Art History Exam 3 terms

Provenance

the recorded journey of an art pieces ownership from origin to present day.

Art Restitution

the return of stolen or improperly traded cultural property to its rightful owner

Belvedere Torso

famous fragmentary sculpture that Adam and Eve are based on

Trunk

another word/metaphor for torso

Libyan Sibyl

the sketch Michelangelo made where he fixated on the toe

Sprezzatura

the notion of grace and monumentality fused together

Salon

showcase of current students and people looking to get into the school

what is the hierarchical scale of paintings

History, Portraiture, Genre, Fete Galante*, Landscape, Still-life

Reception Piece

The art work that got them into the royal academy

Fete Galante

big party

Historical Continuum

conflation of history ideas of past, present, and future all in one image

Pompeii red

paint color indicative of neo classical period

Exemplum Virtutis

example of virtue, sacrifice of self for the greater good

Abolitionism

fin-de-siecle

cultural anxiety at the end of the century

Contemporary

What is happening right now with artists that are still alive

Modernity

idea of always moving forward

Modernism

response to modernity

Ex Voto

A gift that is thanks for performing a miracle

Genre

Everyday Subjects

Inverted Perspective

subject is at the back of the painting so you have to work through the entire painting to get to the subject, ex. Peasant Wedding

Autonomous self portrait

Silver Point

Humanism

The study of mans accomplishments

Benediction

general blessing given with two fingers up in front of the chest

Salon Style Hanging

when art is hung in the hierarchical order that it is deemed important