First Midterm: BYU ARTHC 202

Revival of classic antiquityemphasis on dignity of humankind--physical and intellectualInterest in civic virtue/duty--celebrate historic figures who make contributionsfocus on the individual

An association of craftsmen in a particular trade; like a union of workers that creates and maintains standards of work

Text supplemented by additions of decoration; decoration of capital letters, borders, miniature illustrations

Stance of a figure with weight mostly on one leg

Use of light and shade to make a painting look 3D

Wrote "The Dignity of Man"Italian Philosopher 1463-1494

An object appears compressed when distorted by perspective

Refers to the style of Greek and Roman Classical artfocus on natural and perfect proportions of figures, drapery of clothing, details of human body

A move away from the blatant symbolism of Christian art; attempted to portray secular scenes while still keeping elements os the spiritual through hidden signs and symbols

The guys in charge of western Europe. Also known as the duchy of Burgundy. They were pretty good guys and they commissioned some art, so we see them in those pieces

Influential family of Florencequietly controlled politics and art of the Renaissance

Technique of printing imagesEngravings usually done on metal plates, grooves held the ink to make an imprint.Woodcuts like wood stamps, using negative space as white space rather than inked space

Philosophy that combines the earthly with the ideal; the idea that God knows what the ideal of any object is, just as we have an intuition for it

Art geared towards specific people, about certain subjects, and/or with a particular style

"The Imitation of Christ" by Thomas a Kempis; a spiritual Catholic bookfocus so much on Christ that you imitate Himimitation of posture, pain of Christ in paintings