UNIT 2

UNIT 2

1. Renaissance: Early, High/Late

1.1. Nouns and noun combinations: revival, form, humanism, the age of discovery and exploration, foundation(s),

2.1. Nouns: exponent, artisan, painter, sculptor, architect, artist, contemporary, master

2.2. Nouns: rendition, (careful) depiction, (idealized) portrayal, sitter

2.3. Nouns: experimentation, (stylistic) innovation, mastery of technical innovation, development, progress, evolution, inspiration from antiquity, laws of proportion, perspective (mathematical, linear, aerial), attention to light, the effect of light, accuracy in backgrounds, formal and visual problems; sfumato, chiaroscuro; evocative and atmospheric handling;

3. Verbs: to examine; to correspond to, to be regarded as; to cover, to encompass; to portray, to seek to create; to focus on, to place an emphasis; to develop as a genre; to take inspiration from; to recede; to contribute to;

4. Adjectives: principal, classical, intensified, secular, integral, mere, devoted to, oil-based, slow-drying, (sharply) coloured, exquisite, lyrical, lofty, idealistic, idealized, natural

5. Adverbs: broadly, proportionally, rationally, rigorously

6. Subject Matter and Composition: realistic figures, human body, the nude, Biblical characters, subjects from mythology, the Madonna, personality and behaviour, to be put into motion, reactions and states, in a full range of postures and poses, the majesty of the composition, penetrating characterization, dynamic compositional units, monumentality of the scene, mysteriousness, clarity of form, ease of composition, lyrical sweetness

7. Message: to idealize the human form, physical perfection and purity, expression, unique personality, a window on the natural world, to act out a story, narrative painting