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Western Art: Renaissance to Modern
ARTH 232 Austin College Spring 2014
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
02/26/2014

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Modeling
Definition

A sense of light, shade, and shape

Example: "Annunciation to Anna", Giotto [image]

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Contrapposto
Definition

A style of Greek sculpture where people are depicted standing and leaning so that the person's weight is being put on one side. People are depicted with their bodies curved like an "S" 

Example: "David" by Donatello 

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Apse
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A recess, usually semicircular, in the wall of a Roman basilica or at the east end of a church.

Example: S. Croce chapel in Florence

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Verticality
Definition

Draws eyes toward heaven, to the top of the church

Example: Notre Dame chapel in Paris

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Horizon
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The horizon (or skyline) is the apparent line that separates earth from sky, the line that divides all visible directions into two categories: those that intersect the Earth's surface, and those that do not.
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