AP Art History 19th Century

Teacher :  Robert Smith

Course/ Subject: AP AP Art History

Date of Instruction:  02/01/24

Opening (I Do)

An engaging process for lesson introduction that is specifically planned to encourage equitable and purposeful student participation. Describe the instructional process that will be used to introduce the lesson.

TKES 1, 2, 3,4,5, 8,10

Standard/s: 

VAHSAH.RE.1 Identify and describe how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design (e.g. composition, color scheme). 

VAHSAH.PR.1 Identify and discuss related themes throughout the history of art (e.g. power and authority, sacred spaces, human figure, narrative, nature, spiritual objects) as expressed in different media within each culture and time period (e.g. two-dimensional work, three-dimensional work, architecture, multimedia)

VAHSAHRE.2 Discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. why humans create, criteria for defining an object as art, the effect of how content affects value, standards of beauty and beauty’s role in defining art, how needs are fulfilled by art in varied societies). 

Learning Target:

I can identify and describe artistic expression

I can recognize the roles of subject matter, media, technique and design in artistic expression

I can identify and discuss related themes throughout the history of art.

I can identify universal themes in art.

I can discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. why humans create, standards of beauty and beauty’s role in defining art, how essential needs are fulfilled by art in varied societies). 

Success Criteria:

I  recognized and discussed artist expression

I considered the role of subject matter, media, and technique in artistic expression

I can identify universal themes in art across cultures and time periods

I can describe how a variety of media can be manipulated to create works that are spiritual, sacred, powerful, and mimetic. 

I can discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. creation of art objects, criteria for art forms, standards of beauty, and the role art plays in diverse societies. 

Introduction/Connection: 

Review the following terms

Classical World - Greek & Roman Art

Greek Art

Acropolis - literally, a “high city,” a Greek temple complex built on a hill over a city

Agora - a public plaza in a Greek city where commercial, religious, and societal activities are conducted

Amphora - a two-handled ancient Greek storage jar

Athena - Greek goddess of war and wisdom; patron of Athens

Canon - a body of rules or laws; in Greek art, the ideal mathematical proportion of a figure

Cella - the main room of a temple where the god is housed

Contrapposto - a graceful arrangement of the body based on tilted shoulders and hips and bent knees

Corinthian - an order of  ancient Greek architecture similar to Ionic, except that the capitals are carved in tiers of leaves

Doric - an order of ancient Greek architecture that features grooved columns with no grooved bases and an upper story with square sculpture called metopes

Frieze - a horizontal band of sculpture

In Situ - a Latin expression that means that something is in its original location

Ionic - an order of Greek architecture that features columns with scrolled capitals and an upper story with sculptures that are in friezes

Isocephalism - the tradition of depicting heads of figures on the same level

Kouros - (female: kore) an archaic Greek sculpture of a

standing youth

Krater - a large ancient Greek bowl used for mixing water and wine

Mosaic - a decoration using pieces of stone, marble, or colored glass, called tesserae, that are cemented to a wall or a floor

Nike - ancient Greek goddess of victory

Niobe - the model of a grieving mother; after boasting of her twelve children, jealous gods killed them

Relief Sculpture - sculpture that projects from a flat background.

Stele - an upright stone slab used to mark a grave or a site

Zeus - king of the ancient Greek gods; known as jupiter to the Romans; god of the sky and weather

Etruscan Art

Necropolis - a large burial area; literally a “city of the dead”

Stucco - a fine plaster used for wall decorations or moldings

Terra Cotta - a hard ceramic clay used for building or making pottery

Tufa - a porous rock similar to limestone

Tuscan order - an order of ancient architecture featuring slender, smooth columns that sit on simple bases; no carvings on the frieze  or in the capitals

Roman Art

Ashlar masonry - carefully cut and grooved stones that support a building without the use of concrete or other kinds of masonry

Atrium - a courtyard in a Roman house or before a Christian church

Basilica - in Roman architecture, a large axially planned building with a nave, side aisles, and apse

Bust - a sculpture depicting a head, neck, and upper chest of a figure 

Coffer - in architecture, a sunken panel in a ceiling

Contrapposto - a graceful arrangement of the body based on tilted shoulders and hips and bent knees

Encaustic - an ancient method of painting that uses colored waxes burned into a wooden surface

Foreshortening - a visual effect in which an object is shortened and turned into the picture plane to give the effect of receding space

Forum - a public square or market place in a Roman city

Fresco - a painting technique that involves applying water-based paint onto a freshly plastered wall. The paint forms a bond with the plaster that is durable and long-lasting

Oculus - a circular window in a church, or a round opening at the top of a dome

Perspective - depth and recession in a painting or a relief sculpture.

Veristic - sculptures from the Roman Republic characterized by extreme realism of facial features

DIRECT INSTRUCTION:

The teacher will Identify and describe how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design (e.g. composition, color scheme). 

The teacher will Identify and discuss related themes throughout the history of art (e.g. power and authority, sacred spaces, human figure, narrative, nature, spiritual objects) as expressed in different media within each culture and time period (e.g. two-dimensional work, three-dimensional work, architecture, multimedia)

The teacher will discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. why humans create, criteria for defining an object as art, the effect of how content affects value, standards of beauty and beauty’s role in defining art, how needs are fulfilled by art in varied societies).  

(See the video link  for an overview of the lesson)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy-ukzflk7c

Work Period  (We Do, You Do)

Students learning by doing/demonstrating learning expectations.  Describe the instructional process that will be used to engage the students in the work period.

TKES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7. 8,10

GUIDED PRACTICE:  

The student will Identify and describe how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design (e.g. composition, color scheme). 

Students will consider the universal themes in art and the role of culture,  media, and technique

Students will discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. creation of art objects, criteria for art forms, standards of beauty, and the role art plays in diverse societies. 

INDEPENDENT/COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE/DIFFERENTIATION:

The student will Identify and describe how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design

Students will reflect on universal themes

The student will discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. creation of art objects, criteria for art forms, standards of beauty, and the role art plays in diverse societies. 

Closing  (We Check)

Describe the instructional process that will be used to close the lesson and check for student understanding .

TKES : 1,2,3, 4,5,6,7,8

SUMMARIZE/CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING:

The teacher will informally measure student response through dialogue on how artistic expression is conveyed visually through subject matter, media, technique, and design

The teacher will informally measure how students can encapsulate the universal themes concept through student response to works and inquiries 

The teacher will informally evaluate how students can 

discuss aesthetic issues (e.g. creation of art objects, criteria for art forms, standards of beauty, and the role art plays in diverse societies.