Art History Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. A philosophy from the Italian Renaissance focused on the power and potential of human beings (God's greatest creation)
  2. 7. Art with radical subjects and techniques; ahead of its time
  3. 8. When artists use pre-existing objects or images in their art with little transformation of the original
  4. 9. Painting entirely out of doors without preparatory sketches
  5. 11. Objects that have been simplified, distorted, or exaggerated in some way
  6. 13. Common theme in many artworks: we all die so live accordingly
  7. 14. Traditional way of representing forms in art within a particular culture
  8. 15. The study and interpretation of a culture's visual images and symbols
Down
  1. 1. Simple items such as flowers and candles can mean complex things
  2. 2. Reducing reality to its basic components and shapes
  3. 4. The use of contrasts of light and shadow to achieve a sense of three-dimensionality in objects
  4. 5. Placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
  5. 6. A technique of abstract painting in which paint is randomly splashed, thrown, or poured on the canvas
  6. 10. Person or institution that pays for the work of art
  7. 12. Exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis like a mirror-image