1. Renaissance Vocabulary
A. Atmospheric perspective- how things appear smaller, bluer, and hazier in the background.
B. Chiaroscuro-bold contrasts between light and dark.
Contraposto- a figure standing mainly on one foot, so that his body is no longer symmetrical but tilted.
Ellipse- A flattened or foreshortened circle. Ex.
Foreshortening- when an object appears to be “shortened” or smaller because of its angle to the picture plane.
Fresco- a mural painting technique in which paint is mixed with wet plaster.

2. Vocabulary Continued…
G. Humanism- a renewed interest in the art and writing of antiquity (Ancient Greece and Rome.)
G. Linear perspective- the mathematical system for creating the illusion of depth on a flat surface
H. Sfumato-a painting technique in which there are no harsh lines and different areas of color appear to blend together.
Triangular Composition- using shapes and lines to arrange figures into a triangle in the artwork
Trompe l’oeil- French “deceive the eye,” an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the illusion that it is actually 3-dimensional.
Vanishing Point – a point at which something disappears or ceases to exist