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Chapter 21.
Terms and Vocabulary Words.
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
09/19/2011

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Term
Humanism.
Definition
A Renaissance cultural movement (Or sysmtem of thought) that attached prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
 
Example: Four
Crowned Saints by
Nanni di Banco.
Term
Contrapposto.
Definition

A human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off from the hips and legs. This gives the figure a more dynamic or alternatively relaxed appearance.

 

Example: Michaelangelo's David.

Term
One-point Linear Perspective.
Definition

Where lines converge in a single vanishing point located on the horizon line, as seen by a stationary viewer.

 

Example: Flagellation of Christ by Piero della Francesca. 

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Two-point Linear Perspective.
Definition

Using two (or more) points instead of one on the horizon line.

 

Example: Tribute Money by Masaccio.

Term
Vanishing Point.
Definition
The point at which something that has been growing smaller or increasingly faint disappears altogether.
Term
Modeling.
Definition
The art or activity of making three-dimensional models.
Term
Oculus.
Definition
A round or eyelike opening or design, such as a circular window.
Term
Trompe l’oeil.
Definition
A painting or design used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a 3-D image.
Term
Naturalism.
Definition

Factual or realistic representation, making it look natural.


Example: Madonna on the Rocks by Leonardo Da Vinci.

Term
Sacra conversazione.
Definition

A representation of the Virgin and Child attended by saints in a relatively informal grouping.

 

Example:Enthroned Madonna and Saints Adored by Federico da Mentefeltro by Piero della Francesca.

 

 

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