SP2018.FA111.Art History ONE

Maps of the Ancient Aegean World In the Aegean Sea between modern day Greece and Turkey, the Ancient Aegean culture (located in a chain of small islands located in Sea of Crete) flourished as a Bronze Age civilization. FRESCO IMAGERY : We paint and make what we know and what we imagine. (JEP) “Young Girl Gathering Saffron Crocus Flowers” (pre-1630 BCE) is a detail of a larger wall painting from a residence in Akrotiri, a port city on the Cycladic Island of Thera. Found in a room dedicated to the initiation rites of young women, this painting is remarkable not only for its beautiful subject matter but for what it communicates about this ancient civilization.  In the painting we see a young girl in the traditional Minoan flounced dress picking saffron crocus flowers. The flowers were used for paint and seasoning, but also to alleviate menstrual cramps, indicating a possible use in women’s initiation rites. The girl is clearly on the verge of woma...

Each correct answer equals 3 points. 33 questions x 3 = 99. I will give you one extra point for just being an excellent participant of our plant. There are a number of questions at the conclusion of the test that you may answer to gather more points into your rich cache.  Draw a contemporary symbol in the space below:                   @#$%^&* 2. Name three ways Paleolithic humans created visual forms:  drawings - paintings - reliefs - sculptures (in the round) 3.  What is a binder? A substance usually added to paint to make it sticky 4. Regarding Stonehenge, describe what it looks like or write about it: Standing stones — enormous, in a circle i. Where is Stonehenge? England ii. Is it still around today? Yes iii. Who made it? Believed to be the Druids 5.  Is this statement true? “Art history requires knowledge of a historical context of an artwork.”          ...

p. 49 "This has been, perhaps, the most extraordinary day in the whole history of Egyptian excavation...The entrance today was made into the sealed chamber of (Tutankhamun's) tomb...and yet another door opened beyond that. No eyes have seen the King, but to practical certainty we know that  lies there close at hand in all his original state, undisturbed."                                                               T he Times of London ,  February 16, 1923 Learning Objectives of Chapter 3: 1. Be able to identify the visual clues and hallmarks of numerous kingdoms throughout ancient Egypt.   These include:  The Early Dynastic Old Kingdom Middle Kingdom New Kingdom and  Late Egyptian  Ancient Egyptian artifacts will be discussed through formal (design elements/principles) , technical (h...