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Art
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The Thinker | A man in deep meditation, cast in bronze. The statue is located in Paris, France. |
| The Nighthawks | Painting by Edward Hopper. Inspired by a restaurant in Greenwich Village where two streets meet. The four figures are meant to be anonymous and unconnected. The painting is on display at the Art Institute in Chicago. |
| American Gothic | Painting by Grant Wood. The title does not come from the figures it is because the upper window in the farmhouse is a gothic arch - an arch pointed at the top. |
| The Discus Thrower | One of the earliest preserved pieces of Greek sculpture, sculpted by Myron. |
| The Colossus of Rhodes | An enormous statue, considered one of the Seven Wonders Of The Ancient World which guarded the entrance of the Harbor of Rhodes, in Greece. It was nearly the size of the Statue of Liberty. It was destroyed by an earthquake around 200 BC. |
| Venus de Milo | An ancient Greek sculpture depicting Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. The arms were lost long ago, but the statue is still treasured for its beauty. Venus is the Roman name for the goddess Aphrodite. |
| The Winged Victory | This ancient Greek sculpture represents Nike - wings for speed, and pose depicting victory in battle or a contest. The head was lost before the statue was discovered. |
| Hieroglyphics | 'Picture Writing' used by the early Egyptians. Each symbol had a meaning. They are one of the earliest forms of writing. |
| Bas Relief | A sculpture by Erastus Dow Palmer with a raised design on a flat surface; it can be low, such as in a coin, or high, as on pillars and walls. It is art meant to be seen from one direction. |
| The Birth of Venus | Painting by Botticelli depicting the Roman goddess Venus emerging from the ocean. It is often known as "Venus on the Half-Shell." |
| Mural | A large painting applied directly to a wall or ceiling surface |
| Pointillism | A method for applying paint in small dabs of pure color, which create optical mixtures in the eye when seen from several feet away. |
| Renaissance | Means "rebirth" and refers to the period that followed Europe's Middle Ages |
| Baroque | An artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized by complex forms, bold ornamentation, and contrasting elements |
| Impressionism | An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel, of the piece they were drawing. |
| Still Life | A picture depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects |
| Cubism | A style of art in which the subject matter is portrayed by geometric forms, especially cubes. |
| Pop Art | Art based on modern popular culture and the mass media, especially as a critical or ironic comment on traditional fine art values. |
| Primitivism | An early 20th century artistic movement which was attracted to the directness, instinctiveness and exoticism non urban cultures. |
| Expressionism | A style of painting in which the artist seeks to express emotional experience rather than impressions of the external world. |
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