Visual Art Flashcards
What is shape?
A 2D area with a recognizable boundary.
What is Texture?
The feel of an object.
What is tonal value?
The degree of light and dark in an artwork.
What is space?
the area around, above, and within an object.
What is color?
Light reflected by an object.
What is proportion?
The size of parts to a whole.
What is Unity/Harmony?
The wholeness which comes from the combination of the elements of an artwork.
What is composition?
The way in which different elements of an artwork are combined or arranged.
What is balance?
The arrangement of the elements to create stability in an artwork.
What is Pattern?
The repetition of motifs.
Where was baroque art developed?
in Rome as a reaction against the super faciality of the Mannerist style and to counter the threat of Protestantism.
What was Baroque art dedicated to?
emotion, and human drama.
What tended to be large-scale works of public art?
Catholic-inspired Baroque art.
What types of art did Catholic-inspired Baroque art tend to be?
monumental wall-paintings and huge frescoes for the ceilings and vaults of palaces and churches.
Why were Catholic-inspired Baroque artworks displayed on ceilings and vaults of palaces and churches?
to illustrate key elements of catholic dogma, either directly in biblical words or indirectly in mythological or allegorical compositions.
