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ART2006D
Egyptian, Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
03/28/2009

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Egyptian
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unnatural figures; images not what people actually looked like
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Classical
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Natural; Idealized forms; More relaxed; Drama, Emotion
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Medieval
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Unknown artists; Illustrated manuscripts; Precious materials (gold, gems)
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Renaissance
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Rise of humanities; Nature; Revival of greek/roman interests; Status of artist elevated; Wealthy patrons
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Baroque
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True naturalism; Dramatic; Emotional; Exaggerated lighting
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Jan Van Eyck
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Renaissance; Extreme detail; Credited for creating oil paint
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Sandro Botticelli
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Renaissance; Angel faces
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Renaissance; Sfumato (smoky) images
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Michelangio
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Renaissance; Sculptor; Made to paint by pope
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Raphael
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Renaissance; Detail
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Titan
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Renaissance; Used Laocoon sculpture in painting
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Albrecht Durer
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Renaissance; Famous for prints
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Caravaggio
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Baroque; Dramatic lighting; Foreshortening; Wanted for murder
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Rubens
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Baroque; Large (muscular) figures
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Rembrandt
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Baroque; Painted metals very well; Spent money liberally, died poor
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Vermeer
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Baroque; Painted everyday people and things; Liked window in studio and map on wall
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Pre-Historic
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term often used to describe the period before written history
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Contrapposto
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Describing a human figure standing so that its shoulders and arms twist off-axis from the hips and legs; This gives the figure a more relaxed and less stiff appearance
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Hellenistic
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Late classical Greek period; Defined by movement, drama, emotions
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Gothic
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Artistic style of medieval northern Europe (including architecture, painting, music, etc.); Pointed arches
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Mosaic
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Designs made with small stones or tiles
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Illuminated manuscript
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A manuscript in which the text is supplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials, borders and miniature illustrations
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Fresco
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Paintings done on plaster on walls or ceilings
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Sfumato
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Overlays translucent layers of colour to create perceptions of depth, volume and form; "smoky"
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Chiaroscuro
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a term in art for a contrast between light and dark
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