AP Euro Art History Review

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Complex, ornate, fussy, light, lots of cupids and pastels, very dreamlike and even feminine, focuses on aristocracy.

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Rococo

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Flat, unrealistic, no depth or perspective, heavy use of gold & unnatural colors, often lots of people, religious (teaches lessons for the illiterate).

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Medieval

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Abstract art form that shows multiple points of view simultaneously. The subject matter is broken down, analyzed, and reassembled in abstract form. Shows more than one view at a time.

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Cubism

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Emotional, passionate, mysterious, sentimental, intuitive, intense, “rugged” individual, power and fury of nature, the exotic/occult/macabre, nationalism.

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Romanticism

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Arose during the collapse during WWI of social and moral values; attacks accepted standards of behavior/ridicules contemporary culture & traditional art forms; nihilistic and random; purpose was to enrage and engage their audience; literally means “hobbyhorse.”

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Dadaism

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They wanted to add emotion and symbolic meaning to their art. Their works often contain bold, unrealistic colors and expressive brushstrokes.

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Post-Impressionism

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Realistic (but still beautiful); emotions & expressions are naturally depicted; mastery of perspective; geometrical arrangement of figures (harmony, balance, and proportion); Subject matter: mythology, or religion, or individual portrait

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Italian Renaissance

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Very dramatic and emotional and bold; evokes movement; extravagant; not merely religious….Very Catholic

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Baroque

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Arose in response to Romanticism; shows ordinary people going about their ordinary business. Often unattractive (but that’s reality). Subjects are that which are real and exist.

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Realism

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Art form that attempts to portray dreamlike qualities and tries to explore the subconscious of the individual. Greatly influenced by Freudian psychology. Fascination with dreams, the grotesque, most importantly the UNCONSCIOUS.

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Surrealism