Art Appreciation Test #3 Vocab

Question 0

physiological realism

Answer 0

when people in the painting are responding realistically to what is happening. A realistic emotional response… Ex. The Lamentation

Question 1

humanism

Answer 1

humanism is the belief or philosophy that all human beings have worth or value. The poet Petrarch was one of the early proponents of this idea which stressed the importance of education to improve the human condition.

Question 2

perspective

Answer 2

an artist’s tool to create the illusion of a 3D space on a 2D plane. Ex. The Trinity

Question 3

Chiaroscuro/Sfumato

Answer 3

painting techniques invented by Da Vinci. Chiaroscuro means light/dark or clear/dark & it is the spotlight or dramatic lighting effect. Sfumato means smoky or hazy.

Question 4

Martin Luther

Answer 4

Catholic priest who started the Protestant Reformation in Germany in 1517.

Question 5

altarpiece

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a painting placed on or behind an altar. Often it has many panels. Ex. Merode Altarpiece

Question 6

oil paint

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pigment mixed with linseed oil. This type of paint became popular in the Renaissance bc the colors were intense or bright, it dried slowly & when dry, it was flexible.

Question 7

atmospheric perspective

Answer 7

an artist’s tool to create the illusion of 3D space on a 2D plane…outside. Where things further away appear to be… 1. smaller, 2. less detailed, 3. higher, & 4. bluer

Question 8

genre

Answer 8

scenes from everyday life. Ex. Hunters in the Snow

Question 9

printmaking

Answer 9

this is a way for artists to make many copies of a single original. During the Renaissance, the 2 most popular forms were woodcut & engraving. Ex. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Question 10

Baroque

Answer 10

ornate & irregular. The period that follows the Renaissance.