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ARTS 150: EXAM 1
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 |
... |
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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