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14 Cards in this Set
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Baldacchino |
A canopy of columns over an altar |
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Content |
The underlying story or meaning of a work of art |
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Form |
The visual results: the lines, shapes, textures, values, & colors. |
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Iconography |
The study of themes & symbols in a work of art. |
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Convention |
An agreed upon method of portraying things |
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Symmetry |
An equal distribution of elements around a central point |
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Asymmetrical balance |
When the artworks appearance of visual elements is dissimilar |
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Optics |
Employing mirrors & reflective metal objects |
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Etching |
A kind of intaglio printmaking employing acid |
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Genre |
Realistic depictions of the commonplace domestic theme |
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Vanitas painting |
A term describing paintings (particularly 17th century dutch still lives) that include references to death. |
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Fete Galantes |
An aristocratic party |
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Veduta |
View paintings, pictorial souvenirs |
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Alla prima |
A direct attack of paint on canvas |
