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Art History Midterm
Rutgers Leigh
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
02/21/2014

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Term
[image]
Definition

Cimabue

 

Madonna Enthroned

 

1300

 

Tempera on Panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Giotto

 

Maddona Enthroned

 

1300

 

Tempera on Panel

Term
[image]
Definition

GIOTTO

 

Frescoes in the Arena Chapel, Padua

 

1300

 

Fresco

Term
[image]
Definition

Ghiberti

 

The Sacrifice of Isaac

 

1400

 

Gilt Bronze

Term
[image]
Definition

Donatello

 

David

 

1420

 

Bronze

Term
[image]
Definition

Pisano 

 

South Doors

 

1330

 

Gilt Bronze

Term
[image]
Definition

Masaccio 

 

The Holy Trinity with the Virgin, St. John and two donors

 

1425

 

Fresco

 

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Ghirlandaio

 

Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni

 

1500

 

oil on panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Leonardo da Vinci

 

The Last Supper

 

1500

 

Tempera wall Mural

 

Term
[image]
Definition

Leonardo da Vinci 

 

Portrait of Ginevra de' Benci

 

1500

 

oil on panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Leonardo da Vinci

 

Mona Lisa

 

1500

 

oil on panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Raphael 

 

The School of Athenz, Stanza della Segnatura

 

1500

 

Fresco

Term
[image]
Definition

Michelangelo

 

Pieta

 

1500

 

Marble

Term
[image]
Definition

Michelangelo 

 

David

 

1500

 

Marble

Term
[image]
Definition

Michelangelo

 

Ceiling fresco, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Rome

 

1500

 

fresco

Term
[image]
Definition

Titian

 

Venus of Urbino

 

1550


oil on canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

Robert Campin and workshop

 

Merode Tryptich

 

1425

 

oil on panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Jan van Eyck

 

The Arnolfini Portrait

 

1450

 

oil on panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Bronzino 

 

Allegory of Venus

 

1550

 

oil on panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Parmigianino

 

The madonna with the Long Neck

 

1550

 

oil on panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Grunewald 

 

Isenheim Altarpiece

 

1500

 

oil on canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

Durer

 

Melancolia

 

Engraving

 

1500

Term
[image]
Definition

Aertsen 

 

The Meat Stall

 

1551

 

oil on panel

Term
[image]
Definition

Bruegel the Elder

 

Peasant Wedding

 

1600

 

oil on canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

Caravaggio

 

The Calling of St Mattews 

 

1600

 

oil on canvas

Term
altarpiece
Definition
is a picture representing a religious subject which is suspended in a frame upon or behind the altar in a church. The altarpiece is often made up of two or more separate panels.
Term
Humanism
Definition
The study of human works; emphasizes rhetoric, literature, history and moral philosophy. Aimed at creating knowledge for practical use in the world. Part of Rennaissance, encouraged classic cultures of Rome and Greece.
Term
Trompe-l’oeil:
Definition
(in French “deceive the eye”)
An art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that depicted objects exist in three dimensions
Term
contrapposto
Definition
A pose in which the figure stand with mose of its weight on one leg so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs.
Term
sfumato
Definition
smokiness
Term
Venus Pudica
Definition
a classical pose in which an unclothed female (either standing or reclining) has one hand covering her private parts.
Term
Mannerism
Definition
- appears in Florence in the 1520s
- style emphasizing technicalvirtuosity
- erudite subject matter and deliberately complex compositions
- beautiful figures
- grace and variety instead of clarity and unity
- experimenting with proportions and ideal figure types
- turn away from ancient forms and classical mode
Term
impasto
Definition
dough or mixture
a technique where paint is laid on an area of the surface very thickly (provides rough texture, the paint appears to be coming out of the canvas)
Term
[image]
Definition

Caravaggio

 

Judith Beheading Holofernes

 

1600

 

Oil on Canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

Gentileschi

 

Judith Slaying Holofernes

 

1600

 

oil on canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

Bernini

 

David

 

1600

 

Marble

Term
[image]
Definition

Bernini

 

The ecstasy of St. Theresa

 

1650

 

Marble

Term
[image]
Definition

Velazquez

 

The Maids of Honor

 

1650

 

oil on canvas

Term
Baroque
Definition
- 17th century
- literally: contorted, grotesque

- expressive and theatrical style emphasizing sensuality and emotion
- heightened drama - tension and movement, lighting and gestures
- new subjects (still-life, genre, landscape)
- influence of science (optics)
Term
Tenebrism
Definition
strong contrasts of light and dark;
heightens dramatic effect
Term
[image]
Definition

Rubens

 

Raising the Cross

 

1600

 

oil on canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

Rembrandt

 

Barhsheba with King Davids Letter

 

1650

 

oil on canvas

Term
[image]
Definition

Vermeer

 

Woman Holding a Balance

 

1650 

 

oil on canvas

Term
Chiaroscuro
Definition
Italian for light-dark)

the use of strong contrasts between light and
dark which allow the artist to achieve a sense
of volume when modeling three-dimensiona
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