AP Art History Test 5 Vocab pt. 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 International Gothic | style of art, influenced by the rivaling cultures of European nobility, that bridged the Gothic and Renaissance periods of art during the late 14th and up to the mid-15th centuries |
| Claus Sluter | Dutch sculptor; most important northern European sculptor of his age and considered a pioneer of the "northern realism" of the Early Netherlandish painting |
| guild | medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power |
| triptych | picture or relief carving on three panels, typically used as an altarpiece |
| polyptych | painting, typically an altarpiece, consisting of more than three leaves or panels joined by hinges or folds |
| atmospheric perspective | technique used by painters for representing three-dimensional space on a flat two-dimensional surface by creating the illusion of depth, or recession within a painting or drawing |
| grisailles | method of painting in gray monochrome, typically to imitate sculpture |
| woodcut | print of a type made from a design cut in a block of wood, formerly widely used for illustrations in books |
| Isabella d'Este | one of the leading women of the Italian Renaissance as a major cultural and political figure |
| crossing | circular vertical wall supporting a dome |
| oculus | round or eyelike opening or design |
| lantern | square, curved, or polygonal structure on the top of a dome or a room, with the sides glazed or open, so as to admit light |
| rustication | architectural feature that contrasts in texture with the smoothly finished, squared block masonry surfaces |
| contrapposto | asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with while balancing those of the hips and legs |
| predella | platform or step on which an altar stands |
| chiaroscuro | contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something |
| trompe l'oeil | art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions |
| di sotto in su | "seen from below"; realistic, optical illusions painted on ceilings |
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