Art History Survey

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Art History Survey
Art has a life cycle Youth/ primitive in
appearance, often experimental with a linear
character. Middle-age/ classical in appearance,
it becomes more realistic and natural
looking Old-age/ the style becomes very extreme
and stylized. As we look at different styles from
different periods try to discern which of these
characteristics best fits the art of the period.
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Old Stone Age
12,000 B.C. (Paleolithic)
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Venus of Willendorf
The most famous and one of the earliest known
human Figures
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Lascaux
The oldest known paintings
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New Stone Age
4,000 B.C. (Neolithic)
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The Netherlands
Portugal
dolman
Ireland
France
Spain
Russia
Post and Lintel construction
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MENHIR
menhir
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cromlech
Stone Henge
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Easter Island
Moai
monoliths
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REVIEW
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TEST
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MENHIR VENUS OF WILLENDORF DOLMAN CAVE PAINTING
AT LASCAUX
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Test

• 5. Prehistoric means
• 6. The two Prehistoric periods we studied are
• 7. How does life in Neolithic times differ from
  life in Paleolithic times?

• 8. A Cromlech is believed to be a
• 9. What two functions did art serve in
  Prehistoric times?
• 10. Write and answer a question of your choice.