Art History Exam 2

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Mannerist Art

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Very expressive, Dramatic, and exaggerated. Asymetrical compositions in lighter pastel colors.

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Tilman Riemenschneider

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The Altarpiece of the Holy Blood (bronze wood and glass) very large 1499 - 1505

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Albrecht Durer

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Adam and Eve Engraving 1504 animals in the picture mean something particular per animal. representing the meanings behind the 4 different biles.

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Jean Clouet

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Portrait of Francis I (oil on wood) 1525 - 1530 frances in striped clothing red background

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Hieronymous Bosch

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The garden of earthly delights (oil on wood) 1505 - 1515 3 pannels showing very detailed people on earth in the middle section sinning and the other pannels are showing heaven and hell.

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Pontormo

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The Entombment (oil on wood) 1525 - 1528 pastel colors, people bending in exaggerated non realistic ways carrying christ.

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Parmigianino

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Madonna of the long neck (oil on wood) 1534 - 1540 exaggerated figure of the virgin mary with a very large body and long neck, the baby jesus shown as an overly large baby.

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Bronzino

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Portrait of a young man (oil on wood) 1540 - 1545 showing scholarly boy with a book.

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Benvenunto Cellini

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Saltcellar of Francis I (gold and jewels) 1539 - 1543 featuring neptune of the water and ceres of the land.

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Gianlorenzo Bernini

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David Marble 1623 David in the action of killing.

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Gianlorenzo Bernini

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The ecstacy of saint teresa (marble, mixed media) 1645 - 1653 marble statue of an angel stabbing saint teresa.

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Caravaggio

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Bacchus (oil on canvas) 1595 - 1596 boy holding the fruit.

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Caravaggio

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The calling of saint matthew (oil on canvas) 1599 - 1600 a group of men in a bar drinking and talking with the light from the window being the only light seen in the painting.

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Artemisia Gentileschi

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Susannah and the elders (oil on canvas) 1610 woman that is neary naked sitting next to a wall that two old men are leaning over smelling her hair.

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Diego Velazques

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Las Meninas (oil on canvas) 1656 princess of france and all her court people are around her and Diego is pictured in his painting.

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Francesco Borromini

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San Carlo alle Quatro Fontane (architecture) 1638 - 1641 large two story building with pillars in front and on the second story entrance has three statues of men

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Taj Mahal

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Marble and semi precious stones. 1631 - 1648 indian chapel with pointed dome on the center chapel and 4 pillars on the corners around it.

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The Bodhistattva

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Avalokiteshvara (gilt bronze) 12th century bronze buddha that has already begun to be considered a higher power of enlightenment, but stays on earth to help others become enlightened. dressed like a prince.

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Detail of a leaf with the birth of mahavira

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Gouache on paper 1375 - 1400 red looking rug with 5 indian people on it, one very large.

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Outer Gopura of the Minakshi Sundareeshvara Temple

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Mostly 13th to mid 17th century temple with all of the characters having sex on it. dedicated to shiva

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Panel from a box

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ivory backed with gilded paper late 17th - 18th century p.782

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Twin Figures

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Yoruba Culture from Nigeria (wood) 20th century. This area of nigeria is know for having the highest rate of twin births and if one of the twins dies they have these statues so the spirit has somewhere to go. the statues are often well taken care of like a human would be.

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Masks in Performance

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Dossi, Burkina Faso, Bwa Culture (wood and pigments) 1984

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Power Figure

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Nikisi Nkonde, made of wood and the people that use it will put nail pins blades and other sharp objects into it to awaken it to help them with whatever they need power for. Kongo Culture 19th century

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Kanaga and rabbit masquerade figures at dama

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1959 masks that look like there is a four legged figure on the head on the wearer.

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Protestant Reformation

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people protesting the structure of the catholic church of the time and revolted it creating protestants.

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Martin Luther

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initiated the protestant reformation and said that you could not buy your way to heaven. giving the church money did not forgive your sins.

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Counter Reformation

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Catholic revival, The Council of Trent was created and this reformation was Post 30 years war.

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Holy Roman Empire

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Relm Existing in central europe for millenium

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Iconoclasts

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people that were going around destroying stained glass windows, altars and frescos.

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Tenebrism

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Dramatic use of light and dark in a painting.

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Infanta

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daughter of a king - a spanish or portugese term for feminine.