Illustrations of the Elements and Principles of Design AP Art History Introductory Terms

Illustrations of the Elements and Principles of Design

AP Art History Introductory Terms

Line

The Fall of Man, Albrecht Dürer,engraving

Frank Lloyd Wright, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1943 – 1959

Shape

The Basket of Apples,Paul Cezanne

Mass

Stepped Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqare, Egypt

Space

Oculus of the Pantheon

Christ Delivering the Keys of the Kingdom to Saint Peter, Perugino

Color

The Vision after the Sermon (or Jacob Wrestling with the Angel), Paul Gauguin The Night Café,

Vincent van Gogh

Light

Last Supper, Tintoretto

Texture

The Cyclops,Odilon Redon

Detail of Riace Warrior on the left

Unity

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» Geometric Funerary Vase

Variety

Le Déjeuner sur l'Herbe,Edouard Manet

Balance

Philip Johnson, AT&T Building, 1978 – 1984

Frank Gehry, Guggenheim Bilbao Museo, 1997

Emphasis

The Third of May, 1808,Francisco Goya, 1814

Rhythm

Descent from the Cross,Jacopo Da Pontormo

Proportion

Model of a Doric Temple

Scale

Colossal Head of Constantine