Art History Exam 1 Flashcards

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maniera greca

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Byzantine/Greek mode of painting adopted by Italian artists that includes bright colors and folds in fabric (Proto-Renaissance)

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tempera

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paint consisting of pigment and eggyolk (Proto-Renaissance)

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nativity

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birth of Jesus Christ (Proto-Renaissance)

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medicant

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begger who used the money gained from begging to build churches (Proto-Renaissance)

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annunciation

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angel telling Mary that she is pregnant with Jesus Christ (Proto-Renaissance)

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fresco

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using plaster and painting over it (Proto-Renaissance)

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Lementation

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grief/sorrow over the death of Jesus (Proto-Renaissance)

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chiaroscuro

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shading used to make things look 3D (Proto-Renaissance)

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synoptic

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multiple events shown in one piece of art (Proto-Renaissance)

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Renaissance Humanism

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study of classical antiquity starting in Italy moving towards western Europe in the 14th, 15th, and 16th c. (Quattrocento Italy)

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Condottiere

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a leader or member of a troop of mercenaries, esp. in Italy (Quattrocento Italy)

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Rustication

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texture added to 3D blocks, esp. bricks (Quattrocento Italy)

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cornice

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the overhang of a building (Quattrocento Italy)

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quatrefoil

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a design (Quattrocento Italy)

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linear perspective

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a type of perspective used by artists in which the relative size, shape, and position of objects are determined by drawn or imagined lines converging at a point on the horizon (Quattrocento Italy)

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horizon line

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marks the point where the sky meets the land or water below (Quattrocento Italy)

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vanishing point

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a point in the picture plane that is the intersection of the projections (or drawings) of a set of parallel lines in space to the picture plane (Quattrocento Italy)

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orthogonals

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diagonal lines (Quattrocento Italy)

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atmospheric perspective

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distance objects as paler and less detailed to show depth (Quattrocento Italy)

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Contrapposto

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arms and shoulders contrasts with balance of hips and legs (Quattrocento Italy)

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trompe l'oeil

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painting to make something look 3D (Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy)

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di sotto su

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"seen from below" (Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy)

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foreshortening

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showing something as shorter than it is by showing less depth (Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy)

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Venus pudica

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unclothed female covering her privates (Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy)

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Ecorches

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figure drawn with muscles and no skin (Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy)

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the refectory

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room used for communal meals especially an educational or religious institution (Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy)

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Piazza

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open public area in town or city (Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy)

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Girolamo Savonarola

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Italian Dominican friar & preacher in Florence. Destroyed secular art & culture, calling for Christian renewal (Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy)

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Protestant Reformation

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Catholic & Christian split (High Renaissance)

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Catholic Counter-Reformation

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Catholic resurgence in response to the Protestant Reformation about 1545-1563 (High Renaissance)

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Immaculate Conception

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the blessing of Virgin Mary free from sin-- Mary born without sin; pure of sin (High Renaissance)

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Sfumato

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tones and colors shade gradually into one another, for example the Mona Lisa (High Renaissance)

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Plato

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Greek philosopher of Athens (High Renaissance)

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Aristotle

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Greek Philosopher (High Renaissance)

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pieta

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Michaelangelo patining housed in St. Peter's Basillica; first artwork by him (High Renaissance)

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genre painting

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painting scenes from everyday art (16th c. Mannerism and Venice)

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colorito

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using many colors (16th c. Mannerism and Venice)

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disegno

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Italian word for fine art drawing (16th c. Mannerism and Venice)

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sacra conversazione

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an informal depiction of Virgin Mary around a group of saints (16th c. Mannerism and Venice)

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poesia

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painting equivalent to a poem (16th c. Mannerism and Venice)

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Mannerists

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tended to use cool colors, especially a lot of whites and blues (16th c. Mannerism and Venice)