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Period: 2500 BCE to 2400 BCE
Seated Scribe
painting on limestone; Egyptian lower classes were depicted more naturally than were the members of the ruling class -
Period: 2500 BCE to 1100 BCE
Harp Player
Musician and instrument seem combined in a simplified smooth forms -
Period: 1550 BCE to 1450 BCE
Bull Jumping
wall painting of youthful acrobats leaping over the back and the horns of a bull -
1400 BCE
Tacuinum Sanitatis
Medieval handbook on good health -
Period: 1200 BCE to 600 BCE
Acrobat
the head is disproportionate; the arms and legs create diagonals that frame the face -
1100 BCE
Codex Gigas
Original catholic bible elements and has section about the devil; latin for "trunk of a tree"; series of sheets of paper that are bound with a cover; Christians claim the use of the codex -
700 BCE
Portrait of Ezra from the Codex Amiatinus
limited group of all men have access to books and knowledge -
Period: 450 BCE to 440 BCE
Doryphoros by Polykleitos
focused on proportions -
447 BCE
Parthenon
Columns moved slightly which tricks the eye and creates an illusion. Greeks had some sense of linear perspective -
350 BCE
Theater of Epidauros by Polykleitos
set the standards for most Western theaters and auditoriums -
220 BCE
Wood block printing
The earliest for of wood block printing occupied in 220 AD in China. It was used for money and textile design -
206 BCE
Construction of the Great Wall of China began
war architecture that is a "wonder of the world"; new pieces are still being discovered -
190 BCE
"Unswept House" or "Unswept Floor"
mosaic from the Emperor Hadrian's villa at Tivoli Sosus of Pergamon. It was on the floor to express wealth, and a creature in the mosaic was common during this time -
81 BCE
Arch of Titus
built along the Via Sacra in Rome, Italy by Titus's brother Domitian; the single passageway arch is a mini-barrel vault -
Period: 70 BCE to 82 BCE
Colosseum, Rome
lavishing decorated and ambitiously engineered because of the political importance of the building and the events staged in it; dedicated to blood sports -
Period: 200 to 600
Spider
large drawing was created when brown surface rocks were scraped away to reveal yellowing surface below -
547
Emperor Justinian and His Attendants
in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy; Justinian dominates the image just as he dominated the Byzantine Empire; he wears purple, a jeweled crown and carries a golden bowl used in Christian ritual; halo indicates divine status -
Period: 640 to 755
Portrait Heads from Tomb 6
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Period: 800 to 900
Vessel in the Form of a Monkey
the cup makes a rattling noise like the chattering of monkeys -
Period: 900 to 1000
Tula Warrior Columns, Mexico
once held up the temple roof; "supported" the religion -
Period: 900 to 1300
Serpent Mound
mound shaped into a snake that has eroded over time -
Period: 990 to 1051
Bi Sheng
Northern Song Dynasty made moveable type with sticky clay to make characters -
1130
The Last Judgement by Gislebertus
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1206
Yuan dynasty created movable type with wood
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Period: 1275 to 1225
Temple of Ramses II
In ancient Egypt, members of the rulers class were depicted in art in a formal, compact, frontal, idealized way -
1285
Madonna Ruccelai
example of hierarchy -
1310
Christ and the Samaritan Woman by Duccio
Perspective is not accurate -
Period: 1338 to 1339
Allegory of Good Government: The Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country by Ambrogio Lorenzetti
This work shows how common citizens prosper when Justice, Prudence, Temperance, and Fortitude reign. He contrasted the political turmoil in the Italian city-states with this piece. -
1350
Nefertiti
exemplifies the ancient Egyptian concept of female beauty -
1377
Jikji
first good example of metal type -
1415
Rillip Brunelleschi created linear perspective
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1425
Holy Trinity Masaccio
More proportionate, initiated of new style of perception in paintings, figures are roughly life sized -
1434
Arnolfini Wedding by Jan Van Eyck
This piece utilizes space, realistic lighting, and symbolism. The lady is painted pregnant because that was the goal of marriage during the time (Northern Renaissance). It is also a successful painting of a mirror and perspective. -
1435
Alberti's On Painting
Example of color mixing; colors are formed from other colors, mixing darks and lights -
1436
Lucca Madonna by Jan van Eyck
Mary becomes part of the architecture; drapery echoes structure of a throne; Lion symbolizes Solomon and oranges symbolizes paradise -
1440
Johannes Gutenberg's Printing Press
The press was made of metal with screw press and metal type to print at a greater speed. This created more copies -
1454
Gutenberg Bible
eventually made 42 lines per page; printed in black letter type -
1480
Carlo Crivelli. Madonna and child
Tempera and gold on wood; motif-cucumber and goldfinch are symbols of redemption; fly-evil; master of foreshortening -
Period: 1488 to 1499
Ryoanji Zen Garden of Contemplation
garden that is meant to be contemplated from the side -
Period: 1495 to 1505
The Unicorn in Captivity
emphasizes a fantastic creature; symbolizes Jesus or true love in the Age of Chivalry -
1504
David by Michelangelo
He did not sculpt it in perfect proportion. He made the head and hands much larger. -
1509
Madonna of Loreto by Raphael
Joseph in background; veil represents nativity and crucifixion; Mary depicted as young lady -
1533
Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve by Hans Holbein the Younger
The two people in the piece exemplify the humanistic influence in active and contemplative life -
1543
The Fourth Plate of Muscles by Andreas Vesalius of Brussels
art that also expresses anatomical science. Reflects attitudes about human nature that were prevalent during the time -
1562
The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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1563
Vegetables in a Bowl or the Gardner
combined objects to look like something else when oriented; very contemporary for this time -
1567
The Peasant Wedding by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Renaissance painter and printmaker who focused on peasant life -
Period: to
Baroque Period
characterized by exaggeration, overstatement, and a flare for artifice and the theatrical -
Period: to
Still Life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber
Baroque Period; symbolic fruit representing good vs. evil -
Period: to
A Stoneware Vase of Flowers by Jan Bruegel
realistic in detail but not in the grouping of flowers because the blossoms shown come from various places and bloom in different seasons -
Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits and Vegetables in a Market
gesturing to God; the deer represents purity of the heart -
Abduction of the Daughters of Leucippus by Peter Paul Rubens
reflects culture's ideals on felinity and masculinity -
Period: to
Beyond the Solitary Bamboo Grove by Sheng Maoye
landscape painting that made pristine nature once again available -
Period: to
The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer
pouring milk into dutch oven -
The Kitchen Maid by Jan Vermeer Van Delft
working class woman that appears dignified within a glowing space -
Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, France
connects the royal apartments with the chapel -
Opticks by Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton came up with the color wheel which experiments with prism and that white is the combination of all colors. -
Breakfast Scene by William Hogarth
comedic painting; satires the English upper classes in 18th century -
Prison by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
metaphor for the dark side of the human mind -
Period: to
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Experimented with the psychological effect of colors, optical illusions, and the way pigments mix in a subtractive way -
The Swing by Jean-Honore Fragonard
expresses the upper class engaged in frivolity -
Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David
reflects masculinity and femininity in the 18th century -
Period: to
Michel Eugene Chevreul
Physicists who believed colors have effects on other colors around them -
The Death of Marat by Jacques Louis David
image of him right after he was murdered; background looks unfinished; has skin disease but you can not see it -
The Executions of May 3, 1808 by Francisco Goya
Painted from sketches Francisco made at the actual event; a pivotal protest against Napoleon's occupational army in Madrid; guy in white is posed like the crucified Jesus Christ; dehumanized the soldiers with hidden faces -
Presentation Pipe Tomahawk
Peace offering made of hickory wood, silver, iron, and lead; may have been made by European, American, or Ottawan metalsmiths due to the engravings -
The Haywain by John Constable
illustrates a broad countryside that emphasizes an open-air quality but the painting was made in his studio -
Joseph Nicephore Niepce
created the first known photograph (view from the Window at Le Gras). The exposure took him days -
Period: to
Carolina Paroquet by John James Audubon
Watercolor piece that is a valuable resource today -
Liberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix
Liberty has been personified as a partially nude women but reminiscent of a Greek goddess in her profile and in her idealized body. She carries a rifle and the flag of the French Revolution -
Period: to
The Peaceable Kingdom by Edward Hick's
Oil on canvas based on biblical passage from Isaiah that expresses peace -
The Legislative Belly by Honore Daumier
political cartoon -
"Boulevard du Temple" by Louis Daguerre
first known photograph of a person -
The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up by Joseph Mallord William Turner
New technology regularly replaces the old but the artist asks whether this represents actual progress or mere innovation -
Period: to
Charles Sander Pierce
The representamen- sign's form
Interpretant- what the audience makes of the sign
Object- what the sign refers to -
Valley of the Shadow of Death by Roger Fenton
documented Korean War as the truth; beginning of manipulation/propaganda -
Period: to
Ferdinand DeSaussure
Signifier (physical existence) and Signified (mental concept) -
Period: to
Central Park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux
a retreat from the bustling New York City -
Mesquakie Bear Claw Necklace
Made of otter pelt, grizzly claws, glass beads, and silk ribbon; represented the strength and tenacity of the grizzly bear which added to the dignity of its owner -
first photoshop
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Le Dejeuner sur L'herbe by Edouard Manet
It utilizes impressionism. Based on proportions, the lady is too big. -
The Harvest of Death by Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Union dead on the battlefield at Gettysburg; he moved bodies around to get the perfect photo -
Dead Confederate Soldier With Gun by Mathew B. Brady
taken during the Civil War which was the first war to be documented in world history -
Woman with Parrot by Gustave Courbet
subject of male desire -
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 by James McNeill Whistler
reverence and respect for a mother -
Entree du village de Voisins by Camille Pissaro
Impressionism as a reaction to photography -
Battle of Little Big Horn by Red Horse
a Native American's point of view about this war; he stacked figures above each other to show both chaos and the detail of the battle -
The Sick Husband by Vassily Maksimov
working class home; icons of Christ depicted -
Period: to
La Grande Jatte by George Seurat
illustrates the middle class enjoying leisure time in Europe -
The Night Cafe by Vincent Van Gogh
Utilizes conceptual point and thick paint -
Period: to
Josef Albers
Artist and Educator; immigrated to US and taught at Black Mountain; head of design department at Yale, wrote an interaction of color book with illusions and color relativity -
Portrait of the Artist's Mother by Marie Cassatt
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Portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh
visual record of inner emotional state -
The Three Stages of Woman by Edvard Munch
representations of the female figure -
Paul Cezanne
"art is a harmony running parallel to nature -
Jane Avril by Henri De Toulouse
captures the expression of performance for theater or dance -
Water Lily Pool by Claude Monet
captures the color and brilliance of natural light -
The Outbreak by Kathe Kollwitz
illustrates an uprising in the Peasant War in Germany; emphasizes the destructiveness of war; shows a woman leading the revolt which goes against stereotypes during this time -
Interior House Post by Arthur Shaughnessy
prominent in ritual feasts when the leadership of the clan changed -
Death and the Maiden by Marianne Stokes
female representation of the image of death -
He that is Without Sin by Polenov
painting that was accepted in Russia during this time -
Tote Mutter by Egon Schiele
newborn baby died in childbirth -
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space by Umberto Boccioni
distorted human figure by external forces -
The Banquet of the Starved or Comical Repast
evokes the Last Supper; Jesus and the disciples are replaced by grotesque characters; piece symbolizes famine -
Fit for Active Service by George Grosz
Pen and ink; exposes doctors and officers who sent the sick and elderly to the front lines to fight for Germany in WWI -
The City by Fernand Leger
Industrialism and modernism has produced forms and shapes that artists have found exciting and innovative -
Period: to
Watts Towers by Simon Rodia
built by a working class man in his spare time -
The Kiss by Man Ray
creates unreal things that are real; questions the truth -
Dia de los Muertos
blending of aztec ritual and catholicism -
Society Ladies by James VanDerZee
promotes the status and creates a positive perception of a racial group; shows the confident, affluent people of the Harlem Renaissance in the US. -
The Futurist Cookbook
Futurist movement where people acted based on the way they ate -
Period: to
Wee Gee
photo journalist who used a police scanner to wait for something bad to happen to be able to get photos -
Votivhild by Meret Oppenheim
strangling newborn child which was the most devastating image -
The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
Surrealism presents dreams, intuition, and visions as a kind of knowledge -
Gasoline Alley by Frank King
philosophical observations on the nature of life -
Period: to
The Passion of Sacco and Vanzetti by Ben Shahn
Tells the story of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian immigrants who were active in labor organizations -
Goering the Executioner by John Heartfield
cover for AIZ magazine; depicts the Nazi Field Marshal as a butcher; news photographs are combined and manipulated with drawing -
The Luncheon in Fur by Meret Oppenheim
one of the few female artist during this movement -
Migrant Mother with Three Children by Dorothea Lange
poverty stricken mother during Great Depression -
Migrant Mother, Nipomo Valley
Gelatin silver print that originally appeared in a San Francisco newspaper and created an outpouring of food donations for the migrant workers -
Echo of a Scream by David Alfaro Siqueiros
Enamel on wood; expresses the horrors of the Spanish Civil War; shows child sitting among debris and destruction from the war; colors emphasize the somber tone of the piece -
Self Portrait with Monkey by Frida Kahlo
surrounded her different portraits with symbols of her personal history and of Mexican history that were significant in her life -
The Two Fridas by Frida Kahlo
shows two halves of her life; connected by the removed heart and the replaced heart -
Listen to Living by Roberto Matta-Echaurren
surrealist painting -
Maria Candelaria directed by Emilio Fernandez
shared the prize for best film at the Cannes Film Festival -
Lucifer by Jackson Pollock
"gestural abstraction"-came from the movement of the artist -
Yves Klein owns the color blue
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Period: to
I Love Lucy
performed and filmed before a live audience; rated number one during this time -
Period: to
Montien Boonma
sacred spaces in art; spiritual world and culture -
Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) by Salvador Dali
fourth Dimension; surrealist landscape -
USA Marine Corps War Memorial by Felix W. Weldon
commemorates the soldiers who died during the battle for Iwo Jima in WWII; soldiers form a triangle to represent strength and solidity; a real flag is raised and lowered everyday on the memorial -
Pantone
standardizes color -
Period: to
Opera House by Joern Utzon
resembles billowing sails -
Anthropometry of the Blue Period by Yves Klein
The women didn't feel like they were being disrespected; they believed to be equals in the piece -
Homage to New York: A Self-Constructing, Self-Destructing Work of Art by Jean Tinguely
It was designed to destroy itself in one evening in the gardens of the Museum of Modern Art in NYC -
Campbell's Soup Cans by Andy Warhol
post war; Warhol produced fine art prints -
Make a Salad by Alison Knowles
performance art; shaped the future for art -
Floor Burger by Claes Oldenburg
Painting on canvas made into a sculpture -
Cut Piece by Yoko Ono
performance piece; audience members cut away pieces of her black dress -
Current by Bridget Riley
reflects how the human eye works -
Household by Allan Kaprow
part of "Happening"; this piece started simple and eventually progressed in unexpected ways -
"Twelve Electric Chairs" by Andy Warhol
image of electric chair after he saw a plane crash in 1962 -
Cubi XXVI by David Smith
geometric abstract sculpture that reflects some qualities of machines -
One and Three Chairs by Joseph Kosuth
photo of chair=icon/signifier
chair=object -
The State Hospital by Edward Kienholz
He criticizes the way society deals with people it deems incompetent. An installation that exposes the neglect and filth he found in a state mental hospital -
Today by On Kawara
series of date paintings; each painting is of that day's date; had magazine clippings on the back but can not see that when they are in the museum; there are 3,000 of them -
"Eden" by Helio Oiticica
thinks about space and ritual in a less religious way -
Opening of "The Hakone Open Air Museum
museum set in nature; cultural treasures and natural treasures mix in this park-museum -
Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson
dirt was shaped to create this massive earthwork -
Period: to
FOOD in Soho
Carol Goodden, Tina Girouard, Gordon Matta Clark opened a restaurant in NY that was the first to make vegetarian dishes -
The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky
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Roden Crater
naturally formed crater in Arizona -
Komurasaki of the Tamaya Teahouse by Kitagawa Utmamaro
woodblock print that is an example of the beautiful woman theme -
Epa Headdress "Orangun" by Bamgboye of Odo-Owa
has an image of the founder of the clan and is used in rituals to promote fertility and the well-being of the community -
Period: to
Backs by Magdalena Abakanowicz
expresses the loss of self and individuality -
Untitled Film Still #35 by Cindy Sherman
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Sun Mad by Ester Hernandez
This work exposes the dangerous chemical pesticides that are used in vineyards to grow grapes that eventually become raisins. -
Portrait of George by Robert Arneson
memorial to San Francisco's mayor -
Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Maya King Lin
black granite wall that contains the names of 58,000 men and women who died in the Vietnam War; located on the Mall in Washington D.C. -
Sail Baby by Elizabeth Murray
abstract painting about family life -
Fertility Series B by Keith Haring
Silkscreen on Rives paper -
Period: to
Immediate Family by Sally Mann
collection of photographs of her children, husband, and herself -
Period: to
Baby Makes 3 by General Idea
illustrates three men in bed in the clouds -
Guerilla Girls
underground activist group who noticed how exclusive the art world was; they call out galleries and museums and started protests -
Fanny by Chuck Close
fingerpainting -
The Artifact Piece by James Luna
intended to debunk a simplistic image of Native Americans -
Portrait (Futago) by Yasumasa Morimura
contemporary art that reflects on art history -
Bismullah by Rasheed Araeen
photographs overlaid -
Ignorance=Fear/Silence=Death by Keith Haring
offset lithograph -
Buddha Duchamp Beuys by Nam June Paik
references various parts parts of the world and the consumption of culture through media, without direct contact -
Dingoes: Dingo Proof of Fence by Lin Onus
the dingo is able to walk through a fence made by humans -
Breaking of the Vessels by Anselm Kiefer
title refers to mystical Hebrew writings that tell of the Divine essence whose power filled and shattered the fragile vessels of the universe upon Creation -
Portrait of Ross in LA by Fleix Gonzalez Torres
175lbs of hard candy where visitors take a piece of candy representing a diminishing heart -
Untitled image from "Faces" by Nancy Burson
used a cheap camera to create a blurry but evocative double portrait -
The Morgue (Hacked to Death I) by Andres Serrano
look at violent death -
Light Sentence by Mona Hatoum
emphasizes personal identity, the body, surveillance and control -
Intra-Venus by Hannah Wilke
art examines the beauty of her body even with disease -
Faceless Women of Allah Series by Shirin Neshat
represents the women in Iran -
The Knot by Miguel Antonio
the two characters represent the country's police and politicians that conspired in the 1980s to create an oppressive regime in El Salvador -
Leigh under the Skylight why Lucian Freud
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The Chromatic Diet by Sophie Calle
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Mr. and M
protest the colonial past and to show the complexity of world trade and culture -
Period: to
Pieta by Michelangelo
death of Christ and Mary's mourning; no evidence of crucifixion; Mary's body gets bigger to look more natural to support full size human being -
Monkey Magic--Sex, Money and Drugs by Chris Fill
Monkey symbolizes human behavior -
Dolorosa by Dill Viola
video replayed slowly, so that the viewers have a chance to study the intense emotions -
Holocaust Memorial by Rachel Whiteread
concrete cast of a library -
Walt Disney by Frank Gehry
there is no single focal point in this concert hall design -
Self Portrait Nursing by Catherine Opie
body represents sexual identity that is not typically accepted -
Comme Portrait Series by Latoya Ruby Frazier
Gelatin silver photograph -
'untitled' Maurizio Cattelan
taxidermies horse; Jesus of Nazareth King of the Jews -
King of Kings or Touchdown Jesus
struck by lightning; fire destroyed inner structure -
Boy Controlling a Robot
illustrates a boy controlling a robot; expresses the development of technology and art -
No Seconds by Henry Hargreaves
last meal on death row -
Sunday Night Dinner by Nicole Eisenman
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The Propeller Group
The living need light, the dead need music; funeral traditions of South Vietnam -
You Are My Sunshine by Wangechi Mutu
female form is often central in her work -
"Art Hoe" movement by Amanda Stenberg and Willow Smith
teens started this movement; women of color in front of paintings
