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146 Cards in this Set
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BRUNELLESCHI.
Sacrifice of Isaac. Renaissance (Italian). |
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GHIBERTI.
Sacrifice of Isaac. Renaissance (Italian). Classical antiquity. |
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GHIBERTI.
Gates of Paradise, Florence Baptistery. Renaissance (Italian). |
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GHIBERTI.
Story of Jacob and Esau, from the Gates of Paradise, Florence Baptistery. Renaissance (Italian). Scale diminution. |
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BRUNELLESCHI.
Dome of Florence Cathedral. Renaissance (Italian). |
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GIOTTO.
St. Francis Drives Away the Demons from Arezzo. Late Gothic or Renaissance (Italian). Foreshortening. |
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MASACCIO.
Holy Trinity with the Virgin and St. John. Renaissance (Italian). Linear perspective, vanishing point, horizon line, orthogonals. |
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PERUGINO.
Delivery of the Keys (from the Sistine Chapel). Renaissance (Italian). Fresco. |
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VAN EYCK.
Arnolfini Marriage. Renaissance (Northern). |
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CAMPIN.
Triptych of the Annunciation (Merode Altarpiece). Renaissance (Northern). Triptych, symbolic content. |
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DONATELLO.
David. (Bronze) Renaissance (Italian). Contrapposto. |
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BOTTICELLI.
The Birth of Venus. Renaissance (Italian). |
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LEONARDO.
Virgin of the Rocks. Renaissance (Italian High Renaissance). Triangular composition, atmospheric perspective, chiaroscuro, sfumato. |
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LEONARDO.
Last Supper. Renaissance (Italian High Renaissance). Refectory (where monks eat) |
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MICHELANGELO.
David. Renaissance (Italian High Renaissance). |
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MICHELANGELO.
Sistine Chapel ceiling. Renaissance (Italian High Renaissance). |
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MICHELANGELO.
Creation of Adam, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Renaissance (Italian High Renaissance). |
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MICHELANGELO.
The Last Judgment, from the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel. Mannerism. |
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RAPHAEL.
School of Athens. Renaissance (Italian High Renaissance). Portrait of Leonardo - as Plato Portrait of Bramante .- as Euclid (mathematician) Portait of Michelangelo - as Heraclitus (Greek philosopher) Self Portrait - as Apelles (painter) |
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BRAMANTE.
Floor plan for New St. Peter's, Rome. Renaissance (Italian High Renaissance). Central-plan church. |
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BRAMANTE.
The Tempietto. Renaissance (Italian High Renaissance). |
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DURER.
Self-Portrait. Renaissance (Northern). |
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GRUNEWALD.
The Isenheim Altarpiece. Renaissance (Northern). |
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BOSCH.
The Garden of Earthly Delights triptych. Renaissance (Northern). |
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PARMIGIANINO.
Madonna with the Long Neck. Mannerism. |
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CARAVAGGIO.
"Conversion of St. Paul" Baroque. Tenebroso. |
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BERNINI.
"David" Baroque. |
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BERNINI.
"Ecstasy of St. Teresa" Cornaro Chapel. Baroque. |
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GENTILESCHI.
Judith and Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes. Baroque. |
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VELAZQUEZ.
Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor). Baroque. |
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RUBENS.
Descent from the Cross. Baroque. |
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REMBRANDT.
Descent from the Cross. Baroque. |
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REMBRANDT.
Self-Portrait. Baroque. |
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VERMEER.
Interior with a Woman Reading a Letter. Baroque. Camera obscura. |
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VERMEER.
Woman Holding a Balance. Baroque. |
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WATTEAU.
Embarkation From Cythera. Rococo. Fetes galantes. |
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DAVID.
Oath of the Horatii. Neoclassicism. |
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GOYA.
Third of May, 1808. (Romanticism.) |
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GERICAULT.
Sketch for the Raft of the Medusa. Romanticism. |
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GERICAULT.
The Raft of the Medusa. Romanticism. |
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INGRES.
La Grande Odalisque. Romanticism. |
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TURNER.
Snow Storm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps. Romanticism. |
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CONSTABLE.
Hampstead Heath. Romanticism. |
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CONSTABLE.
The Haywain. Romanticism. |
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ELVIS.
King of Rock 'N Roll. |
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Renaissance period
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1400-1520; rebirth of learning and culture
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classical antiquity
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refers to Ancient Greek and Rome
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fresco
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painting on damp plaster
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foreshortening
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when a long object seems to visually shorten
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scale diminution
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when people or objects appear smaller in the distance
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vanishing point
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where the parallel receding lines meet
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horizon line
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where the vanishing point is located
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orthogonals
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imaginary lines that meet at the vanishing point
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Giotto
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Italtian Renaissance artist.
- "St. Francis Drives Away the Demons from Arezzo" |
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Masaccio
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Italian Renaissance Artist
- "Holy Trinity with the Virgin and St. John" |
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CRIVELLI.
"Annunciation with St. Emidius" Italian Renaissance. |
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Crivelli
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Italian Renaissance Artist.
- "Annunciation with St. Emidius" prefected linear perspective. |
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Perugino
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Italian Renaissance Artist.
- "Delivery of the Keys" - "Baptism of Christ in the Jordan" |
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Van Eyke
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Northern Renaissance Artist.
- "Arnolfini Marriage" |
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Campin
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Northern Renaissance Artist from the Netherlands.
- "Triptych of the Annunciation" |
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Suggestion of Depth Methods
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- over-lapping
- scale diminution - high vs. low relief |
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Brunelleschi
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Italian Renaissance Artist.
Moved from sculpture to architecture. - "Sacrifice of Issac" - "Dome of Florence Cathedral" |
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Ghiberti
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Italian Renaissance Artist.
- "The Gates of Paradise" - "Story of Jacob & Esau" |
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oil painting
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Deep, rich color. Northern Ren. uses this technique before Italian Ren.
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triptych
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Three part altar piece. Has a center panel and two flanking wings; wings are attached by hinges.
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altar piece
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Piece that sits behind the altar in church or chapel
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annunciation
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Shows angel Gabrielle telling Mary she is going to give birth to Christ.
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Symbolic Content
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When an object has another level of meaning to it.
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Symbolic Elements of "Triptych of the Annunciation"
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- Candle just burnt out: Christ extinguishing light to be human.
- White lilies: Symbolic of Mary, virginity; (3) Flowers represent the Holy Trinity; create the shape of a cross. |
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Symbolic Content of "Arnolfini Marriage"
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- Groom on left: next to the window, meant to go out in the world and earn money for the family
- Bride on right: net to bed, meant to make babies - No shoes: standing on "holy ground" - Dog: fidelity, faithfulness |
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Donatello
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Italian Renaissance sculptor.
- David |
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nude vs. naked
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nude: figure looks appropriate without clothes
naked: should have clothes on but they don't (Donatello's David) |
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Botticelli
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Italian Renaissance painter
Uses dark outlines to define forms (old fashion) - "Birth of Venus" - "Venus and Mars" |
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PERUGINO.
"Baptism of Christ in the Jordan" Italian Renaissance. |
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BOTTICELLI.
"Venus and Mars" Italian Renaissance. |
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High Renaissance Period
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1495-1520; very orderly
- Leonardo da Vinci (1519); scientist - Bramante (1514); architect - Raphael (1520); painter - Michelangelo (1564); sculptor |
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Italian Renaissance Elements
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- Classical antiquity
- Mass and volume - Linear perspective |
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Norther Renaissance Elements
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- Don't understand linear perspective yet
- Illuminated manuscripts - Surface detail and color |
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LEONARDO.
"Vitruvian Man" High Renaissance. |
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Triangular composition
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figures fit within a triangle
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chiaroscuro
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Italian term for light and dark
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sfumato
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Italian term for smokey; refers to the softness in Leonardo's paintings
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atmospheric pespective
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Method for showing depth using atmosphere; distant objects looks hazier and bluer
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Leonardo
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(1519) High Renaissance Italian artist
- "Vitruvian Man" - "Virgin of the Rocks" - "Last Supper" - "Mona Lisa" |
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LEONARDO.
Mona Lisa. High Renaissance. La Gioconda - what the Italians call it. |
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La Gioconda
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Italian term for the Mona Lisa.
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Michelangelo
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(1564) High Renaissance Italian sculptor
- "Pieta" - "David" - "Sistine Chaple ceiling" - "Creation of Adam" - "The Rondanini Pieta" - "The Last Judgement |
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MICHELANGELO.
"Pieta" High Renaissance. |
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Pieta
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Shows Mary holding Christ after the crucifiction; means 'pitty'; common in Northern Europe.
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Palazzo Vecchio
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City Hall in Florence. 'David' is placed outside in front as a sign of honor. Stood there until the late 1800's (orginal) was brought inside and replaced with replica because of weather damage.
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MICHELANGELO.
"The Rondanini Pieta" (unfinished) High Renaissance. |
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Illusionistic Architecture
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fake architecture
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Raphael
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(1520) High Renaissance painter. Death marks the end of the 'high' Renaissance period. Idolized Michelangelo and Leonardo.
- "Our Lady the Goldfinch" - "School of Athens" |
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RAPHAEL.
"Our Lady the Goldfinch" High Renaissance. |
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Bramante
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(1514) High Renaissance architect
- "New St. Peter's Cathedral" |
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central plan church
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very compact church, no nave.
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symmetry
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refers to balance
ex: St. Peter's Cathedral |
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Titian
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Western Renaissance artist. First major artist to use oil paints and canvas in Venice.
- "Venus of Urbino" |
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TITIAN.
"Venus of Urbino" Renaissance. |
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Western Art Elements
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reclining, female nude
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Dürer
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German Renaissance artist. First major western artist to show himself repeatedly
- "Self-portait" |
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Grünewald
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German Renaissance artist
- "Isenheim Altarpiece" |
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Bosch
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Northern Renaissance artist; makes bizaar art
- "Garden of Earthly Delights" |
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Mannerism Period
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1520-1600; Period of Chaos
- 1517 Martin Luther's 95 Theses - 1520 Martin Luther excommunicated from the Church - Reformation - 1527 Rome invaded |
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Reformation
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attempt to reform the Catholic Church; lead by Protestants
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Elements of Mannerism
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- A style "in the manner of..." (another artist)
- Art is not based on nature; mannerism is a style/look - Elongated, distorted forms - Movement - Imbalance, instability - crowded compositions |
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Parmigianino
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Mannerism artist
- "Madonna with the Long Neck" |
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Baroque Period
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1600-1700; Emphasis on drama. Begins in Rome
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counter-reformation
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attempt of Catholic Church to reform itself
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Elements of Baroque
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- Dramatic
- Violence - Lighting (contrast) - Movement - Crowded composition |
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Caravaggio
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Italian Baroque painter. Made his biblical figures look more normal and everyday.
- "Conversion of St. Paul" - "Judith and Holofernes" |
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tenebroso
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high contrast light and dark
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naturalism
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very ordinary and everyday
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CARAVAGGIO.
"Judith and Holofernes" Baroque. |
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Bernini
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Baroque sculptor/artist
- "David" - "Ecstasy of St. Teresa" |
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Gentileschi
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Baroque artist. First major female artist. Shows women in control.
- "Judith & Maidservant w/ the Head of Holofernes" - "Judith Beheading Holofernes" |
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GENTILESCHI.
"Judith Beheading Holofernes" Baroque. |
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Velázquez
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Spanish Baroque painter
- "Las Meninas" |
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Rubens
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Flemish Baroque painter. Influenced by Michelangelo - pulls massive, full-bodied figures.
- "Descent from the Cross" |
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Rembrandt
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Dutch Baroque artist. Likes to use spot light effect. Many self portraits.
- "Descent from the Cross" - "Self-Portrait" - "The Blinding of Samson" - "Bathsheba" |
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Early Rembrandt
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very Baroque
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Late Rembrandt Elements
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- quiet, little action
- few figures - dark, murky colors - introspective, psychological reaction |
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Vermeer
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Dutch Baroque artist. Style doesn't look Baroque - very quiet, interior scenes.
- "Interior with a Woman Reading" - "Woman Holding a Balance" |
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Vermeer Compositional Elements
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- Interior scenes
- Light from the left - Women (single figure) - Doing an everyday task |
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Camera obscura
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A box with a lens and tilted mirror inside. Projects object on a frosted glass for the artist to trace.
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REMBRANDT.
"The Blinding of Samson" Baroque. |
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REMBRANDT.
"Bathsheba" Baroque |
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Rococo Period
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1700-1750 French style starts in Paris (the place to be)
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Elements of Rococo
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- Decorative
- Playful - Soft, pastel-like colors - Erotic |
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Watteau
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French Rococo artist. Taught at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture
- "Embarkation of Cythera" |
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fetes galantes
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means 'elegant party'; new category created by the Academy after Watteau's submission of "Embarkation of Cythera"
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Fragonard
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French Rococo painter.
- "The Swing" |
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FRAGONARD.
"The Swing" Rococo. |
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Neoclassicism Period
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1750-1800; Opposite of Rococo. "New" Classiscal style
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Elements of Neoclassicism
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- Classical antiquity
- Courage - Patriotism - Mortality - Crisp lines |
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Pompeii and Herculaneum
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- 1745 excavations at Pompeii
- 1789 French Revolution; increased dissatisfaction with French Gov. |
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David
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French Neoclassicism painter
- "Oath of the Horatii" |
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Goya
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Spanish artist; does not have a period
- "Third of May, 1808" |
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Romanticism Period
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1800-1850; Starts in Paris. "Romances" popular novels in the 1800's, written in the Romance languages:
- Italian - French - Spanish |
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Elements of Romanticism
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- Exotic in time and place
- Man vs. Nature - Violence - Emotions |
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Géricault
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French Romantic artist. Was formally trained.
- "Raft of the Medusa" - "Sketch of Raft of the Medusa" |
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Ingres
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French Romanticism artist. Taught by David. Fan of Mannerism.
- "La Grande Odalisque" |
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Turner
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English Romanticism artist. Creates misty-atmospheric feel with oil paints. Nature is deadly.
- "Snow Storm: Hanibal and His Army Crossing the Alps" |
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Constable
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English Romanticism artist. Friend with Turner. Nature is inviting.
- "Hampstead Heath" - "Haywain" |
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"New Athens"
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refers to the city of Florence
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The Medici Family
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Powerful banking family in Florence. Great patrons of the arts.
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