Art History II - Test 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Atmospheric Perspective | Object in distance appears less detailed and the intensity of color lowers |
| Intuitive Perspective | Lines in the work seem to recede into a focal area |
| Linear Perspective | Math system based on the fact that lines receding away from the viewer appear to converge at one or more vanishing points |
| Simulated (texture) | Meant to intimidate something real |
| Abstracted (texture) | Derived from real texture |
| Invented (texture) | Made up by the artist |
| Naturalistic | Forms based on observation of nature |
| Idealism | Images based on idea of perfect form |
| Classical Composition | Symmetry and perfectly balanced |
| Stylized | Conventions lead to creation of abstracted forms |
| Triptych | Three piece panel meant for an altar |
| Horror Vacui | Literally translated as "fear of white space", filling the entire surface of an artwork with detail |
| Empirical Art | Depiction of visual detail only in exact opposite of things |
| Tempera | Uses egg yolk as a binder |
| Oil Painter | uses oil as a binder |
| Polptych | More than three panels |
| Humanism | Devotion to the study of the humanities |
| Sciences | Systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation |
| Idealized Naturalism | Based on direct observation |
| Drum | One of the stacked cylindrical stones that form the shaft of a column; the cylindrical wall that supports a dome |
| Centering | A temporary structure that supports a masonry arch and vault or dome during construction until the mortar is fully dried and the masonry is self-sustaining. |
| Ocubus | A circular opening in architecture. |
| Lantern | A turret-like structure situated on a roof, vault, or dome, with windows that allow light into the space below. |
| Loggia | Italian term for a covered open-air gallery. |
| Terra Cotta | A medium made from clay fired over a low heat and sometimes left unglazed. |
| Spandrels | The area of wall adjoining the exterior curve of an arch between its springing and the keystone, or the area between two arches, as in an arcade |
| Sacristy | A room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held |
| Module | A segment or portion of a repeated design. |
| Nave | The central area of a church |
| Transept | Structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church |
| Clerestory | Part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light |
| Pietra Serena | A gray Tuscan limestone |
| Impost Block | A block, serving to concentrate the weight above |
| Capital | the upper part of a column that supports the entablature |
| Rustication | Heavy stonework with a surface left rough, or with deeply channeled joints, used principally on Renaissance buildings |
| Cornice | A molding at the corner between the ceiling and the top of a wall |
| Arcade | A structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns |
| Intarsia | The inlay of various kinds of wood to achieve pictorial illusion |
| Trompe L'oeil | French, "fools the eye." A form of illusionistic painting that aims to deceive viewers into believing that they are seeing real objects rather than a representation of those objects. |
| Foreshortening | The use of perspective to represent in art the apparent visual contraction of an object that extends back in space at an angle to the perpendicular plane of sight. |
| Orthogonal | Any line running back into the represented space of a picture perpendicular to the imagined picture plane. |
| Transversal | A line that intersects two or more lines in a plane at different points |
| Aedicula | A decorative frame, usually found around a niche, door, or window. |
| Coffer | A recessed decorative panel that is used to reduce the weight of and to decorate ceilings or vaults |
| Di Sotto In Su | Italian, "from below upwards." A technique of representing perspective in ceiling paintings. |
| Sacra Conversazione | 'Holy conversation', a representation of the Virgin and Child with saints in a separate scene. Popular in Renaissance Italy. |
| Seraphim | A member of the highest order of angels, often represented as a child's head with wings above, below, and on each side |
| Stigmata | Marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ |
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