AHI 1D- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 44 pages long!)
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Iconography - elements in an artwork that tell you what the subject matter is. Attribute - particular element that identifies a figure. (study how the line in the artwork is drawn, and how it is meant to appeal to viewers) Could be indicative of the focus of the artwork. Differentiates different objects in the image, and can be used to focus on a certain object. The texture represented in the image can be used to understand the texture irl. Representational - icons like footprints or lion. Secondary is accounts of what happened from people who weren"t present for the event discussed. Samsara - the site and position of your rebirth - is based on karma. The tokens of good and bad karma - beeja (seeds) Eventually leads to nirvana - h (moksha - b) Early on, buddha is just a prophet but when he turns into a god, there are many versions of him as a god.
