baroque art definitions

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Di sotto in su

a type of ceiling painting in which the figures seem to be hovering above the viewers, often looking down at us

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genre painting

painting in which scenes of everyday life are depicted

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impasto

a thick and very visible application of paint on a painting surface

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still life

a painting of grouping of inanimate objects, such as flowers or fruit

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tenebroso/tenebrism

a dramatic dark and light contrast in a painting

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vanitas

a theme in still life painting that stresses the brevity of life and the folly of human vanity