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Mid Term 2
Slide ID/
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
07/26/2011

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Term
[image]
Definition

Eadward Muybridge

Horse Galloping

callotype

1878

Term
[image]
Definition

Nam June Paik

TV Buddha

video installation

1974

Term
[image]
Definition

Pablo Picasso

Guitar and Wine Glass

Collage

1912

Term
[image]
Definition

Rembrandt

Christ Teaching

Etching

1652

Term
[image]
Definition

Auguste Rodin

The Burghers of Calais

Bronze

1884-5

Term
[image]
Definition

Ed Rusha

Standard Station

Screenprint

1966

Term
[image]
Definition

Moshe Safdie

Habitat

architecture

Montreal

1967

Term
[image]
Definition

Alfred Stieglitz

The Steerage

Photograph

1907

Term
[image]
Definition

Temple of Athena Nike

Architecture

Acropolis

Athens

427-424 BC

Term
[image]
Definition

Vase in the Form of Two Carp

Jade

China

18th Century

Term
[image]
Definition

Andy Warhol

Campbell's Soup Cans

Painting

1962

Term
Patina
Definition
The natural tarnish formed on bronze. Green in color. Highly prized in the art community. Process can be expedited through chemical agents. The Statue of Liberty
Term
Contrappasto
Definition
A pose that suggests the potential for life and thus life, in a standing human figure. Developed by sculptors in Greece. The weight is set on one foot, there in off setting the hips and shoulders in a slight S-curve. David
Term
Arts and Crafts Movement
Definition
A focus in art on traditional craftsmanship. William Morris's Red House
Term
Lacquer
Definition
A clear varnish to which pigment can be added and then etched away. Very popular in Eastern art
Term
Installation art
Definition
Art made to be viewed as a setting. Tv Buddah
Term
Lost Wax Process
Definition
Process of molding wax, forming a cast of that, then heating, lossing the wax. The mold is then used to cast a molten medal. The Darwin Monkey
Term
Alla Prima
Definition
All at once. Buffon Playing a Lute by Frans Hals
Term
Etching
Definition
Using acid to cut a metal. Rembrandt's Christ teaching
Term
Camera Obscura
Definition
A box with a small hole allowing an upside down image through
Term
Flying Buttress
Definition
An external support allowing structures to attain great heights. Bath Abbey, Bath, England
Term
Balloon-Frame Construction
Definition
Popular construction method in which long parallel peices of wood (studs) are used to support the structure.
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