Art History Exam 3 vocab

From "Barrocco" - irregularly shaped pearl. Drama, Dynamism, Realism, Counter-Reformation

Canopy over an altarpiece

Moldable, changeable

Landscape with formula of small inclusion of humanity, architecture, zigzag pattern, and sunset.

Intense contrast of light and dark in painting for dramatic effect (like theatrical spotlight)

Flanders. Counter-Reformation; still Catholicism

Holland. Protestant Reformation. Middle class; images must be small, descriptive of everyday life, and Naturalistic in technique. Open market

Similar to, but different from engraving. Carved wax, then dipped into acid; much more subtle lines than engraving.

Glass/dish

Son of Louis XIII. Ruled 72 years. Versailles

King has absolute power

Symbol of France, stylized lily, 3 stems represented those who worked, those who fought, and those who prayed.

Formulaic approach to art instigated by the French Academy. Subject matter = historic, thought, structure, style (very controlled)

Established by Louis XVI in 1638, Charles Le Brun 1st President. Pouissin style

Reflection of salon life among aristocracy. Celebration of freedom from Versailles, valued wit and intelligence, love, decorative arts

Parisian town home; like a palazzo

A large room for entertaining guests; a periodic social or intellectual gathering, often of prominent people; a hall or gallery for exhibiting works of art.

"Age of Reason" Everything brought into question, including the Ancien Regime = old order = king, aristocracy, and church.

Reflection of Enlightenment; represents a return to classic ideal, to its concer w/ simplicity, clarity, directness, and nobility and its assertion that it should and could represent the ideal.

Awe-inspiring; more powerful than we are; usually of nature.

England's answer to French Academy. George III gives charter, Reynolds = 1st president. Still exists