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