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A/HI 230
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/12/2015

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Ursury
Definition

Idea of making money off of others money.

Seen as a sin.

ex. a banker makes money from interest rate

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Donor
Definition

Someone who gives money to an artist to make great art

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Fresco
Definition

Paint on wet plaster

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Mondern Devotion
Definition

New religious idea that you can have a personal relationship with God

Imitation of Christ

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Intercession of Saints
Definition
Pray to Saints hoping that they will give message to God.
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Quattrocento
Definition

15th century

1400s

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Cinquecento
Definition

16th century

1500s

Italy

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Contrapposto
Definition

type of pose.

Natural, not stiff.

Most weight on one foot, so hips and shoulders twist in opposite ways

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Tempera
Definition
egg based paint (not typically very bright)
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Trompe l'oeil
Definition

to trump the eye

Little detail make oyu ask if the itd painted or real

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Sfumato
Definition
smokey handling of shadows
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Chiaroscuro
Definition
Contrast of light and dark shadow
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Atmospheric or Aerial perspective
Definition

Objects in distance fade/ blur together in one color.

What we see in nature

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Didactic
Definition
Teaches you a lesson
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Grisaille
Definition
Monochrome painting
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colorito
Definition

verb, handling of color

fuzzy (no outline)

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painterly style
Definition
quick, visible brush stroke
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Impasto
Definition
Thick layer of paint that stands out from the surface
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Wanderjahre
Definition
travel in early 20s
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Difficolta
Definition
twisted, unnatural body position (creats divine beauty)
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Disengo
Definition
drawing, plan, sketching what you will do
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Congiante
Definition

sudden change of color.

not natural, on purpose

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theatnim mundi
Definition
the world is a stage
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elckerlijk
Definition
everyman; a representation of humanity, not just moralizing/narrative image
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ner het leven
Definition
"seemingly from life" or figure drawings
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