Contrapposto

The shifting of the hips so one side is higher than the other.

Vignette

side images surronding an iconic figure

Chiaroscuro

 use of light and dark to produce modeling

Naturalism

depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting.

an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

link back to classical

Sfumato

smoky perspective developed by DaVinchi

Humanism:

What is this concept and how is it

important to the Renaissance?

the cultural movement of the Renaissance;

system of thought or action in which

human interests, values, and dignity predominate

Altarpiece

diptych, triptych, polyptych

a devotional work of art placed behind or above a Christian altar

diptych- object with two flat plates attached at a hinge

triptych- object with three flat plates attached at a hinge

polyptych- object with multiple flat plates attached at a hinge

Plato and Aristotle

Greek philosophers?

Alberti’s theories

the accumulation of people, animals, and buildings, which create harmony amongst each other,

"hold the eye for a long while with a certain sense of pleasure and emotion".

Pyramidal composition

placing objects and figures within the outline of an imaginary triangle or pyramid on the picture plane

Perspective — linear, one-point, atmospheric

Linear -
parallel lines are represented as converging so as to give the illusion of depth and distance

one-point- A single vanishing point is used

atmospheric - using softer less saturated colors to show distance (blue mountains in background, etc.)

Foreshortening

method of showing depth in a drawing or painting by shortening objects.

Decorum

Acting in accordance to your social standing.

Petrarch

an Italian scholar and poet, and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch is often called the "Father of Humanism"

also Renaissance poet.

Pliny

a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher

wrote about natural history and referenced natural archetecture

Franciscan Order

those that adhere to the teachings of 

St. Francis of Assisi

(St Francis' eight values were:love, compassion, peace, trust in god, respect, simplicity, service and joy)

Dominican order

those that adjhere to Saint Domini's beliefs

(to find truth no matter where it may be?

strong belief in education?)

Vitruvius

a Roman writer, architect and engineer,

Pico Della Mirandola

an Italian Renaissance philosopher.

wrote 'On The Dignity of Man' in 1485

Protestant Reformation

skism in the early Catholic church in the 16th century

saints should not be worshipped

no confession

miracles are not verifiable

critisized the 'by your way to heaven' mentality

Martin Luther

nailed his 95 Theses onto a Wittenberg Church door.

These theses were Latin propositions opposing the manner in which indulgences (release from the temporal penalties for sin through the payment of money) were being sold in order to raise money for the building of Saint Peter's in Rome.

95 Thesis

These theses were Latin propositions opposing the manner in which indulgences (release from the temporal penalties for sin through the payment of money) were being sold in order to raise money for the building of Saint Peter's in Rome.

Printmaking:

woodcut,

an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed.

The areas to show 'white' are cut away with a knife or chisel, leaving the characters or image to show in 'black' at the original surface level.

Printmaking

engraving

intaglio

Engraving - incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it.

intaglio- the image is incised into a surface, and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink.

Printmaking

Lithography

an image drawn (etched) into a coating of wax or an oily substance applied to a plate of lithographic stone as the medium to transfer ink to a blank paper sheet, and so produce a printed page.