Mont Sainte-Victoire Lecture Notes

Vocabulary flashcards covering the artistic details, context, and visual characteristics of Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire.

Mont Sainte-Victoire

A series of $11$ similar works created between $1902-1904$ depicting a landscape of a large mountain overlooking a small village.

Paul Cézanne

The artist associated with the Post-Impressionism era who carefully analysed lines, planes, and cubes of nature.

Oil on Canvas

The medium used by Paul Cézanne to create Mont Sainte-Victoire.

Post-Impressionism

The Era and Style/Period of the work, which uses geometric forms to create the scene.

Size of Mont Sainte-Victoire

Medium sized

Plein air

A painting style similar to impressionism used in the creation of these works.

Visual Characteristics

The painting is seen from an elevation, features no people, uses broad brushskes, and utilizes cool and warm colors to provide depth on a $2D$, flat surface.

Geometric forms

Shapes used to construct the scene as the artist breaks away from traditional contours.

Function

The work was created for the sake of art.