AHS 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Chauvet Cave, Prehistoric Art, Relief
8 Apr 2015
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Four areas of analysis: context: answers where, when (evidence), who (patron, artist), and why. When (evidence): physical evidence to show when the artwork was made. Indicators: tree rings inside wooden art, the artwork"s style, type of art, etc. Who: the patron and/or the artist of the work. Patron: a client or producer of an artwork. The product of the artwork is determined by the patron. Artist under patron: some patrons let an artist be inventive. Why: the motivation, the reason, why the artwork was made in the. First place: content: what is going on in the artwork. Subject: identifying what the picture is about; who is that(?) Iconography: the study of subjects in artwork. Allegory: image that represents an abstract idea. Personification: allegory in a form of a person. Attribute: distinguishing features or object, things that help identify a figure. Genre: ordinary people doing ordinary things in an artwork. Ex: painting from pompeii: medium: physical aspect of art.
