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What is the term for the contrast of light and shade that became popular in sixteenth century European paintings?
Chiaroscuro
Contrapposto
Sfumato
Crosshatching
Shading
Contrapposto has to do with the weight shift in a figure, crosshatching is used to create angles, and shading does not imply a contrast. Sfumato is about the transition from light to dark, not contrasting the two. Chiaroscuro is the only answer that works here because its definition is the treatment of light and shadow to show a contrast.
What is the term for the contrast of light and shade that became popular in sixteenth century European paintings?
Chiaroscuro
Contrapposto
Sfumato
Crosshatching
Shading
Contrapposto has to do with the weight shift in a figure, crosshatching is used to create angles, and shading does not imply a contrast. Sfumato is about the transition from light to dark, not contrasting the two. Chiaroscuro is the only answer that works here because its definition is the treatment of light and shadow to show a contrast.
A medieval painting composed of three separate pieces is known as a __________.
triptych
landscape
portrait
trilogy
diptych
A triptych, from Greek words meaning "three fold," was often placed at the altar of medieval and early modern European churches. The paintings allowed for three separate scenes to be shown in one place, which allowed both the artist to depict three related topics and show the viewer a larger scene than one panel would allow. Triptychs were largely used for religious topics in the middle ages, but have remained a popular style up to the present day.
A medieval painting composed of three separate pieces is known as a __________.
triptych
landscape
portrait
trilogy
diptych
A triptych, from Greek words meaning "three fold," was often placed at the altar of medieval and early modern European churches. The paintings allowed for three separate scenes to be shown in one place, which allowed both the artist to depict three related topics and show the viewer a larger scene than one panel would allow. Triptychs were largely used for religious topics in the middle ages, but have remained a popular style up to the present day.
Perspective is considered one of the chief innovations of painting developed during __________.
the Renaissance era
the Baroque era
the Medieval era
the Gothic era
the Romantic era
Perspective, the ability to place objects and figures in a 2D image that reflects 3D realities, was one of the driving forces of the artistic era known as the Renaissance. The era included painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, and Michelangelo, who developed modes of portraiture that revolutionized artistic depictions. With this innovation, most Western art can be divided between pre- and post-Renaissance styles.
Perspective is considered one of the chief innovations of painting developed during __________.
the Renaissance era
the Baroque era
the Medieval era
the Gothic era
the Romantic era
Perspective, the ability to place objects and figures in a 2D image that reflects 3D realities, was one of the driving forces of the artistic era known as the Renaissance. The era included painters like Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, and Michelangelo, who developed modes of portraiture that revolutionized artistic depictions. With this innovation, most Western art can be divided between pre- and post-Renaissance styles.
In medieval religious art, a painting depicting the Madonna and Child feature which biblical figures?
The Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus
John the Baptist and Jesus Christ
Abraham and Sarah
Satan and the Whore of Babylon
The Risen Christ and Mary Magdalene
Among the most important and widely painted images in Medieval art were depictions of the Madonna and Child. These paintings, depicting the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus, were meant to show the two holiest figures in Medieval Catholicism to the illiterate believers of the church in the middle ages.
In medieval religious art, a painting depicting the Madonna and Child feature which biblical figures?
The Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus
John the Baptist and Jesus Christ
Abraham and Sarah
Satan and the Whore of Babylon
The Risen Christ and Mary Magdalene
Among the most important and widely painted images in Medieval art were depictions of the Madonna and Child. These paintings, depicting the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus, were meant to show the two holiest figures in Medieval Catholicism to the illiterate believers of the church in the middle ages.
The above painting is representative of what artistic movement?
Impressionism
Pointilism
Cubism
Surrealism
Abstract Expressionism
This painting, Edgar Degas' "The Dance Lesson," was painted in 1879 and is a classic representation of impressionism. With its visible and broad brush strokes and its detached point of view, this painting features the hallmarks of impressionism, a painting style developed in France in the late nineteenth century. Degas preferred to call his artistic style "realism," because he believed his method of painting captured the realistic emotion of a scene, if not an exact representation of it.
The above painting is representative of what artistic movement?
Impressionism
Pointilism
Cubism
Surrealism
Abstract Expressionism
This painting, Edgar Degas' "The Dance Lesson," was painted in 1879 and is a classic representation of impressionism. With its visible and broad brush strokes and its detached point of view, this painting features the hallmarks of impressionism, a painting style developed in France in the late nineteenth century. Degas preferred to call his artistic style "realism," because he believed his method of painting captured the realistic emotion of a scene, if not an exact representation of it.