Art Test Vocab

the varied connections of a work of art to the larger world of its time and place

unity, life

the organization of lines, shapes, colors, and other art elements in a work of art

portrayes the visible world realisticaly in art

distorted, fragmented, purposelly simplified art

the identification, description, and interpretation of the subject matter in art

descriptive of a work of art that depicts forms in the natural world

descriptive of art that does not represent or otherwise refer to the visible world outside of itself

the physical appearance of a work of art-its materials, style, and composition

the perceived edges of a three dimensional form such as the human body

the relative lightness or darkness of a gue, or of a neutral varying from white to black

the family name of a color, independent of its particular value or saturation

a coloring material made from various organic or chemical substances

a hue that , in theory, cannot be created by a mixture of other hues

hues that inensify each other when juxaposed and dull each other when mixed

having only one color

multiple colors on one entity

size in relation to some normal or constant size

size relationship between parts of a whole. or between two or more items

the representation of more important figures as larger than less important figures

ink or watercolor paint thinned so as to flow freely onto a support

a drawing medium consisting of sticks of color made of powdered pigment and a relatively weak binder.

the material from which a work of art is made

the surface on which a work of two-dimmensionalart is made; ex canvas,paper, or wood

a preparatory coating of paint, usualy white but sometimes colored, applied to the support for a painting or drawing

a technique of painting in thin glaze to achieve a hazy, claudy atmosphere

a full-scale preparatory drawing for a fresco or mural

• 18th century
• emphasized ornate but small-scale decoration, curvilinear forms, and pastel colors. paintings have playful, light-hearted, romantic quality and often pictures the aristrocracy at leisure

a composition consisting of the three panels side by side

• 16th century
• mannerist artists cultivated a variety of elegant, refined, virtuosic, and highly artificial styles, often featuring elongated figures, sinuous contours, bizarre effects of scale and lighting, shallow pictorial space, and inense colors.

any art that emphasizes rational order, balance, harmony, and restraint, especially if it looks to the art of ancient greece and rome for models