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ukioyo-e
a style of Japanese genre painting (“picture of the floating world”) that influenced nineteenth-century Western art
orthogonal
a diagonal line that recedes at an angel from the picture plane or viewer
optical color
the color of an object under changing conditions of light and atmosphere
local color
the descriptive or natural color of an object as seen in direct or unmodified by light
salon
an art exhibition of multiple artists; a social gathering of artists and intellectuals
en plein air
French for, “in the open air,” painting a subject out of doors rather than in the studio
academy
an institution that trains artist in theory and technique
etching
a printing technique whereby a metal plate is coated with a layer of resist, the design is drawn into the resist, and the pate is placed into an acid bath, which etches the line; the lines take the ink
academic art
A style of art that adheres to established standards and conventions, often associated with formal training in art academies
sublime
an aesthetic associated with Romanticism; something that conveys awe, terror, and beauty
complementary colors
colors opposite one another on the color wheel; through simultaneous contrast, complementary
colors appear to vibrate and strengthen the
chroma of each
history painting
a category of subjects
in art; lofty scenes based on literature or
historic events usually painted in the grand
manner
grand manner portraiture
a convention of rendering the likeness of a
specific individual with pose, setting,
attributes, and costume that emphasize high
statu
camera obscura
a predecessor to the modern camera in which a tiny pinhole, acting as a lens, projects an image on a
screen, the wall of a room, or the ground-
glass wall of a box
vedute
a type of naturalistic landscape and cityscape painting popular in the eighteenth-century Venice; literally, “view” painting
