All Flashcards
What are Abrahamic Faiths?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What are motifs in art?
Recurring symbols or designs.
What is calligraphy?
Decorative handwriting, especially in Islamic art.
What are arabesques?
Geometric patterns in Islamic art.
What is feudalism?
Social system where lords granted safety to peasants for work.
What were the Crusades?
Wars initiated by the Catholic Church to spread Christianity.
What are Mendicant Orders?
Religious groups dedicated to spreading church teachings.
What is realism in art?
Accurate depiction of the natural world.
What is naturalism in art?
Art that depicts things as they appear in nature.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
16th-century religious movement challenging the Catholic Church.
What was the Counter-Reformation?
Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation.
How did Early Christian art influence later religious art?
Early Christian art set the stage for later religious art in the Byzantine, Medieval, and Renaissance periods.
How did the Renaissance shift from the artistic traditions of the Medieval period?
The Renaissance's focus on humanism was a significant shift from the more spiritually focused art of the Medieval period.
How did the Baroque period use art to build on the traditions of the Counter-Reformation?
The Baroque period used dramatic techniques to re-engage the faithful during the Counter-Reformation.
Compare Renaissance and Baroque art.
Renaissance art focused on classical themes and naturalism, while Baroque art emphasized drama, complexity, and theatricality.
Compare the artistic focus of the Medieval period with that of the Renaissance.
Medieval art was more spiritually focused, while the Renaissance emphasized humanism and classical ideals.
Compare Islamic art and Byzantine art.
Islamic art avoids human figures in religious contexts, using calligraphy and geometric patterns. Byzantine art uses religious imagery and mosaics.