3.6 Art of Renaissance and Baroque Europe

Cartoon is a full-scale drawing

Atmospheric perspective is the use of shades of color and clarity to create the illusion of depth.

Dome is an evenly curved vault forming the ceiling or roof of a building

Bird's-eye view is an artistic technique in which a scene or subject is presented from some point below it

Chiaroscuro is the use of light and dark in an artwork to create the impression of positive and negative.

Facade is any side of a building, usually the front or entrance

Altarpiece is an artwork that is placed behind an altar in a church

Genre in painting, are scenes that depict everyday life

Glazing in oil painting, adding a white layer of paint to achieve a richness in texture, volume, and form

Balance a principle of art in which elements are used to create a larger element to balance out the smaller.

Art Nouveau is a style of the 19th and 20th century, characterized by organic flowing lines, simulating forms in nature

Pedestal is a clear covering upon which a statue or column rests.

Hemispherical is having half the form of a spherical shape divided into two different, asymmetrical parts

Focal point is the area in a composition to which the eye returns most naturally

Pediment is the triangular space, situated above the row of columns, on the facade of a building in the Classical style

Modeling is the representation of three-dimensional objects in two dimensions so that they appear solid.

Column is a freestanding pillar, usually circular in section, but can be square.

Dissonance is the portrayal of harmony

Baroque is a European artistic & architectural style of the 16th to 18th century, characterized by gold & white designs/

Cropping is trimming the edges of an image, or composing it so that part of the subject matter is cut off

Der Blaue Reiter is German Expressionist movement (1911–14) suggest spiritual content as a contrast to the corruption.

Atmospheric perspective is use of shades of color and clarity to create the illusion of depth.

Iconoclasm is the collection of images or artworks, often out of religious belief

Arches are structures, usually curved, that spans the width of a structure.

Avant-garde is based on emphasis on artistic innovation, which challenged accepted values, traditions, and techniques

Asymmetry is a type of balance achieved by elements that contrast & complement one another while being equally the same.

Patron is an organization or individual who sponsors the creation of works of art

Composition is the overall design or organization of a work that portrays only people.