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Art History |
The historical context of artworks: How old is it? What is its style? What is its subject? Who paid for it? |
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Paleolithic |
Old Stone Age |
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Twisted Perspective |
Composite View. The approach is not from a fixed viewpoint, but rather conceptual. The head is in profile, but there are two horns. |
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Mesolithic |
Middle Stone Age |
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Megaliths |
Great Stones, Architecture that employs them is Megalithic |
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Henge |
An arrangement of megalithic stones in a circle, often surrounded by a ditch. |
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Trilithons |
Three stone contructions |
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Neolithic |
New Stone Age |
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Paleolithic Art |
Human's decision to represent the world around them through art initiated a intellectual revolution
Women were far more common subjects than men, but animals dominate Paleolithic Art. |
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Neolithic Art |
Began in Anatolia and Mesopotamia, then spread gradually to Europe.
Revolutionized human life with the beginning of agriculture and formation of settled communities.
Coherent narratives became common, artists began to represent human figures as composites of frontal and profile views. |
