Learning Objectives
After successful completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Understand and apply the concepts and terminology of the earliest Renaissance art
- Investigate and apply the fundamental questions we ask when looking at art objects from the Proto-Renaissance
- Discuss, collaborate, and generate understanding as to the meaning of Proto-Renaissance art
- Assess and evaluate the beginnings of Renaissance art
Key Vocabulary Terms
- narrative cycle
- fresco
- buon (true) fresco
- secco fresco
- polyptych
- trompe l’oeil
- predella
- register
- chiaroscuro
- lapis lazuli
- monumental
- naturalism
- iconography
- symbolism
Here are links to art history glossaries that will help you better understand the above key vocabulary terms.
