This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Visual Arts has 25 clues. Answers range from 3 to 19 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Balance achieved by arranging elements on either side of the center of a composition
This sculpture is often said to be the first known sculpture and made around 30,000 BC It is small enough to fit in a person’s hand It is thought to represent fruitfulness(fertility)
Movement is the main principle of design in Kinetic Sculptures (sculptures that move)
Principle of Design… Encloses volume
When a sculptor removes material from a sculpture This describes the craving of plaster, stone or wood
Term that is most closely related to tactile (tactile means touch or feel of something)
The Greek Order with scroll on top that looks like the capital letter I
Greek order whose capital contains acanthus leaves
A sculpture that can be viewed from any angle
Pop Artist who creates extremely large sculptures of ordinary objects such as Spoonbridge
Most people are between 6-8 heads tall. Human faces are 5 eyes wide.
Another word for color
space that surrounds a piece of work or to the openings within the piece that emphasizes the form
An element of art that is used to define space, contours and outlines or suggest mass and volume
Subject matter shown true-to-life without stylization
any work which projects from a wall or other type of background surface.
This sculpture is also called Winged Victory. It is a Greek Hellenistic sculpture that contains movement and emotion
one of the most famous Italian Renaissance artists
Artists looked back at the art and architecture of the ancient Greece-Roman traditions
These are the most simple of the orders with no base and a plain capital
Sculptors in Roman history would popularize portrait sculptures of prominent citizens and rulers.
a temple dedicated to the Goddess Athena
Features include flying buttresses, pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, gargoyles, and stained glass
was built in 72-80 and is located in Rome, Italy and held 50,000 people who watched various spectator events
There are three distinct types of columns in this system: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian