arh-2
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 christian humanism | reconciling humanism with christianity ex) focus on education of spiritual literature and spiritual knowledge |
| engraving | incising a design in hard material such as metal plate (copper) using a stone burin |
| baldacchino | canopy-like structure |
| tenebrism | painting in shadowy manner; almost exclusively applies to Caracaggio; everything in shadow with punches of light ex) calling of st. matthew; conversion of st paul |
| anamorphic image | distorted image recognizable with special device; mirror at acute angle ex) hans holbein, the french ambassadors |
| chiaroscuro | high contrasts of light and dark |
| caravaggisti | followers of carvaggio |
| transverbation | means to be thru by arrow; mystic vision ex) bernini, ecstacy of st. teresa |
| etching | kind of engraving; design is incised into layer of wax on metal plate, then dipped in acid where incision marks are revealed |
| vanitas | latin for "vanity", references fragility of life, morality |
| memento mori | literally means "reminder of death", refers to each object in a vanitas still life |
| divine right | belief that king's absolute power is God's will |
| fete galante | literally meams "amorous festival" scenes of outdoor entertainment ex) watteau, pilgrimage to cythera |
| orrery | mechanical device that illustrates the relative positions and motions of planets and moons in the solar system in a heliocentric model |
| grand manner portratiture | depicts sitters grace and class; using controlled pose and landscape. Style stemmed out of art of the enlightenment ex) sir joshua reynolds, lord heathfield |
| exemplum virtuis | literally means "model/example of virtue", example of focus on morality in art ex) angelica kauffman, mother of the gracchi |
| northern renaissance | northern europe, italian formal |
| southern baroque | "barocco" irregularly shaped pearl, southern italy |
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