AH Exam 2 DEFINITIONS

Piazza

A public square or marketplace, especially in an Italian town

Tenebrism

A painting style that uses dramatic contrasts of light and dark to create a spotlight effect

The Age of Enlightenment

A philosophical and intellectual movement in Europe during the late 17th and early 18th centuries that emphasized the use of reason and scientific inquiry to understand the world, promoting ideas like liberty, progress, tolerance, and individual rights, often challenging established religious and political authority

Gothic Revival Architecture

A style that imitates medieval architecture, with pointed arches, steep roofs, and intricate details

Obelisk

A stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.

Caravaggisti

Artists who imitated the style of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, an Italian Baroque painter from the late 16th century.

Folk Art

A broad term for traditional, decorative, or utilitarian art that's created by the people of a culture or region

Luminism

A style of painting that emphasizes light and atmosphere, particularly in landscapes

Naturalism

A style and theory of representation based on the accurate depiction of detail

Trompe L’oeil

Visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object

Illusionistic

Something is created to appear as real or to deceive the eye

Hudson River School

A group of American landscape painters who worked from about 1825 to 1875