Why did Michelangelo sculpt the mother figure in his Pieta as a young woman?
—Mary, the mother in the painting, was depicted as a young woman to symbolize the purity of the soul To
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Michelangelo’s name
—Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni To get the FULL Art History, Online FlashCard, Click HERE
Read morePieta- picture or sculpture of Mary mourning with her dead son Jesus Christ across her lap
—Michelangelo To get the FULL Art History, Online FlashCard, Click HERE.
Read moreWhile in Milan, da Vinci created _____ for the Milan Cathedral dome. Select all that apply.
—paintings —sketches —drawings —theatre designs —prototypes To get the FULL Art History, Online FlashCard, Click HERE.
Read moreatmospheric perspective- sequentially using lighter colors for each region of the painting. This technique creates a sense of distance for objects that are distant in the painting chiaroscuro- using light and shadow to define forms codex- book composed of folded sheets sewn along one edge optics- the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light sfumato- (from the Italian for smoke) an imperceptible, subtle transition from light to dark, without any clear break or line
—Vocab for Leonardo da Vinci To get the FULL Art History, Online FlashCard, Click HERE.
Read moreHow did the artist add drama to the image above?
—He added some unnecessary but colorful characters. To get the FULL Baroque Art IV: France and England FlashCard, Click HERE.
Read moreWho is the artist of the image above?
—”Landscape with Saint John on Patmos”, Nicolas Poussin To get the FULL Baroque Art IV: France and England FlashCard, Click HERE.
Read moreWhat was Christopher Wren’s focus after much of London burned in 1666, and how did his plans change?
—He focused on salvaging St. Peter’s Cathedral, however it failed. Instead, he designed a new church which is a hallmark
Read moreWhat does the light do in the painting above?
—It creates a somber mood and unifies the work. To get the FULL Baroque Art IV: France and England FlashCard, Click
Read moreWhere on the church pictured above can you locate evidence of Baroque influence?
—The facade contains deep porticos which cause a dramatic play of light and shadow. To get the FULL Baroque Art
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