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Renaissance/Baroque
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
03/30/2010

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egg tempera
Definition
pigments mixed with egg yolk
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triptych
Definition
3 paneled painting
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polyptych
Definition
multiple paneled painting
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alla prima
Definition
without a priliminary drawing
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Reformation
Definition
change in belief in religion
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disputations
Definition
debates based on Aristotle's teachings
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iconoclasm
Definition
systematic destruction of religious icons because of their religious connotations
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woodcut
Definition
cutting design into wood, inking, putting on paper and applying pressure
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engraving
Definition
cutting image into metal and inking recesses
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burin
Definition
steel gouging tool
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genre painting
Definition
depicting daily life of ordinary people
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chateaux
Definition
castles
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long gallery
Definition
an unusually long room to take exercise during bad weather
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secular music
Definition
music not associated with religious means or ceremonies
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madrigal
Definition
vocal composition for a small group of singers usually without accompaniment
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homophonic texture
Definition
single melody employed with harmonic support
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soliloquy
Definition
meditative reflections spoken out loud, Shakespeare (Hamlet)
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blank verse
Definition
verse in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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iambic pentameter
Definition
each line has 10 syllables with alternating stresses
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deus ex machina
Definition
descention from above by a crane for theater purposed (god lowered on stage by crane to resolve plot, Greek and Roman theater)
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Baroque
Definition
17th century artistic period characterized by opulence, emotionalism, theatricality and large scale
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Counter Reformation
Definition
16th century Roman Catholic response of reform to the Protestant Reformation by using paints, stories and other representations to constantly remind people of mystery of faith. Religious art needs to have clarity, realism and emotion
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oratories
Definition
prayer hall for oratorers.
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portico
Definition
port or walkway covered by a roof supported by columns often an entrance to main building
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obelisk
Definition
4 sided shaft topped by a pyramid
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tenebrism
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painting technique ramatically contrasts light and dark and makes little use of middle tones
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opera
Definition
italian for "a work", first introduced in Baroque, combines drama, text, music, and orchestral accompaniment
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recitative
Definition
in opera a form of musically hightened speech halfway between spoken and sung
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conerto grosso
Definition
instrumental music form consisting of 3 movements for solo and orchestra pitter against each other for dramatic contrast
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ritornello
Definition
musical passage that will occur several times throughout a concerto
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etching
Definition
print made by incising an image on a waxed metal plate corroding the exposed metal in an acid and inking recessed design
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camera obscura
Definition
crude camera-like device used for verifying prospective, 1st used in the Renaissance
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poussinistes/rubenistes
Definition
2 opposing styles from Academy. Poussin favored line because it appealed to the mind and Ruben favored color because it appealed to the senses
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oratorio
Definition
sacred opera performed without costume or acting featuring solo singers, a chorus and an orchestra
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aria
Definition
section of opera, oratorio or contrata for solo singer usually with orchestral accompaniment
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fugue
Definition
musical composition of 3 highly independent parts in which one voice states a theme that is then imitated in succession by each of the other voices in counterpoint
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counterpoint
Definition
weaving 2 or more independent melodies into one harmonic texture
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cantata
Definition
"to sing" in italian, small scale musical work for a solo singer or small group and accompanying instruments
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social contract
Definition
people choose to give up sovereignty over themselves and bestow it on a ruler
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proscenium arch
Definition
an arch that stands in front of the scene and divides the stage from the auditorium
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unities
Definition
unity of time (24 hour period), unity of place (single setting) and unity of action (single plot) Plays that didn't follow these were thought crude by cortieres
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picaresque
Definition
spanish narrative form that portrays a picaro (rogue or knave)who wanders from adventure to adventure and marks novel as a literary art form
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quadratura
Definition
tricking the eye
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