Chapter 15 (Definitions) Flashcards
What does the term renaissance mean?
The age of rebirth, humanism, antiquity, and of man
What does quattrocento mean (time period)
1400, early renaissance
Who were the medici’s
Florence’s ruling family
What is humanism
A culture centered around the needs of men and women
Who is Brunelleschi and what did he invent
He is an architect who invented linear perspective (with masaccio)
What is a lantern in an architectural construct
A hood above a dome to let in light
What is a drum in an architectural construct
A base for a dome or vault, usually circular
What is a module
A basic unit in a system of mathematical or spatial relationships
What is a Latin cross
A cross that has one part longer than the other three
What is linear perspective
Objects perceived to get smaller in relationship to the observers distance
What is a vanishing point
The point where all parallel lines seem to converge on a horizon
What is the holy trinity
The concept of god being a union of the father, son, and holy spirit
What is a fresco
A painting done on a wall
What is a chiaroscuro
Strong light/darks to create volume or drama
What is a donor
A donor is someone who commissions an art work and appears in it
What is Ariel perspective
Foreground is focused and background is blurred
What is atmospheric perspective
Warm foreground colors and cold background colors
Who is Vasari
A 16th century artist who wrote “Vitae”
What is a memento mori
A reminder of death
What is a halo
A ring of light surrounding a persons head
What is an equestrian portrait
Image of a person on horseback
What is a state portrait
An image of a person to serve official function
What is an oil painting
A paste mixed from ground pigments and oil
What does illusionistic mean
So real it could fool the eye
What is a tondo
A circular painting
What is a putti
Chubby male infants
What is a parapet
A low wall on the edge of a roof or balcony
What is a pagan
Someone not belonging to a main religion
What is Neoplatonism
A combination of Plato and Christianity
What does hidden symbolism mean
A Netherlandish tradition of hiding symbolic meaning in everyday objects
What is the hieratic scale
Size indicates importance
Who is st.Luke
Patron saint of painters