Renaissance art terms (final)

Cadigan terms for final

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

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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

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

Commemorative medallions

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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

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***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