Art History 2 Quiz 1

gradations of light and dark to produce the effect of volume

chiaroscuro

colored, traditionally Venetian, favors using oil paint to color the painting

colorito

a counter positioning of body about its central axis

contrapposto

drawing, design, painting started after significant study and sketch, painting conceived from artist's intellect

designo

thick layer of oil paint to increase texture

impasto

thin layers of oil paint on top of each other; glazing light to dark, scumbling dark to light

layering

parallel lines from baseline that converge on the vanishing point

orthogonals

a pastoral painting based on poetry

poesia

a painting technique that softens outlines and blends forms

sfumato

awesomeness, fearsome power

terribilita