Art Subjects/Linear Perspective Quiz

Linear Perspective

technique for creating the illusionof three-dimensional

(3D) space on a two-dimensional surface (2D) surface by

using converging lines

Horizon Line

an imaginary line that represents the eye level

Vanishing Point

the point on the horizon where the convergence lines

intersect

Convergence Lines

lines that represent parallel lines, but are drawn merging

together into the perceived distant space until they meet at

the vanishing point

Construction Lines

needed to inform the drawing, but can later be erased

Sensory Properties

Elements of art, experience through your senses

Formal Properties

Principles of Design, elements form the design of the work

Technical Properties

Skill with materials, techniques with the tools

Expressive Properties

How a work of art makes you feel

Reflection of Society

Connection to time or to place or to quality of life

Utility

how useful an object is

Religion

How an object may be used to represent a religious belief or activity

Politics

How an object may influence a person’s opinions 

(e.x. Propaganda, political cartoons, billboards, posters)

Information or History

Capture events in history in a visual form. Used to pass along culture’s history, stories, mythology

Aesthetics

Pleasing to the eye, search for beauty

Landscapes

paintings of the natural environment

Literary Subjects

ideas for art drawn from literary subjects

Cityscapes

art of cities

Religious Subjects

religious figures presented in art

The Figure

art of people and the human body

Subject Matter

narrative subjects or art that tells a story

The Portrait

Representations of people

Self Portraits

art made of the artist

Animals

art with animal subject

Expression

art that includes personal feelings or emotions

Abstraction

simplification of objects into geometric shapes

Still Life

paintings of still, inanimate objects

Nonobjective Paintings

Fully abstract work without recognizable subjects

Social Commentary

visual statements about society

Historical Subjects

memorialized historical events

Genre Subjects

art of everyday activities

Early Renaissance

1400s, classical subjects, Florence, Medici family, Brunelleschi,