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Art History
This is your portal to information about historical works of visual art, its artists, and their contributions to society and culture. Ask questions and find answers in the following areas: Paleolithic, Neolithic, Egyptian, Mesopotamia, Persian Agean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Celtic, Byzantine, Indian, Southest Asian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Islamic, Pre-Columbian, Inuit, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassiam, Romantic, Realism, Impressionism, Art Noveau, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Expressionism, Abstraction, Dadaism, Surrealism, and Pop.
3,044 Questions
What was the true baroque and rococo styles?
These different from modified baroque and rococo in America.
What evidence suggests that medieval art was dominated by the Christian religion?
The art was religious art displaying Christ, biblical figures and stories from the Bible. People couldn't read so the church had to tell them the Bible through stain glass, frescoes, and plays. The Roman Catholic Church was the only church and religion. It won't be until the Renaissance that other forms of religious groups will will form. Laws were passed by the church forbidding science and the threat of excommunication was always present. Great Catholic cathedrals were built throughout Europe and Rome was the center of the Catholic Church.
When did renaissance art start?
Officially, the Middle Ages end and the Renaissance starts in the year 1492, because in this year Columbus discovered the 'new world', and Lorenzo De' Medici ruler of Florence died, both beginning a series of changes in history.
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Where does the word rococo originate?
Rococo derives from the French word rocaille, originally meaning the bit of rocky decoration sometimes found in the 16th-century architectural schemes.
What is one characteristic of the post impressionist?
A loosely defined movement of highly individualistic painters.
Who is an artist of art nouveau?
Click link below!
Add these names:
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (Scotland)
Victor Horta (Belgium)Alphonse Mucha (Czechoslovakia)
Hector Guimard (France)Aubrey Beardsley (England)
Bram van de Velde (Belgium)
Who is a German Renaissance painter?
* The best known of them all is Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). * Hans Holbein the Younger (1492-1543) is also important, You might add Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1533) and Hans Baldung Grien (1485-1545)
Why are the cave paintings of early humans significant?
The purpose of the paleolithic cave paintings is not known. ... since the caves in which they have been found do not have signs of ongoing habitation. ... Nearly 350 caves have now been discovered in France and Spain that contain art from
When did Antoni gaudi start his first piece of art and at what age?
He made his first public work at the age of 23.
Who was the very first artist in the world?
We don't know. And it depends on what you define as "art".
If "art" is any general painting, then the Neanderthal cave men were the first artists, painting pictures on cave walls to tell a story.
If "art" is a masterpiece, then we truly do not know, because artists have existed for thousands of years, back into the times of the Ancients. Many artworks have also been lost in time.
What are some ideas for surrealism?
Surrealism is a movement based on dreams and dreaming. Surrealism exists in contrast to reality. What we know to be true must be questioned in Surrealism. Look at any painting by Salvador Dali. His paintings are based in a world that is not our own. Essentially Surrealism is founded in a stark contrast to all paintings before them. Before, paintings were of reality or of things that could possibly exist. Surrealism strove to break the mold of what the world essentially understood to be "Art". Art was no longer the replication of reality on a canvas; instead, it became a creative outlet of the imagination of the Surrealist artists. Surrealism was about dreams, imagination, and the opposite of reality.
Which aspect of Islamic decoration helps to create a sense of continuous space?
Islamic art often uses repetition of geometric patterns to create a continuous space.
What features suggest that an image was inspired by Cubism?
It breaks up the bull's body parts and rearranges them as flat, abstract forms.
How did ancient roman art influence art in the modern world today?
Graeco-Roman art was the art of the classical period of European antiquity. It influenced the painting, sculpture and architecture of Renaissance art (renaissance means rebirth of interest in the classics) of the 15th and 16th centuries, the sculpture of the baroque period (17th century) and the sculpture and architecture of the neoclassicism of the 18th century. The latter remained influential in the 19th and 20th centuries. Scenes from classical mythology retained a presence in painting until the beginning of the 20th century.
Palladio was a 16th century Italian architect who based his design of mansions for the rich on Vitruvius' textbook on Roman architecture. He was influential in Europe until the 19th century.
What are the major ideas of romanticism?
Change is imminent.
Social injustices will be corrected through social change.
What did the society think of pop art?
they loved it, espicially that showman Warhol, he was the most popular dude in town ;)
Bernini used the pyramid configuration to create figures that had more stability and harmony.
Who was the famous painter of the Safavid era?
Riza-i-Abbasi was the most famous painter, Persian miniaturist, and sculptor of the Safavid era under Shah Abbas.
What was the Symbolism art movement?
Symbolist artists like Henri Rousseau and Edvard Munch focused on things that were felt rather than seen. Primary themes in symbolism include dreams and inner experiences
