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20 Cards in this Set
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Chiaroscuro
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The play of light, dark, and shadow in a painting.
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Sfumato
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The hazy, blurred background used by Renaissance painters
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Contraposto
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A stance or posture for a statue where the hips remain frontal while the shoulders twist to one side
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Fresco
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technique of painting in wet plaster
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Medici
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Rich family in Florence that supported the arts
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Humanism
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Philosphy that Man has the ability to be the master of all things
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Counterpoint
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The way that notes work together - the relationship between notes
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Renaissance
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Literally means "rebirth" - a time of the rebeirth of Roman and Greek culture and ideas
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Polyphony
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More than one voice or instrument singing or playing different music at different times
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Blank Verse
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Poetry style that has meter but does not rhyme
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Iambic Pentameter
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Meter in poetry in which there are 10 syllable per line and every other syllable is stressed
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Soliloquy
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Monologue in which a character is talking to themself or to the audience
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Double Entendre
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Word or phrase that has more than one meaning
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Sacred
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Having a religious quality
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Secular
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Non-religious
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Stock Character
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Character based on a stereotype
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Renaissance Man
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Person who studies many different areas, such as math, science, history, language, art, astronomy, architecture, etc.
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Sonnet Sequence
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Group of sonnets that, together, form a whole
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Orchesographie
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Book written by Thoinot Arbeau that made the first use of dance tabulations (a way of showing how to do a dance)
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Bonfire of the Vanities
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Fire set in Florence by Savonarola (a monk) in which he he burned Humanists works
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