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252-Test Two
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
11/09/2008

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Tenebrism
Definition
Extremes of light and dark ex) "The Calling of St. Matthew" by Carravagio Italian Baroque
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Alla Prima
Definition
1st layer of paint
ex) Judith Leyster "Self Portrait" Italian Baroque
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Camera Obscura
Definition
Room with a pinhole of light, used to project an image ex) Vermeer "The Letter" Dutch Baroque
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Impasto
Definition
Thick layer of paint ex) Rembrandt "Self Portrait" Dutch Baroque
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Dissolving Wall
Definition
Walls melting into ceiling ex) Salon de la Princess" Boufrand Rococo
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Architecture Parlent
Definition

Architecture speaks to it's function

 

Example: San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane

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Faite Galante
Definition
A fancy BBQ/elegant outdoor entertainment ex) "Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera" by Antoin Watteau?
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Tenebroso
Definition
Followers of Rembrandt ex) Artemesia Gentileschi "Judith Slaying Holofernes" Italian Barogue
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History Painting
Definition

A remembrance of the Grecco-Roman past, full of analogy, and virtue, used to make monarchs look awesome

 

Example: "The Oath of the Horatii" by David

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