Renaissance
Period In Europe from the late fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries, which was characterized by a renewed interest in human-centered classical art, literature, and learning./ Rebirth of Greek and roman culture, and art. Time of less strife.
Humanism:
A cultural and intellectual movement during the Renaissance, following the rediscovery of the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome. A philosophy or attitude concerned with the interests, achievements, and capabilities of human beings rather than
Mannerism
is actually a period of European art style that began in the Italian Renaissance in 1520 and lasted until 1580. It is a style of art that focuses on human form, shown in intricate poses and in exaggerated settings. These settings are not always realistic.
Baroque:
The seventeenth-century period in Europe characterized in the visual arts by dramatic light and shade, turbulent composition, and pronounced emotional expression.
Tenebrism
is a style of painting in which light is used to focus attention on a single figure or particular figures in a composition, with the rest of the painting being in shadow and the background very dark. The contrast between the areas of light and dark tone a
Sfumato
means that there are no harsh outlines present (as in a coloring book). Areas blend into one another through miniscule brushstrokes, which makes for a rather hazy, albeit more realistic, depiction of light and color
Neoclassicism
New classicism. A revival of classical Greek and Roman forms in art, music, and literature, particularly during the late 18th and early 19th centuries in Europe and America. It was part of a reaction against the excesses of Baroque and Rococo art.
Romanticism
1. A literary and artistic movement of late 18th and 19th century Europe, aimed at asserting the validity of subjective experience as a countermovement to the often cold formulas of neoclassicism, characterized by intense emotional excitement, and depicti
Realism
1. A type of representational art in which the artist depicts as closely as possible what the eye sees. 2. The mid 19th century style of Courbet and others, based on the idea that ordinary people and everyday activities are worthy subjects for art./ influ
Academic Art
Art governed by rules, especially works sanctioned by the official institution, academy, or school. Originally applied to art that conformed to standards established by the French Academy regarding composition, drawing, and color usage. The term has come
Impressionism
A style of painting that originated in France about 1870. (The first Impressionist exhibit was held in 1874.) Paintings of casual contemporary subjects were executed outdoors using divided brushstrokes to capture the light and mood of a particular moment
Post-Impressionism
A general term applied to various personal styles of painting by French artists (or artists living in France) that developed from about 1885 to 1900 in reaction to what these artists saw as the somewhat formless and aloof quality of Impressionist painting
Symbolism
A movement in the late 19th century Europe (c. 1885-1900) concerned with communication of inner emotional states through forms and colors that may not copy nature directly.
Daguerreotype
An early photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre in the 1830s, which required a treated metal plate. This plate was exposed to light, and the chemical reactions on the plate created the first satisfactory photographs.
Rococo
From the French "rocaille" meaning "rock work." This late Baroque (c. 1715-1775) style used in interior decoration and painting was characteristically playful, pretty, romantic, ad visually loose or soft; it used small scale and ornate decoration, pastel
Genre Painting
A type of artwork that takes as its subject everyday life, rather than civic leaders, religious figures, or mythological heroes. Flourished in Flanders and Holland between the 16th and 18th centuries.
High Renaissance
The period from about 1495 to 1520, often associated with the patronage of the popes in Rome, when the most influential artists and writers of the Renaissance, including Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, and Machiavelli, were producing their great
Proto Renaissance
The cultural and artistic events of 15th century Italy are collectively referred to as the Quattrocento (from the Italian for '400, or from "millequattrocento," 1400). Quattrocento encompasses the artistic styles of the late Middle Ages (most notably Inte
Late Renaissance
During the later 16th century, architects made a deliberate effort to rethink and extend classical rules even as they used classical forms.
The nude
which had been rediscovered during the Early Renaissance, was still present during the Late but, heavens - the poses in which it found itself! Leaving compositional instability out of the picture (pun intended), no human could have maintained positions su
Northern Renaissance in Europe
: As the Early Renaissance was unfolding in Italy, a parallel new interest in realism arose in northern Europe, where artist were even more concerned than the Italians with depicting life in the real world.
What is Renaissance?
1.Rebirth of Arts. 2. Goes from 14th to 17th.
Who is the father of the renaissance?
Giotto di Bondone.
Describing Greeks, Romans, and Middle ages:
Greeks: Idealized form (real truth)
Romans: Greek Method and realism. (Visual Truth) Middle ages: Spiritual/Religious (spiritual truth)