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AP Art History Part 1

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55921693Venus of WillendorfPaleolithic (28,000- 25,000 BCE) Served as fertility image. No facial features. Ball-like shapes.55921693
55921694Landscape with Volcanic EruptionNeolithic (6150 BCE) World's 1st landscape. This mural is the 1st depiction of a place devoid of both humans and animals55921694
55921695KhafreOld Kingdom Egypt (2520-2494 BCE) Diorite; Rigidly uptight; Flawless body; Idol Proportions; Bilaterally Symmetrical; Houses the "Ka"55921695
55921696AkhenatonNew Kingdom Egypt (1353-1335 BCE) Long face, full lips, and curves.Far cry from the proportional figures of the Pharaohs.55921696
55921697Victory Stele of Naram-SinSumerian (2254-2218 BCE) Godlike sovereignty the kings claimed. King is bigger than everyone else. 1st time the King appears as a god in Mesopotamian art.55921697
55921698LamassuAssyrian (720-705 BCE) High relief. 5 legs makes this a conceptual picture55921698
55921699Head of a Sasania King (Shapur II)Persian (350 BCE) Suggests the splendor of Sasanian dynasty. Repousse55921699
55921700Bull LeapingMinoan (1450-1400 BCE) Bull is Elongated. Women have fair skin, Man has dark skin.55921700
55921701Figurine of a WomanCycladic (2500-2300 BCE) Triangles dominate. Emphasis on breasts. Fertility goddess.55921701
55921702Lion GateMycenaean (1300-1250 BCE) Capped with a huge lintel. Above lintel is corbelled arch. Relieving triangle.55921702
55921703KourosArchaic Greek Sculpture (600 BCE) Life-size, nude, young men are kouroi. And life-size, clothed, young women are korai. Emulates the stance of Egyptian statues: Foot advanced and, nude -> Perfect body55921703
55921704Temple of Hera IArchaic Greek Architecture (550 BCE) Doric Temple, Peripteral Colonnade55921704
55921705Kritios BoyClassical Greek Sculpture (480 BCE) Contrapposto, broke the rule of frontality55921705
55921706ParthenonClassical Greek Architecture (447-438 BCE) Perfect proportions. Doric temple design. Doric columns55921706
55921707Seated BoxerHellenistic Greek Sculpture (100-50 BCE) Heavily Battered, defeated veteran Nose broken, teeth missing Appealed to the emotions Realism55921707
55921708Sarcophagus of Lars PulenaEtruscan (Early 2nd Century) Somber- Symptomatic of economic and political decline of the once mighty Etruscan city-state.55921708
55921709Equestrian StatueRoman Sculpture (175 CE) Superhuman grandeur and larger than a normal human. Shows mercy.55921709
55921710PantheonRoman Architecture (118-125 CE) Oculus, Temple of all the gods, Influential, Concrete.55921710
55921711Mausoleum of Galla PlacidiaEarly Christian Architecture (425 CE) Cruciform, Longitudinal55921711
55921712Hagia SophiaByzantine Architecture (532-537 CE) Mystical Quality of light that floods the interior.Central Dome55921712
55921713Virgin (Theotokos) and ChildByzantine Painting (Late 11th Century to Early 12th Century) Virgin of Compassion, Mary- Long nose and long fingers55921713
55921714Book of Kells, Chi-Tho-IoHiberno-Saxon (Late 8th or Early 9th Century) Elaborately, Decorated.55921714
55921715Saint Matthew Folio RectoCarolingian (800-810 CE) Deft illusionist brushwork. Color and modulation of light and shade to create shapes55921715
55921716Column with relief's illustrating the life of ChristOttonian (1015-1022 CE) Narrative, Similar to the column of Trajan55921716
55921717St.- Sernin, ToulouseRomanesque Architecture (1070-1120 CE) Pilgrimage Church, Geometrically precise, Simple ratios, Groin vaults.55921717
55921718King DavidRomanesque Sculpture (1180-1190 CE) Absent weight shift, Freestanding in a niche55921718
55921719Notre-DameGothic Architecture (1180-1200 CE) Stained glass oculi. Flying buttresses55921719
55921720Saints Martin, Jerome, and Gregory. Jamb statuesGothic Sculpture (1220-1230 CE) Break rigid vertical lines. Drapery falls softly. Features: Distinctive personality. Revealed in faces55921720
55921721Belleville BreviaryGothic Painting (1325 CE) Three dimensional architectural setting. Convincing Perspective. Close observation of the natural world55921721
55921722Amida TriadAncient Japan (710 BCE) Simple and iconic. Became a major trend. Indian sensuality surfaces in this work. Smooth brush strokes.55921722
55921723Travelers Among Mountains and StreamsAncient China (Early 11th Century) 1st masters of the recording of light, shadow, distance and texture Intricate details55921723
55921724Dome of the RockIslam (687-692 BCE) 1st great achievement of Islamic architecture. Octagonal dome. Interior is vivid and colorful.55921724
55921725Incised Shell GorgetAncient North America (1250-1300 CE) Running Warrior, Composite profile, Elaborate headdress, Gifts to the dead55921725
55921726Colossal HeadAncient Mesoamerica (900-400 BCE) Human body. Great ruler and exhibits power55921726
55921727Raimondi SteleAncient South America (1st Millennium BCE) Represents "staff god". Multiplicity and dual readings. God transforms before the viewer's eye. Core aspect of Andean religion.55921727
55921728Nok HeadAncient Africa (500-200) Flaring nostrils and triangle eyes are unique to Nok art. African culture liked heads55921728
55921729Shiva as NatarajaAncient India (1000 AD) Nataraja means Lord of the Dance Portable image. Dwarf that she is standing on represents ignorance55921729
55921730Saint MarkDonatello. Early Renaissance Sculpture (1411-1413) Contrappasto. 1st with voluminous drapery. Stirring limbs.55921730
55921731Tribute MoneyMassacio. Early Renaissance Painting (1427) Narrative, Light is coming from a specific source, Chiaroscuro, Vanishing Point, Aerial Perspective, Distance.55921731
55921732DavidMichelangelo. High Renaissance Sculpture (1501-1504) Formal references to classical antiquity, Compositionally and emotionally connected to an unseen presence, Head turned to show pent up energy.55921732
55921733Mona LisaDa Vinci. High Renaissance Painting (1503-1505) Chiaroscuro and atmospheric perspective. Smoky sfumato means softened edges. Unrecognizable landscape makes it mysterious.55921733
55921734Capitoline HillMichelangelo. Renaissance Architecture (1537) Organized units symmetrically around a central/ unique axis. Trapezoid plane. Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius.55921734

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