ARH 253 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Florence, Perspective Graphical, Jesus
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Blue- originally reserved for emperors but now used for the virgin mary. The time period where art starts becoming a thing, artists no longer looked at as a craftsmanship. People wanted to start depicting the real world. A lot of it goes down in florence(republic- emulating the romans) Chiaroscuro: the use of shadow to create a 3 dimensional sense. Tempra : paint with egg whites, can"t blend well very limited to blend tones, when dry it has a very shiny finish. Hierarchy of scale: the bigger the figure, the more important they are. Private family chapel- so family doesn"t face damnation due to being a user. Fresco: where the painting becomes apart of the wall,combining paint and plaster process, binds them together. Jesus in profile, no one facing all the same direction-brings us into the scene. Everything is drawn to left side focused on jesus. Florence-known for fabric goods, leather goods, jewelry making.
