ARHI 1010 Final Exam Terms and pictures

Paleolithic Age

Old stone age; prehistoric period of human history.

Petroglyph

Rock engraving; art associated with prehistoric cultures.

Neolithic Age

New stone age; period of human history which saw the beginning of agriculture.

Civilization

A culture that has fairly complex social orders and relatively high degrees of technical development.

Ancient Mesopotamia

Civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

Ancient Egypt

Civilization along with Nile River, spanning from 3150 BCE - 30 BCE

Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic

Three periods of ancient Greek art

Doric, Ionic, Corinthian

Three architectural styles developed in ancient Greece.

Constantine

First Christian Roman Emperor, ruling from 306-337

Middle Ages

Time between the fall of the Geek and Roman Empires and the rebirth of Greco-Roman ideas in the Renaissance.

Renaissance

Rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideals; a philosophical, literary and artistic movement.

Contrapposto

A classical pose in which a figure stands with one leg holding most of its weight and the other leg relaxed; counterpoised.

Protestant Reformation

16th century protest of Western Christianity which resulted in a divided church.

Baroque

Style of art that used dramatic action and exaggerated emotion, supported by the Catholic Church.

Chiaroscuro

Dramatic use of light and dark in the painting to show forms and highlight subjects.

Tenebrism

Highly exaggerated use of light and dark in painting, utilized by the artist Caravaggio.

Rococo

Highly decorative and whimsical style of art in the late 18th century.

Romanticism

Style of art which focused on emotion and felling, often through nature and human experience.

Realism

Style of art and literature that depicts ordinary existence without idealism, exoticism, or nostalgia.

Impressionism

Style of art which aimed to capture the "impression" of what the eye sees.

Name: Woman of Willendorf

Artist: Unknown Artist (Paleolithic Period)

Year: 25,000 BCE.

Stone Age through Egypt

Name: Earthenware Beaker

Artist: Unknown Artist (Neolithic Period)

Year: 4000 BCE.

Stone Age through Egypt

Name: Egyptian King and Queen

Artist: Unknown Artist (Egyptian)

Year: 2500 BCE.

Stone Age through Egypt

Name: Wall Painting from the Tomb of Nebamun (Hunting Scene)

Artist: Unknown Artist (Egyptian)

Year: 1450 BCE.

Stone Age through Egypt

Name: Kouros

Artist: Unknown Artist (Greek, Archaic).

Year: 600 BCE.

Classical through Byzantine

Name: Spear Bearer

Artist: Polykleitos (Greek, Classical).

Year: 450 BCE.

Classical through Byzantine

Name: Aphrodite of Knidos

Artist: Praxitiles (Greek, Late Classical).

Year: 3rd Century BCE.

Classical through Byzantine

Name: Laocoon Group

Artist: Unknown Artist (Greek, Hellenistic).

Year: 2nd Century BCE.

Classical through Byzantine

Name: Roman Painting

Artist: Unknown Artist.

Year: 1st century BCE.

Classical through Byzantine

Name: Christ Teaching

Artist: Unknown Artist (Early Christian).

Year: c350.

Classical through Byzantine

Name: Madonna and Child

Artist: Unknown Artist (Byzantine).

Year: 13th Century.

Classical through Byzantine

Name: Presentation in the Temple

Artist: Giotto

Year: 1325

Renaissance

Name: Holy Trinity

Artist: Masaccio

Year: 1425

Renaissance

Name: David

Artist: Donatello

Year: 1430

Renaissance

Name: Birth of Venus

Artist: Botticelli

Year: 1480

Renaissance

Name: The Last Supper

Artist: DaVinci

Year: 1498

Renaissance

Name: David

Artist: Michelangelo

Year: 1504

Renaissance

Name: Creation of Adam

Artist: Michelangelo

Year: 1512

Renaissance

Name: Feast in the House of Levi

Artist: Veronese

Year: 1573

Baroque

Name: The Conversion of Saint Paul

Artist: Caravaggio

Year: 1600

Baroque

Name: The Taking of Christ

Artist: Caravaggio

Year: 1602

Baroque

Name: David

Artist: Bernini

Year: 1623

Baroque

Name: Return of the Prodigal Son

Artist: Rembrandt

Year: 1669

Baroque

Name: The Milkmaid

Artist: Vermeer

Year: 1658

Baroque

Name: Luncheon on the Grass

Artist: Manet

Year: 1863

Realism

Name: Olympia

Artist: Manet

Year: 1863

Realism

Name: The Regatta at Argenteuil

Artist: Monet

Year: 1872

Impressionism

Name: Luncheon of the Boating Party

Artist: Renoir

Year: 1881

Impressionism

Name: The Ballet Class

Artist: Degas

Year: 1880

Impressionism