Vocab

Question 1

commune

Answer 1

city-state instead of the old feudal system in Italy. Leads to political participation (oligrachy)

Question 2

maniera

Answer 2

“manner”, style of painting. Vasari talks about grace/beauty

Question 3

mendicants

Answer 3

religious order that relies on donations and owns no property

Question 4

predella

Answer 4

foot panel

Question 5

chrysography

Answer 5

gold in paintings, primarily in Byzantine pieces

Question 6

grisaille

Answer 6

paintings that use variations of gray

Question 7

cangianti

Answer 7

type of painting method that uses lighter/darker hues when original color can not be lighter/darker

Question 8

Pseudo-Kufic

Answer 8

common use of fake Arabic in paintings

Question 9

Pieta

Answer 9

common theme in Christian art depicting the Virgin cradling the dead body of Christ

Question 10

Maesta

Answer 10

“majesty”, theme of depicting the Madonna and baby Jesus on the throne

Question 11

Palladium

Answer 11

safeguard or source of protection (Siena’s palladium is the Virgin)

Question 12

memento mori

Answer 12

a sentiment/reminder of death

Question 13

mandorla

Answer 13

oval shape encircling the entire body of Christ

Question 14

contrapposto

Answer 14

natural posture of the human body in comparison to the gothic S-curve

Question 15

varieta

Answer 15

variety, an important part of Istoria

Question 16

humanism

Answer 16

academic preoccupation that focuses on Ero book culture, Greek Latin; focus on liberal arts based on antiquity

Question 17

Classical Orders

Answer 17

5: tuscan, doric, ionic, corinthian, composite

Question 18

paragone

Answer 18

struggle, confrontation; big part of ren. art culture, seen as an intellectual engine

Question 19

Giudizio dell’Occhio

Answer 19

judgement of the eye

Question 20

Rilievo schiacciato

Answer 20

half measure of perspective

Question 21

aerial perspective

Answer 21

hazy tinge; fading out

Question 22

Chiaroscuro

Answer 22

contrapposto of color; the juxtaposition of light and dark

Question 23

Skenographia

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shadow painting

Question 24

Commentator figure

Answer 24

a character that engages the viewer with the piece; taken from the ancient theatre tradition

Question 25

Istoria

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Alberti; narrative image

Question 26

Varietà

Answer 26

variety

Question 27

Copia

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copiousness

Question 28

Gratia

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grace

Question 29

Concinnitas

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harmony

Question 30

Hortus conclusus

Answer 30

garden that represents Mary’s virginity; connects the Virgin and Christ as the second Adam and Eve

Question 31

Sacra conversazione

Answer 31

“sacred conversation”; the Madonna, Christ, saints etc are interacting with one another