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Giorgio Vasari

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Italian painter

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The Lives of the Artists

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Vasari’s influential biographies of Renaissance artists.

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1550

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Year of the first publication of Vasari’s work.

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1568

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Year of the expanded second edition of Vasari’s work.

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Renaissance

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Period of cultural rebirth

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Humanism

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Revival of classical texts and ideas during the Renaissance.

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Petrarch

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Humanist poet who criticized his contemporary age.

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Marsilio Ficino

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Humanist who translated Plato into Latin.

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Leon Battista Alberti

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Author of the first theoretical work on painting.

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Della Pictura

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Alberti’s 1435 treatise on painting techniques.

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Accademia delle Arti del Disegno

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Art academy founded in Florence in 1563.

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Trivium

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The lower division of the seven liberal arts and comprises grammar, logic, and rhetoric.

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Quadrivium

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was a grouping of four subjects or arts—arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy

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Vasari’s First Age

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Late Medieval period characterized by Giotto’s innovations.

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Vasari’s Second Age

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Early Renaissance focused on realistic representation.

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Vasari’s Third Age

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High Renaissance and Mannerism

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Giotto

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Artist who transformed Byzantine styles into naturalism.

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Linear Perspective

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Technique for creating depth in two-dimensional art.

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Oil Painting

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Medium widely adopted by artists in the 1470s.

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Raphael

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Artist known for his narrative flow and harmony.

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Vitruvian Man

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Leonardo’s drawing illustrating ideal human proportions.

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Nude in Art

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Standard artistic subject reflecting human anatomy.

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Civic Context

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Setting where heroic nudes convey public ideals.

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Classical Antiquity

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Cultural period whose art influenced Renaissance artists.

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Byzantine Absurdities

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Earlier art styles Vasari criticized for lack of realism.

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Emotional Engagement

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Artistic focus on viewer’s emotional response.

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Pictorial Space

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Representation of spatial arrangement in visual art.

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Artistic Training

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Practice involving life drawing of nude figures.

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Intellectual Ambition

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Combining skill with deep conceptual understanding in art.

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Duke

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Noble title; refers to a high-ranking nobleman.

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Michelangelo

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Renowned Renaissance artist known for sculptures and paintings.

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Ignudi

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Nude male figures in Renaissance art

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Prophets

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Biblical figures who foretold the coming of Christ.

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Sybils

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Female prophets in ancient times

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Lunettes

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Half-moon shaped spaces in architecture

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Bernardino of Siena

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Franciscan preacher known for views on female modesty.

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Francesco Barbaro

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Writer on wifely duties

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Cherubino da Siena

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Author discussing marital intimacy and modesty.

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Naked vs. Nude

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Naked is vulnerable; nude is confident and artistic.

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Vasari

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Art historian who praised Michelangelo’s works.

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David

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Michelangelo’s statue

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Classical Revival

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Renaissance movement to revive ancient Greek and Roman art.

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Iconoclasm

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Destruction of religious images; decline in visual arts.

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Zeuxis

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Ancient painter known for idealized beauty in art.

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Proportions

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Mathematical ratios used to achieve beauty in art.

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Renaissance polymath known for art and scientific studies.

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Mario Equicola

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Writer on gender and beauty in Renaissance context.

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Pietro Aretino

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Writer known for explicit content and artistic commentary.

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Ludovico Dolce

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Critic who discussed Michelangelo’s artistic style.

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I Modi

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1523-4 pornographic print series depicting sexual positions.

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Marcantonio Raimondi

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Engraver associated with ‘I Modi’ prints.

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Alessandro Benedetti

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Wrote on the human body and artistic creation.

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Agnolo Bronzino

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Painter known for erotic themes in his works.

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Sexual Imagination

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Integration of sexuality within High Renaissance art.

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Painter’s Brush Metaphor

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Brush symbolizes generative sex in artistic context.

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Foreshortening

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Technique creating depth by shortening forms.

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Contours

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Outlines defining the shape of figures.

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Nudes

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Artworks depicting the human body without clothing.

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Sistine Ceiling

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Michelangelo’s iconic fresco in Vatican City.

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First Wave Feminism

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19th-20th century movement for women’s political rights.

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The Woman Question

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Debate on femininity in the 15th-16th centuries.

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Sofonisba Anguissola

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Renaissance artist known for self-portraits.

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Artemisia Gentileschi

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Famous Baroque painter known for strong female figures.

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Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine

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Gentileschi’s work depicting her as a martyr.

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Judith and Her Maidservant

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Gentileschi’s dramatic painting of biblical decapitation.

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Elisabetta Sirani

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Artist known for her portraits and historical scenes.

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Fede Galizia

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Painter recognized for still life and historical works.

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Renaissance Woman

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Educated female artist in the Renaissance era.

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Caterina de Julianis

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Neapolitan artist known for unique dioramas.

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Rosalba Carriera

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18th-century Venetian pastel artist.

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Gender Fluidity in Art

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Exploration of non-binary representations in historical art.

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Artistic Value

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Concept of worth in art

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Cultural Enlightenment

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Art’s role in illuminating societal understanding.

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Divine Inspiration

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Artistic creation believed to be guided by the divine.

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Artistic Ambition

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Desire to achieve greatness in artistic endeavors.

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Innovative Artworks

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Art pieces that challenge traditional norms.

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Historical Roots of Feminism

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Early advocacy for women’s equality in history.

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Artistic Representation

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Depiction of subjects reflecting societal roles.

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Self-Promotion in Art

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Artists’ strategies to gain visibility and commissions.

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Artistic Canon

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Established standards defining great art.

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Multi-Figure Works

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Artworks featuring multiple characters or subjects.

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Art Historical Context

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Background influencing the creation of artworks.

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