Midterm Exam Flashcards
(32 cards)
a method of rendering the effect of spatial distance by subtle variations in color and clarity of representation
aerial perspective
Interpreting works of art as embodiments of cultural situation by replacing them within broad social, political, religious, and intellectual contexts.
iconology
Identifying and studying the subject matter and conventional symbols in works of art.
iconography
The material from which a work of art is made.
Medium
The overall arrangement, organizing design, or structure of a work of art.
composition
A system for representing three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface.
perspective
A painting technique in which water-based pigments are applied to a plaster surface. If the plaster is painted when wet, the color is absorbed by the plaster, becoming a permanent part of the wall.
fresco
The application of paper-thin gold leaf or gold pigment to an object made from another medium. Usually used as a decorative finishing detail.
gilding
A painted or carved panel or ensemble of panels placed at the back of or behind and above an altar. Contains religious imagery that viewers can look at during liturgical ceremonies or personal devotions.
altarpiece
a style of monochromatic painting in shades of gray.
grisaille
A painting medium made by blending egg yolks with water, pigments, and occasionally other materials, such as glue.
tempera
the method for telling multiple episodes of a story within a single work of art.
continuous narrative
any line running back into the represented space of a picture perpendicular to the imagined picture plane.
orthogonal
meaning “rebirth,” the Renaissance refers to the art of Europe made between 1300–1600.
renaissance
a method of creating the illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface (created by delineating a horizon line and multiple orthogonal lines, which recede to meet the vanishing point).
one point linear perspective
the illusion created on a flat surface in which figures and objects appear to recede or project sharply into space.
foreshortening
literally translated as “light-dark.” The use of light and dark to produce three-dimensional modeling.
Chiaroscuro
Italian term meaning “smoky”, soft, and mellow. In painting, the effect of haze in an image.
sfumato
a devotional subject in Christian art. After the Crucifixion the body of Jesus is laid across the lap of his grieving mother, Mary.
pieta
an image, or image, that symbolizes an idea, concept, or principle, often moral or religious.
allegory
roughly 1515-1600, a style marked by a departure from High Renaissance classicism.
mannerism
any painting executed with pigments suspended in a medium of oil. It has properties that allow for greater ease of working: among others, a slow drying time, and a great range of relative opaqueness of paint layers.
oil painting
Italian Renaissance paintings based on Classical themes, often with erotic overtones, notably in the mid-sixteenth century works of the Venetian painter Titian.
poesie
a movement that began with criticism of the Pope and the Church and resulted in the development a new branch of Christianity.
protestant reformation
