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Cards Term 1 Romantic artist Definition Gericault - "Raft of Medusa" Term 2 Artists of Baroque times Definition Rembrandt - "Night Watch", "Abraham Entertaining Angels" AND Vermeer- "Girl with a Pearl Earing", "Girl Sewing" Term A motif found in Baroque art when people look as if they didn't know they were being painted. Definition candid style Term Baroque art Definition Characterized by it's candid style and still life. Paintings of humble everyday subjects and women absorbed in a task. Term Self Portrait Definition When an artist paints a picture of himself. Rembrandt did 100's of self portraits. Term Rococo Art Definition decorative arts, furniture design, fashion design, Art that communicated peoples riches. Characterized by ornate details and cheerful colors. Term Camera obscura Definition Many artists began using this tool during Baroque times to assist them in their painting. It is a box which reflects the subject upside down on the opposite surface. Term Romantic style Definition Characterized as heroic drama, adventure and mystery. Tells a story. Term 1 NeoClassical artist Definition David - "The Oath" Term The main subject of Vermeers paintings. Definition LIGHT Term 2 artists of the Realism style Definition Millet - "Man with a Hoe" AND Daumier - "Third Class Carriage" Term 2 Mannerist artists Definition El Greco - "View of Toledo" AND Archimbaldo - "Spring" (face of fruits) Term Mannerism Definition A style of art characterized by slight distortion. Backlash to the perfection of the Renaissance Term Etching Definition Creating a picture by carving the image onto a block and printing it. Example: Rembrandts etching of "Abraham Entertaining Angels" Term Realism Definition Art of the working class and the life of the peasant. Makes a political statement...art isn't just for the enjoyment of the wealthy. Showed the world as it truly was. Term A Still life picture Definition Became popular during Baroque times. A picture of simple, humble everyday objects. Term 1 Rococo Artist Definition Boucher - "La Toilette" Term A motif found in Baroque art when people look as if they didn't know they were being painted. Definition candid style Term Neo Classical style Definition Sparked by the excavation of Pompeii. Subjects from Classical Antiquities reappear. Greek and Roman art and architecture. Historical paintings of Roman and Greek times. Term Rembrandt used gestures in his etching "Abraham Entertaining Angels". Know what each person represented. Definition Abraham-his faithfulness Ishmale-represents the doubt God- central figure but not only focus Sarah-represents dibeleif and unfaithfullnes.