Art Types

Question 1

Early Christian

Answer 1

• decorated and sketchy
• symbolic
• religious narrative

Question 2

Romanesque

Answer 2

• towering round arches
• stone/brick work
• small windows
• biblical scenes

Question 3

Gothic

Answer 3

• pointed arches
• more realistic depictions of religious figures
• focus on facial expression and body position
• vivid colors and gold accents
• play with light and shadow

Question 4

Byzantine

Answer 4

• stylized over natural
• wonder and admiration of the church
• christian subjects depicted in angular forms and sharp contours
• flat colors

Question 5

Baroque

Answer 5

• exaggerated motion
• clear and easily interpreted detail
• grandeur
• sensual
• emotional

Question 6

Mannerism

Answer 6

• artificial
• distortion of human figure
• slender elongated limbs
• splayed, twisting bodies

Question 7

Rococo

Answer 7

• light
• elegant
• curving natural forms
• ornemental
• feminized
• aristocrats (often in nature)

Question 8

Neoclassicism

Answer 8

• symmetry
• unemotional narrative
• simplicity of line, form, and color

Question 9

Romanticism

Answer 9

• emotions and feelings
• spirituality and mystery
• freedom of form

Question 10

Realism

Answer 10

• detail
• transparent language
• rejects Romanticism
• shows subjects as they are
• everyday people/workers and settings

Question 11

Impressionism

Answer 11

• stylized light
• light brushstrokes
• unblended colore
• intense emphasis on light

Question 12

symbolism

Answer 12

• religion, mysticism, sin, love
• uses subject to convey abstract concepts

Question 13

Fauvism

Answer 13

• colors express feeling
• joy of living
• violent color contrasts
• flat figures
• energetic brush strokes

Question 14

expressionism

Answer 14

• oil painting
• color has a life of its own
• shapes made from angular lines and thick strokes
• environment and characters

Question 15

cubism

Answer 15

• multiple perspectives
• geometric shapes
• monochromatic
• flat

Question 16

futurism

Answer 16

• semi/complete abstract
• influenced by cubism
• barely comprehensible

Question 17

dada

Answer 17

• irrational
• humorous
• absurdity

Question 18

surrealism

Answer 18

• fantasy
• metaphysical
• mysterious

Question 19

abstract expressionism

Answer 19

• show movement of the act of making it
• does not have discernible subject matter

Question 20

pop art

Answer 20

• recognizable imagery
• bright colors
• satire and irony

Question 21

magic realism

Answer 21

• dream-like
• time
• political
• narrative

Question 22

neo-expressionism

Answer 22

• intense
• expressive
• text
• color contrast
• narrative