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Details Title: Ren.to Mannerism - Meyer Description: leo davinci, michelangelo, raphael... Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 03/13/2005 19:23:07	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term the tempest Definition giorgione Term feast of the Gods Definition Bellini & Titian Term Venus of Urbino Definition Titian Term baldassare castiglione Definition Raphael Term Mannerism Definition A style of art that is not based on the observation of nature. Always deals with the figure. Allegories, Unbalanced compositions, distorted figures, exaggerated limbs, illogical space, claustrophobic. Term Stanza Degli Segnatura Definition Room in Vatican containing Raphael's "School of Athens" comissioned by Pope Julius. Plato & Aristotle Term Sfumato Definition the "smokey haze" of Leonardo DaVinci's paintings Term Arcadia Definition beautiful place Greece location of many paintings Term Vitruvius Definition Roman Architect Term Allegory Definition Use of objects to express a moral; obscure and difficult to understand in paitings Term Colore or Colorito Definition paint technique used in 16th century Venice where paint and color are more important than drawing and planning Term Disegno Definition Careful drawing and planning of a painting, typical of other 16th century artists such as Botticelli, Piero della Francesco, etc.