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15 Cards in this Set
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Define a "narrative" work of art
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one that "tells a story"
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Define an "abstract" work of art
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has only a stylized or symbolic reference to objects in nature - more about information than a realistic depiction
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Identify the following for the work of art, Venus of Willendorf:
Medium, Culture/ Style, Bracket Dates |
Limestone, Paleolithic, 30,000 - 9,000 BC
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Name 4 Key concepts of the Paleolithic Culture.
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1. People were hunter-gatherers
2. Base concern: fertility 3. Images & objects linked to rituals 4. Images both stylized & naturalistic |
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What are the bracket dates for Paleolithic Art?
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30,000 - 9,000 BC
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Define: post and lintel
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As in Stonehenge, large stone posts (monoliths), capped by stone "beams" used to span an opening (lintel)
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Identify the following for the work of art, Bisons:
Medium, Culture/Style, Bracket Dates |
Cave painting
Paleolithic 30,000 - 9,000 BC |
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What are the primary concerns in the Paleolithic Culture?
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fertility, food, survival
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What are the bracket dates for Neolithic Art?
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9,000 - 3,200 BC
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Name 4 Key Concepts of the Neolithic Culture.
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1. New values linked to new life-style (new interest in afterlife & concerns beyone simple survival)
2. No longer hunter-gatherers (fixed communities, agriculture & animal husbandry) 3. Emphasis on cycles of life & cycles of seasons 4. Art - More images of humans, more abstract than paleolithic art |
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Identify the following for the work of art, Stonehenge, England:
Culture/ Style, Bracket Dates |
Neolithic
9,000 - 3,200 BC |
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Is Venus of Willendorf a naturalistic or stylized work of art? What does she represent?
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Stylized
Represents an exagerrated womanly figure symbolizing fertility. |
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Identify the following for the work of art, Human Skull:
Medium, Culture/ Style, Bracket Dates |
Human skull & plaster
Neolithic 9,000 - 3,200 BC |
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Define: Megalith
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A large, rough-hewn stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures.
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Define composite view
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when a figure is represented in both profile and frontally for another part of the body. More about information than accurate representation.
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