Renaissance art terms (final)

Cadigan terms for final

Grisaille

Grisaille

painting drawn in grey or greyscale

Madonna Lactans

The nursing Madonna emphasizes Jesus’ actual physical human nature and shows that he needed his mother's milk to thrive and survive

Sacra Conversazione

a work of art where we see a group of saints around the Madonna and Child (not so much in conversation) but they are gathered in a Sacred Community around the divine

Duke Jean of Berry

was Duke of Berry from 1360 until his death in 1416, like his brother Duke Phillip the Bold, was a great patron of the arts

Book of hours

a prayer book that contains prayers or songs (hymns) for the different hours of the day and different seasons of the year

Duke Renee of Anjou

was the Duke of Anjou, a region of central France in the mid-15th century, and a great patron of the arts

Limewood

wood of a lime or linden tree, native to northern Europe

Commemorative medallions

Two-sided Renaissance portrait medals usually made out of metal but  could also be wood or ceramic, because they are commemorative they are celebrating or immortalizing something about the person, can be used to celebrate a key event in that person’s life, overall has a commemorative function

Studiolo

a private space (private office) in a residence or palace where the duke can read, write, or study

Intarsia

inlaid wood

Trompe l’oeil

to fool the eye, an optical illusion in a 3d rendered space in a 2d work, trying to make it look as naturalistic as possible, plays out in objects

Scuola

were sites where more ordinary Venetians could have a say in more civic matters

The eyewitness style

Emphasizing the truth of a painting’s subject through numerous details of eyewitnesses

Disegno vs. Colore

The florentines thought that disegneo was the most important (the contours, clarity, of the composition)

Poesia

A mode of painting that aspires to be musical, the notion of a composition that resembles physical poetry

Chiaroscuro

light and dark, push the dark and light values to create contrast, the contrast between light and dark

Sfumato

smokiness, used to denote the artist’s very careful blending of colors to create a hazy or smoky atmosphere in the painting

Pyramidal composition

a composition that includes a triangle, guides the eye, and balances the image

Pieta

piety, in art, it’s an image of the Virgin, holding her deceased son, Christ (this image creates, pity, sorrow, and sadness in the viewer, elicits a sense of pity from the viewer

Ignudi

nude figures

The Medieval Humors

bodily fluids that are thought to control your mood and behavior

• Black bile (Melancholic)- sad

• Yellow bile (Choleric)- complaining

• Phlegm (Phlegmatic) - aloof, relaxed

  • Blood (Sanguin)- fiery, sensual

Martin Luther

posted the 95 theses (issues) that he had with the church on October 31st, 1517)

Iconoclasm

image breaking

Mannerism

conscious evocation of the artist’s hand; focus on the artifice of painting, the overt knowledge of art manufacture-a conscious rejection of classically inspired naturalism

Who brought oil painting to Italy?

Antonello da Messina

What was Reminschinder known for?

making wood pieces and using paint in minimal spots