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Title: 1500- current

Description: vocab

Total Flash Cards: 17

Created: 02/08/2010 09:21:39

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Aesthetics:

 Definition
 branch of philosophy dedicated to defining beauty
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Iconography:

 Definition
the meaning and interpretation of formal elements of a piece
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Contextualism:

 Definition
 who, when, where, why of a piece of art
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Patron:

 Definition
Person who supports the art or institution financially
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Provenance:

 Definition
 history of ownership or original location of art
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Medium:

 Definition
the material from which a piece of art is made
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Classicism:

 Definition
interest in art of ancient Greece and Rome
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Trompe l’oeil:

 Definition
fooling of the eye
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Humanism:

 Definition
interest in human significance
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Chiaroscuro:

 Definition
light and dark contrast
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Mannerism:

 Definition
escotera subject matter
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Sfumato:

 Definition
smokey haze
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Baldachin:

 Definition
Italian for canopy
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Tenebrisim:

 Definition
baroque period spot lighting
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Stilllife:

 Definition
painting things that are not moving
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Genre painting:

 Definition
domestic scene
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Vanitas:

 Definition
life is always shifting and changing- fleeing of life