Terminology 02 Flashcards
Palladio’s Four Books on Architecture
A treatise on compendium, written by the Italian architect Andrea Palladio, beneficial to record the architectural designs and concepts, and
they were widely read throughout Europe.
Martin Luther’s Reformation (1517)
A 16th-century movement for the reform of abuses in the Roman Catholic Church ending in the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches.
Sack of Rome (1527)
On May 6, 1527, it is a religious-turned-political conflict over Lutheranism between Italy,
France, Spain and Germany, all with the desire to control Italy.
Catholic Counter Reformation (1545)
A movement of the church to repel the movement of the Protestants and to regain the Catholic prestige in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Villa
An Italian home in the country.
Texture
The appearence of a surface or substance, from the canvas, contrast of real objects, and paint not blended, but left visible.
Baroque Style vs. Renaissance Style
1) Baroque art is characterized by emotion with elaborate and dramatic details. Renaissance art is characterized by the fusion of religion and science in order to emphasize Humanism through art.
2) In Renaissance art, the composition consisted of horizontal and vertical lines, like the Last Supper paintings. In Baroque art, multiple vanishing points and diagonal lines move our eyes in different directions.
3) In the Renaissance, the backgrounds were more fully detailed parts of the paintings, even if they seemed insignificant to the story, like Leonardo’s Mona Lisa. In the Baroque period, the backdrops are often without many details and has dark colors. Baroque artists used chiaroscuro and tenebrism techniques to manipulate light and color contrasts and add drama to their paintings. It is very likely Titian’s style is the source of influence for this change.
Altarpiece
A work of art that decorates the space near an altar in a church
Chiaroscuro
‘Light-dark.’
Strong tonal contrasts between light and dark to enhance modelling, three-dimensional forms, and increase visual drama.
It usually has a broad floodlight effect of light.
Tenebrism
Sometimes called dramatic illumination.
A style of painting using exaggerated chiaroscuro with violent contrasts of light and dark.
Darkness is a dominating feature of the image. and the technique adds drama through a spotlight effect.
Secular
Not religious
‘Sun King’ Louis XIV
Louis XIV was a king of France who established the Royal Academy of Fine Arts to control matters of art and artistic education by imposing a classicizing style as well as other regulations and standards on art and artists.
Also, Louis XIV’s nickname “Sun King” because he chose the sun as his personal emblem.
French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture
The premier art institution that was founded in 1648 under Louis XIV, located in Paris, France, and its purpose is to develop French designs, train artists in a French art style, and to promote their culture throughout Europe.
‘Prix de Rome’
The prize for winning the top award at the Salon exhibition held at the Louvre.
The Salon
A gathering of people held by a host.
