Test 2 Vocab. & General Info

Question 1

Renaissance

Answer 1

• period of Italian history from 14-16th centuries
• French for “rebirth”
• self-conscious revival of interest in ancient Greek and Roman texts and culture

Question 2

Humanism

Answer 2

• a system of thought attaching importance to human, rather than divine or supernatural matters.
• stresses the goodness of humans, emphasizes common human needs, and seeks rational ways of solving human problems.
• a Renaissance cultural movement
• development of Humanist movement began in early 14th century in Italy

Question 3

Memento Mori

Answer 3

• “reminder of death”
• an image, often in the form of a skull, to remind the living of the inevitability of death
• to remind viewers that faith in Christ offered the route to eternal salvation
• popular in middle ages and continued as motif in the Renaissance

Question 4

orthogonals

Answer 4

• the converging lines that meet at the vanishing point in the system of linear perspective
• the edges of architectural objects such as roofs and walls are extended among these imaginary lines, aka orthogonals

Question 5

Vanishing Point

Answer 5

• in the linear perspective system, the intersecting of orthogonals (if extended) at a single point
• generally corresponds to the viewer’s eye level

Question 6

horizon line

Answer 6

• “eye level”, often used synonymously
• refer to a physical/visual boundary where sky separates from land or water.
• the actual height of the viewer’s eyes when looking at an object, interior scene, or an exterior scene.

Question 7

linear perspective

Answer 7

• a mathematical system invented by Brunelleschi during the Renaissance
• used to create an illusion of depth in a two-dimensional image, through the use of straight lines converging toward a vanishing point in the distance

Question 8

one-point perspective

Answer 8

• the converging lines that meet at the vanishing point in the system of linear perspective
• simplest mathematical system in creating the illusion of depth

Question 9

tempera paint

Answer 9

• a paint in which the pigments are mixed with egg yolk and water
• preferred medium for wooden panel paintings, especially in Italy

Question 10

secular

Answer 10

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• opposite of sacred
• not concerned with religious or religious affairs

Question 11

polyptych

Answer 11

• a painting or relief composed of more than three sections

- usually an altarpiece

Question 12

triptych

Answer 12

-an altarpiece or painting consisting of three parts, one central panel and two wings

Question 13

polyptych

Answer 13

• a painting or relief composed of more than three sections
• “many paneled painting”
• usually an altarpiece

Question 14

Fresco

Answer 14

• a technique of painting on the plaster surface of a wall or ceiling
• typically located in churches, public buildings, or private palaces

Question 15

oil paint

Answer 15

• slow-drying and flexible paint formed by mixing pigments with the medium of oil
• flexible, increases possibilities for blending and mixing colors

Question 16

Mannerism

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• main subject is the human body
• body often often elongated, exaggerated, elegant, and arranged in complex, twisted poses
• primarily an Italian style
• mannerists artists typically took as their models other work of art

Question 17

tondo

Answer 17

-renaissance term for a circular work of art, either a painting or sculpture

Question 18

Sfumato

Answer 18

• defining form by delicate gradations of light and shade
• Italian for “tone down”
• used particularly by Leonardo

Question 19

gothic/late gothic time period

Answer 19

before 1400’s

Question 20

(early) renaissance time period

Answer 20

1400’s

Question 21

high renaissance time period

Answer 21

late 1500’s- early 1600’s