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15 Cards in this Set
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Rationale for studying the visual arts |
1. They represent the sum of the human experience 2. They represent a heightened reality 3. They speak to a higher quality of human existence 4. They involve all 3 domains of learning (cognitive, affective, and sensory motor) 5. They tell us something about ourselves 6. They do much to help us understand the present through a historical study of the past, which can then lead to possible future decisions 7. They aid immensely in the understanding and appreciation of world culture and the many commonalities that bind us together |
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6 ways in which to experience visual arts |
1. What is its expressive content? 2. Is it related to a particular historical style? 3. Does the work demonstrate individual style? 4. How can a formal analysis be useful? 5. What is its composition? 6. What is the medium? |
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Elements of Art |
1. Medium: The stuff of art, whatever used to make art (canvas)
2. Line: Defines space A. Vertical - strength B. Linear - repose C. Diagonal - tension D. Curvilinear - motion
3. Space: 2 or 3 dimensional
4. Color: Primary = red, yellow, and blue Secondary = orange, green, purple > Hue, saturation, monochromatic, and polychromatic
5. Formal Structure: Various interplay of lines
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Primavera |
Boticelli |
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Battista Sforza & Federigo da Montefeltro |
Piero della Francesca |
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Birth of Venus |
Boticelli |
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The Dead Christ |
Andrea Mantegna |
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Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Saints |
Giotto |
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Lamentation |
Giotto |
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Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Prophets |
Giotto |
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Portrait of Artist's Three Sisters with Their Governess |
Sophonisba Anguissola |
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Self-Portrait |
Lavinia Fontana |
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The School of Athens |
Sanzio Raphael |
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Trivium |
Grammar, Rhetoric, Logic |
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Quadrivium |
Mathematics, Astronomy, Geometry, Music |
