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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-05-10 04:32 PM
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20. Uhhhhh....
I took art history in college, had a great teacher, and took a lot of studio art, and still can never answer these questions! But they are fun!

1. chiaroscuro (light and dark sketching) The word literally means "light" and "dark" (obscured).


2. Rape of the Sabines by Giambologna (dynamic composition -- off center, asymmetrical, looks very active) One chunk of Carrara marble.

3. Fresco (wet pigment on wet plaster/cement) or The Annunciation (Announcement of the Angel that Mary is pregnant with Jesus) 1500s or so.

4. Contrapposto (position of naked lady - one leg straight, one bent). Not sure what the guy in black is doing. The medium looks like gouache.

5. sfumato (smoky)

6. I got no clue - ?? Hunter with dogs and naked lady?? Mars, Venus, Cupid, Psyche? :shrug:



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