Visual Culture: Artworks

Flashcards covering key terms and artists from the lecture on visual culture artworks.

Kazimir Malevitch

Russian avant-garde artist known for his work 'Black Square' (1915).

Michelangelo

Italian Renaissance artist celebrated for masterpieces like 'The Last Judgment' (1535-41).

Art by Telephone

A 1969 artwork and concept where artists create based on communication via phone.

Jeff Koons

Contemporary artist known for his inflatable art, like 'Gazing Ball' (2016).

Rafael

Italian High Renaissance artist famous for works such as 'The School of Athens' (1509-11).

Albrecht Dürer

German painter and printmaker renowned for his woodcuts and the painting 'Adoration of the Magi'.

Pietro da Cortona

Italian Baroque painter noted for his ceiling frescoes in 'Triumph of Divine Providence'.

Giorgione

Venetian painter associated with the Renaissance; notable for 'The Tempest'.

Eugène Delacroix

French Romantic artist famous for 'Liberty Leading the People' (1830).

Caravaggio

Baroque painter known for his dramatic use of light and shadow, exemplified in 'The Calling of St. Matthew'.

Vincent van Gogh

Post-Impressionist painter known for his emotive use of color, particularly in 'Starry Night' (1889).

Jacques-Louis David

French neoclassical painter known for works like 'The Death of Sardanapalus' (1827).

Paul Cézanne

Post-Impressionist artist known for his landscapes and still lifes, leading to modern art.

Damien Hirst

Contemporary artist known for his conceptual works, including 'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living'.

Albrecht Altdorfer

Renaissance painter known for his detailed landscapes and the painting 'Battle of Alexander'.

Antoon van Dyck

Flemish Baroque artist recognized for his portraits, especially of aristocrats and royals.

Wassily Kandinsky

Pioneer of abstract art, noted for works like 'Composition VIII' (1923).

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter known for pioneering the Cubist movement and works such as 'Guernica' (1937).

Claude Monet

Founder of French Impressionism, famous for 'Water Lilies' series.

Henri Matisse

French artist known for his vivid color use and innovative forms, particularly in 'The Dance'.

Jackson Pollock

American painter famous for his drip painting technique and the work 'No. 5, 1948'.

Gustave Courbet

French realist painter known for 'The Stone Breakers' (1849) and challenging traditional art.