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"rebirth"
term used to describe the history, culture, and art of 14th-16th century wetern Europe during which artists consciously revived the classical style |
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| in the Renaissance, an emphasis on education and on expanding knowledge (especially of classical antiquity), the exploration of individual potential and a desire to excel, and a commitment to civic responsibility and moral duty |
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| International Gothic Style |
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a style of 14th and 15th century painting begun by Simone Martini, who adapted the French Gothic manner to Sienese art fused with influences from Northern Europe
this style appealed to the aristocracy b/c of its brilliant color, lavish costumes, intricate ornamentation, and themes involving splendid processions of knights and ladies |
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objects are placed at an angle to the picture plane, but their linear elements don't converge at a single point
an illusion of depth is suggested, but the space doesn't seem coherent |
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| atmospheric/aerial perspective |
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| creates the illusion of distance by the greater diminution of color intensity, the shift in color toward an almost neutral blue, and the blurring of controus as the intended distance between eye and object increases |
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Tres Riches Hueres, Janvier
Limbourg Brothers
colors and ink on parchment
1411-1416 |
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Merode Altarpiece
Robert Campin
oil on wood panel
c. 1425-28 |
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Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife, Giovanna Cenami
Jan van Eyck
Oil on Wood Panel
c. 1434 |
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