Core art historical vocabulary and techniques used to analyze and describe artworks.
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- Define linear perspective.
- A technique for creating the illusion of depth on a flat surface by using converging lines that meet at a vanishing point.
- What is chiaroscuro?
- The use of strong contrasts between light and shadow to create drama and depth in an image.
- Define sfumato.
- A blending technique that uses subtle transitions between colors and tones to create soft, almost smoky effects.
- What is impasto?
- A painting technique where paint is applied thickly enough that brushstrokes or palette knife marks are visible and textured.
- Define glazing in painting.
- A technique of applying thin, transparent layers of paint over dried layers to create luminosity and modify color.
- What is composition in art?
- The arrangement and organization of visual elements (shapes, colors, figures, objects) within an artwork.
- In art, what does 'form' refer to?
- The three-dimensional shape and structure of an object, as opposed to its flat, two-dimensional representation.
- Describe the Baroque art movement.
- A 17th-century movement emphasizing emotional intensity, dramatic lighting, rich colors, and dynamic compositions.
- What characterizes Rococo art?
- An ornate, decorative 18th-century style featuring playful subjects, pastel colors, and delicate, curving forms.
- Define Neoclassicism as an art movement.
- An 18th and 19th-century movement that returned to classical Greco-Roman ideals of simplicity, order, and moral virtue.
- What is Romanticism in art?
- A late 18th to 19th-century movement emphasizing emotion, imagination, individualism, and the power of nature.
- Describe Impressionism.
- A 19th-century movement focused on capturing light, color perception, and transient moments through loose brushwork and outdoor painting.
- What did Post-Impressionists emphasize?
- Structure, form, and symbolic content, moving away from Impressionism's focus on fleeting light effects.
- Define Fauvism.
- An early 20th-century movement emphasizing bold, non-naturalistic color and expressive brushwork over realistic representation.
- What is Cubism in art?
- An early 20th-century movement that depicts objects from multiple viewpoints simultaneously using fragmented, geometric forms.