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key terminology - visual analysis Flashcards

Help identify movements / specific objects within the 'unseen' aspect of the AH exam

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Chiaroscuro

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A painting technique that contrasts extreme light and darkness to create drama

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Contrapposto

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A human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot- creating a twist in the hips and legs
–> Michelangelo’s David

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Foreshortening

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Perspective applied to a single figure to give it dimension

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Bodegone - not too important

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Painting of ordinary life (often still life painting) - popular in Seville

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