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    Classical, Medieval or Renaissance Art Cheat Sheet

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    The document provides a cheat sheet comparing classical, medieval, and Renaissance art. The classical period encompassed ancient Greece and Rome from around 500 BC to 500 AD and featured realistic, often nude figures engaged in heroic acts. Medieval art from 500 AD to 1400 AD focused on religious themes and used symbolic rather than realistic figures. Renaissance art from 1400 to 1600 AD revived classical naturalism, featured lifelike figures, and depicted secular subjects reflecting renewed interest in humanity.

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    Classical, Medieval or Renaissance Art Cheat Sheet

    The Classical Period The Medieval Period The Renaissance


    What Is the Classical Period? What Is the Medieval Period? What Is the Renaissance?
     The classical period refers to the  The term “medieval” refers to the  The word “renaissance” means
    ancient civilizations of ____________ period immediately after the fall of the ____________.
    and ____________. ____________________ in Europe  The Renaissance began in roughly in
     The classical period encompasses the  The medieval period encompasses the the year _____ and lasted until _____.
    years from ________ to __________. years from ________ to __________.
    Types of Art from the Renaissance?
    Types of Art from the Classical Period? Types of Art from the Medieval Period? 
      
      
     
    Six Characteristics of Renaissance Art
    Six Characteristics of Classical Art Six Characteristics of Medieval Art 1) Artists drew ______________ and non-
    1) Figures were often ________ or semi-nude. 1) Art was almost always about ___________.
    religious scenes.
    2) If figures wore clothes, they were 2) Important figures were shown __________.
    2) Art showed a renewed interest in ________.
    __________ in robes called _________. 3) Figures looked very _____________, not
    3) Advances in _________________ resulted
    3) Art showed people leading ________ and realistic and without much _______________.
    in art that was lifelike, detailed and three-
    ________ lives. 4) _________________ were fully-clothed,
    dimensional.
    4) People were portrayed as being often ______________ in clothing.
    4) Figures could be either _____________ or
    ____________ and intelligent. 5) Faces looked ___________ or
    ______________.
    5) Art focused on people doing ________________.
    5) People were once again shown to be
    _____________________. 6) To attract attention, artists used color that
    ___________ and _________________.
    were __________________ and often had a
    6) _____________ were viewed as heroic and
    background of a single color – like gold. 6) Paintings often involved _____________ -
    thoughtful. the Dark Ages were over!

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