Renaissance
period of great awakening
linear perspective
graphic system that showed artists how to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface
aerial perspective
a method of using hue, value, and intensity to show distant objects in landscape paintings
symbolism
the use of an image to stand for an idea
pieta
an image of Mary mourning over the body of her son, Jesus
oil paint
a mixture of pigment, linseed oil, and turpentine
simulated textures
textures suggested by the way the artist has painted certain objects to look rough, smooth, or soft
What did Masaccio do to make his figures look as if they existed in space?
used linear perspective
what prevented leonardo da vinci from completing many of the projects he started?
his many interests
what renaissance innovation did Rahpael choose NOT to mke use of in his works
showing emotion
how did the approach of northern European artists differ from that of the Italian Renaissance artists?
they used symbolism
facade
the exterior front of a building
Baroque
an art style emphasizing movement, contrast and variety
etching
an intaglio print made by scratching an image into a specially treated copper plate
Rococo
an art style stressing free, graceful movement, a playful use of line; and delicate colors
Post-Impressionism
a term used to describe various trends in painting that followed Impressionism
Neoclassic
an art style that borrowed features from the works of ancient Greek and Roman artists
landscape
a work of art showing mountains, trees, and other natural scenery
salon
France's official art exhibition
Impressionism
an art style that attempted to capture the rapidly changing effects of sunlight on objects
Romanticism
an art style that attempted to capture the rapidly changing effects of sunlight on objects
realism
an art style in which everyday scenes and events are painted as they actually look
who is credited for perfecting the oil painting technique?
Jan Van Eyck
what architectural style sis Francesco Borromini practice?
facade
what two features distinguished Caravaggio's painting style?
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who was the first artist to create painting in the Rococo style?
Antoine Watteau
what side of French 18th century life is revealed in the painting of Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin?
the humble homes of everyday people
what subject matter did Francesco Goya choose to paint early in his art career?
elegant members of aristocracy engaged in fun-filled dancing and hunting in his early art career
what was happening in france in the late 1700s and the early 1800s? How did these events help rise to a new style of art? What was this style called?
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what features of the Romantic style can be found in the paintings of Eugene Delacroix?
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Whose painting gave Impressionism its name?
Claude Monet
what was the problem the Post-Impressionists found with the Impressionist style?
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What was Paul Cezanne's solution to the problem he saw in Impressionism?
create paintings made up of flat patches, not dabs, of color
what art style influenced the painting style of Mary Cassatt?
Impressionists style
what two 19th century American artists painted in the Realist style?
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