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31 Cards in this Set
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Paleolithic |
Cave paintings are images of food, drew food to think it would appear (religious) |
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"Lascaux Cave Painting" Paleolithic |
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"Chinese Horse" Paleolithic - Fat Horse which means dinner or pregnant, - Has a couple different colors, - The only narrative in cave |
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"Beard-Headed Man with Bison" Paleolithic - Honoring the man that feed his people - Could be shaman, mythical story - Only type of man creature in a room far back in the cave and seperate - Bull is mad b/c he was stabbed - The bull is 3D - Not much attention paid to the man - Head of the man look like the spear thrower. paint on limestone 15,000 - 13,000 BCE, Lascaux, France |
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"Venus of Willendorf" Paleolithic - 22,000-21,000 BCE - Made of limestone - Roman Goddess of fertility, sex, childbirth - Headdress or hair covers face b/c it is not important and abstract - Identity is not important, only the reproductive characteristics are - It is pocket sized |
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Neolithic |
- Earliest sculpture - Abstraction with a verge of natural appearance - 200 people in village - Domesticated animals - Planting food - Ideas to go beyond "what are we going to to do for dinner tonight" |
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"Stonehenge" Neolithic - 2750-1500 BCE - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England - Post and Lintel Construction - Stones came from over 100 miles away - 24 ft. tall - Circle when standing in the center - Heel Stone is right above where the sun rises - Calendar for farming -This period stopped the hunter/gathering period |
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Sumerian |
- Civilization means cities and large groups, hunter/gather were not civilization - Neolithic started a small civilization - Have empty eye b/c something used to be there that fell out - Known as weak guys b/c they were easy to conquer - Religion is a major factor - Prayers that have been recorded are horrifying, - No trust in god b/c of where they lived - Random flooding and droughts, thought it was b/c of gods |
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"Worshipers of Tell Asmar" Sumerian - 2900 - 2600 BCE - Found in the temple of Abu in Tell Asmar; Iraq - Made of gypsum alabaster - Height of tallest figure 30" - All males wearing same clothes - Eyes wide open and attentive - Same posture - Found in a temple underneath the alter - Praying to the gods of agriculture - Votive statues (offered in fulfillment of a vow) - Showing devotion - Largest might be priest or king or whoever has the most money |
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Babylonian |
- Hierarchy that follows the code of Hammurabi - Slavery in culture - Practical aspects of living in civilization - People have never seen Hammurabi, you need a set of laws |
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"Stele of Hammurabi" Babylonian - 1792 - 1750 BCE - Made of Basalt - There is writing on the lower half of the stone that are laws, over 200, laws can't be changed or erased, laws are set for all to follow - There is a big part of the statue devoted to Hammurabi - Flames of Hammurabi shoulders - You follow Hammarbi b/c he talks to the sun god and they are the same size - Shamash is handing across ring and stick which is leadership - Stele is big rock - Freestanding sculpture is the bottom that stands by itself and can walk around it - Relief Sculpture not sculpted in the round figure, is in top and curved out |
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Assyrian |
- Conquered everyone they fought - Large scene of power by artwork - Art is used as propaganda - Palace at Niniva, capital of Assyria - Figures guarding the gate and frightened - Human wearing headdress, wings, and other large animal body, 5 legs - Images that dealt with the king and his army |
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"Assurnasirpal II Killing Lions" Assyrian - 850 BCE - Made of Alabaster - When he is not conquering he is killing lions - Controlled hunting event - Army behind him just in case - Has no fear - Located inside castle to scare people who come in - low relief - done detailed but some is abstract |
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Naturalism |
How closely it is related to nature and follows nature |
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Hunter - Gatherers |
- Do not put down roots - below 50 people - always moving - following food |
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Polychrome |
Many colors |
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Monochrome |
One color |
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Shaman |
Spiritual Guider |
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Subtractive Method |
Taking away to create a sculpture |
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Additive Method |
Adding to create a sculpture |
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Megalith |
a large stone used in some prehistoric architecture |
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Post and Lintel Construction |
two posts holding one lintel on top |
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Fertile Crescent / Mesopotamia |
First official civilization |
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Votive Statue |
Small to show devotion |
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Hierarchical Scale |
Order of importance or power |
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Code of Hammurabi |
Laws for Babylonian culture everyone has to follow |
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Free - Standing Sculpture |
stands alone, can walk all the way around it |
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Relief Scultpture |
Cuts into, one sided |
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Shamash |
Sun god that sits on top of Assyrian statue |
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Narrative |
Telling a story |
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Frieze |
scene that take place, has many rows, not very 3D |