Exam 1 Flashcards
(56 cards)
1300-1400
Proto-Renaissance
1400-1450
Early Renaissance
1450-1495
Late Renaissance
1495-1527
High Renaissance
1520-1600
Mannerism
French for rebirth or revival
Renaissance
The Importance of Individual men and women and their achievements
Humanism
in the manner of the Byzantines
Maniera Byzantina
the use of gradations of lights and darks to create the illusion of rounded form
Chiaroscuro
pigment mixed with egg yolk or egg whites
Tempera
painting on dry plaster
Secco Fresco
Painting in wet plaster
Buon Fresco
using converging diagonals to create the illusion of pictorial space
Scientific Linear Perspective
objects appear less distinct with less value contrast as they recede into the distance
Aerial Perspective
a scene from the past brought up to the present-day setting of the artist in order to make it more applicable to that time period.
anachronism
characterized by brilliant color, sumptuous pattern, and courtly costumes
International Style
having to do with line
Linear
weight shift; i.e. movement of one part of the body affects the body in its entirety
Contrapposto
a format where half-circles are inscribed on a square
Quatrefoil
a combination of copper and tin
Bronze
sculpture which projects from a background surface
Relief sculpture
objects higher up in the picture plane appear further away from the viewer
Vertical Location
sculpture which is not attached to a background surface
Freestanding Sculpture
a lost wax technique for bronze casting
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