Terms Final Flashcards
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Quadrantura
Illusionist mural painting in which images of architectural features are painted onto walls and ceilings so they seem to extend the real architecture of the room
Quadro Riportato
Gold-framed easel paintings or framed paintings that are seen in normal perspective and painted into fresco
Pentimention
Visible trace of earlier painting beneath a layer of paint
Di sotto in su
from the ground looking up
Forced perspective
making things look bigger/smaller or closer/father through manipulating the viewer’s perception
Bodegon
a still life painting depicting pantry items
acheiropoieta
a work not made by human hands
biombo
like a screen
chiaroscuro
use of light and shadow to create a sense of 3D form and depth
Tenebrism
strong contrasts of light and dark
Etching
carving lines below the surface of a metal plate
Echoppe
etching needle
ex voto
expression of faith
capriccio
fantasy
Salon
art exhibitions organized by the French Royal academy
salon
social gathering
hotel
grand townhouse
feter falantes
scenes with exquisitely dressed young people
virgin eleousa
virgin of tenderness
