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Rounded Arch vs Pointed Ach
Rounded arch is roman Pointed is Gothic
Flying Butrress
Support for buildings Gothic.
Renaissance means
Rebirth
Humanism
Renaissance figures see people as essentially good and rational.
Stylized
Simplified
Naturalism
Depiction of realistic objects in a natural setting.
Reasons why sculptors and patrons avoided creating sculptures that looked like Greek and Roman ones
1. Paganism, which had been outlawed by the emperor in 392 2. Brutal persecution that the earliest followers of Christ suffered under the Romans
Tempera vs. Oil Paint
Tempera- Egg yolk, dries quickly, opaque Oil-Dries slowly, glossy
Polyptych
Many panels
Three major artists of high renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael
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Name: Isenheim Altarpiece Artist: Grünewald Period Name and century: Northern Middle Renaissance 16th Media: Oil on wood panel Location: Isenheim, France Context:

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