FSN 232 Study Guide - Plotinus, Polymath, Contrapposto
4 Mar 2013
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High renaissance: a style of art developed in italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on draftsmanship, schematized, often centralized compositions, and the illusion of sculptural volume in painting. Humanism: a variety of ethical theory and practice that emphasizes reason, scientific inquiry, and human fulfillment in the natural world and often rejects the importance of belief in god. Neoplatonism: a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a. d. by. Plotinus, founded chiefly on platonic doctrine and oriental mysticism, with later influences from christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the one with whom the soul may be reunited. painterly style: in painting, use the quality of color and texture rather than line to define form. Sfumato: the definition of form by a delicate gradations of light and shadows.
