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Baroque- 19th C. Realism
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Art History
Undergraduate 2
04/22/2011

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Genre Painting
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Ordinary people doing every day things.
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Absolutism
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The acceptance of, or belief, in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters.
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Contrapposto
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  1. An asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with while balancing those of the hips and legs

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Trompe l'oeil
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Visual illusion in art, esp. as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object.
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Tenebrism
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The spotlight effect. Images emerge from the dark, into the light forground. Ex: Carravagio
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Caravaggisti
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Followers of Caravaggio during the 17th century.

Example: Artemesia

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Camera Obscura
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A dark box that projects an image through a tiny hole onto a flat surface. Also, an ancestor to the modern camera.
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Vanitas
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Meaning "emptiness" or "untruth". Still lifes containing objects that had meaning beyond their general use.
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Chinoiserie
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Chinese decorations or motifs in Rococo art.
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Hotel
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A place that was elaborately decorated with gold. Extremely ornate.
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Salon
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Created by the wealthy and educated Parisian women of the 18th c. Places for good food, drink, and conversation.
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Enlightenment
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A revolution in human thought: a radical sythesis of ideas concerning nature, science, and God.
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Reign of Terror
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The Jacobins, egalitarian democrats who engaged in acts of terrorism, abolished the monarchy were responsible for the Reign of Terror (1793-1794).
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Odalisque
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A harem girl, female slave, or concubine in a Sultan's harem.
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Daguerreotypes
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An early photograph produced on silver or a silver covered plate.
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Baroque Art Elements

17th Century

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-Diagnol lines

-Lights and darks (Tenebrism)

-Dramatic

-Theatrical

-Allegory/Symbolism 

-Role of the viewer

-Combinations of mediums

-Artists illustrate their skills

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Rococo Art Elements
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-Playful

-Pastel colors

-Soft brush work

-Ornate

-Fluffy trees

-Aristocracy/Wealthy

-Amorous scenes

-Venus/Cupid (Reference to Classical)

-Silver/Gold

-Chinoiserie (China)

-Femininity

 

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Neoclassical Art Elements
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-Anti-Rococo

-Pre-Revolution

-Classical references

-Clarity of lines

-Visions of strength

-Power of state

-Reference to Rome

-Masculinity

-Begins as a style for the wealthy,

then switched to the common buyer.

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Romantic Art Elements
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-Gothic/Medieval elements

-Nostalgia for the past

-Man vs. Nature: The power of nature

-Elevation of the average citizen (Anti-hero surviving)

-Dark themes

-Mind/Dreams/Bizarre

-Social injustice

-Christian Mysticism

-Exotic elements

-Emotional themes

-Loose brushwork

-Images of the insane

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Realism Art Elements
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-Images of working class citizens

-Poverty

-Nostalgia of the country

-Anti-neoclassical

-Painters of modern life

-Real subjects

-Social justice

-World around us

 

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The Baldacchino
Bernini, Italian Baroque, 17th C.
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The Piazza of St. Peter's
Bernini, Italian Baroque, 17th C.
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The Ecstasy of St. Teresa
Bernini, Italian Baroque, 17th C.
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The Calling of St. Matthew
Caravaggio, Italian Baroque, 17th C.
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Judith Slaying Holofernes
Artemisia,Italian Baroque, 17th C.
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Venus and Adonis
Rubens, Flemish Baroque, 17th C.
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The Night Watch
Rembrandt, Dutch Baroque, 17th C.
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The Geographer
Vermeer, Dutch Baroque, 17th C.
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Extensive Landscape with Ruins
Ruisdael, Dutch Baroque, 17th C.
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Rokeby Venus
Velazquez, Spanish Baroque, 17th C.
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Las Meninas
Velazquez, Spanish Baroque, 17th C.
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The Dance of Life
Poussin, French Baroque, 17th C.
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Luncheon on the Grass
Manet, Realism, 19th C.
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Olympia
Manet, Realism, 19th C.
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Lincoln "Cooper Union"
Brady, Realism (Photography), 19th C.
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