Category: Discussion
From reading the module we have learned Venus of Urbino has multiple interpretations.
Who (or what) do you think this woman is, and why do you think so?
What makes this painting culturally significant?
Be sure to use vocab from this module
1. Arcadian
Depictions of an idyllic place of rural peace and simplicity. Derived from Arcadia, an ancient district in Southern Greece
2. Cassone
(plural cassoni) – The Italian term for large, lavishly decorated chests made in Italy from the 14th through the 16th centuries. Usually commissioned in pairs for a bride to store her trousseau.
3. Colorito
(vs. disegno) – Color or painted. A term used to describe the application of paint, characteristic of Venetian Renaissance art. It is distinguished from disegno, which emphasizes careful design based on preliminary drawing.
4 Diorama
A small-scale depiction of a scene or composition using figurines, often made of clay and viewed through a window or from one side. Tintoretto used dioramas for preparatory studies, as did the 20th-century American artist Thomas Hart Benton.
5. Iconography
The study of the symbolic meaning of objects, persons or events depicted in works of art.
6. Personification
When an abstract idea or object is given human form.
7. Secular
(vs. sacred) – Non-religious subject matter, theme, or mood.
8. Velatura
(veiling) – A glaze with a color which is lighter in value than the underlayer and is semi-transparent. Venetian artists such as Titian often began their paintings with monochromatic warm underpainting, over which they applied a velatura in translucent white to lighten the underpaint. Then they glazed over the velatura with transparent pigments, giving their works unique nuances of color.
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