Leaving Cert. ART HISTORY Revision plan -

Leaving Cert. Art History

-      REVISION sheet –

STONE AGE –

·         Background on the stone age

·         Stone age architecture

·         Stone age technology

·         Meslithic, Neolithic, megalithic periods

·         Portral dolmen, court cairn & passage grave – be able to draw all

·         Newgrange – about it/background info., winter solstice, entrance stone, kerbstone, corbelled roof, basin stones, construction, techniques, decoration, corbelling, and interpretation – Be able to draw Newgrange & all of the above.

EARLY CHRISTIAN IRELAND –

·         Book of Kells

·         Ardagh Chalice

·         Tara Brooch

·         Manuscripts

THE BRONZE AGE –

·         Background info – about it

·         Bronze age structures/ architecture

·         Metalwork

·         Decorative gold objects

·         Sun disc – know all & be able to draw

·         Lunula – know all info & be able to draw

·         Torc – know all info & be able to draw

·         Broighter collar  - know all info & be able to draw

·         Gold disc

·         Gorget – the Gleninsheen gorget

·         Gold hair lock rings

·         Lizamore crozier – be able to draw it

·         Dress fastener – be able to draw it

·         La Tene Style – know well.

·         Irish bronze trumpet – be able to draw it also.

·         Bronze age decoration methods – repousse – incision – twisting and flange twisting.

ROMANESQUE –

·         What is Romanesque/background?

·         Architecture

·         Know the church – St. Mary magdelaine in Vezelay (be able to draw it )

·         Sculpture – background, about it, tympanum of the Pentecost & the weighing of souls  - be able to draw all.

·         Know all of the characteristics of Romanesque Church- also know a second church Cluny abbey incase you are asked to talk about a second.

·         Know all of the following info - Triumph of the church – church organisation – strong papal authority – monasteries – the 2 prominent orders (be able to name) – relics and pilgrimages – life in medieval Europe – Romanesque Art.

GOTHIC –

·         Architecture

·         Chartres Cathedral – know all info on this & be able to draw

·         Notre Dame Cathedral & be able to draw also.

·         Gothic stained Glass – rose windows in the chartres cathedral & the blue virgin window – the technique also.

·         Characteristics of Gothic Architecture

·         Gothic Sculpture – the royal portal at chartres, transition from the Romanesque, column statues, the saints, the royal portal, the north portal – be able to draw all the sculptures you discuss.

ART APPRECIATION –

·         A visit to an art gallery – the national gallery of Ireland – yeats room & jack b. Yeats exhibition

·         Jack B. Yeats – know very well – background info & biography – know the liffey swim & be able to draw – And know for the road.

·         You need to be able to draw both paintings by J. B Yeats in detail – use colour if you want.

·         Know the handout I gave you with the following & be able to give your own opinion. – Use of space – lighting – key messages – interpretive media & technology – who is the audience – what type of experience is provided – supporting materials – directions/handouts/leaflets etc – placement of the work – layout  etc....

·         Very important that you go through the handout I gave out with all the past exam paper questions on it so you can see the various ways in which this question has been asked in the past.

Remember art history is worth 37.5% of your overall Art exam so is very important  - the art history paper is 150marks & you have three sections to answer 1 ) Irish Art – you answer ONE question from this 2) E.U art – you answer ONE question from this 3) Art Appreciation – You answer ONE question from this.

All answers should be written in essay format – 2-3 pages & a page for your sketches – use your drawing skills to add details and fix up the sketches & very important that all sketches are LABELLED!