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* Battle of San Romano * Foreshortening: drawing figures or objects according to the rules of perspective * they appear to recede or advance into 3-D.

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2 * Battle of San Romano * Foreshortening: drawing figures or objects according to the rules of perspective * they appear to recede or advance into 3-D space * Placement of spears/bodies to lead eyes around picture.

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4 * The Baptism of Christ * Use of shape, line, color, light

5 * Outward reality ignored in favor of abstract values * Intellect ignored in favor of emotionalism

6 * Triangular arrangement of figures draws attention to the Holy Family * Use of line, proportion and emphasis

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8 * Use line rather than chiaroscuro to define figures * Figures weightless, bodies summarily rendered

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10 * Contradicts Renaissance style: weightless, no deep space * Venus: Classical Mythology

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12 * Greatest sculptor of Early Renaissance * His Style: * Shared Masaccio’s interest in realistic appearances & perspective

13 * Placed sculptures above eye level * Elongated upper portions of body to make them appear more naturalistic when viewed from below.

14 * St. George * Contrapposto stance of classical sculpture combined with realism * Contrapposto: counterpoise; arrangement of body parts so that the weight-bearing leg is apart from the free leg, shifting the hip/shoulder axis.

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16 * David * First free- standing nude since classical times

17 * Dome of Florence Cathedral

18 * Gently rounded curve instead of pointed arch * Dark moldings, pilasters, and columns used to divide and organize the flat wall * All parts perfectly balanced

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