AP Art History Vocab- Baroque and Colonial

A type of government where the entire power is centralized around one individual, with no power from other parts of the government.

canopy placed over altar or throne

darkened room with small opening to cast rays of light on figure

artistic movement that utilized a new baroque painting style, used a lot of light and dark

A carved tablet with an inscription

A covered walk in a convent/monastary. with a wall on one side and an opening to a courtyard on the other

“from below upward”

The Netherlands, during 1579-1795

Technique that uses the chemical process to mix wax and metal to hold ink

affect of perspective where an object appears to shorten as it recedes

everyday life, still lifes, and landscapes

Translates to “Jesus savior of mankind”

translates to “The Jesus”

technique used with thick paint to convey more texture, 3d effects

design of outdoor and landscaping to convey an aesthetic look, transforms them into art

Artistic way to portray the inevitability of death, appeared in funerary art

Christian military order of knights created in Spain used to fight Spanish muslims and protect pigrims

series of paintings exploring a theme or narrative

architectural features painted onto ceilings/walls so it appears to extend to space beyond physical room

A group of 4 late renaissance fountains located at the intersection

Characteristic of paintings painted by Ruben, people were squishy, nude, and female

Scroll-like ornament on the side of a building, or the capital of an ionic column, look like curls

extreme contrasts of light and dark, an intense version of chiaroscuro

War between roman catholics and protestants, resulted in many deaths and a famine

White limestone

“fool the eye”

Genre of art that uses symbolism to show life, pleasure, and death, still life with transitionary items

long-barrel gun invented in 15th century Spain

combines Mexican genres of folding screens with shell in-lay paintings

Paintings that convey how one’s social status is tied to their perceived racial makeup

ancient manuscript in the form of a book

Spaniard born in the new world

Asian-inspires technique of inlaying mother-of-pearl and shells

Ideas centered around human happiness, role of humankind, and understanding the natural world

Peron mixed with European and indigenous ancestry

Territory taken from Mexico due to the Spanish conquest, also known as “viceroyalty of spain”

The former Aztec Capital, now Mexico City

a process of cultural transformation from new culture elements and the loss or alteration of existing ones

the governor of a country or province who rules as the representative of a king