Quiz 1 for Ren Art

iconography

the subject in the way the story is told.

the “writing of images.” The term refers both to the content, or subject, of an artwork and to the study of content in art.

It also includes the study of the symbolic, often religious, meaning of objects, persons, or events depicted in works of art.

shading

in early christian style: no gradation, very bold lines

the process of adding varying levels of darkness to a drawing or painting to create the illusion of depth, volume, and three-dimensional form

pictorial space

indicates the space represented in the painting. the overall space on a flat plane

naturalism

a natural way of representing our world in a realistic way

Trecento

the fourteenth century (1300s), the beginning of the Renaissance

Proto-Renaissance

the transitional period in art of going from medieval style to renaissance style

drapery

representation of how clothing naturally hangs and is texturized

altarpiece

a work of art placed above and behind the altar in a church

illusionistic space

the representation of the 3D world on a 2D surface (pictorial space), creating an illusion that the subject is 3D

Duccio, Maestà Altarpiece, 1308-11. Tempera on wood. Sienna (Italy). Front panel

Maestà and back pane Entry into Jerusalem.

Giotto, Madonna and Child Enthroned, ca. 1310. Tempera on wood. Florence (Italy)

Giotto, Arena (or Scrovegni), Chapel, Entry into Jerusalem, 1305-06. Fresco pain`ng.

Padua (Italy)

modeling

The depiction of three-dimensional form through light and shadow