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Art History

Philip Sprinkle Arts English 71 cards

• Jan van Eyck “Eve” From the Ghent Altarpiece, 1432 CE, Netherlandish, Renaissance. Oil on panel

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1—• Jan van Eyck “Eve” From the Ghent Altarpiece, 1432 CE, Netherlandish, Renaissance. Oil on panel
2—• Venus of Aries, 1st century BCE. Greek, Hellenistic
3—• “Chinese Horse” From the Caves at Lascaux, c. 15,000-13,000. Paleolithic Period. Dordogne, France.
Note: the artist decided to change the thickness of the stroke of the edges which create the illusion of volume.
4—• Head of Patrician, c. 75-80 BCE Roman. Republican Period. Marble
5—• Pablo Picasso, Les Demoisselles d’Avigon, 1907. Oil on canvas
6—Human figure with Lion Head, Mammoth Ivory, 11 5/8”. c. 30,000-28,000 BCE Paleolithic Period, Hohlenstein-Stadel.
7—Nude Woman (Venus of Willendorf) Limestone, 11 cm. 28,000-25,000 BCE, Paleolithic Period
Note: these older sculptures were made with stone tools.
8—LAUSEEL Woman, 25,000-20,000
9—Lamassu. c. 720-705 BCE. Assyrian. Limestone. Citadel of Sargon II, Commissioned by Sargon II
10—Hall of the Bulls. Lascaux, Dordogne, France. Paleolithic. Charcoal and various earth pigments, c. 15,000-13,000 BCE :: Note: This is on a raised ceiling (was intentional paintings.// We believe that the people of Lascaux were the first arrivers in North America.
11• AnthropomorphicA animal that looks like human.
12• ICONOGRAPHYIs the objective study of symbols (Describing an image)
13• ICONOLOGYplacing symbols in a context (giving the symbols meaning)
14• MEDIUMwhat the picture is made of
15• CULTUREHow they lived/what their traditions were.
16• PERIODThe time or error of an image
17• DATEWhen the image was made.
18• BCE“Before Common Era"
19• CE"Common Era"
20What river connected Stonehenge to Durrington walls?The Avon river
21What did they find around Durrington walls?A House
22What special occasions did people come to Durrington walls?Twice a year they'd come to respect the dead. they believed that Avon river connected the dead to the living.
23What solstice did the sun align with the Durrington posts in the morning?The Winter Solstice.
24What were some therorys on how the Stonehenge stones were moved?*We believe that they may have had some small balls on a track acting as barrings.
*We
25When was 'Bluestonehenge'/Stonehenge built?We Believe it was built 3000 BC
26We believe that the where do we believe the blue stones were moved fromBluestonehenge, this was close to the avon river
27What do we believe Stonehenge was used for?we believe Stonehenge was used to bring the ancestors from the travelers previous living
28• ZoomorphicA human that looks like a animal.
29• StylizedImage may not look like actual piece of art.
30• NaturalismRealistic Looking
31• Sculpture in the roundA three dimensional piece of art.
32• ScaleA distance Measurement
33• MediumWhat the picture is made up of.
34• Fecunditythe ability to sustain a population.
35• Non-figurativeNot representing actual or natural objects, or realities: Abstract
36• MonolithicOne piece; Not many
37• Post-and-lintela 'building' where the posts are the walls and the lintel is the ceiling.)
38• MesopotamiaThe land between two rivers.
39• ProcessionWalking in public with a beginning and an end (such as a graduation)
40• Hieratic ScaleA disproportionate person in size in order to show importance
41• Hierarchical ScaleThe placement of a person to show importance
42—Bull lyre, c. 2600 BCE. Sumerian Gold leaf and lapis on wood 5’5” tall discovered in Royal tomb, Ur.
43—Clay tablet with cuneiform writing
44—Standard of Ur. E. 2600 BCE. Sumerian. Wood inlay with precious stone. 21.5 cm x 49.5 (8.5” x 19.5”)
45—Lapis lazuli cylinder seal and impression. Puabi, from tomb of Puabi. Royal Cemetery, Ur Sumerian (Early, Bronze Age), Ca. 2550-2400 BCE. Height 4cm, diameter 2 cm.
46—Ziggurat. E, 2100 BCE. Sumerian. Mudbrick. Ur, Iraq. Ur-Nammu (r. 2112-2095 BCE) tell
47What is a tell?A tell is a multiple layered base.
48What is a Gigunu?A Gigunu is a chamber on a Ziggurat.
49• Amorite DynastyThe Amorite line of rule.)
50• ShamashThe sun of sin.
51• HammurabiHammurabi issued the law code. (r. 1792-1750 BCE)
52• CitadelA elevated platform.
53—The law code stele of Hammarabi,c. 1780 BCE Babylonian Period. Basalt. 7’4” tall
54Divine figure, c. 1800-1750 BCE, Fired clay(image of ‘god’ with swirly crown)
55—Spirit taming lion, (Sargon ii)
56—Lamassu, From the Citadel of Sargon II, Dur Sharrukin (Modern Khorsabad), Iraq c, 720-705 BCE, Limestone. 13’ 10”
57—Citadel Shopping Mall (Samson Tire and Rubber Company) c, 1928-1930. Los Angeles, CA.
58—Ashurbanipal Hunting Lions, 645-640 BCE. North Palace, Ninegeh. Assyrian Period. Gypsum
59—Propaganda poster depicting Saddam Hussein as Ashurbanipal, early 1980s
60—Palette of Narmer, c. 3150-3125 BCE, Late Predynastic Period, slate, 25”
61—Pyramids of Giza, C. 2601-2515 BCE, Old Kingdom. Sandstone. Giza, Egypt Pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, Mankaure
62Size of the pyramids namesLargest: Khufu =4800 ft
Medium: Khafre
Smallest: Menkaure
(Names of Pharaohs)
63* NecropolisDeath City
64Four parts to each pyramidValley Temple: where the body is prepared.
Causeway: the tunnle to the after life
Mortuary Temple: where more sermonizes of the temple
The pyramid itself was the last part.
65The pyramids come from the Mastaba (This is the start of the pyramid)Where someone special was buried to keep them preserved.
66Next is a four step pyramidA new mastava
67—Bent Pyramid of Pharaoh Snefru, c. 2580-2565 BCE, Dashur. (NEVER USED)
68Who we believe the pyramids were builtwe belevied there were tunnels on the side of the pyramids.
69—Seated Khafre.c, 2520-2494 BCE. Dynasty IV. Old Kingdom. Made from Diorite.
70What are the carvings from the Seated Khafre StatuteSema Papyrus Lotus
Sema(Join)
Papyrus (plat from upper end of Egypt)
Lotus (plat from upper end of Egypt)
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