Arth Flashcards Set 2

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Neoclassicism

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A desire to rekindle the spirit and forms of classical art from ancient Greece and Rome, whose principles of order and reason were entirely in keeping with the European Age of Enlightenment.

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Orientalism

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A fascination with Middle Eastern cultures that inspired eclectic nineteenth-century European fantasies of exotic life that often formed the subject of paintings.

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Realism

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Lifelike description of the appearance of objects, people, and the natural world. When capitalized as Realism, if refers to a specific movement in European art during the mid nineteenth that associates realism with a social or political message.

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Impressionism

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A style of painting associated mainly with French artists of the late nineteenth century, such as Edgar Degas, Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Impressionist painting seeks to re-create the artist's or viewer's general impression of a scene. They painted light at a specific moment

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Post-impressionism

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Post-Impressionism encompasses a wide range of distinct artistic styles that all share the common motivation of responding to the opticality of the Impressionist movement. The stylistic variations assembled under the general banner of Post-Impressionism range from the scientifically oriented Neo-Impressionism of Georges Seurat to the lush Symbolism of Paul Gauguin, but all concentrated on the subjective vision of the artist.

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Triptych

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A type of painting that has three connected sections depicting different, connected scenes. The wings fold out.

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Polyptych

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A type of painting that has a plethora of painted panels.

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Imposto

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Thickly applied pigment

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Contraposto

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Twisting "s" pose from Greek sculpture and paintings. It includes a "free" leg, "weightbearing" leg, and a "free" arm and "weightbearing" arm.

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Expressionism

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Art that exagerates aspects of form to evoke subjective emotions rather than a reasoned response

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Chiarascuro

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Invented by Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa," it means shading without contour lines - gradual changing of tones.

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Antiquity

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art that takes inspiration or refers to the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.

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Classicism

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Any aspect of later art reminiscent of the rules, canons, and examples of ancient Greek and Roman art.

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Anti-Classicism/Mannerism

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anti-Classical art includes exaggerated poses, graceful forms, polished surfaces, and delicate colors. Mannerism is a form of anti-Classical art.