Ap Art History Matching & Multiple choice part

Provenance

The place of origin or earliest known history of something

a record of ownership of a work of art or and antique, used as a guide to authenticity

ways to create the illusion of distance

1. Reduction of figure size

2. convergence of diagonal lines

3. Atmospheric perspective- objects on the distance blurred and the saturation of color is less

iconography

refers to the content or subject of an artwork. it includes symbols meaning of objects

hierarchy of Scale

a system of representation that expresses a person’s importance by the size of his or her representation in a work of art

plan

an overhead view of a building showing the details for the inside and outside of it

section

when something is cut in to two to see the inside from the side view

Contour Line

a continuous line defining the outer shape of an object

Methods of Creating Sculpture

addition- adding things on top of each other

subtraction- dividing things from it’s original form

Casting- artist creates a mold and pours a substance into it

Relief Sculpture

How far an art sticks out or sinks in

types of relief

1. Low or bas

2. sunken

3. high

a type of sculpture you can walk around

Freestanding or sculpture in the round

stylistic Depiction

how an artist uses visual elements like line, color, and composition to represent a subject in a particular way, reflecting a specific style or period