ARTHIST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Vocab (Song), Lion Gate, Ashurnasirpal Ii
15 Sep 2016
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The bronze age in the ancient near east (figure numbers noted in [] if given) Some distinctions of ancient near eastern art in the bronze age: Emphasis on legacy of a kingdom or ruler. Heavy use of bronze (tinand copper alloy) for building of weapons and tools. Early pictographs and cuneiform writing came in to being,thus fostering inscriptions. Evidence of far trade begins to be seen by the precious metals and stones used for ornamentation. Composite pose- the combining of different positions of the body,specifically sideways lower body,straight upper body. Iconography-visual clues for the interpretation of a piece. Heirachic scale -the visualization of the political or social importance of a subject in an art piece by use of proportional size. Pictoral space - creating the illusion of a 3 dimentional space by staggering subjects in a piece. Votive figures- figures meant to be placed on an altar or at a site of worship.
