17: Renaissance and Baroque Europe

Question 1

17th century period in Europe characterized in visual arts by dramatic light and shade, turbulent composition, and emotional intensity

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Baroque

Question 2

Italian word meaning “light dark” - gradations of light and dark in two-dimensional imagery to create three-dimensional form

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chiaroscuro

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Italian for “counterpose” - counterbalancing of human figure about a central vertical axis, balancing weight

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contrapposto

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representation of forms on a two-dimensional surface by shortening length so that objects appear to recede away from viewer

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foreshortening

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type of art that uses everyday life as its subject, rather than civic leaders, religious/mythological figures

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genre painting

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cultural and intellectual movement during the Renaissance, following the rediscovery of the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome - focus on human forms, qualities rather than supernatural

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humanism

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used to create illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface - parallel lines converge and distant objects appear smaller

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linear perspective

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style that arose in central Italy in the mid-sixteenth century, characterized by stylized expressions, often revolting against balanced Classicism of High Renaissance

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Mannerism

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period in Europe from late fourteenth through sixteenth centuries, characterized by renewed interest in human-centered classical art, literature, and learning

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Renaissance

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style used in interior decoration and painting in France and southern Germany in 18th century, characterized by small-scale and ornate decoration, pastel colors, organic curves

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Rococo

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a painting of inanimate objects, such as flowers, fruit, other food items, domestic utensils, pottery

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still life

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humanist belief that all sources of inspiration or revelation, whether from the Bible or Classical mythology, are a means of ascending from earthly existence to mystical union with the divine

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Neoplatonist philosophy

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period in Italian art between 1490 and 1525, with calm, balanced, and idealized style that combined Christian theology, Greek mythology and modern science - Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo Buonarroti, and Raphael

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High Renaissance

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High Renaissance painter interested in portraying phenomena of the physical world - Mona Lisa, The Last Supper

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Leonardo da Vinci

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temperamental artist of High Renaissance who created acclaimed paintings, sculptures, and architecture - ceiling of Sistine Chapel, statue of David

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Michelangelo Buonarroti

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High Renaissance painter who portrayed divinity in human beings - tapestries in Sistine Chapel

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Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio)

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leading painter in Flanders and one of the first to use oil as a painting medium - The Arnolfini Portrait

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Jan van Eyck

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early Renaissance sculptor who took inspiration from Greeks - bronze statue of David

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Donatello

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Renaissance architect in Venice whose work continues to influence architecture throughout western society

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Andrea Palladio

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leading Italian Baroque painter known for dramatic use of light and contrast in emotional scenes - The Conversion of Saint Paul

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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio