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Sixteenth Century Art in Italy
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Undergraduate 1
03/04/2013

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Chiaroscuro
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an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly from a particular direction on something
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Sfumato
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technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms
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Cartoon
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a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art
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Mannerism
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focuses on the human form, shown in intricate poses and in exaggerated settings
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Reformation
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action or process of reforming an institution or practice (Roman Catholic Church to the establishment of the Reformed and Protestant Churches)
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Counter Reformation
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period of Catholic revival
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Pastoral
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portrays an idealized version of the country life
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