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arcadian
a simple rural, rustic, setting used in venitian high renaissance paintings. Named after a district in Greece where artists have attributed to the simplicity and idyllically untroubled world
canvas
a heavy woven surface for painting, first used in Venice
Cassone (plural: cassoni)
a trunk used to store clothing for a wifes trousseau
Chiaroscuro
a gradual transition from light to dark in a painting where forms aren’t determined by outlines, but by the meeting of lighter & darker areas
cinquecento
this 1500s, 16th century, in Italian art
Entombment
a painting/sculpture depicting Christs burial after his death
Flood Story
In Genisis 7 of the Bible, Noah and his family escape a flood by building an arc with 2 of each animal aboard
Genre Painting
paintings where scenes of daily life are depicted
Glazes
thin transparent layers put over a painting to altar color and build up a sonorous effect
Ignudi
nude figures on the Sistine Chapel ceiling
Last Supper
a meal shared by Jesus and his apostles before crucifixion (death)
Sfumato
a smoke-light/ hazy effect that distances the viewer from the subject of a painting
sibyl
a Greco-Roman prophetess whom Christians saw as a prefiguring the coming of Jesus Christ
Still Life
a painting of a group of inanimate objects; ex: flowers/ fruit
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