Art History Unit 1
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Title
Period
Place of origin
3 reasons it is significant
Sulawesi Pig
Paleolithic Period
Indonesia
represented food
one of the very earliest paintings we know
animals were popular for artists to paint
Title
Period
Place of origin
3 reasons it is significant
Apollo 11 cave stones
mesolithic period
Namibia
From a rock shelter
uncovered in 1969 by a team of german archaeologists
at the time, oldest artwork found in Africa
Art Mobilier
Title
Period
Place of origin
3 reasons it is significant
Hall of Bulls, Lascaux caves
Paleolithic Period
France
Largest is 18 ft long
Some things in profile, some in straightforward. They used what was most representative
Artists often painted animals
Title
Period
Place of origin
3 reasons it is significant
Bird headed man with bison, lascaux caves
Paleolithic period
France
it is a narrative
People often painted animals
This was deep down in the caves, had to work to see it
Title
Period
Place of origin
3 reasons it is significant
Woman from willendorf
Paleolithic Period
Austria
Art Mobilier
Used to be called Venus, but we don’t know if she was supposed to be a goddess
Sculpture in the round
abstract
Focuses on the body
Title
Period
Place of origin
3 reasons it is significant
Woman from Dolni Vestonice
Paleolithic
Czech Republic
Abstract
Sculpture in the round
Art mobilier
Title
Period
Place of origin
3 reasons it is significant
Woman from brassempouy
Paleolithic
France
Based on a stereotype
Title
Period
Place of origin
3 reasons it is significant
Figure of a woman and figure of a man
Neolithic
Romania
Ceramic
Found in a group of graves
Both in same grave
Change in animal + plant life, and therefore a change in human culture
Emotion being shown
hallmarks of change in culture during neolithic era
Agriculture
domestication of animals
year long settlements
ceramic
made out of baked clay
sculpture in the round
you can see all around the sculpture
Abstract
stylized, not detailed or lifelike
art mobilier
art that is moveable; portable art
narrative
tells a story