Renaissance Art Vocab

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anatomy

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study of body structure. Renaissance artist began to look closely at the way bones and muscles indicate movement and variation

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apprentice

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student who lives, works, and studies with a master to become an an artist by trade and career

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bronze

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type of metal made of tin and copper

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cartoon

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in fine art, refers to a full scale preparatory drawing on heavy paper

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casting

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pouring molten metal into a mold

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chiaroscuro

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"light/dark" use of light and shadow to define form, lighter parts seem to emerge from darker areas; produces three dimensional effect

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classical

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relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans

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composition

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the way forms are arranged on a surface

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controposto

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figure standing with weight tilted to one leg. Makes the figure seem more natural

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dome

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large roof or ceiling in the fronts of a hemisphere. The architectural device was developed by the Romans and further referred during the Italian Renaissance

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engravings

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prints taken from an engraved hard surface such as metal, mood, or sphene

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fresco

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a way of printing directly unto plastered walls. Pilgrims are absorbed into one wall. The picture is also called a recco. In Italian, "fresh"

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master

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an artist who is known as a teacher or is though of the best


(i make the second qualification)

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medium

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any material with which the artist works

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murals

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a large painting on the wall

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naturalism

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art style in which the real appearance of things is faithfully shown

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oil paints

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paints made from ground pigments that are mixed together with linseed oil. Oil painting makes possible extremely subtle differences

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patron

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someone who gives an artist money to live on while the artists creates

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perspective

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technique of showing objects in space on a flat surface. Perspective produces the impression of distance and size

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pigments

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natural substances used for making colors pigments come from earth, insects, flowers

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portrait

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painting or drawing or sculpture of a person sometimes the head and shoulders only, sometimes the entire body. Shows a revival of the individuals worth

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scaffold

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platform structure built to reach high places

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sculpture

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art form that is three dimensional and may be carved, molded, constructed, or casted

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secular

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art concerned with religion

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shumato

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painting technique: no harsh lines or edges, areas blend into each other

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tempera

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painting made with pigments mixed with egg yolk or water