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chiaroscuro
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contrast of light + shade to show 3d
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putti
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angels (as shown in lamentation)
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frescoes
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when you painted on plaster, dried rly fast, cracked
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tempera
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oil on wood
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giornata
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pertains to frescoes-the amount of work an artist could do in a day
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sequential narrative
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shown in tribute money, when multiple scenes from the same situation in the same scene
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atmospheric perspective
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background of the painting gets blue/gray/hazy to show distance
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scientific perspective
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using orthogonals to define a vanishing point along a horizon to draw focus to that area
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memento mori
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the skeleton at the bottom of Trinity, to show that we all die one day and you should pray so you can go to heaven
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neoplatonism
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christian belief + classical myth + plato ideas(ideal form)
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where is neoplatonism shown?
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the birth of venus, Botticelli
christian belief=mary and venus had similarities (miraculous birth/conception, beautiful, etc) classical myth=that she was born fully grown platonic ideas=ideal forms=she is perf |
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orthogonals
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the lines in scientific perspective that gather to meet at a vanishing point
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triptych
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three paneled work of art (merode altarpiece)
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polyptych
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many panels in a work of art (ghent altarpiece)
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why were oil paints great
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allowed more detail, more vibrant, doesn't soak in like fresco, you can build layers
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disguised symbolism
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showing religious symbols through common items
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example of disguised symbolism
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merode altarpiece=liles (jesus), empty pot (mary the empty vessel), mousetrap=protection against devil
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why was disguised symbolism important
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HUMANISM, people had their own ways to connect to god, less dependence on the church, so-relatable
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graissalle
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painted to look like statues (outside of ghent altarpiece)
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sfumato
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smoky transitions
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where is sfumato seen?
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ginevra de benci
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iconography vs. disguised symbolism
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iconography=not a common thing (like peters key is huge, not an ordinary key)
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perspective of merode altarpiece?
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not very scientific, the table is tilted
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mariology
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we <3 Virgin Mary
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where were clustering columnettes?
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in medici palace
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triforium
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gallery + clerestory
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where was a triforium?
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in Chartres cathedral
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