an asymmetrical arrangement of the human figure in which the line of the arms and shoulders contrasts with, while balancing, those of the hips and legs

the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point

the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting

portray or show (an object or view) as closer than it is or as having less depth or distance, as an effect of perspective or the angle of vision

the technique of allowing tones and colors to shade gradually into one another, producing softened outlines or hazy forms

a picture or sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Jesus Christ on her lap or in her arms

a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries

Troy having fallen to the Greeks, the Trojan prince Aeneas resolved to flee the burning city with his family. Wearing armor, the young man carries his elderly father Anchises on his back

a precious gemstone ground up to a powder used for blue paints

the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions

the ascent of Christ into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection

nude female covering her privates

A nude slave woman

the point or area at which something divides into two branches or parts

a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling

lower one's body briefly by bending one knee to the ground, typically in worship or as a sign of respect

represented in a non-naturalistic conventional form

a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature

the Latin version of the Bible, prepared chiefly by Saint Jerome at the end of the 4th century a.d., and used as the authorized version of the Roman Catholic Church

he son of Acoetes, is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology and the Epic Cycle. He was a Trojan priest who was attacked, with his two sons, by giant serpents sent by the gods

characterized by the exaggeration or alteration of proportions, posture, and expression

exaggerated motion and clear detail used to produce drama, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture , painting, architecture, literature, dance, and music

a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural or man-made

stylistic followers of the 16th-century Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio

the "shadowists," another name for the Caravagesques

the space around and between the subject(s) of an image

French phrase meaning 'deceives the eye' used to describe paintings that create the illusion of a real object or scene

a style of painting using profoundly pronounced chiaroscuro, where there are violent contrasts of light and dark, and where darkness becomes a dominating feature of the image

also referred to as pinhole image, is the natural optical phenomenon that occurs when an image of a scene at the other side of a screen

a style of painting, sculpture, and architecture produced under the influence of European academies of art

the ability of a viewer to identify the emotions on a subject's face

a painting representing elegantly dressed men and women engaged in flirtatious or amorous play in a park-like setting

nude paintings under the influence of European Academic Paintings

people in Europe with new money but no title; the new middle class

he art of forming designs by cutting, corrosion by acids, a photographic process, etc., on the surface of a metal plate, block of wood, or the like, for or as for the purpose of taking off impressions or prints of the design so formed

a female mulatto, a mulatta; a woman with one black and one white parent

a nude painting where the body is idolized and elegant even under extreme stress

characterized by soft colors and curvy lines, and depicts scenes of love, nature, amorous encounters, light-hearted entertainment, and youth

established the idea that touch is the most important sense in the act of self realization and identity

a style in art (as in decoration) reflecting Asian qualities or motifs

the daily ceremony of the monarch getting ready for the day

the daily ceremony of the monarch getting ready for bed

a concentration on Greek and Roman mythology and history for subjects, a prioritization of the heroic male nude, somewhat dramatic lighting, and a rather clean style, with hard edges and bright primary colors in painting and smooth, highly polished marble in sculpture

a French scholarship for arts students, initially for painters and sculptors

an artistic and intellectual movement characterized by an interest in nature, emphasis on the individual's expression of emotion and imagination, departure from the attitudes and forms of classicism, and rebellion against established social rules

to build layers of broken color on top of each other to create a texture and luminosity to the painting

a five-member committee which governed France from 2 November 1795, when it replaced the Committee of Public Safety, until 9 November 1799