IHUM 202 Midterm Review Flashcards
Neoplatonism
Blending pagan philosophy with scripture (renaissance)
Plato Teachings
Harmony
Chain of being - imperfect to perfect, simple to complex
Realm of forms on outer spheres
(renaissance)
Ficino Teachings
Neoplatonism
Humans in the middle of great chain of being
(renaissance)
Music of the Spheres
Cosmos hold harmonies with each other. Planets are in perfect order
Based on Pythagoras
(renaissance)
Copernicus
Heliocentric Model
(renaissance)
Kepler
Elliptical orbits
(rennaisance)
Brunellschi
Linear Perspective
(renaissance)
Alberti
Art Realism - more credit to those who can imitate gold rather than use it
Art is liberal art, not a manual craft
Renaissance Humanism
An education focusing on classical rhetoric, moral philosophy, history, grammar, for elites.
Liberal Arts
Leonardo Da Vinci
Proportions of the human figure
(renaissance)
Renaissance Art
Naturalistic Figures
Order, symmetry
Mathematical Realism
Linear Perspective
Vanishing Point
Ideal Form/Proportions
Anatomical Realism
Contrapposto
Chiaroscuro
Dynamic Stability
Restrained Emotion
Diffuse Lighting
Renaissance Music
Non-Dominant Polyphony
Often with just voices
Sacred Music
Sfumato
Glazing that smooths out lines, borders, brushstrokes
Pico della Mirandola
Oration on the Dignity of Man
Humans as Chameleon - We are what we choose to be
(radical renaissance)
Marlow’s Faustus
Written in the Reformation
Chain of Being Vs. Self Creation (He tried to step out the great chain of being)
Faust as archetype for tragic striving - he is a sympathetic character
Free will is up in the air - he was free to sin, but not to repent. Or was he?
Popularized Blank Verse
Radical Renaissance Art
Nudity - humans as object of beauty
Rise of Self Portrait
Renaissance Summary
Harmony and Order
Push for Education
Radical Renaissance Summary
Self-Creation and Self-Awareness
Fascination with uniqueness of human condition
Radical Renaissance Literature
Iambic Pentameter
Tragedy
Key Pillars of Roman Catholicism
Mass
Sacraments
John Wycliffe
Vernacular Bible (read by common man)
Predestination
Attacked church wealth, papacy
Erasmus
Biblical Translation
Personal Devotion
Diminished role of sacraments, complicated theology
Christian Humanist
Calvin
Predestination
Men are totally lost, basically no free will
Iconoclasm
God is unknowable
TULIP
Martin Luther
Faith, not works (Faith alone
No Free will (grace alone)
Truth revealed in scripture, not church (scripture alone)
Rejection of sacramental system
Erasmus vs Luther
Erasmus - free will
Luther - No free will
TULIP
Total Depravity
Unconditional Election
Limited Atonement
Irresistible Grace
Perseverance of the Saints
Christian Humanism Vs Protestant Reformation
Christian Humanism tried to reform the church from within
Jan Hus
Like Wycliffe, but executed
Diet of Worms
Martin Luther refused to take back statements
Council of Trent
Final attempt to prevent schism, but protestants didn’t show up.
End up reaffirming catholic doctrine (and the purposes of religious art)
Catholic Renewel
Stop Heresy
Strengthen normal Catholics
Convert non-christians
Southern Baroque art
Dramatic, didactic, devotional
Lighting
Dramatic Tenebrism
Supernatural Light Source
Bold, Rich Colors
Movement/Moment in Time
Dramatic Diagonals
Shallow Foreground
Action exceeds frame
Emotional Realism
Humans are dramatic and supercharged
Spiritual Excecises
Jesuit way to experience God with all five senses.
Ignatius of Loyola
St. Teresa of Avila
Mysticism - Encouraged using images to talk to God so that we may more readily understand his nearness
Counter-Reformation Music
Contrapuntal Polyphony - Independent melody lines (rather than one dominant with supporting harmonies)
Applying secular genres to sacred texts
Southern Baroque Summary
Closely associated with the counter-reformation and was a way for the Church to verify its authority
Calvin on Religious Art
Religious Art = Idols
But nature is God’s country
Northern Baroque Center
Dutch Republic
Northern Baroque Art
Genre Paintings - Everyday life
Lighting and Color
Natural Light
Earthier Color Scheme
Movement/Moment in Time
Usually more subtle, but still spontaneous
Attention to detail, texture, volume
Subtle Emotional Realism
Landscapes
Still Lifes
Renaissance Science
To understand nature is to understand God
God created universe according to harmonic principles
Catholic reading of Scripture
Our senses are aided by grace, scripture, and church to correctly perceived God
God is transcendent, but accommodates our understanding to be knowable
Protestant Reading of Scripture
God is transcendent
God’s glory is hidden in nature
Our senses are too fallen to perceive Him
Francis Bacon
Induction
Empirical Observation