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 » » 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