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Art History Notes - Proto Renaissance

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Art History two – Proto-Renaissance Notes/Study guide

Vocabulary:

 Gothic - A style of art developed in France during the 12th century that spread throughout Europe  Vault - An arched roof or ceiling usually made of stone, brick, or concrete  Altar - A mound or structure on which sacrifices or offerings are made in the worship of a deity  Basilica - In Christian architecture, a longitudinal church derived from the Roman basilica and having a nave, an apse, two or four side aisles or side chapels, and sometimes a narthex  Arches - a curved structure used to span an opening  Aisle - The passageway or corridor of a church that runs parallel to the length of the building. It often flanks the nave of the church but is sometimes set off from it by rows of piers or columns  Apse - A semicircular or polygonal niche terminating one or both ends of the nave in a Roman basilica. In a Christian church, it is usually placed at the east end of the nave beyond the transept or choir. It is also sometimes used at the end of transept arms.  Allegory - a representation in which figures or events stand for ideas beyond themselves as symbols or metaphors, to create a moral or message for the viewer  Arcade - A series of arches supported by piers or columns.  Battlements - A parapet consisting of alternating solid parts and open spaces designed originally for defense and later used for decoration  Barrel vault - A vault formed by a continuous semicircular arch so that it is shaped like a half-cylinder.  Book of Hours - A private prayer book containing the devotions for the seven canonical hours of the Roman Catholic Church, liturgies for local saints, and sometimes, a calendar.  Classicizing - to refer to the forms and ideals of the Classical world, principally Greece and Rome  Clerestory - A row of windows in the upper part of a wall that rises above an adjoining roof  Cathedral – the church of a bishop  Campanile - a bell tower that is either round or square and is sometimes free standing  Capital - The uppermost member of a column or pillar supporting the architrave  Crossing – the area in the church where the transept crosses the nave  Flying Buttress - an arch or series of arches on the exterior of a building, connecting the building to detached pier buttresses so that the thrust from the roof vaults is offset  Gable - The triangular part of a wall that is enclosed between the sloping portions of a roof.  Guild - economic and social organizations that control the making and marketing of given products in a medieval city

 Foreshortening - a method of reducing or distorting the parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane in order to convey the impression of three dimensions as perceived by the human eye  Humanism - a philosophy emphasizing the worth and potential of all individuals and attempts to balance religious faith with the power of the human mind  Naturalism - a style of art that aims to depict the natural world as it appears  Piers - An upright architectural support, usually rectangular and sometimes with capital and base. When columns, pilasters, or shafts are attached to it, as in many Romanesque and Gothic churches, it is called a compound pier.  Quatrefoil - an ornamental element composed of four lobes radiating from a common center  Polyptych - an alter piece or devotional work of art made of several panels joined together, often hinged  Romanesque - the style of medieval architecture from the 11th to the 13th centuries that was based upon the Roman model  Relief - the projection of a figure or part of a design from the background or plane on which it is carved or modeled  Renaissance – rebirth  Ribbed groin vault - A groin vault which has ribs added for structural support and decoration.  Registers - A horizontal band containing decoration, such as a relief sculpture or a fresco painting. When multiple horizontal layers are used, registers are useful in distinguishing between different visual planes and different time periods in visual narration.  Rusticated - A masonry technique of laying rough-faced stones with sharply indented joints.  Spandrel - The area between the exterior curves of two adjoining arches or, in the case of a single arch, the area around its outside curve from its springing to its keystone.  Sarcophagus - A stone coffin with a relief sculpture.  Transept - a cross arm in a basilican church placed at right angles to the nave and usually separating it from the choir or apse  Tempera - Medium for painting in which pigments are suspended in egg yolk tempered with water or chemicals; this mixture dries quickly, reducing the possibility of changes in the finished painting.  Triptych - An altarpiece or devotional picture, either carved or painted, with one central panel and two hinged wings.  Vignettes - A decorative design often used in manuscripts or books to separate sections or to decorate borders.

Quiz Questions:

 Giotto was commissioned by ________ to paint the Arena Chapel in Padua (Enrico Scrovegni)  Giotto di Bondone's teacher was _______. (Cimabue)  Duccio di Buoninsegna's Madonna Enthroned is painted in _______. (tempera)

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Art History Notes - Proto Renaissance

Course: Art History II (ARTS 245)

13 Documents

Students shared 13 documents in this course

University: Lee University

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Art History two – Proto-Renaissance Notes/Study guide

Vocabulary:

Gothic - A style of art developed in France during the 12th century that spread throughout

Europe

Vault - An arched roof or ceiling usually made of stone, brick, or concrete

Altar - A mound or structure on which sacrifices or offerings are made in the worship of a

deity

Basilica - In Christian architecture, a longitudinal church derived from the Roman

basilica and having a nave, an apse, two or four side aisles or side chapels, and

sometimes a narthex

Arches - a curved structure used to span an opening

Aisle - The passageway or corridor of a church that runs parallel to the length of the

building. It often flanks the nave of the church but is sometimes set off from it by rows of

piers or columns

Apse - A semicircular or polygonal niche terminating one or both ends of the nave in a

Roman basilica. In a Christian church, it is usually placed at the east end of the nave

beyond the transept or choir. It is also sometimes used at the end of transept arms.

Allegory - a representation in which figures or events stand for ideas beyond themselves

as symbols or metaphors, to create a moral or message for the viewer

Arcade - A series of arches supported by piers or columns.

Battlements - A parapet consisting of alternating solid parts and open spaces designed

originally for defense and later used for decoration

Barrel vault - A vault formed by a continuous semicircular arch so that it is shaped like a

half-cylinder.

Book of Hours - A private prayer book containing the devotions for the seven canonical

hours of the Roman Catholic Church, liturgies for local saints, and sometimes, a calendar.

Classicizing - to refer to the forms and ideals of the Classical world, principally Greece

and Rome

Clerestory - A row of windows in the upper part of a wall that rises above an adjoining

roof

Cathedral – the church of a bishop

Campanile - a bell tower that is either round or square and is sometimes free standing

Capital - The uppermost member of a column or pillar supporting the architrave

Crossing – the area in the church where the transept crosses the nave

Flying Buttress - an arch or series of arches on the exterior of a building, connecting the

building to detached pier buttresses so that the thrust from the roof vaults is offset

Gable - The triangular part of a wall that is enclosed between the sloping portions of a

roof.

Guild - economic and social organizations that control the making and marketing of given

products in a medieval city

Art History Notes - Proto Renaissance

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