art history ch 1
not reserved for the king's image but influenced representations of court officials and others as well- specifically emphasized naturalism in the body.
Amarna style?
They are made using brushes on a prepared surface.
How do the materials of the paintings from Çatal Höyük differ from Paleolithic paintings?
Megalithic architecture
Monuments from the Neolithic period in Western Europe, such as Stonehenge, are characterized by ____.
religious- shamanism
One of the suggested purposes for Paleolithic cave paintings is thought to have been?
Its a large scale and sophisticated technique
Term 9 / 21 Whatever their purpose, one of the most outstanding differences between Neolithic figures, such as the human figure from Ain Ghazal and Paleolithic statues is ________.
desriptive
The convention of representing animals' horns in twisted perspective in cave paintings or allowing the viewer to see the head in profile and the horns from the front is termed __________.
human figures
The regular appearance of_________ distinguishes paintings produced in the Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period.
Fertility figure
What do art historians suspect is the purpose of the Venus of Willendorf?
The settlement into organized societies around agriculture
What great human advance accounts for the Neolithic origins of metalwork, weaving, pottery, and simple clay records?
It is a great/big stone
What is a Megalith?
frontal torso, profile head, legs and arms
What is a composite view of human representation?
The paintings were done over many years by many different artists.
What is the most likely explanation for the lack of consistent ground line, the different drawing techniques, and the overlapping figures in the cave paintings of the Paleolithic in Europe?
Signatures
What is the most likely purpose of the "negative" handprints appearing in some Paleolithic caves?
profile view
_______ was used almost exclusively for the representation of animals in Paleolithic art.
France
_________ is the location of some of the oldest and most well known cave paintings.
wedge-shaped characters made in clay created my ancient Mesopotamians
cuneiform?
Europe's first known syllabary- that is to say, it was a writing system using different symbols to represent syllables rather than pictograms for complete ideas, used for both religious and administrative functions
linear A?
writing system used by the Mycenaean civilization
linear B?
ancient Egyptian tomb- rectangular in shape-with sloping sides and a flat roof
mastaba?
relief sculpture where figures/designs are modeled beneath the surface of stone with sharp outline
sunken relief?
building with circular plan- often sacred with nature
tholos?
pyramidal mound or tower built of mud-brick forming base of temple
ziggurats?