Humanities: Art Survey

Byzantine

strictly iconographic

Baroque

dynamic movement

Northern Renaissance

Illusion of depth to create 3D forms through the use of innovative techniques that provide perspective

Mannerist

disjointed composition that violate the frame and create instability through imbalance

Northern Renaissance

Representational figures portrayed with realistic expressions, emotions and poses

Mannerist

unnatural figures in twisted, tortured, and tense poses, and exaggerated apathy

Baroque

narrative, vitality, sense of story

Byzantine

Gold nimbus and gold-leaf highlights

Northern Renaissance

Humanism that includes composition of every-day scenes, landscapes, and portraits that include more than the torso, but marriage, friendship and… (burgoni wtf?)

Baroque

Psychological focus expressed in figure compositions that was concerned with the inner working of the individual

Mannerist

Distorted; abnormally long limbs and bodies

Northern Renaissance

the popularity of printmaking in Northern Europe at the time allowed images to be mass produced and widely available to the public and these artist retained a gothic personality

Mannerist

strange and bizarre religious themes

Southern Renaissance

Pyramid figure composition that creates balance and stability

Byzantine

androgynous Mary and manly Jesus

Southern Renaissance

representational figures portrayed with more expressions of grief and morality

Baroque

Intense spirituality celebrating ecstasy scenes and passions of the soul

Byzantine

Almond Pius eyes, elongated features

Northern Renaissance

leading to works that were decidedly humble, presenting a more toned down view of everyday reality. Art was taken off its glorified pedestal that had previously been occupied by only the rich and powerful and made accessible to the new burgeoning merchant classes.

Baroque

Dramatic composition that is theatrical and mystical

Mannerist

Artificial substance that focuses on the spiritual as part of nature rather that representational

sfumato

gives a smoky, hazy look to objects to soften and blur shadows

atmospheric perspective

creates a sense of depth in painting, makes the distant landscape appear less distinct and more blush

linear perspective

a mathematical system for creating the illusion of space and distance on a flat surface

inscurto

extreme foreshortening which creates intimacy

chiaroscuro

high contrast between light and dark where figures emerge in the light from the shadows

tondo

a circular piece of art favored and hung in homes

quadratura

a form of illusionistic mural painting in which images of architectural features are painted onto walls or ceilings so that they seem to extend the real architecture of the room into an imaginary space beyond the confines of the actual wall or ceiling.

byzantine artists

achievements

1. didactic 

2. religious themes

3. iconic figures

southern renaissance artists

achievements

1. humanism

2. depth & dimension

3. realism

northern renaissance artists

achievements

1. Ordinary, day-to-day- 

2. Individual consciousness

3. Natural light 

4. Domestic detail

mannerist artists

achievements

1. spiritual awakening

2. anti-classical

3. shock value

baroque artists

achievements

1. emotion

2. poetic themes

3. psychological storytelling