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Art History 102 Test #1
all the works we need to know for Neri's first test
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
02/16/2012

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Definition

"Isaac and His Sons"

1425-1452

Ghiberti

Term
perspective
Definition
depicting 3 dimensional art in a 2 dimensional space
Term
[image]
Definition

"St. Mark"

1411-1413

Donatello

Term
contrapposto
Definition
literally means "weight shift", used to categorize the stance of a relaxed standing position
Term
[image]
Definition

"Four Crowned Saints"

1414-1416

Nanni de Banco

Term
[image]
Definition

"Holy Trinity"

1428

Masaccio

Term
capitol
Definition
the top of a column
Term
[image]
Definition

"Expulsion" in the Brancacci Chapel

1425

Masaccio

Term
[image]
Definition

"Tribute Money" in the Brancacci Chapel

1427

Masaccio

Term
catasto
Definition
a new tax system in Florence where families where supposed to make a list of their assets, they were then taxed on the number of assets they owned
Term
chiaroscuro
Definition
a form of modeling that refers to the strong contrast of light and dark
Term
modeling
Definition
using light and dark values to create the illusion of depth
Term
foreshortening
Definition
a type of perspective used to show an object at a different angle than that of the picture plane
Term
[image]
Definition

"Dome of the Florence Cathedral"

1420-1436

Brunelleschi

Term
[image]
Definition

"Palazzo Medici"

1444

Bartolommeo

Term
rustication
Definition
the use of rough stone in architecture
Term
[image]
Definition

"David"

1428-1432

Donatello

Term
[image]
Definition

"Gattamelata"

1445-1450

Donatello

Term
When was the High Renaissance?
Definition
From 1480 to 1520.
Term
[image]
Definition

"Portrait of Youth"

1480s

Botticelli

Term
[image]
Definition

"Giovanna Tornabuoni"

1488

Ghirlandrio

Term
[image]
Definition

"Birth of Venus"

1482

Botticelli

Term
[image]
Definition

"Virgin of the Rocks"

1483

da Vinci

Term
sfumato
Definition
literally means "smokey", referring to the smokey gradation from light to dark that da Vinci was so famous for
Term
glaze
Definition
very thin layers of oil paint
Term
[image]
Definition

"The Last Supper"

1495-1498

da Vinci

Term
[image]
Definition

"Mona Lisa"

1503-1505

da Vinci

Term
[image]
Definition

"Tempietto"

1502-03

Bramante

Term
[image]
Definition

"Plan for New Saint Peter's Basilica"

1505

Bramante

Term
Greek cross
Definition
a cross where all of the arms are the same length, as seen in Bramante's plan for the new Saint Peter's
Term
[image]
Definition

"Plan for new Saint Peter's"

1546

Michelangelo

Term
[image]
Definition

"The David"

1501-1504

Michelangelo

Term
[image]
Definition

"Sistine Chapel ceiling"

1508-1512

Michelangelo

Term
[image]
Definition

"Creation of Adam" in the Sistine Chapel

1508-1512

Michelangelo

Term
[image]
Definition

"Madonna of the Meadow"

1505

Raphael

Term
[image]
Definition

"School of Athens"

1509-1511

Raphael

Term
[image]
Definition

"Tempest"

1505-1510

Giorgione

Term
[image]
Definition

"Madonna with the Long Neck"

1535

Parmigianino

Term
[image]
Definition

"Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time"

1546

Bronzino

Term
[image]
Definition

"Last Judgement"

1534-1541

Michelangelo

Term
[image]
Definition

"Ghent Alterpiece"

1432

Jan van Eyck

Term
polyptych
Definition
an alterpiece with many panels
Term
triptych
Definition
an alterpiece with three panels
Term
grisaille
Definition
a painting technique that uses only shades of black, white, and gray, used mainly for painting sculptures
Term
[image]
Definition

"Arnolfini Wedding Portrait"

1434

Jan van Eyck

Term
[image]
Definition

"Very Rich Hours"

1413-1416

The Limbourg Brothers

Term
[image]
Definition

"Depositon"

1435

Rogier van der Weyden

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