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A Renaissance cultural movement (Or sysmtem of thought) that attached prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters.
Example: Four
Crowned Saints by
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A human figure standing with most of its weight on one foot so that its shoulders and arms twist off from the hips and legs. This gives the figure a more dynamic or alternatively relaxed appearance.
Example: Michaelangelo's David. |
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| One-point Linear Perspective. |
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Where lines converge in a single vanishing point located on the horizon line, as seen by a stationary viewer.
Example: Flagellation of Christ by Piero della Francesca. |
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| Two-point Linear Perspective. |
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Using two (or more) points instead of one on the horizon line.
Example: Tribute Money by Masaccio. |
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| The point at which something that has been growing smaller or increasingly faint disappears altogether. |
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| The art or activity of making three-dimensional models. |
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| A round or eyelike opening or design, such as a circular window. |
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| A painting or design used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a 3-D image. |
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Factual or realistic representation, making it look natural.
Example: Madonna on the Rocks by Leonardo Da Vinci.
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A representation of the Virgin and Child attended by saints in a relatively informal grouping.
Example:Enthroned Madonna and Saints Adored by Federico da Mentefeltro by Piero della Francesca.
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