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16th Century Art in Europe
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
03/04/2013

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Still Life
Definition
a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects
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Decorum
Definition
behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety
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Cartouche
Definition
a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up end, used ornamentally or bearing an inscription
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Vanitas Theme
Definition
medieval funerary art
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Tenebrism
Definition
uses chiaroscuro, where there are violent contrasts of light and dark, and darkness dominates the image
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Facade
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the face of a building/ a deceptive front
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Impasto
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laying on paint thickly so that is stands out from a surface
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Allegorical
Definition
representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
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