Details Title: Alberti Description: On painting Total Flash Cards: 38 Created: 03/30/2008 19:14:10		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Art History Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term What did he believe artist were? Definition intellectuales and not just craftsman Term Where and when was he born? Definition Genoa 1404 Term Where was his family originally from? Definition Florence but exiled in 1434 Term which form of art did he practice? Definition Architecture Term What subject is used as a tool for studying painting? Definition Mathematics and nature Term Who was the latin version dedicated to? Definition an aristocrat Term Who was the Italian version dedicated to?  Definition Filippo Brunellsci Term Why is painting the highest of the three arts? Definition Because it contains architecture and sculputure within it and gives beauty. Term Sign Definition anything that exists on a surface so that it is visible to the eye Term Point Definition is a sign which one might say is not divisible into parts Term Line Definition points joined together continuously in a row Term Surface Definition Outer limit of body which is recognized not by depth but by width and length Term outline Definition composed of one or more lines Term 3 kinds of surfaces Definition 1. uniform and plane 2. raised in the middle and spherical 3. sunk and concave  Term Modeling Definition shading and lighting Term blacks and whites Definition are moderates of colors and gives different shades when mixed with other colors. does not change the color itself Term 2 different types of light Definition 1. natural- makes shadows exactly the same sixe as bodies 2. Unnatural(fire)- makes shadows larger than bodies  Term paintings give access to... Definition information and history Term paintings keep a record of Definition human beings Term Painting masters are compared to... Definition the creator/god Term our ancestors ____ painters Definition honored Term which children were taught painting Definition the free born and educated Term Painters should cultivate together and do what? Definition sell at reasonable prices Term What are the three parts of a painting? Definition 1. circumscription 2. composition 3. reception of light  Term circumscription Definition delineating the external outlines on the painting Term Composition Definition parts are composed together in the picture in an elgent way by observing nature Term Composition of members Definition corresponds to grace and beauty, body parts should be in proportion Term what is the most important part of a painting? Definition the historia Term historia Definition tells a meaningful story Term Where should all movements from the body be taken from? Definition nature Term What are the seven movements? Definition up, down, left, right, going away, coming foward, circular Term What two subjects should painters be well versed in? Definition geometry and poets/writers Term All steps of learing should come from? Definition nature Term Spectators and their thoughts should be? Definition welcomed Term Before painting painters should? Definition Get organized with their thoughts and organize preparation Term  Painters should take their time or use dilligiance? Definition use dilligiance Term What should painters do if they think alberti did a good job on the book? Definition paint his portriat Term Definition