Chapter 3: Themes of Art
Friar Bernadino de Sahagun used what to document the daily lives of native peoples in Central America?
Local artists to create the images for his book
The work Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk gives viewers a glimpse into what aspect of daily life?
The domestic duties of court ladies
Image: what makes the Transcendent Buddhas recognizable from other Buddhas?
Clothing worn
What group brought attention to institutions' lack of women and minority artists being featured?
Guerrilla Girls
How does Thomas Cole portray man's relationship with nature in The Oxbow?
The human activities near the river revel the coexistence of man and nature
What kind of art was created to provide space for people to worship?
Architecture
Image: What is significant about the raised hoof of the horse Marcus Aurelius rides?
A fallen enemy was originally located beneath
In what ways does Thomas Cole's The Oxbow indicate human presence in the landscape?
An artist at work in the landscape. Shapes of the crop fields
Image: The bodhisattvas in the transcendent Buddhas gives tangible form to what?
Enlightened beings assisting others in reaching nirvana
What piece depicts the history of populations often left out of major history books?
Great Wall of Los Angeles
Wang Jian gives the viewer an aerial view in White Clouds over xiao and Xiang for what purpose?
He wants the viewer to travel through the landscape mentally
In many cultures, the presence of halos around a figure's head indicates___?
Holiness
Despite not knowing who are in the portraits, Boltanski's Altar to the Chases High School evokes what event?
Holocaust
How did Frank Henderson prevent the loss of Arapaho nomadic culture when they are forced onto reservations?
Images normally recorded on animal skins were recorded in ledgers
In what ways does The Garden of Earthly Delights demonstrate Bosch's unique innovation?
Imaginative interpretations of textual sources. Landscapes filled with unknown plants. Depictions of otherworldly plants and animals.
How does Johannes Vermeer's painting Woman Holding a Balance depict the theme of the human experience?
It deals with issues of temptation and self-knowledge
Image: Why is the statue of Marcus Aurelius a political piece of art?
It depicts the emperor as he wanted to be portrayed
What is one reason art can be its own theme?
It is created for visual pleasure.
What makes art made from surrounding natural materials unique?
It's created with the understanding it will change appearance. It almost always leaves behind evidence of its existence.
What christian idea does Johannes Vermeer's Painting Woman Holding a Balance represent?
Last Judgment
Image: According to Egyptian belief systems, what happens in the afterlife?
Life continues as usual
The use of columns and arches in the Great Mosque allows for what kind of space?
Open space for large groups to worship
What implies to the viewer that Robert Rauschenberg is using New York as his subject in the work Windward?
Statue of Liberty
Meta Warrick tries to depict what in Talking Skull?
The desire to reclaim and communicate with ancestors
To understand Jeff Wall's A Sudden Gust of Wind(after hokusai) The viewer must be familiar with what?
The work of art that inspired it
Why do artists rely on stories for subject matter?
They offer a culture's collective memory that is relatable.
For what reasons was the Sainte-Chapelle commissioned in 1239 by the French King Louis IX?
To be a private chapel for the king and his court. & To house his important collection of religious relics
Image: The stone and gravel garden in Kyoto, Japan uses natural materials for what purpose>
To create a tranquil setting for the viewer to appreciate
How is Robert Rauschenberg's Windward able to communicate the location depicted?
Use of symbols shared by a specific society and culture
Where did Henri Rousseau draw inspiration for his vibrant jungle scenes?
reading materials, local museums, and zoos
Meta Warrick Fuller's pieces were often about what subject?
reconnecting African-Americans to their lost ancestors