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ARH 101: Day Four:
ARH 101: Day Four:
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
06/06/2016

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What is the key to formal analysis?
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Pin-Point Description of Formal Elements
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What is critical to Italian Early Renaissance?
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Definition
Having one idea, one interpretation, no distractions.
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Geometry is beauty, and beauty is divine.
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What is the standard for the perfect male nude body?
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Definition
The Canon, the Greek Sculpture of Male Nudity
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Why are there so many naked images in Italian Renaissance Christian Art?
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Man is made in God's image, geometry is beauty, and beauty is divine
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One point perspective is the key to what?
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Definition
All modern geometrical designs in virtual entertainment
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What is the TDAS for the Hospital of Innocents by Brunelleschi?
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Definition
Title: Hospital of the Innocents
Date: 1419-1424
Artist: Brunelleschi
Style Period: Italian Early Renaissance
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What is the Realm of the Forms?
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Definition
Plato's idea that there is a world where there is the perfect form of everything that exists in our world, which is essentially just an imperfect shadow of the realm of forms.
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Is Plato's Realm of Form an Italian Early Renaissance Idea?
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Yes
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What is the purpose of making an artistic depiction of real objects or events in the Italian Early Renaissance?
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Immortalizing a depiction of said object or event as divine
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What is the significance of one point perspective in the Italian Early Renaissance?
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It acts as an extension of our world
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Focuses on one point
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Is geometrical and therefore divine
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What is the difference between Renaissance and Medieval Perspectives?
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Renaissance perspective is based on simplicity, while Medieval perspective is based on accuracy.
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What is a beautiful way to portray humans standing, in the Italian Early Renaissance?
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Definition
Allowing one leg to hold weight, while the other leg does not
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