Introduction to Art History (6-8)

How do art historians define art?

Include most kinds of visual materials which are created by peo[ple and invested with special meaning and or value for aesthetic appeal.

What is fine art?

Paintings, prints, drawings, and architecture produced specifically for an audience who understood them as art

What are crafts?

Textiles, pottery and body art which was previously dismissed as not being art

Art history emphasizes a ________ development of art and styles

Chrono,logical

What does the chronological development of art by art historians mean?

That the work of one Gen of artists will impact the following ones

What is compartiive study useful for?

Understanding the unique features of different styles and the specific stylistic changes which led from one to another

One specific stylistic changes between 2 periods are identified, what contextual analysis is performed?

Understanding what historical context caused those changes to occur

What formal qualities can be lost by studying a reproduction compared to the original work?

Scale, 3d qualities, texture, colors, or transitions from light to dark, etcc

When did art history rise as a discipline?

Mid 18th century

Who was Pliny the Elder?

An ancient roman historian who wrote Natural History

What did Pliny the Elder do?

He analyzed historical and contemporary art his book “Natural History”

When was Pliny the Elder alive?

The first century

Who was Giorgio Vasari?

An author and artist who wrote “:The Lives of the Artists”

What period was Giorgio Vasari from?

The Renaissance

What did Vasari highlight about art history?

The biographies of Italian artists, and provided insights on the changing roles of artists in society and the development of artistic genius

Who was Johann Joachim Winckelmann?

A german scholar who shifted away from biographical emphasis to the study of stylistic development throughout history

What has occured in art history in the 19th and 20th centuries?

Art historians continued ot develop approaches which emphasized the relationship between formal qualities of a work and its context

In more recent years what changes have occured to art history?

It has become more inclusive, often including marxist, feminist, and psychoanalytic methods and viewpoints, and the concern on artisticc genius and masterpieces has decreased