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    22 sep 2013 ch3 test monday fresco-used for large murals painted directly on walls. -fresco secco paint to dry surface paint chips quickly plaster artist needs to apply color to it. reaction binds color and plaster together last long time -buon fresco true fresco Michaelangelo oil paint has been around since the 15th century oil paint is powdered pigment with oil oil takes longer to dry takes couple of days became choice of medium for rencont fabrics‚ needlework‚ and weaving transitions

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    CHAPTER 13 – Test Bank Multiple-Choice Questions 1. Which best describes Renaissance humanism? a. study of human nature b. human-based culture c. revival of Classical texts d. a Christian bias Answer: c 2. Leonardo Bruni was a. a humanist. b. chancellor of Florence. c. a historian. d. all of these: a humanist‚ a historian‚ and chancellor of Florence. e. None of these answers is correct. Answer: d 3. Which two cities were most at the forefront of early humanism? a. Venice and Rome b. Florence

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    which is in itself the "enemy of genius" and "cannot express passion‚ anxiety‚ struggle‚ pain‚ enthusiasm or poetry‚ such beautiful and great feelings…" As I was looking at the painting of The Oyster Eater‚ it reminded me of the painting Giovanni Arnolfini and His Wife by Jan Van Eyck. The reason it reminded me of this painting because they look really similar to me in different ways even though they also have a lot of differences such as the red background that they both have portrayed in the paintings

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    Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 2 Background Information 2.1 The Series “Desperate Housewives” 3 2.2 The Opening Credits 4 3 The Paintings 3.1 Modification

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    painting the Birth of Venus. It was painted by Sandro Botticelli‚ who lived from 1445 to 1510‚ with Tempera on canvas around 1484-86 and is currently located at the Galleria degli Uffizi‚ Florence. I chose for my Northern Renaissance painting the Arnolfini Wedding by Jan van Eyck‚ who lived from 1395 to 1441‚ Oil on oak panel of 3 vertical boards in 1434 and is currently located in the National Gallery‚ London. Botticelli uses a more two dimensional background in his painting while

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    The painter‚ Jan Van Eyck was “first Netherlandish painter to achieve international fame” and he uses oil painting (Gardner 221). First of all‚ his family was into art also including his family members. According to the ArtHistory.net‚ “he was taught art by his older brother Hubert van Eyck; later‚ the two brothers would collaborate on The Ghent Altarpiece (1425-1432) which Jan would be obliged to complete alone after his brother’s death” (arthistory.net). His brother started teaching him about art

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    Comprehensive Art Examination Three Year Concentration for Regents Credit Monday‚ June 23‚ 2003 - 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. only MAXIMUM POINTS SCORE INITIALS A INITIALS B 15 20 TOTAL 100 10 10 15 10 10 10 VI. VII. VIII. Art History Design‚ Materials & Techniques Areas of Specialization Essay Design Exercise Drawing from Direct Observation Portfolio Evaluation* Portfolio Self-Assessment Essay* I. II. III. IV. V. Last Name First Name School Name OSIS Number Exam Number

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    lasted longer though it does or can crack over time. It also allows for corrections with a slower dry time than other painting materials. Oil paint started with the humble beginnings of painters light Jan Van Eyck. For example‚ in his piece “Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride”‚ (1434. Oil on wood. National Gallery‚ London) this medium allowed him to create lifelike fur on the dog‚ dynamic depth of field‚ reflective mirror‚ and even the signature of the first artist to sign their work. Just the invention

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    of Art‚ Central Catalog. [28] The Table of the Deadly Sins‚ 1480‚ by Hieronimous Bosch (c. 1450-1516). Oil on panel‚ 120 x 150 cm. Prado Museum. Bosch is the name given to the Dutch painter Hierónimus van Aeken. [29] Jan Gossaert (c. 1478 - 1532)‚ Portrait of a Merchant‚ c. 1530. Oil on panel‚ .636 x .475 m Washington‚ National Gallery of Art‚ Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund. [30] National Gallery of Art‚ Washington DC‚ USA‚ Brief Guide‚ in . [31] Petrus Christus (fl.1444-c.1470)‚ St. Eloy (Eligius) in His

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    by Albrecht Drer was engraved into a slat of wood then stamped onto a canvas. Although crafted differently they both have microscopic details and both have a great deal of symbolism hidden in them. There is a massive amount of symbolism in the arnolfini wedding however some of the most interesting things are the small mirror in the back round. If the observer looks carefully at the mirror he/she can see that a mirror image was painted in it and bordering the mirror is the cycle or Christ. It is

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