyday objects into strange and absurd ones Critique Atm machine attached to pipe organ

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