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Major Themes
Possible Works for Major Themes Architectural Innovations European Before 1800 Notre Dame, Paris France 1200 Flying Buttresses After 1800 Eiffel Tower, Paris France 1890 Steel framework Architectural Innovations Non-European Before 1800 Egyptian Hypostyle Hall •Clerestory windows After 1800 Architecture: Power & Authority European Before 1800 After 1800 United States Capitol •About 1800 •Neoclassicism in US Basilica of Constantine Architecture: Power & Authority Non-European Before 1800 Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut 1450 BCE After 1800 Painting: Power & Authority European Before 1800 After 1800 Napoleon at the Pesthouse at Jaffa, By Antoine-Jean Gros 1804 Louis XIV, by Hyacinthe Rigaud 1701 Painting: Power & Authority Non-European Before 1800 Bonampak Mural Fresco (Presentation of of captives to Lord Chan Muwan ) , Mayan 790, Maya After 1800 Sculpture: Power & Authority European Before 1800 Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius 170 After 1800 The Worker and the Collective Farm Worker 1937 Sculpture: Power & Authority Non-European Before 1800 Menkaure and Khamerernebty, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, ca. 2490–2472 BCE After 1800 Kongo Power Figure, 1850-1900 Africa Political or Social Events European Before 1800 Breakfast Scene, from Marriage a la Mode, By William Hogarth 1745 After 1800 The Third of May 1808 By Francisco Goya 1814 Political or Social Events Non-European Before 1800 Bonampak Mural Fresco (Presentation of of captives to Lord Chan Muwan ) 790, Maya After 1800 Artist’s Daily Life or Current Events European Before 1800 After 1800 A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat 1885, Post-Impressionism Arnolfini and Bride, by Jan van Eyck 1434 Artist’s Daily Life or Current Events Non-European Before 1800 Evening Bell at the Clock, Japanese Woodblock Print 1765 After 1800 Artist’s in their work (not just self-portraits!) European Before 1800 After 1800 The Two Fridas, 1939 By Frida Kahlo Las Meninas, 1656 By Velazquez Architecture: Sacred Space European Before 1800 Notre Dame, Paris France 1200 After 1800 Notre Dame du Haut, by Le Corbusier 1950 Architecture: Sacred Space Non-European Before 1800 Mosque at Cordoba, Spain 786 Islamic *ALSO BEFORE 1800* Vishvanatha Temple, India 1000 Plan of Amiens Cathedral • Religious Rituals European Before 1800 After 1800 Burial at Ornans Gustave Corbet 1850 The Burial of Count Orgaz, El Greco 1586 Religious Rituals Non-European Before 1800 Bonampak Mural Fresco (Presentation of of captives to Lord Chan Muwan ) 790, Maya After 1800 Mende Mask, Africa 1900’s Depict Religious Figures European Before 1800 Virgin of the Rocks, Leonardo da Vinci 1485 After 1800 The Holy Virgin Mary, Chris Ofili 1996 Depict Religious Figures Non-European Before 1800 Buddha: Earth-touching mudra’ Indian 100’s After 1800 Kongo Power Figure, 1850-1900 Africa Depict Human Figure European Before 1800 Doryphoros, by Polykleitos 450 BCE, Greek sculpture After 1800 Olympia, by Manet 1863, Realism/Early Impressionism Depict Human Figure Non-European Before 1800 Palette of King Narmer Egypt, Predynastic, ca. 3000 BCE After 1800 Dogon Primordial Couple 1800-1850 African 2004 QUESTION:This question asks you to explore the stylistic relationships between the form and content of figurative art. 2003 QUESTION: The human body is often highly stylized or abstracted in works of art. Fully identify two works from different cultures in which the body has been highly stylized or abstracted. At least one of your choices must be a work from beyond the European tradition. Discuss how the stylization or abstraction of each figure is related to cultural and/or religious ideas. (30 minutes) How a culture is perceived is often expressed in depictions of the human figure. Choose two specific representations of the human body from different cultures. Only one of your choices may be from a European artistic tradition. Discuss significant aspects of each culture that are revealed by the way in which the human body is depicted. Narrative Art European Before 1800 After 1800 The Third of May 1808 By Francisco Goya Spanish slaughter by Napoleon’s army 1814 Bayeux Tapestry, Records the conquest of England by the Normans 1070 Narrative Art Non-European Before 1800 Bonampak Mural Fresco (Presentation of captives to Lord Chan Muwan ) 790, Maya After 1800 Inclusion of Text European Before 1800 Bayeux Tapestry, Records the conquest of England by the Normans 1070 After 1800 Artist Barbara Kruger, 1980’s Inclusion of Text Non-European Before 1800 Lofty Mount Lu, by Shen Zhou 1467, Chinese After 1800 Symbols and Allegories European Before 1800 Arnolfini and Bride, by Jan van Eyck 1434 After 1800 The Scream, by Edvard Munch 1900 Symbols and Allegories Non-European Before 1800 Coatlicue, 1500 Aztec After 1800 Mende Mask, Africa 1900’s Free Standing Sculpture (sculpture in the round) European Before 1800 David By Donatello 1450 After 1800 Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, By Boccioni, 1913 Free Standing Sculpture (sculpture in the round) Non-European Before 1800 Coatlicue, 1500 Aztec After 1800 Kongo Power Figure, 1850-1900 Africa Influence of Patrons or Commissioned Work European Before 1800 Isenheim Altarpiece, Matthias Grünewald 1500 hospital chapel of Saint Anthony’s Monastery After 1800 Napoleon at the Pesthouse at Jaffa, By Antoine-Jean Gros 1804 Influence of Patrons or Commissioned Work Non-European Before 1800 Menkaure and Khamerernebty, Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, ca. 2490–2472 BCE After 1800 Kongo Power Figure, 1850-1900 Africa Challenged Traditions (art or architecture) European Before 1800 Descent from the Cross, Jacopa Da Pontormo, Mannerism 1529 After 1800 The Holy Virgin Mary, Chris Ofili 1996 Manipulation of Color European Before 1800 After 1800 A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat 1885, Post-Impressionism Descent from the Cross, Jacopa Da Pontormo, Mannerism 1529 Manipulation of Color Non-European Before 1800 Evening Bell at the Clock, Japanese Woodblock Print 1765 After 1800 Expressive use of Light European Before 1800 After 1800 The Third of May 1808 By Francisco Goya 1814 The Entombment of Christ, by Caravaggio 1602 Emphasis on Movement European Before 1800 Nike of Samothrace, Greek Hellenistic, 100’s After 1800 Unique Forms of Continuity in Space, By Boccioni, 1913 Emphasis on Movement Non-European Before 1800 Coyolxauhqui 1469, Aztec After 1800 The Great Wave off Kanagawa By Katsushika Hokusai 1830 Woodblock print Context Specific (intended environment/viewing) European Before 1800 Isenheim Altarpiece, Matthias Grünewald 1500 hospital chapel of Saint Anthony’s Monastery After 1800 Spiral Jetty, By Robert Smithson 1940 Great Salt Lake, Utah Context Specific (intended environment/viewing) Non-European Before 1800 Coatlicue, 1487-1520 Aztec After 1800 Mende Mask, Africa 1900’s Natural World (nature) European Before 1800 Spring Fresco 1500 BCE, Ancient Greece After 1800 Starry Night, Vincent Van Gogh 1889, Post-Impressionism Natural World (nature) Non-European Before 1800 Lofty Mount Lu, by Shen Zhou 1467, Chinese After 1800 The Great Wave off Kanagawa By Katsushika Hokusai 1830 Woodblock print Approximate Dates • 80 CE Approximate Dates • 535 CE, Byzantine Approximate Dates • 1890, Post-Imp Approximate Dates • ~1650, Spanish Baroque Approximate Dates • 1930’s, Natural Arch Approximate Dates • 2500 BCE, Old Kingdom Approximate Dates • 1508-1512, High Renaissance
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