art history 3 Flashcards
Arena Chapel
Giotto, fresco, Early Renaissance
Madonna Enthroned
Giotto, tempera and gold on panel, early renaissance
Holy Trinity
Masaccio, fresco, early renaissance
David
Donatello, bronze, early renaissance
Merode altarpiece
Campin, oil on panel, early renaissance
Self-portrait
Van Eyck, oil on panel, early renaissance
Arnolfini double portrait
Van Eyck, oil on panel, early renaissance
one point perspective
a type of linear perspective that uses a single vanishing point to create the illusion of depth in a work of art
Horizon line
a horizontal line drawn across the picture
vanishing point
the point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge
orthogonals
the perspective (imaginary) lines pointing to the vanishing point
Momento Mori
a reminder of death
Difference between tempera and oil paint
tempera - pigment suspended in egg yolk, matte surface, hard to blend, short brushstrokes
Oil - pigment mixed with oil, easy to blend, has transparency/depth