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Details Title: 1 - Overview of Art Description: Chapter 1 Terms Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 12/19/2006 17:31:59	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Patron Definition One who commissions a work of art (1 - overview of art) Term Naturalistic Definition Image that is true to life (1 - overview of art) Term Illusionistic Definition convincingly portrayed so that the image may be mistaken for the real thing. (1 - overview of art) Term formalism Definition viewing art as an independent piece (1 - overview of art) Term iconography Definition considering content to be more important than form (1 - overview of art) Term iconology Definition interpretation of a group of works (a program) to determine relationships among the works (1 - overview of art) Term marxism Definition associating the subjects with the proletariat and burgiose, as in Marx's writings (1 - overview of art) Term biographical Definition interpreting artwork as expression of the artist's life (1 - overview of art) Term deconstruction Definition search for underlying meaning in art (1 - overview of art) Term psychoanalysis Definition looking into artist's past and emotions for imagery in work (1 - overview of art)