CST Visual Arts Exam
-Art objects were created as an attempt to control or appease natural forces.
-Symbols of animals and people had supernatural significance and magic powers
-Cave paintings (created animal images to guarantee a successful hunt) no
background subject seemed to float in space
-Sculptures were either engraved, carved in deep relief, or fully rounded 3D
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sculptures
-Architecture 3 basic forms (dolmen, menhir, cromlech) - - Prehistoric Art
-Period includes kouros stone figures and vase painting - 📌📌- Archaic Art
-Peak of Greek art and architecture
📌📌- Classical Art
-Idealized figures
-Exemplify order and harmony -
-Greek-derived style
📌📌- Hellenistic Art
-Found in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Egypt
-More melodramatic than Classical style -
-Southwest tribe known for geometric-design rugs colored with herbal and
mineral dyes, especially carmine red.
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-Shamans created sand paintings to heal disease, promote fertility, or assure a
successful hunt. - - Navaho Art
-Carved and painted kachina dolls out of cottonwood roots to represent gods and
teach religion
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-Also decorated ceremonial underground kivas in Arizona with elaborate mural
paintings of agriculture deities - - Hopi Art
-Northwest coast tribe that produced totem poles, masks, and decorated houses
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and canoes
-Facial features of masks exaggerated in forceful wood carvings. - -
Kwakiutl Art
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-Alaskan tribe that carved masks with moving parts used by shamans
-Often combined odd materials in surprising ways - - Eskimo Art
-In Guatemala and Mexico, Mayans created enormous temples in
stepped-pyramid form
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-Huge limestone temples were richly carved with relief sculpture and
hieroglyphics. - - Mayan Art
-Produced massive statues of gods who demanded regular human sacrifices
, -Refers to eastern Mediterranean art from A.D. 330 to 1453
-Combination of early Christian art with the Greek Oriental taste for rich
decoration and color
-Mosaics: intended to publicize the now official Christian creed, so their subject
was generally religion w/ Christ shown as teacher and all powerful ruler,
Sumptuous grandeur, with halos spotlighting sacred figures and shimmering gold
backgrounds. Used reflective glass cubes, left surfaces uneven so it sparkled,
wide range of colors, found on walls and ceilings especially church domes and
apses, large cubes in stylized designs
-Human figures were tall, slim, with almond-shaped faces, big eyes, and solemn
expressions gazed straight ahead without the least hint of movement. They were
flat, stiff, and symmetrically placed, seeming to float as if hung from pegs. No
perspective or volume.
📌📌
-Icons (Small wood-panel paintings believed to possess supernatural powers.
The - - Byzantine
-Mosaics: used opaque marble cubes, pieces had smooth/flat finish, colors were
limited due to use of natural stones, typically found on floor of private homes,
subjects were secular (battles or games), used minute pieces for realistic detail,
background represented landscape
-Frescoes and stylized sculpture
-Architecture: Barrel-vaulted church
Had round arches and stylized sculpture
horizontal, modest height, multiple units, rounded arch, piers & walls for support,
barrel & groin vaults, dark & solemn ambiance, and a simple & severe exterior
Example: St. Sernin
Place: Toulouse, France
-Sculptures taught religious doctrine by telling stories in stone, realism yielded to
moralism (bodies were distorted to fit the masonry niche, they were elongated
with expressions of intense emotion)
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-Manuscripts: considered sacred objects containing the word of God, decorated
lavishly (covers made of gold and studded w/ precious gems) - -
Romanesque
-Architecture: Pointed-arch cathedral
vertical, soaring height, unified/unbroken space layout, pointed arches, exterior
buttresses for support, ribbed groin vaults, airy & bright ambiance, and an
exterior that was richly decorated with sculpture
Huge stained glass windows (illustrated the bible-like gigantic, glowing,
illuminated manuscripts)
Believed that a church's beauty would inspire parishioners to meditation and
belief
Example: Chartres
Place: Chartres, France
-Sculpture: Cathedral exteriors displayed carved Biblical tales, approached
-Art objects were created as an attempt to control or appease natural forces.
-Symbols of animals and people had supernatural significance and magic powers
-Cave paintings (created animal images to guarantee a successful hunt) no
background subject seemed to float in space
-Sculptures were either engraved, carved in deep relief, or fully rounded 3D
📌📌
sculptures
-Architecture 3 basic forms (dolmen, menhir, cromlech) - - Prehistoric Art
-Period includes kouros stone figures and vase painting - 📌📌- Archaic Art
-Peak of Greek art and architecture
📌📌- Classical Art
-Idealized figures
-Exemplify order and harmony -
-Greek-derived style
📌📌- Hellenistic Art
-Found in Asia Minor, Mesopotamia, Egypt
-More melodramatic than Classical style -
-Southwest tribe known for geometric-design rugs colored with herbal and
mineral dyes, especially carmine red.
📌📌
-Shamans created sand paintings to heal disease, promote fertility, or assure a
successful hunt. - - Navaho Art
-Carved and painted kachina dolls out of cottonwood roots to represent gods and
teach religion
📌📌
-Also decorated ceremonial underground kivas in Arizona with elaborate mural
paintings of agriculture deities - - Hopi Art
-Northwest coast tribe that produced totem poles, masks, and decorated houses
📌📌
and canoes
-Facial features of masks exaggerated in forceful wood carvings. - -
Kwakiutl Art
📌📌
-Alaskan tribe that carved masks with moving parts used by shamans
-Often combined odd materials in surprising ways - - Eskimo Art
-In Guatemala and Mexico, Mayans created enormous temples in
stepped-pyramid form
📌📌
-Huge limestone temples were richly carved with relief sculpture and
hieroglyphics. - - Mayan Art
-Produced massive statues of gods who demanded regular human sacrifices
, -Refers to eastern Mediterranean art from A.D. 330 to 1453
-Combination of early Christian art with the Greek Oriental taste for rich
decoration and color
-Mosaics: intended to publicize the now official Christian creed, so their subject
was generally religion w/ Christ shown as teacher and all powerful ruler,
Sumptuous grandeur, with halos spotlighting sacred figures and shimmering gold
backgrounds. Used reflective glass cubes, left surfaces uneven so it sparkled,
wide range of colors, found on walls and ceilings especially church domes and
apses, large cubes in stylized designs
-Human figures were tall, slim, with almond-shaped faces, big eyes, and solemn
expressions gazed straight ahead without the least hint of movement. They were
flat, stiff, and symmetrically placed, seeming to float as if hung from pegs. No
perspective or volume.
📌📌
-Icons (Small wood-panel paintings believed to possess supernatural powers.
The - - Byzantine
-Mosaics: used opaque marble cubes, pieces had smooth/flat finish, colors were
limited due to use of natural stones, typically found on floor of private homes,
subjects were secular (battles or games), used minute pieces for realistic detail,
background represented landscape
-Frescoes and stylized sculpture
-Architecture: Barrel-vaulted church
Had round arches and stylized sculpture
horizontal, modest height, multiple units, rounded arch, piers & walls for support,
barrel & groin vaults, dark & solemn ambiance, and a simple & severe exterior
Example: St. Sernin
Place: Toulouse, France
-Sculptures taught religious doctrine by telling stories in stone, realism yielded to
moralism (bodies were distorted to fit the masonry niche, they were elongated
with expressions of intense emotion)
📌📌
-Manuscripts: considered sacred objects containing the word of God, decorated
lavishly (covers made of gold and studded w/ precious gems) - -
Romanesque
-Architecture: Pointed-arch cathedral
vertical, soaring height, unified/unbroken space layout, pointed arches, exterior
buttresses for support, ribbed groin vaults, airy & bright ambiance, and an
exterior that was richly decorated with sculpture
Huge stained glass windows (illustrated the bible-like gigantic, glowing,
illuminated manuscripts)
Believed that a church's beauty would inspire parishioners to meditation and
belief
Example: Chartres
Place: Chartres, France
-Sculpture: Cathedral exteriors displayed carved Biblical tales, approached
