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Emily McCrone
Alyssa Vandenberg
December 19, 2010
AP Euro
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Art/Music
During the 1._______, all of the paintings were focused on religious
imagery. The people in the drawings were ill-proportioned and stoical. The
2.________ plague created the lead-in to such artwork as these paintings were
often very focused on 3._______. In the Middle Ages, religious paintings were
meant to spread a particular 4._________. Then in waltzed the 5.___________,
with painters such as 6._________, who created the famous paintings Mona Lisa
and The Last Supper, as well as 7.__________, who is known for his creation of
the Sistine Chapel’s paintings on the ceiling and altar wall. These paintings were
focused more on the -isms, which include 8.___________, 9.__________, and
10._________. 11.____________ was when an artist celebrated his own
uniqueness and personality. Some artists even went as far as painting themselves
into their artwork. 12.__________ emphasized humans and their achievements.
Finally, 13.____________ focused on the material world instead of the spiritual
one. The Church had a problem with this -ism because it took God out of the
equation. The 14.___________ Renaissance was the starting place for this all, with
Florence as its leading city. The High Renaissance was known for its classical
balance, harmony, and restraint, taking mainly place in 15._________. The social
status of artists also 16.__________ during the Renaissance with the birth of the
concept of an artist as a genius.
The 17.__________ of an artist depended mainly on the support of a
powerful 18._________, who supported the arts in order to glorify himself and his
family. As opposed to the Middle Ages when the wealthy had spent their money
on the military, nobles now spent their gold on decorating their palaces. New
artistic techniques emerged during the Renaissance, too. 19._________ attempted
to portray people and events as lifelike as possible. New techniques such as
20._________ painting sprung up too, a form of art defined as the linear
representation of distance and space on a flat surface. During the 21.___________
Renaissance, Christianity played a more prominent role than in the Italian or High
Renaissance. The countries in this Renaissance included the Low Countries,
22.__________, 23._________, and 24._________. However, women still had
little influence in the arts during the Renaissance. Their influence remained mainly
in the “minor” arts, such as embroidery.
During the time of absolutism, rulers wanted to enforce the rule of one faith
only, shown by an increase in 25._________ art, which supported the reformed
26.__________ Church. One baroque painter, 27._________, developed a style
that had exaggerated contrasts and glorified monarchs. One of the greatest known
composers of today was also a Baroque artist. 28._________ wrote religious
cantantas and secular concertos, while his organ music conveyed the Baroque
sense of passion. Meanwhile, the palace of 29.___________ built by Louis XIII of
30.___________ was viewed by other countries as a stroke of inspiration that they
used as an example when building their own castles. What had began as a simple
hunting cottage turned into a palace of magnificence and elegance. Everything
from the interior to the palace gardens was created with beauty and brilliance. This
castle not only became a center of grandeur and elegance where his court met, but
also a center of manipulation as the king distracted the nobles with elaborate rituals
while he slyly took away their power.
French classicism began in the late seventeenth century, a form of art that
focused on the classical antiquity of art, resembling the works from the
31._________. Louis XIV danced at court ballets, was a patron of the arts, and
loved the stage. He supported musicians such as 32.____________ who wrote
works for the orchestra and court ballets, and 33.________________ who wrote
religious music. In 1702, Peter the Great of Russia captured an outpost on the
mouth of the Neva River. He decided to turn this fortress into his new capital,
called 34._____________. For this to be done, total renovation was a necessity.
Imitating the palace of Versailles built by Louis XIII, Peter wanted his castle not
only to exalt glory, but to be both western and modern. Modernity meant straight
stone-paved avenues, houses built in a uniform line, canals, stone bridges, and
street lighting. All buildings would obey the government’s strict regulations, and
each social group would live in a certain section of town. Peter forced his peasants
to build the castle, and nobles to pay the enormous costs for the construction. By
1782, this city became one of the world’s largest cities and a symbol of Russian
power.
By the eighteenth century, a new “revolution” was in place: the
Enlightenment period, a time of intellectual thought that focused on using the
methods of science to understand life, rationalism, and the idea of progress.
Though women were still considered inferior to men, some elite women did hold
35.__________, where great writers and thinkers of the time would come to
discuss ideas on science, literature, and philosophy. These women had a feminine
influence on art that they used to decorate their drawing rooms where the
discussions were held. They enjoyed pastels, embellished portraits, and beautiful
interiors. This style was known as the 36._______________.
1. Middle Ages
2. Bubonic
3. Death
4. Doctrine
5. Renaissance
6. Da Vinci
7. Michelangelo
8. Individualism
9. Humanism
10. Secularism
11. Individualism
12. Humanism
13. Secularism
14. Italian
15. Rome
16. Improved
17. Reputation
18. Patron
19. Realism
20. Perspective
21. Northern
22. France
23. England
24. Germany
25. Baroque
26. Catholic
27. Rubens
28. Bach
29. Versailles
30. France
31. Renaissance
32. Jean-Baptise Lully
33. Marc-Antoine Charpentier
34. St. Petersburg
35. Salons
36. Rococo
Emily McCrone
Alyssa Vandenberg
December 19, 2010
AP Euro
Review Paragraph
Art/Music
During the Middle Ages, all of the paintings were focused on religious
imagery. The people in the drawings were ill-proportioned and stoical. The
bubonic plague created the lead-in to such artwork as these paintings were often
very focused on death. In the Middle Ages, religious paintings were meant to
spread a particular doctrine. Then in waltzed the Renaissance, with painters such as
Da Vinci, who created the famous paintings Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, as
well as Michelangelo, who is known for his creation of the Sistine Chapel’s
paintings on the ceiling and altar wall. These paintings were focused more on the
-isms, which include individualism, humanism, and secularism. Individualism was
when an artist celebrated his own uniqueness and personality. Some artists even
went as far as painting themselves into their artwork. Humanism emphasized
humans and their achievements. Finally, secularism focused on the material world
instead of the spiritual one. The Church had a problem with this -ism because it
took God out of the equation. The Italian Renaissance was the starting place for
this all, with Florence as its leading city. The High Renaissance was known for its
classical balance, harmony, and restraint, taking mainly place in Rome. The social
status of artists also improved during the Renaissance with the birth of the concept
of an artist as a genius.
The reputation of an artist depended mainly on the support of a powerful
patron, who supported the arts in order to glorify himself and his family. As
opposed to the Middle Ages when the wealthy had spent their money on the
military, nobles now spent their gold on decorating their palaces. New artistic
techniques emerged during the Renaissance, too. Realism attempted to portray
people and events as lifelike as possible. New techniques such as perspective
painting sprung up too, a form of art defined as the linear representation of distance
and space on a flat surface. During the Northern Renaissance, Christianity played
a more prominent role than in the Italian or High Renaissance. The countries in this
Renaissance included the Low Countries, France, England, and Germany.
However, women still had little influence in the arts during the Renaissance. Their
influence remained mainly in the “minor” arts, such as embroidery.
During the time of absolutism, rulers wanted to enforce the rule of one faith
only, shown by an increase in Baroque art, which supported the reformed Catholic
Church. One Baroque painter, Rubens, developed a style that had exaggerated
contrasts and glorified monarchs. One of the greatest known composers of today
was also a Baroque artist. Bach wrote religious cantantas and secular concertos,
while his organ music conveyed the Baroque sense of passion. Meanwhile, the
palace of Versailles built by Louis XIII of France was viewed by other countries as
a stroke of inspiration that they used as an example when building their own
castles. What had began as a simple hunting cottage turned into a palace of
magnificence and elegance. Everything from the interior to the palace gardens was
created with beauty and brilliance. This castle not only became a center of
grandeur and elegance where his court met, but also a center of manipulation as the
king distracted the nobles with elaborate rituals while he slyly took away their
power.
French classicism began in the late seventeenth century, a form of art that
focused on the classical antiquity of art, resembling the works from the
Renaissance. Louis XIV danced at court ballets, was a patron of the arts, and
loved the stage. He supported musicians such as Jean-Baptise Lully who wrote
works for the orchestra and court ballets, and Marc-Antoine Charpentier who
wrote religious music. In 1702, Peter the Great of Russia captured an outpost on
the mouth of the Neva River. He decided to turn this fortress into his new capital,
called St. Petersburg. For this to be done, total renovation was a necessity.
Imitating the palace of Versailles built by Louis XIII, Peter wanted his castle not
only to exalt glory, but to be both western and modern. Modernity meant straight
stone-paved avenues, houses built in a uniform line, canals, stone bridges, and
street lighting. All buildings would obey the government’s strict regulations, and
each social group would live in a certain section of town. Peter forced his peasants
to build the castle, and nobles to pay the enormous costs for the construction. By
1782, this city became one of the world’s largest cities and a symbol of Russian
power.
By the eighteenth century, a new “revolution” was in place: the
Enlightenment period, a time of intellectual thought that focused on using the
methods of science to understand life, rationalism, and the idea of progress.
Though women were still considered inferior to men, some elite women did hold
salons, where great writers and thinkers of the time would come to discuss ideas on
science, literature, and philosophy. These women had a feminine influence on art
that they used to decorate their drawing rooms where the discussions were held.
They enjoyed pastels, embellished portraits, and beautiful interiors. This style was
known as the rococo.