ARTH High Renaissance Art in Italy

1st unit ARTH206

Medieval feudalism

Broadly defined as the structuring of society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service/labor

Humanism

Philosophical stance that emphasizes human beings place in the world; person who is centered around the arts and sciences, has multiple talents, is culturally sophisticated, innovative, inspiring, extraordinary, and a visionary

Neo-Platonism

A religious-philosophical system that expands on the ideas of Plato; everything in existence originates from a single, ultimate source called “The One”

chiaroscuro

treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting

sfumato

allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another- produces hazy forms

contrapposto

Italian term meaning “counterpose”, describing a human figure standing with most of their weight on one leg, which creates an S-shaped curve

buon fresco

mural painting technique where pigments mixed with water are applied to wet plaster > allows pigment to bond chemically with plaster as it dries which makes it highly durable

terribilitá

emotional intensity of conception and execution in an artist or work of art- originally attributed to Michaelangelo

tromp l’oeil

art technique that uses hyperrealistic painting and perspective to create optical illusions, making flat surfaces appear three-dimensional

Nicolaus Copernicus

• 1473-1543

• Polish astronomer and mathematician who proposed that the sun was stationary in the center of the universe + earth revolved around it

Lorenzo de Medici

• 1449-1492

• de facto ruler of Florence (1469-1492)

Duke Ludovico Sforza and Duchess Beatrice d’Este

rulers of Milan 1494-1499

Pope Julius II

• 1443-1513

• Pope from 1503-1513

• “Warrior Pope”

Cardinal Farnese

Pope Paul III

Andrea del Verrocchio

1435-1488

Pietro Perugino

1446-1523