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CONCEPTS FOR ART EXAM 2
CONCEPTS FOR ART EXAM 2
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Art/Design
Undergraduate 1
10/09/2012

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Term
Renaissance
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French word used in English that means "rebirth." Starts in c.1400;
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Proto-Renaissance
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describes art ofthe previous two centuries that anticipates the coming of the Renaissance.
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classical antiquity
Definition
the culture and civilization of ancient Greece and rome
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chiaroscuro
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Italian word meaning "light-dark"; refers to contrasts of light and dark tones in paintings, especially as used to suggest three dimensional form
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classical antiquity
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nude bodies modeled after ideals for beauty established in _________ ________
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the single vanishing point
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secret of illusionistic painting/invention of perspective= ___ _____ _______ _____
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