From Mona Lisa to Modernism - Assessment 2 Review

Vocabulary and artwork identification study cards for Assessment 2 based on the review sheet.

Chiaroscuro

The treatment of light and shadow in drawing and painting to create the illusion of three-dimensional volume on a two-dimensional surface.

Sfumato

A technique of blurring or softening sharp outlines by subtly blending tones and colors into one another, creating a smoky or hazy atmospheric effect.

Disegno

Italian term for 'design' or 'drawing,' emphasizing intellectual concept and linear draftsmanship in artwork, prominent in Central Italian Renaissance art.

Poesia

Italian term for 'poetry,' referring to Venetian Renaissance paintings designed to evoke poetic mood, lyricism, and atmospheric feeling rather than a strict narrative.

Memento mori

An object or symbolic element in art serving as a reminder of mortality and the inevitability of death.

Emulation

An artistic strategy in which an artist attempts to match or surpass the stylistic and conceptual achievements of a respected predecessor or classical work.

Imitation

The practice of copying or recreating classical antiquity, nature, or established masterpieces as part of artistic study and creation.

Genre

A style or category of art, particularly genre painting, which depicts scenes from everyday life.

Landscape

A genre of art centered on the visual depiction of natural scenery such as fields, trees, mountains, rivers, and forests.

The Reformation

A 16th-century religious movement against Catholic doctrines and practices that led to the formation of Protestantism and transformed European art production.

Madonna of the Rocks

A 1483 painting created by Leonardo da Vinci.

Mona Lisa

A portrait painting created by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503–1505.

The Last Supper

A mural painting created by Leonardo da Vinci between 1495–1498.

Madonna in the Meadow

A 1506 painting created by Raphael.

The School of Athens

A fresco created by Raphael between 1509–1511.

Pietà

A marble sculpture created by Michelangelo between 1498–1500.

David

A marble sculpture created by Michelangelo between 1501–1504.

Creation of Adam

A Sistine Chapel fresco panel created by Michelangelo in ca. 1510.

Villa Rotunda

An architectural work designed by Palladio between 1550–1570.

The Tempest

A 1510 painting created by Giorgione.

Venus of Urbino

A 1538 painting created by Titian.

Christ Carrying the Cross

A 1565 painting created by Titian.

The Garden of Earthly Delights

A triptych painting created by Bosch between 1505–1510.

Fall of Man (Adam and Eve)

A 1504 engraving created by Dürer.

Isenheim Altarpiece

An altarpiece created by Grünewald between 1510–1515.

Butcher's Stall

A 1551 artwork created by Aertsen.

Hunters in the Snow

A 1565 painting created by Bruegel.

Fall of Icarus

A painting created by Bruegel between 1555–1556.

The French Ambassadors

A 1533 painting created by Holbein.