Final Exam ARTH 206 Maddox - vocabulary

staffage

figures in a painting that set the mood, tone, character, or theme of a painting, used especially in relation to landscapes

tenebrism

the use of strong chiaroscuro and artificially illuminated areas to create a dramatic contrast of light and dark

etching

a printmaking process in which a metal plate is coated with acid-resistant resin and then inscribed with a stylus in a design, revealing the plate below. The plate is immersed in acid which eats away the exposed metal. The resin is removed, leaving the design etched permanently into the metal and the plate ready . to be inked, wiped, and printed

engraving

an intaglio printmaking process of inscribing an image, design, or letters onto a metal or wood surface fro which a print is made. Usually drawn with a sharp implement (burin) directly onto the surface of the plate

drypoint

an intaglio printmaking process by which a metal (copper) plate is directly inscribed with a stylus

vanitas

images that refer to the transience of life, to its brevity and the vanity of engagement with things of this world

momento mori

an object, often found in vanitas paintings, that refers to the transience of life such as a skull, watch, hourglass, extinguished candle, flower in full bloom

genre painting

painting in which scenes of everyday life are depicted

mudra

a symbolic hand gesture in Buddhist art that denotes certain behaviors, actions, or feelings

moksha

escape from samsara (the Hindu equivalent of nirvana)

Nirvana

escape from samsara (from the cycle of birth and rebirth, highest state of enlightenment)

bodhisattva

someone who has achieved enlightenment and who delays their entry into nirvana in order to help others reach Nirvana

gopura

large gateway of a Hindu temple

gopis

cowherd-women

bhakti

the path of union with god (or universal truth) by means of total selfless devotion to Krishna.

Devotional practices include traditional rituals, festivals, image worship, and pilgrimages.

lacquer

hard, glossy varnish that gives a protective coating to wood and metal made from the sap of a tree

ch'i yün

cosmic consonance

shunya

emptiness

mono-no-aware

an acute sense of melancholy

ukiyo-e

Japanese woodblock printing; depicted the world of the common people

japonisme

a style in French and American 19th century art influenced by Japanese art

avant-garde

artists or concepts of a strikingly new, experimental, or radical nature for their time

picturesque

of the taste for the familiar, the pleasant, and the agreeable

atelier

artist's studio or workshop

veduta

"view" in Italian

capriccio

A painting or print of a fantastic, imaginary landscape, usually with architecture

sublime

of high spiritual or moral worth; something awe-inspiring

fête galante

a subject in painting depicting well-dressed people at leisure in a park or country setting

Grand Tour

an extended visit to the major cultural sites of southern Europe intended to finish the education of a young upper-class person

realism

represent the world as is; describe nature and life without idealization and with attention to detail

complementary color

the primary and secondary colors located directly opposite one another on the color wheel (red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple)

painterly

brushwork is loose and open; patches of color