ARTH 176 EXAM 1
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Tempera | A fast-drying, water-based painting
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| Chiaroscuro | The subtle gradation of light and shadow used to create the effect of three-dimensionality
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| Memento mori | An image, often in the form of a skull, to remind the living of the inevitability of death
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| Iconography | The analysis of works of art through the study of the meanings of symbols and images in the context of the contemporary culture
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| Linear perspective | A mathematical system devised during the Renaissance to create the illusion of depth in a two-dimensional image, through the use of straight lines converging towards a vanishing point in the distance
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| Renaissance | Cultural movement that spanned from the 14th to 16th century, which began in Florence following the fall of Constantinople
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| Fresco | A technique of painting on the plaster surface of a wall or ceiling while it is still damp, so that the pigments become fused with the plaster as it dries
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| Contrapposto | A stance of the human body in which one leg bears the weight, while the other is relaxed, creating an asymmetry in the hip-shoulder axis
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| Mannerism | A period of European art that emerged following the High Renaissance around 1520 and lasted until about 1580 when a more Baroque style replaced it, though continued in other parts of Europe until about the 17th century
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| Book of Hours | Medieval illuminated manuscript with a collection of texts, such as psalms and prayers, to express Christian devotion
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| Equestrian Statue | A statue of a rider mounted on a horse
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| Oil paint | Slow-drying and flexible paint formed by mixing pigments with the medium of oil
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