Early Italian Renaissance (1420-1485) Flashcards
1
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King of form
A
The box
2
Q
Feature of excellence
A
Wrought iron
3
Q
Most common furniture material
A
Oak (not painted)
4
Q
Common wood carving styles
A
- Fish bladder
- Linenfold
5
Q
Latin for big defensive door (these were common to expensive buildings)
A
Porticullis
6
Q
Boxy things on the roofs of buildings that make them look like castles
A
Crenelations
7
Q
King element in Tuscany
A
COLOR!!
8
Q
Perfect Shapes of Italian Renaissance
A
Square and circle
9
Q
Fillippo Brunelleschi
A
- First artist ever to have a biography written about him
- Renaissance rediscovery of perspective
- Used clear balance of form and space
- Interplayed circle, half circle, and square
