ART HISTORY 1

first art history class at SCAD

chronology

the dating of art objects and buildings

physical evidence

often reliably indicates an objects age

terminus post quem (latin)

point after which or earliest possible date

terminus ante quem

point before which or latest possible date

documentary evidence

can help pinpoint the date of an object or building when dated

internal evidence

evidence that isn’t documented

stylistic evidence

found in artist’s distinctive style or producing of an object - most unreliable

period style

characteristic artistic manner of a specific era or span of years

rehional style

variations in style tied to geography

provenance

place of origin

personal style

the distinctive manner of individual artists or architects

genre

daily life

landscape

a depiction of a place

still life

an arrangement of inanimate objects

Iconography

writing of images - content or subject of an artwork / study of content in art

symbols

images that stand for other images (studied in iconography)

winged man

Matthew

eagle

John

lion

Mark

ox

Luke

personifications

abstract ideas codified in human form

school

group that shares chronology ,style, and/or geography

patrons

those who paid [artists] to make individual works or employ on a continuing basis

form

refers to an object’s shape and structure either in two dimensions or three

composition

refers to how an artist organizes forms in an artwork

medium

what materials are used for an artwork

technique

constituted by how materials are handeld by the artist

contour line

line that defines an outer shape

pontiflex maximus

the chief priest of the roman state religion

additive light

natural or sun light

subtractive light

the light reflected from pigments and objects

hue

property giving a color its name

basic variables of color

apparent amount of light reflected and apparent purity

collage

a mixed media technique which combines different materials of different textures

carving

subtractive technique of sculpting

casting

additive technique of sculpting