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Some more general cultural and informational terms
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Undergraduate 1
12/14/2011

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International Gothic Style
Definition
Phase of Gothic art, spread from Burgundy and France to Western Europe (hence the name); development of common aesthetic and reduction of variation in national styles.
Gold! Frilly stuff.
not quite realistic, but attempts at realism
busy, lots of extraneous people.
typically paint crucifix or Madonna enthroned.
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Renaissance Ideals
Definition
Classically influenced
Rise of Humanism
Spirit of Exploration
Scientific Method
Art for the sake of art (no longer purely functional)
Rethinking of Religion (Reformation)
Printing
Emphasis on the good life as a repudiation of medieval ethics and religion
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Sfumato
Definition
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
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Terribilita
Definition
Very great emotion that appears restrained or withheld in a sculpture. Michelangelo's Moses
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Michelangelesque
Definition
muscular forms, even for women (muscles show inner heroism).
Can be found in mormon art today
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Humanism
Definition
People's spiritual and human needs can be filled without God
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Chiaroscuro
Definition
-dramatic combination of intense light right next to intense darkness
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Musica Ficta
Definition
addition of accidentals in performance that are not notated
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Five Cs of the Florentine Renaissance
Definition
• Clarity of Line
• Concern for mathematically precise perspective
• Close observation of “real people”
• Concern for psychological states
• Clutter is gone
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The Council of Trent
Definition
(1545-63)—catholic church trying to win back followers by putting on a show (during the reformation period. Palestrina wrote the Pope Marcellus Mass
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Metal Engraving
Definition
Durer (the fall of man) Adam and eve-idealized forms
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conciets
Definition
using metaphor to connect two very different ideas (John Dunn)
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mannerist
Definition
unbalanced forms, weird settings, messing around with light
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Asr subtillior
Definition
Music term. start the piece a minor third lower than the page so that you end up with the right ending sound
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Formes fixes
Definition
3 poetic/musical forms of secular music
o Rondeau= ABaAabAB
o Ballade
o Virelai
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