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38 Cards in this Set
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Vasari |
Renaissance biographer of the lives of the artists |
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Leonardo Da Vinci Who was he and what were his contributions to the arts? |
Italian Renaissance artist and scientist. He combined visual art with scientific illustration. He was a painter, drawer, cartographer, and engineer. |
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Sfumato |
Softening of sharp edges in a painting or drawing. |
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Cartoon |
Preliminary design for a large piece of art, normally a tapestry, oil painting or stained glass window. |
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Disegno |
Italian work for drawing on paper |
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Pope Julius II |
Warrior pope: brought major names in Italian art to work at the Vatican |
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Bromante |
Chief architect of Renaissance Rome, focus was on the Vatican and papal commissions |
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Michelangelo |
Renaissance artist who worked in Florence and then Rome. Being a sculptor was his chosen profession. (He created David, the pieta, and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.) |
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Vatican City |
The seat of the Catholic Church. In the Renaissance , it featured a golden age of art. |
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Raphael |
Papal painter to Julius: master of fresco who decorated the Vatican library |
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Bellini |
Venetian painter who developed the Venetian style |
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Sacra conversazione |
It features saints and the Virgin Mary gathered in a unifies space. They seem to be conversing with each other or the audience |
Sacred conversation |
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Giorgione |
Venetian painter of poesia |
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Poesia |
Poetic art: emphasizes the lyrical and sensual |
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Tableau |
A staged setting developed for visual artwork |
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Venetian style. Define the style of Venetian painting. |
Rich vibrant colors, dramatic theatrical scenes and mythological images |
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Palladio Who was he and what were his contributions to the arts? |
He was a Venetian architect, his style is still used today. He wrote The Four Books of Architecture |
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Titian Discus his important contributions |
He introduced oil on canvas as the primary art medium, and he was the chief painter of Renaissance Venice |
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The Protestant Reformation |
Was a religious movement away from the Catholic doctrine, begun by Martin Luther in Germany |
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Lucas Cranach the Elder |
Called the painter of the reformation due to his support of Martin Luther's views |
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Grunewald |
German, well know for his portrayal of Christ on the cross, emphasizing Christ's suffering |
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Albrecht Durer |
16th century German artist, master if all known 2D art forms |
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Holbein the Younger |
Master of portraiture: Henry the VIII's court painter, Swiss born |
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Anamorphic image |
A distorted image that must be viewed by a special means to be recognized |
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Vanitas |
A work of art which includes reminders that life on earth is short and we need to always remember out spiritual lives |
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Memento mori |
Symbol in an artwork that reminded us that life on Earth is fleeting |
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder |
Painted with a wonderful understanding of human nature: nicknames Peasant Bruegel |
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Bosch |
Painter from the Netherlands who depicted images of Hell, Damnation, and the seven deadly sims. |
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Maderno |
Roman architect commissioned to complete the façade of St Peter's |
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Bernini Who was he? What city did he primarily work it? What were his contributions to the arts? |
He was a 17th century sculptor. He worked in Rome. He added movement to sculpture and reintroduced fountain art to Rome |
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Piazza |
A plaza, first developed in Italian cities |
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Baldacchino |
Covered bronze altarpiece, massive in size |
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Borromini |
Italian architect who creates illusion of motion in his structures |
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Caravaggio |
Roman painter who specialized in the invisible light and chiaroscuro |
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Chiaroscuro |
Modeling of light and dark |
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Tenebrism |
Creation of a menacing darkness in an artwork |
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Artemisia |
The first woman in history to make a living at painting. She specialized in tenebrism |
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Ceiling frescoes |
Were designed to create hight and illusionism and reached their peek of popularity during the Italian baroque |
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