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Exam 1 Study Guide Flashcards

1
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What are the three first periods of Western Art History in order?

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  1. Classical Antiquity 2. Middle Ages (Medieval period) 3. Italian Renaissance
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Classical Antiquity

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500 BCE- 400 CE

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Medieval period

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400 - 1330

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Italian Renaissance

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1330 -1500

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What does BCE stand for?

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Before Common Era

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What does CE stand for?

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(Common Era – sometimes also called the Christian Era)

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Humanism

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A revival of ancient culture based largely on human values.

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What does “c.” or “ca.” stand for?

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circa (Latin for “around” – used to refer to dates, i.e., “around the year 1300

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What is linear perspective?

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A single-point perspective

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Orthogonal

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Lines in a piece of art help identify the vanishing point.

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Vanishing point

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Point in a piece of art that appears the furthest from a viewer.

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Contrapposto

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The model’s body is a piece of art positioned in juxtaposition. For example, one leg is bent while the other leg is straightened.

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Foreshortening

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The illusion of an object extending in space.

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Tempera paint

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  • The paint is made of egg
    -Finish when the paint dries is dull and matte
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Fresco

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  • The paint is applied on fresh plaster
  • The paint dries quickly-
  • The paint dries to a dull color
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Oil paint

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  • Vibrant color
  • Method used by northern Europeans
  • Paint dries very slow
  • Paint allows artists to get very small details
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Triptych

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Examples are three panels or an altarpiece. A three-part or section piece of art that is connected together.

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Medici Family

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Aerial (atmospheric) perspective

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The technique of creating an illusion of depth by depicting distant objects as paler, less detailed, and usually bluer than near objects.

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