Test 2 Flashcards
What is the Treaty of Westiphalia?
This marked the end of the Thirty Years War, which was a result of Catholics attempting to retain power over Protestants.
What is Barroco? (Baroque)
A period of art with exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail.
Define Obelisk
A stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.
Define Tenebrism.
A heightened sense of dark and light.
Define Transubstantiation.
The change whereby, according to the teachings of the Catholic Church, the bread and the wine used in the sacrament of the Eucharist become, not merely as by a sign or a figure, but also in actual reality the body and blood of Christ.
Define Memento Mori.
“Remember that you have to die”. A Medieval Latin theory and practice of reflections on morality.
Define Vanitas
Reminder of the fleeting nature of life.
Define Alla Prima
Wet-on-wet; a painting technique used in oil painting in which layers of wet paint are applied to previous wet paint, requiring fast work.
Define Glaze
A thin, oily, transparent layer of paint spread over the top of an opaque passage that has dried. Makes a shine
What is a Camera Obscura?
“Dark Chamber”; optical device that led to photography.
Define Staffage
Human and animal figures depicted in a scene that are not the primary subject matter of the work.
Define Absolute Monarchy
A form of government in which the monarch has absolute power among his/her people.
What is the Rococo?
Era of aristocratic interior frivolousness. Intricate, fussy detail.
Define Fête Galante
Attractive nobility, idealized, outside enjoying nature.
Define Rubenistsus-Poussinistes.
Colour-line; debate between the two’s importance.
