2 Flashcards
(43 cards)
Linear Perspective
line and size. Lines of the architecture or landscape converge in the distance.
lines converge, is called the vanishing point
used in his fresco The Holy Trinity.
Aerial Perspective
blue and blurry.
Using blue to suggest distance to help with blurriness
the Alba Madonna by Raphael, you can see the use of blue and blurriness to create the look of distance.
Foreshortening
pictures an object (often the human body or a limb) coming toward the viewer
Pyramidal plan
triangle. compose their work featuring a triangle, we automatically think beauty
Painterly
brush strokes are visible
starry night
Linear
A surface texture in which the brush strokes are not visible is linear
Abstract art
ecognizable subject matter which has been deliberately simplified, usually emphasizing geometric shapes and line
Nonsubjective art (alternatively called nonrepresentational art)
no recognizable subject matter—an experiment with or exploration of line, color, or form
Surface
A canvas, wall, ceiling, paper,
Pigment
the colors used in the work. Historically they were made from the insoluble particles of ground stones, minerals, earth, and even insects. One of the most interesting uses of insects is in the color carmine lake:
Vehicle
A liquid mixed with the pigment to move it across the surface: egg yolk, linseed or walnut oil, and even wax.
Encaustic
o heat or burn.” Surface: wood panel. Vehicle: hot wax.
Fresco
fresh.” Surface: a wall or ceiling. Vehicle: wet or fresh plaster mixed with lime.
Fresco is a long-lasting medium and can be rubbed clean, as we learned from the cleaning of the Sistine Chapel ceiling in the 1980s and ’90s.
Tempera
Surface: polar wood panel, paper, or canvas. Vehicle: egg yolk or whites.
Egg yolk is a natural emulsion of water, oil, and lecithin, which dries very quickly, giving a matte appearance. Thus tempera paint is really the distant relative of modern emulsion paint.
Mosaic
played with Lite-Brite, you are already somewhat familiar with mosaic. Surface: floor, wall, ceiling, table. This medium is created with tiles, shells, or jewels (called tesserae). Mosaic is an ancient technique which, like most mediums, has been revived by contemporary artists
Manuscript Illumination
Surface: vellum or parchment—stretched calfskin or lambskin.
he artist of the capital letter was the rubricator, so-called because the capital letter was initially done in red (it comes from the same root as the word ruby). The artist of the scenes was called the miniator, as the scenes were often minute. Manuscript Illumination gave birth to a tradition of small, finely detailed painting in Flanders and Germany.
Oil Painting
Surface: canvas. The surface was originally wood panel, but by 1600 the use of canvas became widespread in Europe. Vehicle: linseed oil. Initially linseed oil was used, but others include poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.
Annunciation
two required elements: the Madonna (Mary, mother of Jesus) and the angel Gabriel. This is the moment when Gabriel appears to Mary and announces that she will be the mother of the Savior.
Botticelli, “Cestello Annunciation”
Nativity/Adoration
This one is easy to identify—the shepherds and wise men come to adore the baby Jesus. The most celebrated is Botticelli’s Adoration of the Magi (1475).
Botticelli, “Adoration of the Magi”
Madonna Enthroned
Cimabue, “Madonna Enthroned with Saints and Angels”
Giotto, “Madonna Enthroned”
Madonna and Child
Mary and the baby Jesus are the central figure
Raphael, “Tondo Madonna”
Bouguereau, “The Innocenct” (in English)
Baptism
Verrocchio, “Baptism of Christ”
Last Supper
Leonardo, “Last Supper”
Crucifixion
Grunewald, “Isenheim Altarpiece”
