AHI 100C Midterm 2

Wu Zhen, Bamboo and Rock, 1347

Huang Gongwang, Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, 1347–1350

Fonthill Vase, Chinese porcelain, 1300–1340

Höchst Porcelain Manufactory, Germany, The Audience of the Chinese Emperor, c. 1766

Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera, 1717

Boucher, Portrait of Madame de Pompadour at her Toilette, 1750 

 Salon de la Princesse, Hôtel de Soubise, Paris, 1737–1740

Kauffman, Cornelia Pointing to her Children as her Treasures, c. 1785

David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1785

David, The Death of Marat, 1793

Turner, The Slave Ship, 1840

 Constable, The Hay Wain, 1821

Ingres, Grande Odalisque, 1814

Courbet, A Burial at Ornans, 1850

Manet, Olympia, 1863

 Niépce, View from a Window at Le Gras, 1826

Daguerre, Still Life in Studio, 1837  

Muybridge, Horse Galloping, 1878

Kirsch, Digital image of his son Walden Kirsch, 1957

 Monet, Impression, sunrise, 1874

Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884–1886

Li (理)

A concept that refers to the underlying, reason, order, principle, or coherence of nature. Signifies natural patterns and structural laws.

Hanging scroll

A traditional, vertical format of displaying artwork that was meant to display ink paintings and designed to be hung on walls for short-term display instead of permanent display.

Handscroll

Long, horizontal rolls of paper that were meant for temporary private viewing, rather than permanent public display.

Porcelain

Originating in China, primarily made from kaolin and petuntse to create white, translucent ceramic material when fired at high temperatures.

Chinoiserie

European, Rococo-era artistic style and interpretation of East Asian design, popular in the 17-18th centry.

Fete galante

18th century art genre depicting aristocrats in lush settings engaged in playful activities.

Rococo

A light, elaborate, and ornamental style of art that emerged against the formal Baroque style.

Archaeology

Study of past human life and culture through material remains like artifacts and structures.

Swagger portrait

A deliberately grand painting commissioned by wealthy individuals to proclaim their power, status, and confidence.

Salon

Official, government-sponsored exhibition of students from the Academie in France to showcase members’ work.

Romanticism

Movement in Europe towards the late 1800s that prioritized emotion, individualism and sublime power of nature over the rationalism of the Enlightenment.

Orientalism

The West’s patronizing, stereotypical, and distorted representation of Eastern cultures to justify Western superiority.

Cyanotype

19th century photographic printing process that produces monochromatic blue prints using sunlight and chemicals.

Daguerreotype

First publicly available photographic process, producing highly detailed images on silver-plated copper sheets.

Calotype

Early photographic process patented by Talbot in the mid 1800s, marking the first significant negative-positive photographic technology.

Realism

An attempt to represent subject matter in art truthfully, avoiding stylistic exaggeration or supernatural elements.

Impressionism

19th century art movement originating in France during the late 18th century. Prioritizes light, color, and movement over precise details.

Pointillism

A neo-impressionist painting technique developed in the mid 1880s, pioneered by Seurat. Characterized by small dots of color in patterns to form an image.