REV1 - Art Review (Review Lesson)

Art Review.

Movement	Century	Description
MEDIEVAL	14th Century	Byzantine style dominates; religious scenes with stiff, one-dimensional figures associated with the priestly functions of the church; backgrounds generally in gold to provide illumination in the church. Values: religious, transcendental, otherworldly.
RENAISSANCE	15th Century	An art of line and edges; figures from the bible, classical history, and mythology; commissioned portraits; use of perspective, chiaroscuro (light and dark) to achieve rounded effect; secular backgrounds and material splendor. Values: secularism, individualism, virtu (excellence), balance, order, passivity, and calm.
NORTHERN RENAISSANCE	16th Century	Similar to Italian Renaissance, use of oil paints results in darker, jewel-toned colors with more precise and detailed brushwork. Scenes are more of everyday life, though religion is still a large theme.
MANNERISM	16th Century	"Bridge"movement between Renaissance and Baroque, elongated bodies, striking colors, distortion
BAROQUE	16th Century	Art style that is florid, more colorful, richer in texture and decoration, more light and shade-apparently less control. Scenes embody mystery and drama, violence and spectacle, suggesting a deliberate striving after effect; the Catholic church commissions artists to stir religious emotions and win back defectors. Values: sensualism, dynamism, emotion.
NORTHERN/DUTCH REALISM	17th Century	Genre or everyday scenes exhibit mathematical and geometric values of seventeenth-century science. Middle-class Dutch patrons commissioned secular works: portraits, still-lifes; landscapes, and genre paintings. Values: quiet opulence, comfortable domesticity, realism.
ROCOCO	18th Century	Art of the French aristocracy portraying nobility in sylvan settings or ornate interiors; Venuses and Cupids abound; ladies wear silk finery alongside similarly dressed cavaliers. Rococo art is "candy-box" art saccharine, frivolous, delicate. Values: ornamentation, elegance, sweetness.
NEOCLASSICISM	18th Century	A return to classical antiquity for inspiration; scenes are historical and mythological; figures appear to be sculpted; the appeal is to the intellect, not the heart; emotions are restrained, and balance is achieved. Values: reason, order, balance, reverence for antiquity.

How well do you know your art?

Let's find out! Remember you won't be asked to identify a piece and it's author on the AP exam, rather you will be asked to identify the period from the piece. Flip through the photo album and name the period in the associated quiz below.

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